Dr. Yuan Yuan is a Chief Physician (Consultant Neurologist) with a Ph.D. degree and has been engaged in clinical practice, teaching, and research in the Department of Neurology at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine since 1997.

She has extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive impairment, neuropsychiatric disorders secondary to neurological diseases, headache disorders, and sleep disorders. Dr. Yuan has led a specialized Parkinson’s disease clinic for over 20 years, providing care for more than 2,000 patients with parkinsonian syndromes annually, including a large number of complex and rare cases.

Dr. Yuan has presided over multiple provincial- and bureau-level research projects and has participated as a principal investigator in several National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)–funded studies. She has published numerous academic papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2014, she participated in the Florence Specialist Physician Training Program organized by the Chinese Ministry of Health.

· Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonian syndromes

· Essential tremor and movement disorders

· Cerebrovascular diseases

· Cognitive impairment and dementia

· Neuropsychiatric disorders secondary to neurological diseases

· Headache disorders

· Sleep disorders

· Director, Parkinson’s Disease Specialty Clinic, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

· Principal Investigator of multiple provincial- and bureau-level research projects

· Visiting Specialist Physician, Florence Specialist Training Program, Italy (2014)

· Member, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Committee, Neurology Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association    

· Member, Movement Disorders Study Group, Neurology Branch, Zhejiang Medical Association

· Member, Professional Committee on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurology, Zhejiang Society of Mathematical Medicine