Clinical Expertise

Epilepsy, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Spasm, Parkinson's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, Refractory Pain

Research Interests

Refractory epilepsy and brain function localization, neuromodulation 

Background

Professor Yu Tao successfully completed his studies from undergraduate in clinical medicine to a Doctor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) at Capital Medical University from September 1992 to July 2006. In August 1997, he started working in the Department of Neurosurgery at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University and the Deputy Director of the Beijing Institute of Functional Neurosurgery. Professor Yu Tao has conducted in - depth research, especially in the surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy, neuromodulation therapy, and electroencephalogram (EEG) signal acquisition and analysis. His team focuses on research in refractory epilepsy, brain function localization, the mechanisms of neuromodulation therapy. His team focuses on the research of refractory epilepsy and brain function positioning, neuromodulation treatment mechanism and brain-computer interface application, and has published more than 60 papers in professional journals at home and abroad such as Brain, Annals of Neurology, Epilepsia and other professional journals as the first author/corresponding author, and has presided over many research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Innovation 2030 - Project Sub-topic, the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation Commission-Municipal Education Commission Joint Funded Project, and the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission Project.

Education

1992 — 1997 Bachelor, Capital Medical University

2000 — 2003 M.A. Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University

2003 — 2006 M.D., Ph.D. Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University

Residencies

1997 — 2000 Residency of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2000 — 2004 Residency of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2004 — 2009 Attending Surgeon of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2009 — 2014 Associate chief surgeon of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2013 — 2019 Associate professor of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2014 — Present Chief surgeon of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2019 — Present Professor, Capital Medical University

Fellowships

2010/01 –2010/07

Visting Scholar in The University of Chicago Medical Center, the United States

Certifications

Certificated Neurosurgeon of Beijing Municipal Health Commission, 1998

Awards and honors

1. Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2012. 

2. Third Prize of Liaoning Province Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2017 

3. Second Prize of the China Medical Science and Technology Award, 2020. 

4.    First Prize in Natural Sciences of the Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Society for Stereology, 2024

Professional Memberships

Executive Director, Chinese Association Against Epilepsy (CAAE)

Executive Director and Vice President, Beijing Association Against Epilepsy 

Deputy Director, Professional Committee of Neuromodulation and Functional Restoration, China Association of Health Science and Technology Promotion 

Deputy Director, Professional Committee of Education, Chinese Association Against Epilepsy 

Deputy Director, Preoperative Evaluation and Surgical Techniques for Epilepsy Surgery Professional Committee, Chinese Association Against Epilepsy

Committee Member, Committee for Standardized Construction of Epilepsy Centers, Chinese Association Against Epilepsy

Committee Member, EEG and Neuroelectrophysiology Branch, Beijing Medical Association 

Deputy Director, Professional Committee of Electroencephalogram Physiology and Brain Rhythm Diseases, Beijing Neuroscience Society

Research & Publications

Published Papers

1. Na Clara Pan, Runshi Gao, Kai Ma, Liang Qiao, Duanyu Ni, Tao Yu*, Yuping Wang*. Left Insula and Right Middle Temporal Gyrus Dominate Cortical Network Discriminating Arousal-dependent Emotions. Adv Sci. 2025 Jan 17:e2411790. doi: 10.1002/advs.202411790. Online ahead of print. 

2. Hao G, Yan H, Wang X, Gao R, Xue Y, Zhang X, Ni D, Shu W, Qiao L, He L, Yu T*. The role of magnetoencephalography in preoperative localization and postoperative outcome prediction in patients with posterior cortical epilepsy. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2024 Feb;30(2):e14602. 

3. Yansong Xue#; Hao Yan#; Guiliang Hao; Ying Gao; Xueyuan Wang; Duanyu Ni; Liang Qiao; Wei Shu; Tao Yu*. Symptomatic responses elicited by electrical stimulation of the cingulate cortex: study of a cohort epileptic patients and literature review. Human Brain Mapping, 2023 Aug 15; 44(12): 4498–4511 2023. 

4. Yan H, Wang X, Zhang X, Qiao L, Gao R, Ni D, Shu W, Xu C, Ren L, Yu T*. Deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory epilepsy: nuclei selectionand surgical outcome. Front Neurol. 2023 May 12;14:1169105. 

5. Yue Jiang, Xueting Pan, Tao Yu*, Hai Wang*. Intranasal administration nanosystems for brain-targeted drug delivery. Nano Reaserch, 2023 

6. Wang Y#, Yu T#, Blümcke I, Cai Y, Sun K, Gao R, Wang Y, Fu Y, Wang W, Wang Y, Zhang G, Piao Y. The clinico-pathological characterization of Focal Cortical Dysplasia type IIb genetically defined by MTOR mosaicism.Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2023 Feb;49(1):e12874.. 

7. Yan H, Wang X, Yu T*, Ni D, Qiao L, Zhang X, Xu C, Shu W, Wang Y, Ren L*. The anterior nucleus of the thalamus plays a role in the epileptic network. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022 Dec;9(12):2010-2024. 

8. Liu J#, Yu T#, Wu J, Pan Y, Tan Z, Liu R, Wang X, Ren L, Wang L*. Anterior thalamic stimulation improves working memory precision judgments. Brain Stimul. 2021 Jul 17;14(5):1073-1080.

9. Liankun Ren*#,Tao Yu*#,Di Wang#,Xueyuan Wang,Duanyu Ni,Guojun Zhang,Fabrice Bartolomei,Yuping Wang,Yongjie Li.Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Modulates Motor Epileptic Activity in Humans. Ann Neurol, 2020 Aug;88(2):283-296. 

10． Yu T, Wang X, Li Y, Zhang G, Worrell G, Chauvel P, Ni D, Qiao L, Liu C, Li L, Ren L, Wang Y. High-frequency stimulation of anterior nucleus of thalamus desynchronizes epileptic network in humans. Brain. 2018 Sep 1;141(9):2631-2643.

Book/Book Chapters

1. Associate Editor, Functional Neurosurgery, People's Medical Publishing House, May 2018