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Xiang

Chen

,

MD, PhD

Professor/Scientist/Doctoral Supervisor
Dept. Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South
Changsha
,
China
Dr. Chen Xiang is a CPC member, master, doctor, professor, and chief physician. He served as the Director of the Department of Hospital Administration and the Vice President of Central South University. He now serves as the Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee and the Managing Vice President of Central South University. His primary research areas are the mechanism and transformation of skin diseases such as malignancy and psoriasis. Dr. Xiang has received such honors and titles as Distinguished Professor of “The Chang Jiang Scholars Program” (2009), recipient of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars (2012), scientific and technological innovation leading talent of “The Ten Thousand Talents Program” (2013) and was a national candidate of the “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent Program” (2009). He has won six provincial and ministerial-level scientific research achievement awards and three national and provincial-level teaching achievement awards. Dr. Xiang was elected deputy to the 15th and 16th People’s Congress of Changsha Municipality. He assists the President with the comprehensive management of administrative work. He presides over personnel affairs, finance, educational evaluation reform, pairing assistance and fixed-point support, information disclosure, administration of the University according to law, and information submissions. Dr. Xiang also assists in the management of audits and medicine.
Last Updated:
03/23/2023

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