Ph.D.: Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University.

　　Advanced studies: Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales (Australia); University of British Columbia (Canada).

　　Previous: physician, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Linyi First People's Hospital (Shandong); associate chief physician, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; chief physician and director of gynecology, Shenzhen Bao'an People's Hospital; chief physician, master's/doctoral supervisor and professor at Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital; sequentially served as chief of medical affairs, vice president and president.

　　Current: academic leader, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital.

　　Editor-in-chief or co-author of monographs and national textbooks, including: Standardized Clinical Application of Progestogens; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Basic and Clinical Science (2nd Edition); Collection of Complex Cases in Gynecologic Endocrinology; Geriatric Gynecology; Modern Gynecology; Geriatric Endocrinology; Colposcopy Atlas of Cervical Diseases; Doctor-Patient Communication (National 12th Five-Year Plan Textbook for Higher Medical Education).

　　Recipient of three provincial and municipal science and technology progress awards.

　　Outstanding Hospital President of Guangdong Province

　　Shenzhen Model Worker

　　Special Allowance Expert of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government

　　Shenzhen High-Level Local Leading Talent

　　Shenzhen Advanced Worker

　　Top 10 Experts in Shenzhen Health and Family Planning System

　　Dr. Yao has led or participated in over 20 national, provincial and municipal research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and National 9th Five-Year Plan Key Research Program. Key project leadership includes:

　　Project leader: National 13th Five-Year Plan Major Research Program: Study on Environmental Factors and Birth Defects.

　　Project leader: Shenzhen Science and Technology Plan Project: Comprehensive Prevention and Control System for Reproductive Health and Birth Defects.

　　Principal investigator (Shenzhen side): Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle Category D Project: Microbiome Analysis and Clinical Application of the Relationship Between Female Oral/Periodontal Health and Maternal-Infant Health Based on Metagenomics and Ramanomics.

　　Published or presented over 100 academic papers nationally and internationally, authoring or co-authoring more than 30 papers as first or corresponding author, including three SCI-indexed papers.

　　National: council member, 4th Committee of the Chinese & Asia-Pacific Association for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology; vice chairman, 1st Committee of the Menopause Health Branch, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA); vice chairman, Gynecologic Endocrinology Professional Committee, Chinese Maternal and Child Health Association; standing committee member, 1st Committee of the Fertility Preservation Branch, CPMA; chairman, Youth Committee of the Fertility Preservation Branch, CPMA; standing committee member, Gynecologic Endocrinology Training Committee, Chinese Medical Doctor Association (CMDA); vice chairman, Fertility Protection and Preservation Professional Committee, China Association for Promotion of Health Science and Technology.

　　Provincial: vice chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology Branch, Guangdong Medical Association; vice chairman, Obstetricians and Gynecologists Branch, Guangdong Medical Doctor Association; vice chairman, Infertility Professional Committee, Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Association; head, Gynecologic Endocrinology Specialty Group, Obstetricians and Gynecologists Branch, Guangdong Medical Doctor Association; head, Fertility Preservation and Protection Group, Obstetrics and Gynecology Branch, Guangdong Medical Association.

　　Municipal: president, Obstetricians and Gynecologists Branch, Shenzhen Medical Doctor Association; vice chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology Professional Committee, Shenzhen Medical Association; vice president, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Branch, Shenzhen Medical Doctor Association.

　　Editorial & advisory roles: member, Expert Technical Committee, National Key R&D Program: Establishment of Birth Population Cohort to Conduct Research on Major Birth Defect Risks; executive editorial board member, China Health Care Journal; editorial board member for journals including Chinese Journal of Cell and Stem Cell, Journal of Practical Gynecologic Endocrinology (Electronic Edition), Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Chinese Journal of Family Planning and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Genetics, and Journal of Cancer Prevention and Treatment.