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1 YONG HAI, M.D. PROFESSOR & CHAIRMAN Department of Orthopedic Surgery Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Capital Medical University of China 8 Gong Ti Nan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing , China Telephone: (Office) (Mobile) Fax: prof.haiyong@yahoo.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Chairman, April 2007 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Chairman & Professor, March 2007 Academic Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Capital Medical University Chairman, August 2000 September 2006 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 306 Hospital of PLA Deputy Director, April 1998 September 2006 Orthopedic Surgery Center, Headquarters of General Equipment of PLA Vice-Chairman, April 1998 September 2006 Orthopedic Surgery Department, 306 Hospital of PLA Associate Professor, December 1997 September 2006 Orthopedic Surgery Department, 306 Hospital of PLA ATTENDING DOCTOR June November 1995 Spine Section, Orthopedic Surgery Department, 306 Hospital of PLA PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Post Doctoral Training Visiting Professor March 2015 Washington University School of Medicine (Ronald Lehman) March 2015 Louisville Children s Hospital (Steven Glassman) October 2012 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (Steven Richards) May 2009 Hong Kong Academy of Orthopedic Surgery October 2005 AO Spine Institute, SWISS(Max Aebi) March 2004 Orthopedic Surgery Department, UCLA(David Bradford) February 2003 Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, USA(Alex Vacacro) August 2000 Texas Back Institute, USA(Richard D Guyer) Course Attendances Workshop on Advanced Spinal Surgical Techniques. March Cleveland, OH, USA. International Advanced Spinal Surgery Course. October Beijing, P. R. China. The 6th National Hand Surgery Training Course. May Zhengzhou, P. R. China 1

2 Fellowship Training SPINE SURGERY August October 1997 Orthopedic Surgery Department, Health Science Center, State University of New York Syracuse, New York, USA Supervisor: Hansen A. Yuan, M.D. SPINE SURGERY December July 1996 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey, USA Supervisor: Casey K. Lee, M.D. Chief Resident July May 1992 Spine Section, Orthopedic Surgery Department, 306 Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China Fellowship Training - GENERAL ORTHOPEDICS January June 1990 Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, The Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics Jishuitang Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China Residency July December 1989 Orthopedic Surgery Department, 306 Hospital of PLA, Beijing, P. R. China Internship July June 1987 Zhujiang Hospital - Second Teaching Hospital Of the First Medical University of PLA Guangzhou, P. R. China Graduate/Professional (Medical) July June 1986 First Medical University of PLA, Guangzhou, P. R. China Doctor of Medicine Undergraduate (Pre-Medical) July June 1982 First Medical University of PLA, Guangzhou, P. R. China Bachelor of Science PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Professional Organizations Board Member & Community Development Officer AOSpine China 2015 Member Scoliosis Research Society, present Member Spine Arthoroplasty Society, present Member - North American Spine Society, 1997 present Committee member NASS international Education Committee Committee member Section on Motion Preservation Member International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1998 present 2

3 Board Member & Asia Representative - International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Member - Chinese Medical Association, present Member - Chinese Orthopedic Association (COA), 1992 present Board Member Chinese Orthopedic Association (COA), present Board Member COA Spine Surgery, 2015 Board Member COA- Minimum Invasive Surgery, 2005 present Board Member COA Osteoporosis Study, Board Member Chinese Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons present Board Member Beijing Orthopedic Association (BOA), 2002 present Vice President BOA, 2014 Vice Chairman BOA Spine Society 2011 Board Member Chinese Microsurgery Association, Board Member Chinese Speaking Orthopedic Surgery, present Vice President Chinese Association of Spine and Spinal Cord, CASSC, 2013 Secretary General Chinese Association of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2005 present Chairman Chinese Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, Vice Chairman Chinese Society for the Study of Spine Deformity, 2011 Journal Editorial Board Member Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord Chinese Journal of Orthopedics Chinese Journal of Orthopedic Surgery Journal of Orthopedic Surgery Journal of Spine Surgery Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint Chinese Journal of Surgery The Spine Journal PUBLICATIONS 1. Treatment of Severe Thoracolumbar Scoliosis Using Zielke Instrument. Medicine and Health 1990; 3(1). 2. Acute Injuries of Ligmerta Crucuata Genus: Report of 25 cases. Chinese Journal of Surgery 1990; 28(12). 3. Treatment of Open Fractures and Dislocations of Ankle Joint. Medicine and Health 1992; 5(1). 4. Unstable Fractures of Thoracolumbar Spine with Neurologic Injury Treated Using Reduction-Fixation (RF) Spinal Pedicle Screw System. Chinese Journal of Surgery 1992; 30(12): Interference screw fixation of cervical grafts. A combined in vitro biomechanical and in vivo animal study. Chinese Journal of Orthopedics 1993; 15(3) 6. Adult Spondylolisthesis Treated with Reduction-Fixation (RF) System. Chinese Journal of Surgery 1994; 32(8): Four Times Failures of Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fracture. A Case Report. Chinese Journal of Complications of Orthopedic Surgery 1994; 3(3) 3

