Tao Huiren

Professional Biography

Dr. Tao Huiren is Chief Physician in Orthopedics at University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen. Tao serves as Former Deputy Director of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University (1994–2016). Clinical expertise includes Scoliosis and congenital spinal deformity correction (including complex tethered cord cases), Ankylosing spondylitis kyphosis and rigid spinal deformity, Lumbar disc disease and minimally invasive lumbar surgery, Cervical spondylosis. Pioneer of single-stage surgical correction for severe congenital spinal deformity combined with tethered cord, avoiding prophylactic intradural detethering — published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (2019). Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA — US spinal deformity surgery and correction training. 20+ SCI papers in Spine and European Spine Journal as first or corresponding author.