Dr. Cai Xiaohong, MD, PhD

Position:

· Director, Department of Pediatric Internal Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

· Director, Department of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

· Professor

· Chief Physician

· Doctoral Supervisor

· Director of the National Key Professional Base of Pediatric Residential Training

· Innovative Discipline Leader of the Key Discipline of Pediatric Sleep Medicine in Zhejiang Province

Institution:

· The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Biography:

Professor Cai Xiaohong is a distinguished Director of the Department of Pediatric Internal Medicine and the Department of Pediatric Sleep Medicine at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. She is a professor, chief physician, doctoral supervisor, and doctoral candidate. Professor Cai also serves as the director of the National Key Professional Base of Pediatric Residential Training and is an innovative discipline leader of the key discipline of Pediatric Sleep Medicine in Zhejiang Province. She is committed to the research of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and has published more than 30 high-quality papers in the past 5 years. Professor Cai has presided over several national and provincial projects and holds a national invention patent.

Research Interests:

· Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)

· Effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation on the growth and development of fetuses and children