Clinical Expertise 

Functional Neurosurgery, Pain surgery

Neuropathic pain, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and hemifacial spasm

Research Interests 

Surgical treatment and mechanism of neuropathic pain, spontaneous biomarkers of closed-loop spinal cord stimulation, new deep brain stimulation target for treating Parkinson’s disease.

Background 

Dr. Hu, Yongsheng was born in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. He completed his undergraduate studies at Qingdao Medical College from September 1988 to July 1993, and successfully completed his doctoral studies at Shandong Medical University from September 1995 to July 2000, and then obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degree. From August 2000 to October 2002, Dr. Hu completed his post-doctor neurosurgery training and research focused on pain neurosurgery in the Functional Neurosurgery Department of Xuanwu Hospital. His team focus on diagnosis and neurosurgical treatment of neuropathic pain as well as Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and hemifacial spasm.

Education

1988 — 1993 Bachelor, Qingdao Medical College

1995 — 2000 M.D., Ph.D. Neurosurgery, Shandong Medical University

Residencies 

1993 — 1995 Residency of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical College

Fellowships 

2010 - 2011 Visting Scholar in Functional Neurosurgery (Prof. N.Pouratian) division in UCLA.

Certifications 

Certificated Neurosurgeon of Beijing Municipal Health Commission

Awards and honors 

“New Star of Science and Technology” issued by Beijing Municipal Government, 2003-2006.

Professional Memberships

Chairman, Committee of Neuromodulation and Functional Rehabilitation, China Association for Promotion of Health Science and Technology (CHSTPA)

Research & Publications

1. Tao Du, Bing Ni, Wei Shu, Zhiwei Ren, Song Guo, Xiaohua Zhang, Hongwei Zhu, Yongsheng Hu*. Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning Following Unresponsive Spinal Cord Stimulation for Post-Traumatic Neuropathic Pain. World Neurosurg. 2023, 178: e300-e306.

2. Tao Du; Fan Ji; Bing Ni; Ruicun Liu; Wei Shu; Xiaohua Zhang; Hongwei Zhu; Wei Tao; Yongsheng Hu*; Yongjie Li . Factors affecting long-term outcome in dorsal root entry zone lesioning for brachial plexus avulsion. Pian, 2023, 164(5): 977-983

3. Song Guo, Xiaolei Zhang, Wei Tao, Hongwei Zhu, Yongsheng Hu*. Long-term follow-up of motor cortex stimulation on central poststroke pain in thalamic and extrathalamic stroke. Pain Pract. 2022, 22(7): 610-620.

4. Kaijia Yu, Zhiwei Ren, Yongsheng Hu, Song Guo, Xiaofan Ye, Jianyu Li, Yongjie Li. Efficacy of caudal pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation on postural instability and gait disorders in Parkinson's disease. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022, 164(2): 575-585.

5. Shanshan Mei, Kaijia Yu, Zhiwei Ren, Yongsheng Hu, Song Guo, Yongjie Li, Jianyu Li. Techniques of Frameless Robot-Assisted Deep Brain Stimulation and Accuracy Compared with the Frame-Based Technique. Brain Sci. 2022, 12(7): 906.

6. Kaijia Yu, Zhiwei Ren, Jianyu Li, Song Guo, Yongsheng Hu, Yongjie Li. Direct visualization of deep brain stimulation targets in patients with Parkinson's disease via 3-T quantitative susceptibility mapping. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021, 163(5): 1335-1345.

7. Bing Ni, Yonsheng Hu, Tao Du, et al. Reoperation after failed microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Acta Neurochirurgica, 2020, 162: 2783–2789.

8. Ni Bing, Hu Yonsheng*, Tao Wei, et al. Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesion for Neuropathic Pain Due to Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture: Long-Term Result. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 2019; 125: e1050-e1056.

9. Xiaolei Zhang; Hongwei Zhu; Wei Tao; Yongjie Li; Yongsheng Hu*. Motor Cortex Stimulation Therapy for Relief of Central Post-Stroke Pain- A Retrospective Study with Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 2018, 96(4): 239-243 

10. Xiaolei Zhang, Yongsheng Hu*, Wei Tao, et al. The effect of motor cortex stimulation on central poststroke pain in a series of 16 patients with a mean follow-up of 28 months. Neuromodulation 2017; 20: 492-4961.