Dr Qifeng Yang is a professor and vice chairman in the Department of Breast Surgery and holds the director of Pathology Tissue Bank of Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, China. He also serves as the adjunct associate professor at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA. Moreover, he has joint appointments in the Department of Oncology and the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics. Dr. Yang is not only a surgeon but also a pathologist in the field of breast disease. His research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of breast cancer development and progression, identifying novel diagnostic, predictive and prognostic markers towards breast cancer early detection, chemoprevention and individual treatment.
