Jia-Kuo Yu

Jia-Kuo Yu received his Ph.D degree at Peking University, is a professor and director at Peking University Institute of Sports Medicine. He is also the director of the Knee Surgery Department within Sports Medicine Team of Peking University 3rd Hospital and is a medical specialist for national sports teams preparing for every Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. He is the founder of the Geriatric Sports Medicine Association of the Chinese Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and now was its founding Chairman. He is also the vice-chairman of the Chinese Society of Sports Medicine of the Chinese Medical Association. His research focuses on (1) susceptibility genes of knee joint disorders, (2) personalized customerised total knee prosthesis, (3) tissue-engineered meniscus, cartilage, and ligament, (4) minimally invasive reconstruction of the knee and patellofemoral joint. He has published more than 200 academic papers.