Yong Hai, MD, PhD
Chief Physician · Second-Level Professor
Orthopedics (Spine Surgery)
Specialty focus and care scenarios
Severe scoliosis or kyphosis requiring assessment for corrective treatment
How the doctor approaches these concerns:The spine team can review complete standing radiographs and prior treatment records to discuss deformity severity, neurological function, cardiopulmonary fitness, and possible care pathways.
Congenital or early-onset scoliosis requiring long-term staged management
How the doctor approaches these concerns:Records can support discussion of growth, deformity progression, and staged management. The treating team determines whether observation, traction, or surgery is appropriate for the individual patient.
Degenerative cervical or lumbar spine disease and questions about minimally invasive treatment
How the doctor approaches these concerns:The doctor reviews symptoms, neurological findings, and imaging to decide whether further tests, non-surgical care, or surgical assessment may be appropriate.
A complex spinal condition requiring another specialist opinion
How the doctor approaches these concerns:Original imaging, prior operative records, and current functional changes can be organized for the hospital to determine whether further specialist assessment is appropriate.
Doctor overview
Professor Yong Hai is Director of Orthopedics at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, and has long focused on complex spinal conditions. The bilingual profile supplied for this project states that he has more than 30 years of clinical experience and has personally performed over 7,000 spinal operations. His clinical areas include correction of severe scoliosis and kyphosis, spinal cord injury repair, staged management of congenital and early-onset scoliosis, and minimally invasive treatment of degenerative spine disease. The hospital must determine the diagnosis, surgical indication, and treatment plan after reviewing the complete medical record and conducting an in-person assessment.
Professional highlights
- 01More than 30 years of clinical experience in complex spinal conditions and over 7,000 spinal operations performed as lead surgeon
- 02President of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
- 03Led 3 National Key R&D Program projects, 5 National Natural Science Foundation grants, and more than 20 provincial or ministerial projects
- 04Published more than 600 academic papers, including over 210 SCI-indexed papers, and served as chief editor or translator of 17 books
- 05Holds 8 invention patents and 25 utility-model patents and has received multiple provincial or ministerial science awards
Professional experience
至今
Director and Chief Physician, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital; Second-Level Professor
至今
Vice Dean of the School of Orthopedics at Capital Medical University, Director of the Center for Spinal Deformity, and PhD supervisor at Beihang University
至今
President of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
Hospital and department
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University.
The hospital's public information lists spine surgery among its orthopedic specialties and describes clinical care and research for complex spinal conditions.
Before you seek care
- Acute spinal cord injury, progressive paralysis, sudden bladder or bowel dysfunction, or other emergency symptoms require immediate local emergency care.
- This page cannot determine whether surgery is needed and does not replace an in-person consultation, imaging review, or perioperative risk assessment by the treating team.
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