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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in Uncategorized
March 11, 2025 — The Sumaira Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr.. Fu-Dong Shi, Professor of Neurology and Chief Neurologist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital (Tianjin) and Beijing Tiantan Hospital of Capital Medical University (Beijing) in China, to join TSF’s international Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Shi joins TSF as the first NMOSD/MOGAD expert from the People’s Republic of China to join our growing team.
Dr. Fu-Dong Shi is a neurologist with expertise in the management of multiple sclerosis and related neuroinflammatory disorders. His career in the field of neurology spans continents and is marked by contributions to clinical care, cutting-edge research, and international collaboration.
Dr. Shi completed his clinical and research training at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, The Scripps Institute in California, and Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona. In 2011, he returned to China and established Beijing-Tianjin Center for Neuroinflammation (BTCN), operating under the auspices of the Chinese National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases. Under Dr. Shi’s leadership, BTCN has evolved into a largest neuroimmunology center in China that annually provides comprehensive care to thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis, NMO, MOGAD, myasthenia gravis and related disorders.
Dr. Shi is an elected member of the Academia Europaea. He currently serves as Board Member European Charcot Foundation; Chief of Neuroimmunology Section, Chinese Neurological Association; He has published 258 articles, acquired over 20 patents, and serves on Editorial Board of Science Translational Medicine and Cell Death & Differentiation.
