Nan Zheng

[Expert Profile] Nan Zheng, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, National Master of Chinese Medicine, is an authoritative expert in TCM diabetes in China, working at the Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine. He has long been dedicated to clinical diagnosis, treatment, and scientific research of wasting-thirst disease, diabetic nephropathy, and internal medicine difficult diseases, and is an important leading figure in TCM wasting-thirst disease studies, making outstanding contributions to TCM prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications.

[Education & Career] Professor Nan Zheng graduated from Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied under National Master of Chinese Medicine Professor Ren Jixue, deeply mastering Professor Ren's academic heritage, and specializing in TCM emergency medicine and wasting-thirst disease syndrome differentiation and treatment. He has held positions at the Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine and in the Jilin Provincial Association of Chinese Medicine. He received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022. With decades of medical practice, he has inherited and developed Professor Ren Jixue's academic thought of "internal injury and febrile disease, latent pathogen causing disease," focusing on diabetes as a high-incidence chronic disease, and forming a systematic syndrome differentiation and treatment system for refractory complications such as diabetic nephropathy, becoming a benchmark figure in the field of TCM diabetes in northeast China and nationwide.

[Areas of Expertise] Professor Nan specializes in comprehensive TCM treatment of type 2 and type 1 diabetes, as well as TCM diagnosis and treatment of refractory complications such as diabetic nephropathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic foot. He is also skilled at treating various internal medicine difficult miscellaneous diseases. He has profound expertise in treating diabetic nephropathy under the guidance of the "toxin damaging kidney collaterals" theory, advocating the method of "kidney-tonifying and detoxifying, resolving stasis and unblocking collaterals," and combining oral Chinese medicine with enema and external treatments. He excels at managing difficult diabetes patients with "difficult-to-control blood sugar, increased proteinuria, and impaired kidney function," helping numerous patients stabilize blood sugar, reduce proteinuria, delay diabetic nephropathy progression, and reduce disability and mortality rates.

[Academic Achievements & Industry Contributions] Professor Nan has inherited and developed the academic thought of National Master of Chinese Medicine Ren Jixue, proposed innovative pathogenesis theories such as "toxin damaging kidney collaterals," authored multiple TCM wasting-thirst disease monographs and textbooks such as Treatise on Wasting-Thirst Disease, and systematically promoted theoretical innovation and clinical inheritance of TCM wasting-thirst disease studies. He has led clinical research on TCM treatment of diabetic nephropathy, actively promoted TCM diabetes specialty department construction, standardized diagnosis and treatment, and talent cultivation, and has been repeatedly invited to present at national academic conferences, making important contributions to TCM prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications in China.

[Clinical Practice & Outstanding Contributions] With decades of medical practice, Professor Nan has treated hundreds of thousands of diabetes and internal medicine difficult disease patients, with significant clinical efficacy and deep patient trust. He has always emphasized both clinical teaching and scientific research, training a large number of TCM diabetes professionals. He has received multiple national honors, and has been repeatedly recognized as an advanced worker. He is an authoritative expert in the field of TCM diabetes prevention and treatment in China.

[Honors & Reputation] Professor Nan Zheng holds positions at the Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine and in the Jilin Provincial Association of Chinese Medicine. He received the title of "National Master of Chinese Medicine" in 2022, and is an authoritative expert in the field of TCM diabetes in China. He studied under National Master of Chinese Medicine Professor Ren Jixue, inherited and developed innovative pathogenesis theories such as "toxin damaging kidney collaterals," authored multiple monographs such as Treatise on Wasting-Thirst Disease, led clinical research on TCM treatment of diabetic nephropathy, and actively promoted TCM diabetes specialty department construction and standardized diagnosis and treatment. He has trained a large number of TCM diabetes professionals, is known for significant clinical efficacy, and is deeply trusted by patients and respected by peers alike. He is an authoritative expert in TCM prevention and treatment of diabetes in China.