Clinical Expertise

Movement disorders(such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, cerebral palsy, and essential tremor) and Drug-resistant epilepsy, Pain, Facial Spasm

Research Interests

Therapeutic Approaches and Mechanism Research of Dystonia, Standardization of SCS for Post-Stroke Hemispasticity, and Brain-Spinal Cord Neural Network Reconstruction Mechanism Research

Background

Dr. Wang Yunpeng obtained his Bachelor of Medicine degree from the Shandong University in 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he pursued further studies in the Department of Neurology at the Saint Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University in Russia, under the guidance of Professor Skoromechi A.A., Under his mentorship, Dr. Wang comprehensively and systematically studied various foundational aspects of neurology. Concurrently, he joined the Institute of the Human Brain at the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he began his clinical practice in neurosurgery under the careful guidance of Professor Mazaev V.B. Over the course of three years, he participated in multiple research projects within the department, including "The Application of Autologous Neural Stem Cell Transplantation in Neurosurgery". He also took part in the first-ever surgical treatment of "Autologous Omentum Transplantation for Large Cerebellar Hemisphere Infarction," which resulted in a very favorable prognosis.

In 2005, Dr. Wang entered Russian Federation Polenov Neurosurgical institute for his doctoral studies. His primary focus during this period was on central nervous system tumors, under the supervision of Professor Olujshin V.E., His doctoral thesis, titled "Clinical Characteristics and Comprehensive Treatment of Oligodendroglioma and Oligoastrocytoma," was unanimously approved by the dissertation committee in 2008, earning him a Ph.D. in Neurosurgery from the Russian Federation. During this time, he completed various practical trainings in the field of neurosurgery, such as "Microvascular Surgical Training" and "Advanced Neuroendoscopy Training." 

In the latter half of 2008, Dr. Wang joined the postdoctoral program at Capital Medical University, where he embarked on a two-year postdoctoral research project. His research focused on the surgical treatment of functional neurological brain disorders, with an emphasis on refractory epilepsy. He concluded his postdoctoral work in 2010 with a successful defense of his research project, "Surgical Treatment of Post-Encephalitic Refractory Epilepsy," and subsequently became a neurosurgeon in the Department of Functional Neurosurgery at Xuanwu Hospital. Since joining Xuanwu Hospital, his work and research have concentrated on the diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders, particularly the surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy and movement disorders (such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, cerebral palsy, and essential tremor). He was appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon in 2013.

Education

1997 — 2002 Bachelor, Shandong University

2002 — 2005 M.A. Neurosurgery, Saint Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University in Russia

2005 — 2008 Ph.D. Neurosurgery, Russian Federation Polenov Neurosurgical institute

2008 — 2010 Postdoctoral Program, Capital Medical University

Residencies

2008 — 2010 Residency of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2010 — 2013 Specialist training of Neurosurgery in Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Certifications

Certificated Neurosurgeon of Beijing Municipal Health Commission(2010)

Professional Memberships

Standing Committee Member, Neuromodulation and Functional Repair Committee, China Health Technology Promotion Association

Standing Committee Member, Neurospine and Pain Committee, China Health Technology Promotion Association

Member, Chinese Medical Association Neurosurgery Branch, Beijing Anti-Epilepsy Association, and Saint Petersburg Neurosurgical Association

Research & Publications

1. Yunpeng Wang, Guojun Zhang, Lixin Cai, Yongjie Li. Surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy, secondary to central nervous system infection. Neural Regeneration Research. 2011; 6(5): 396-400.

2. Wang Yunpeng, Zhang Yuqing, Li Jianyu, Li Yongjie. Retrospective analysis of stereotactic surgical treatment for generalized dystonia. Chinese Journal of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2016; 29(4): 203-207.

3. Wang Yunpeng, Cai Lixin, Zhang Guojun, Yu Tao, Li Yongjie. Localization and lateralization analysis of non-hypothalamic gelastic seizures. Journal of Clinical Neurosurgery. 2013; 10(6): 332-336.

4. Wang Yunpeng (王云鹏), Olyushin VE, Ulitin AYu. Oligodendroglial tumors: immunohistochemical features and chemotherapy. Neurological Bulletin (Journal named after V.M. Bekhterev). 2008; 40(1): 77-80.

5. Wang Yunpeng (王云鹏), Olyushin VE, Ulitin AYu, Petrov AA. Long-term outcomes of treatment for patients with oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas of the cerebral hemispheres. Zhurnal Voprosy Neirokhirurgii Imeni N.N. Burdenko. 2008; 2: 26-32.

6. Tao Du, Yunpeng Wang, Siyi Liu, Bing Ni, Hongwei Zhu; Revision Surgery of Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: 2-Dimensional Operative VideoWorld neurosurgery 2024 Dec 04;193:223  

Main participation in national-level research projects:

1. Project Title: Experimental Study on Closed-Loop Photolysis of Caged γ-Aminobutyric Acid for Inhibiting Focal Epilepsy, Principal Investigator: Yang Xiaofeng, Host Institution: Capital Medical University, Research Duration: 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31, Funding Amount: 70.0 (10,000 RMB).

2. Project Title: Research on the Dual-Process Mechanism of Human Brain Categorical Inductive Reasoning, Principal Investigator: Liang Peipeng, Host Institution: Capital Medical University, Research Duration: 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31, Funding Amount: 86.0 (10,000 RMB).

3. Project Number: 2020YFC2007304, Ministry of Science and Technology 2020 Major Special Project: Research and Application of Multi-Modal Cross-Domain Biofeedback Functional Stimulation and Health State Regulation Technology, Subproject: Clinical Application Research on Biofeedback Physical Regulation for Pain and Movement Disorders, Project Leader at Xuanwu Hospital.