Cai Shaoxi

[Expert Profile] Cai Shaoxi, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, is an authoritative expert in respiratory medicine in China, working in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University. She has long been dedicated to clinical diagnosis, treatment, and scientific research of severe COPD and difficult airway diseases, and is an important expert in respiratory medicine in China.

[Education & Career] Professor Cai Shaoxi graduated from the First Military Medical University (now Southern Medical University), completed systematic clinical training at Nanfang Hospital, and further studied at famous international respiratory centers. She has long served as Director of the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Nanfang Hospital, holding academic positions including standing committee member of the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Chair of the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association. She has presided over grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and major provincial and ministerial projects, and is a discipline leader in respiratory medicine in southern China.

[Areas of Expertise] Professor Cai specializes in comprehensive management of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diagnosis and treatment of difficult airway diseases (refractory asthma, airway stenosis, etc.), and treatment of respiratory critical illness. She has extensive experience in whole-course management of COPD including pulmonary rehabilitation, non-invasive ventilation, and long-term oxygen therapy. She excels at managing severe COPD patients with "recurrent exacerbations and progressive decline in pulmonary function," helping numerous patients stabilize their conditions, improve exercise tolerance, and enhance quality of life.

[Academic Achievements & Industry Contributions] Professor Cai has led a series of clinical studies on COPD and airway diseases, systematically evaluating the epidemiological characteristics and comprehensive prevention/treatment strategies of COPD in southern China, with findings published in authoritative domestic and international journals. She has participated in the development of Chinese COPD diagnosis and treatment guidelines and expert consensus statements, actively promoted the popularization of standardized COPD diagnosis and treatment, pulmonary rehabilitation, and early screening in Guangdong, and organized grassroots respiratory physician training and regional collaborative research, making important contributions to improving respiratory disease prevention and treatment levels in southern China.

[Clinical Practice & Outstanding Contributions] For decades on the clinical front lines, Professor Cai has treated tens of thousands of patients with COPD and various respiratory diseases, improving respiratory function and restoring confidence in life for countless severe COPD patients. She is patient and responsible with patients, and is deeply trusted by patients. She has repeatedly organized respiratory disease science popularization and free clinics, actively advocated for smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation concepts, and is a widely respected expert in the field of respiratory medicine in southern China.

[Honors & Reputation] Professor Cai Shaoxi has long held academic positions including standing committee member of the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Chair of the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association. She has presided over grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and major provincial and ministerial projects, and is an important discipline leader in respiratory medicine in southern China. She has led a series of studies on severe COPD and difficult airway diseases, promoted the popularization of standardized COPD diagnosis and treatment, pulmonary rehabilitation, and non-invasive ventilation techniques in Guangdong, and participated in the development of multiple respiratory disease diagnosis and treatment guidelines and expert consensus statements. For decades on the clinical front lines and grassroots support, she has helped numerous severe COPD patients stabilize their conditions and improve quality of life, trained a large number of respiratory medicine professionals, and is deeply trusted by patients and respected by peers alike.