Education
September 1991-July 1994: master's degree, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University.
Work Experience
Previous: physician at Xiangya Second Hospital of Central South University; attending physician, associate chief physician and deputy department director at Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University.
Current: chief physician, director of the Department of Ultrasound and academic leader, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital; professor and doctoral supervisor (academic and professional track), Southern Medical University.
Academic Monographs
Chief editor or chief translator of 15 monographs:
Ultrasound Anatomical Atlas of Normal Fetal Nervous System Development, Science Press, 2022 – editor-in-chief
Atlas of Birth Defects in China (2nd Edition), People's Medical Publishing House, 2021 – co-editor-in-chief
Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations in Early Pregnancy, Beijing Science and Technology Press, 2020 – chief translator
Tutorial of Fetal Echocardiography, Science Press, 2018 – co-editor-in-chief
Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations (2nd Edition), Science Press, 2017 – editor-in-chief
Concise Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations, People's Military Medical Press, 2014 – editor-in-chief
Atlas of Prenatal Ultrasound and Pathological Anatomy of Fetal Malformations, People's Military Medical Press, 2013 – editor-in-chief
Atlas of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities, Shandong Science and Technology Press, 2009 – chief translator
Atlas of Birth Defects in China, People's Medical Publishing House, 2008 – co-editor-in-chief
Tutorial of Prenatal Diagnosis, People's Military Medical Press, 2008 – chief translator
Obstetric Ultrasound Examination, People's Military Medical Press, 2008 – author
Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations, People's Military Medical Press, 2004 – editor-in-chief
Ultrasound Diagnostic Atlas of Fetal Malformations (CD-ROM), Guangdong Audio-Visual Publishing House, 2003 – editor-in-chief
Diagnostic Ultrasound (CD-ROM), Guangdong Audio-Visual Publishing House, 2003 – associate editor-in-chief
Clinical Application of Ultrasound Examination, People's Medical Audio-Visual Publishing House, 1999 – editor-in-chief
Scientific Achievements
First prize, Shenzhen Science and Technology Progress Award (2020)
Science and Technology Award, China Foundation for Birth Defects Intervention and Relief (2016)
Third prize, Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award and Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award (2013)
Recipient of nine additional science and technology progress awards across various levels.
Academic & Professional Affiliations
member, National Expert Group on Prenatal Diagnosis, National Health Commission (NHC).
deputy head, Expert Group for Drafting and Formulating National Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnostic Standards, NHC.
deputy head, 2nd Ultrasound Medicine Expert Committee (Obstetrics & Gynecology Sub-group), NHC Discipline Capacity Building.
head, National Expert Group for Guidelines on Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnostic Technology, Chinese Medical Doctor Association (CMDA).
chairman, Professional Committee on AI Ultrasound and Clinical Application, Ultrasound Equipment Technology Branch, China Medical Devices Association.
chairman, Prenatal Ultrasound Committee on Birth Defect Prevention and Control, China.
vice chairman, Professional Committee on Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA).
head, Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnostics Sub-group, Professional Committee on Birth Defect Prevention and Control, CPMA.
Honors & Awards
2022: chief scientist for major projects, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
2020: "Outstanding Author of Science Press" Award
2019: recipient of the first Shenzhen Physician Award
2019: Top 100 Outstanding Chinese Medical Papers
2019: "Outstanding Author of Science Press" Award
2019: recognized as medical leading talent of Guangdong Province
2018: Category I talent, Shenzhen Futian Elite Talent Program
2018: named "Lingnan Renowned Doctor"
2017: "Public Welfare Ambassador for Birth Defect Prevention and Control"
Research Projects
Dr. Li has led one Key R&D Program project and two sub-projects under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), three General Programs under National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), two projects under Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission (STIC), and one major municipal-level project. He has also participated in five national-level and 19 provincial/municipal projects. Representative projects include:
National Key R&D Program of MOST (14th Five-Year Plan): Research on Reference Atlas and Real-Time Evaluation Key Technologies for Fetal Intelligent Ultrasound (project leader, 2022/10-2025/09, 18.31 million yuan).
National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project (NSFC): Development of a New-Generation Domestic Intelligent Obstetric Ultrasound Equipment System (co-PI, 2023/01-2026/12, 7.26 million yuan in total, 1.05 million yuan allocated to institution).
National Key R&D Program of MOST (13th Five-Year Plan): Standardized Integrated Prevention and Control System for Birth Defects Across Pre-pregnancy, Prenatal and Postnatal Stages – Sub-project 2: Standardized Prenatal Screening and Diagnostic System for Structural Malformations Based on Imaging (sub-project leader, 2018/07-2020/12, 3.66 million yuan).
NSFC Program: Novel Precise Assessment Method for Early Fetal Gestational Development Based on Deep Learning 3D Computational Ultrasound (project leader, 2018/01-2021/12, 550,000 yuan).
Shenzhen STIC Basic Research Project: Data- and Knowledge-Driven Intelligent Diagnosis of Cortical Developmental Malformations in Fetal Ultrasound Video Streams (project leader, 2021/10-2024/10, 300,000 yuan).
Shenzhen STIC Basic Research Project: Establishment of an Intelligent Diagnostic System for Early Fetal Gestation Based on 3D Computational Ultrasound (project leader, 2017/05-2019/05, 250,000 yuan).