Ding Ying

[Expert Profile] Ding Ying, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, National Master of Chinese Medicine, is an authoritative expert in TCM pediatrics in China, working at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine. She has long been dedicated to clinical diagnosis, treatment, and scientific research of TCM pediatrics, pediatric kidney disease, and difficult miscellaneous diseases, and is an important leading figure in modern TCM pediatrics, enjoying a high reputation in the field of TCM diagnosis and treatment of pediatric kidney disease.

[Education & Career] Professor Ding Ying graduated from Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied under famous Henan-style pediatric experts in her early years, and laid a solid foundation in TCM pediatrics. She has held positions including Director of the Pediatric Hospital at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine and Chair of the Pediatrics Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine. She has presided over national-level projects including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022. With decades of medical practice, she has focused on pediatric kidney disease, working tirelessly on the clinical challenge of hormone-dependent, recurrent refractory pediatric kidney disease, and has elevated TCM pediatrics from empirical medicine to a development track emphasizing both evidence-based practice and standardization, becoming a benchmark figure in the national TCM pediatrics community.

[Areas of Expertise] Professor Ding specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric kidney diseases such as pediatric nephrotic syndrome, purpuric nephritis, IgA nephropathy, and lupus nephritis, as well as TCM treatment of pediatric difficult miscellaneous diseases such as asthma, recurrent respiratory tract infections, allergic purpura, and tic disorders. She has profound expertise in therapeutic methods such as "treating from stasis" and "supporting healthy qi and eliminating pathogens, addressing both root and manifestation," as well as combined Chinese-Western medicine to reduce toxicity and enhance efficacy in treating pediatric kidney disease. She excels at flexibly formulating prescriptions based on children's physiological characteristics of "delicate organs, easy deficiency and excess," managing refractory pediatric kidney disease with "hormone dependence, recurrent relapse, and difficult-to-resolve proteinuria," helping numerous children reduce relapse, protect kidney function, and avoid progression to end-stage renal disease.

[Academic Achievements & Industry Contributions] Professor Ding has led a series of clinical studies on TCM treatment of pediatric nephrotic syndrome, systematically confirming the definite role of Chinese herbal medicine in reducing hormone side effects, lowering relapse rates, and improving remission rates, with findings published in authoritative domestic and international journals. She has led the development of Chinese TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines and expert consensus for pediatric kidney disease, edited multiple TCM pediatrics textbooks and monographs, actively promoted standardized TCM pediatric diagnosis and treatment, specialty department construction, and evidence-based research, led the establishment of a national TCM pediatrics collaboration network, and made outstanding contributions to the development of TCM pediatrics in China.

[Clinical Practice & Outstanding Contributions] With decades of medical practice, Professor Ding has treated hundreds of thousands of pediatric patients, relieving the suffering of countless children with kidney disease and protecting their kidney function. Many children have recovered and grown healthily under her meticulous treatment. With a benevolent physician's heart, she always finds ways to reduce the burden for children from financially disadvantaged families. She has received multiple national honors, trained a large number of TCM pediatrics professionals, and is deeply trusted by children's parents and respected by peers alike. She is an authoritative expert in the field of TCM pediatrics in China.

[Honors & Reputation] Professor Ding Ying serves as Director of the Pediatric Hospital at the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine and Chair of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, among other academic positions. She received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022, has presided over national-level projects including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and is an authoritative expert in the field of TCM pediatrics in China. She has led a series of evidence-based studies on TCM treatment of pediatric nephrotic syndrome, led the development of Chinese TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines for pediatric kidney disease, edited multiple TCM pediatrics textbooks and monographs, and actively promoted standardized TCM pediatric diagnosis and treatment and specialty department construction. She has trained a large number of TCM pediatrics professionals, helped countless children with kidney disease protect their kidney function, and is deeply trusted by children's parents and respected by peers alike.