4 8. Biomechanics of AF New 3-D Pedicle Screw System and treatment of Unstable Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Chinese Journal of Surgery 1995; 33(4): Significance of Surgical treatment of Bursting Fracture with CT Estimation Analysis of the Anatomy of Pedicle of Vertebral Arch. Chinese Journal of Surgery 1997; 35(6): The Surgical Treatment of High Grade Spondylolisthesis. Chinese Journal of Orthopedics 1998; 18(5): Endoscopic Discectomy for the Treatment of Lumbosacral Disc Herniation. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord 1998; (12): Surgical Treatment of Chance Fracture of the Thoracolumbar Spine. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord 1998; (12): Current Advances on Thoracolumbar Fracture Study. Chinese Journal of Clinical Orthopedics 1999; 2(2): Computer, Internet and Modern Medicine. China Telemedicine. 2000; 2(1): Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Posterolateral Placement of a Single Cylindrical Threaded Cage. Spine 2000; 25(4): Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fracture using Intramedullary Expend Self-locking Nail. Chinese Journal of Clinical Orthopedics 2000; 3(2): Multi-level Spinal Fusion in treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Spinal Disorders. The Orthopedic Journal of China. 2000; 7(7): Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using postero-lateral placement of a single cylindrical threaded cage. Spine Feb 15; 25(4): Surgical Treatment of Single Level Stenosis with instability of the Lumbar Spine. Chinese Journal of Surgery 2000; 38(8): Quantitative changes in spinal canal dimensions using interbody distraction for spondylolisthesis. Spine Feb 1; 26(3):E Anterior cervical corpectomy and strut graft fusion using a different method. The Spine Journal 2(2002) Assessment of a synthetic anterior cervical ligament in a spinal fusion model in sheep. The Spine J 2002; 2(4): Application of a New Artificial Ligament in Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion :An Animal Study. Journal of Orthopedics of China,2002:10(11): Magnetic Imaging Guidance for Thoracic-Lumbar Spine Surgery,Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord 2003;13(11): Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An Clinical Comparison Study. Journal of Orthopedics of China. 2003;11(24): Interbody fusion cages applying to surgical treatment of lumbar degenerative disorders. Journal of Spinal Surgery,2003;1(3): CT measurement of thoracic Vertebra Pedicle in AIS and its clinical Relevance. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2003;13(5): The Significance of Trans-pedicular Fixation for Correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord 2004;14(4): Selection of Surgical Procedure for the treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis. Chinese Journal of Surgery, 2004;42(21): Revision of Scoliosis Surgery. Chinese Journal Of Orthopedics 2004;24(9):

5 31. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Adult Spondylolisthesis: A Perspective Comparative Study. Chinese Journal Of Orthopedics 2004;24(10): Kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporosis vertebral compressive fracture. Chinese Journal of Orthopedics 2005;13(19): Surgical Treatment of Severe Scoliosis. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2005; 15(4): One Stage Anterior Instrumented Fusion for the Treatment of Angular Spinal Kyphosis. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2005;15(4): The Fate of Asymptomatic Degenerative Disc Adjacent to Lumbar Spinal Fusion. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2005;15(11): Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Non-osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Compressive Fractures. Chinese Journal of Medicine One Stage Posterior Total Vertebra Osteotomy for the Treatment of Severe and Rigid Kyphoscoliosis. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2006;16(3): The Value of Discography in Normal Intervertebral Disc Levels Adjacent to Lumbar Spinal Fusion. Practical Orthopedics, Posterior Osteotomy for the treatment of Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis. Chinese Journal of Bone Tumor and Disorders (4). 40. Mono-segmental Trans-pedicular Fixation for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Journal of Capital Medical University T allele at site 6007 of bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene increases genetic susceptibility to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in male Chinese Han population. Chinese Medical Journal. 2010; 123(18): Selective decompression and short segmental fusion of degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Journal of Spinal Surgery. 2010; 8(2): Cervical spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormality: classification and surgical treatment. Chinese Journal of Orthopedics. 2010; 30(9): Relationship between range of motion and adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar total disc replacement. Journal of Spinal Surgery. 2010; 8(6): Re-evaluation of Reliability and Validity of Simplified Chinese Version of SRS-22 Patient Questionnaire. Spine. 2011; 36(8): E Posterior Coflex Dynamic Stabilization for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis: A Perspective Study. Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint. 2012; 1(1): Careful Selection and Application of the Inter-spinous Dynamic Stabilization for the Lumbar Spine. Chinese Journal of Surgery. 2012; 50(9): Preconditioned hyperbaric oxygenation protects skin flap grafts in rats against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Molecular medicine reports.2014,9(6): Correlation of radiographic change and clinical outcome in Lumbar Active-L arthroplasty. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord. 2014,(3): Effects on Sagittal balance after selective thoracic fusion utilizing different fixation system for AIS. Orthopedics. 2014,5(1): Pedicle screw breaches and safety of thoracic spine insertion. Journal of Spine Surgery. 2013(6): Surgical treatment of degenerative scoliosis utilizing long segmental fusion. Chinese 5

