Yazhuo Zhang, male, was born in Heilongjiang province in October 1957. He is currently served as chief editor of Chinese Journal of Neurosurgery, deputy chief editor of Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, deputy chief editor of Chinese Journal of Clinical Neurosurgery and deputy chief editor of Chinese Journal of Stereotatic and Functional Neurosurgery.

As one of the first neurosurgeons in China to carry out endoscopic neurosurgery, he established the first professional ward of endoscopic neurosurgery in Beijing Tiantan Hospital. For nearly 20 years, he has been applying and promoting techniques in neuroscopy throughout China, making surgical trauma smaller and more effective. He established the Chinese Physicians Association Neuroendoscope Training Institute and China-USA-Italy international neuroendoscopic training center and he promotes the resident from all over the country for neuroendoscopic training. And he successfully organized and held Beijing International Neuroendoscopic Congress in 2010, 2017,2019 in China.

Professor Zhang focuses on basic research on the molecular classification of brain tumors to guide the study of personality therapy, especially in the basic and clinical aspects of pituitary tumors research work with large amount of patients’ specimen and data. 

Professor Zhang has published 312 academic papers in journals and was chief editor of 5 academic books, including "VENTRICULAR SURGERY", "NEUROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY TECHNOLOGY", "NEUROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY STANDARDIZED TRAINING COURSES" and "ENDOSCOPIC NEUROSURGERY" 1, 2 edition.

He won Beijing Science and Technology Award for “Research, popularization and application of neuroendoscopic neurosurgery” (2012), 3rd Prize of Chinese Medical Science for “Clinical Application of Neuroendoscopy Technique”  (2004),3rd Prize of Beijing Science And Technology Advanced Prize for “application of minimal invasive neuroendoscopy techniques for neurosurgery” (2003),first Prize of Wang Chongcheng Medicine Prize (1998),third Prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Advanced Prize for two times,second Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Advanced Prize for two times and first Prize of Heilongjiang Science and Technology Advanced Prize.

Currently served as

Chairman of neurooncology branch of Chinese Society of Neuroscience

Chairman of nerve repair committee of Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Vice president of endoscope branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Chairman of neuroendoscopy committee of Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Chairman of neurosurgery branch of Beijing Medical Association

President of World Chinese Neurosurgery Association

Director of brain tumor research institute, Beijing Institute of Major Brain Diseases

President of neuroendoscopy training college of Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Director of Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment and Research Center of Pituitary Adenoma, Capital Medical University