Shi Qi

[Expert Profile] Shi Qi, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, National Master of Chinese Medicine, is an authoritative expert in TCM orthopedics and traumatology in China, working at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has long been dedicated to clinical diagnosis, treatment, and scientific research of cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, and spinal diseases, and is an important inheritor and innovative developer of the Shi's Traumatology academic school, holding a high academic position in the field of TCM orthopedics and traumatology in China.

[Education & Career] Professor Shi Qi graduated from Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied under Shi's Traumatology inheritors such as Shi Xiaoshan and Shi Youshan, and deeply mastered the essence of Shi's Traumatology. He has held positions including President of Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Director of the Spine Disease Research Institute of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chair of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine. He has presided over key grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Key R&D Program, and received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022. In his early years, he studied under famous masters and diligently sought ancient teachings; in his middle years and beyond, he boldly innovated on the basis of inheritance, combining Shi's Traumatology's "qi-blood syndrome differentiation" with modern spinal biomechanics research, bringing new vitality to the traditional traumatology school.

[Areas of Expertise] Professor Shi specializes in TCM diagnosis and treatment of spinal and joint diseases such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, and knee osteoarthritis, as well as comprehensive treatment of neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain, osteoporosis, and orthopedic difficult miscellaneous diseases. Under the academic thought of "equal emphasis on qi and blood, equal emphasis on sinews and bone, equal emphasis on internal and external treatment," he excels at treating spinal diseases with comprehensive TCM therapies such as manual manipulation, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and daoyin exercise, with particular expertise in "treating from stasis" for intervertebral disc degenerative diseases. With light, gentle technique and precise syndrome differentiation and medication, he excels at managing difficult bone disease patients with "recurrent neck and waist pain, ineffective conservative treatment, and fear of surgery," helping numerous patients relieve pain, avoid surgery, and restore mobility.

[Academic Achievements & Industry Contributions] Professor Shi has inherited and developed Shi's Traumatology academic thought, led a series of clinical and basic studies on TCM prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation, systematically verifying the efficacy of comprehensive TCM therapies and elucidating their mechanisms of action, with findings published in authoritative domestic and international journals and receiving multiple national awards. He has led the development of Chinese TCM orthopedics and traumatology diagnosis and treatment guidelines and expert consensus statements, edited multiple authoritative TCM orthopedics textbooks and monographs, actively promoted standardized TCM orthopedics diagnosis and treatment, specialty department construction, and talent cultivation, led the establishment of a national TCM orthopedics collaboration network, and made outstanding contributions to the development of the TCM orthopedics discipline in China.

[Clinical Practice & Outstanding Contributions] With decades of medical practice, Professor Shi has treated hundreds of thousands of various orthopedic patients, known for exquisite technique and significant efficacy, and is praised by patients as the "bane of neck and waist pain." He has always emphasized both clinical and research work, both inheritance and innovation, trained a large number of TCM orthopedics professionals, with his students spread across major TCM colleges and hospitals nationwide. He has received multiple national honors, and has been repeatedly invited to deliver keynote reports at domestic and international academic conferences. He is a truly deserving authoritative expert in the field of TCM orthopedics and traumatology in China, deeply admired by patients and peers alike.

[Honors & Reputation] Professor Shi Qi holds positions at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and serves as Chair of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, among other academic positions. He received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022, has presided over national-level projects including key grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and is an important inheritor of the Shi's Traumatology academic school. He has inherited and innovatively developed Shi's Traumatology academic thought, led a series of studies on TCM prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation, led the development of Chinese TCM orthopedics and traumatology diagnosis and treatment guidelines, and edited multiple authoritative TCM orthopedics textbooks and monographs. He has trained a large number of TCM orthopedics professionals, is known for exquisite technique and significant efficacy, and is deeply trusted by patients and respected by peers alike. He is an authoritative expert in the field of TCM orthopedics and traumatology in China.