6 Journal of Basic and Clinical Research of Orthopedics. 2013,5(4): Correlation of back pain and sagittal alighment after lumbar spine fusion. Chinese Journal of Medicine. 2013,93(15): Device related complications of the Coflex inter-spinous process implant for the lumbar spine. CMJ. 2013, 126(13): Acute pulmonary embolism following adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction surgery:case report and review of literature. International Medical Research. 2013,41(5): Three-fin acetabular prosthesis for superior acetabular bone defects: a three-dimensional finite element analysis. Chin Med J (Engl) Mar; 125(5): AWARDS AND HONORS 1. Honor of outstanding student. First Medical University of PLA. June Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technology of PLA, Third Class. October [Application of Modified Harrington-Luque System in the Treatment of Severe Scoliosis] 3. The Paper Awards of the Annual Scientific Conference of 306 Hospital. October [Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis] 4. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, Second Class. October [The Biomechanical and Clinical Research of Reduction and Fixation (RF) Spinal Pedicle Screw System] 5. The Paper Awards of the Annual Scientific Conference of 306 Hospital. January [The Treatment of Femoral Neck Fracture with AO Cannulated Cancellous Bone Screw Internal Fixation] 6. Outstanding Awards of Chinese Orthopedic Society, First Class. May [Biomechanics of AF New 3-D Pedicle Screw System and Treatment of Unstable Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures] 7. The Paper Awards of the Annual Scientific Conference of 306 Hospital. January [Three Level Spinal Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Spinal Disorders] 8. The Paper Awards of the Annual Scientific Conference of 306 Hospital. January [The Surgical Treatment of Single Level Lumbosacral Degenerative Instability with Foraminal Stenosis] 9. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, Second Class. March [Biomechanical and Clinical Study of RF-II & AF Pedicle Screw System for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Disorders] 10. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, Third Class. March [The Surgical Treatment of High Grade Spondylolisthesis] 11. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, Third Class. March [Significance of Surgical treatment of Bursting Fracture with CT Estimation Analysis of the Anatomy of Pedicle of Vertebral Arch] 12. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, First Class. March [Surgical Treatment of Spondylolisthesis] 13. Advanced Awards of Medical Science and Technique of PLA, First Class. March

7 [Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis] RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Establishment and evaluation of the predictive modelfor postoperative pulmonary injury after spinal deformity reconstruction. Natural Science Foundation of China. 600,000RMB Establishment of Clinical Guideline of Cervical Radiculopathy: A multi-center perspective study. Science Research Fund of Beijing. 650,000RMB, The Relationship between osteoporosis and AIS. Natural Science Foundation of China. 280,000RMB Iatrogenic neurological complications of surgical treatment of degenerative spinal disorders, a multi-center perspective study. National Health Research Fund. 2,000,000RMB Total lumbar disc replacement for the treatment of single level degenerative disorders, a multi-center prospective study. Capital Medical Science Research Fund. 250,000RMB, Finite Element Evaluation of a new growing spine instrumentation system for EOS. Natural Science Foundation of China, 800,000 RMB BOOKS 1. The Principle of Spine Surgery. Chief Editor. PMMP, Surgical treatment of Spinal Deformity (Chinese Edition). Chief Editor. Peking University Medical Publisher Non fusion technology of spinal surgery. Chief Editor. Beijing, The lumbar spine (Chinese Edition). Chief Editor. Beijing, Complications of corrective surgery for scoliosis. In Complications of orthopedic surgery. Beijing, Degenerative lumbar spine stenosis. In The lumbar spine. ISSLS textbook. LWW, China Greatwall system for the treatment of scoliosis. In Modern Techniques for the correction of scoliosis. Beijing,

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