Professional Activities:

Working Experience

• Gastroenterologist:    (December, 2013-Present) Wexner Medical Center,The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• Gastroenterologist:    (August 2012-November 2013) Ferrell-Duncan Clinic,Springfield, Missouri

Editor Service

• Associate Editor: the Journal of Liver Research, Disorders & Therapy

Invited Oral Presentations

• Advances and Innovations in Digestive Disease, Columbus, Ohio, January 17, 2015 Title:  Ulcerative Colitis Medical Management Update
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title:  Health Outcomes of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Patients HospitalizedWith Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease.
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title:  Biliary intervention after bariatric surgery (BRS): Inferences from a nationwide population-based study.
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title:  Morbid Obesity (MO) is Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization and is an Independent Predictor of Mortality of Acute Pancreatitis (AP)
• AGA-Takeda Drug Discover Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 8, 2014.  Title: An alternative treatment of celiac disease, selective JAK3 inhibitors.
• World DNA and Genome Day, Dalian, China, April 25-29, 2005, Title:  The Novel targets of a tumor suppressor, PTEN
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, April 16-20, 2005.  Title: PTEN represses RNA polymerase I-dependent transcription through its ability to inhibit S6 kinase by disrupting the SL1 complex
• 15th Annual Retreat, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, October 24-25, 2004.  Title: Novel targets of tumor suppressor, PTEN.
• The national symposium of basic research on otorhinolaryngology and head-neck surgery,Chinese Medical Association,Beijing, China, May 2000.
  Title: The expression of vascular cell adhesion-factor-1 and alpha-4-integrin in inner ear during inner ear immune response.

Poster Presentations

• 2014 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Orlando, Florida, December 4-6, 2014, Title: The Increasing Prevalence of Crohn’s Disease (CD)-Related Complications Among Minority Patients with CD in the United States.
• 2014 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Orlando, Florida, December 4-6, 2014, Title: Impact of Patient’s Income on Prevalence of Crohn’s Disease (CD)-Related Complications Among Hospitalized CD Patients in the United States.
• 2014 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Orlando, Florida, December 4-6, 2014, Title: Race and Patient’s Income Have A Significant Impact on Health Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Crohn’s Disease (CD)-Related Complications.
• 2014 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Orlando, Florida, December 4-6, 2014, Title: Hospital Outcomes of Early Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in Patients Admitted with Exacerbation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Study.
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title: The Increasing Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease Among Hospitalized Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the United States.
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title: A High Body Mass Index (BMI) is Associated with Incremental Health Care Utilization and Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery. (Presidential Poster Award)
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title: Morbid Obesity (MO) is Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization and is an Independent Predictor of Mortality of Acute Pancreatitis (AP).
• ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 17-22, 2014, Title: Gastrostomy tube migration causing acute pancreatitis.
• Digestive Disease Week 2011, Chicago, IL, May 9, 2011. Title: NHE3 Contains Two Cytoskeleton Associated C-Terminal, Ezrin Containing Signaling Complexes, One for Acute Stimulation and One for Inhibition, Which Together Account for Acute NHE3 Regulation. (DDW Poster of Distinction)
• ACG 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio, Texas, October 17, 2010.  Title: A Case of Successful Treatment of Anti-Hu Antibodies-Associated Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction with IVIG and Methylnaltrexone
• Digestive Disease Week 2008, San Diego, California, May 19, 2008.  Title: Basal Activity of the Epithelial Brush Border Na/H Exchanger NHE3 is stimulated by both PI-3K and Akt-dependent and independent pathways.
• American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, 2007.  Title: Retroperitoneal Hematoma: A rare complication of ERCP.
• Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, American Association for Cancer Research, Seattle, Washington, October 16-20, 2004.  Title: PTEN represses RNA polymerase I-dependent gene transcription.
• 10th SCBA International Symposium, Beijing, China, July 18-23, 2004. Title: PTEN represses RNA polymerase I-dependent gene transcription.
• Fourth International Conference on Transcription by RNA polymerase I and III, Asilomar, CA, June 2004.  Title: EGF-mediated activation of EGFR enhances TBP expression and induces RNA polymerase I- and III-dependent gene activity;
• Fourth International Conference on Transcription by RNA polymerase I and III, Asilomar, CA, June 2004. Title: PTEN regulation of RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription.
• 7th Annual Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Poster Session and Grand Rounds, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-designated Cancer Centers),Los Angeles, CA, May 2004.  Title: PTEN represses RNA polymerase I-dependent gene transcription.
• 14th Annual Retreat, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Dana Point, CA, November 16-17, 2003.  Title: PTEN represses RNA polymerase I-dependent gene transcription.