Yanling Zhang(张雁翎)

Yanling Zhang received the bachelor’s degree in clinical medicine from the Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, in 2004, and the master’s degree in imaging and nuclear medicine and the Ph.D. degree in internal medicine from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2007 and 2014, respectively. Since 2007, she has been working with the Department of Ultrasound, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, for more than ten years. She is a Principal Investigator of two projects, including the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Grant. Her research interest includes the clinical application of new ultrasonic technology, including application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound, ultrasound of liver transplantation, evaluation of vascular wall and plaque by elastography, and early diagnosis of atherosclerosis. She has authored or coauthored more than 30 refereed research articles related to above research fields.