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Dr. Tang Yamei

Chinese name: 唐亚梅
Professor, Chief Physician, Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice President . Neurology & Cerebrovascular Disease
Dr. Yamei Tang is Vice President of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital and academic leader of the Brain Research Centre and the Department of Neurology. A recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund, she specialises in cerebrovascular disease, cerebral small-vessel disease and radiation-induced brain injury, and leads translational research in neurorepair.

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more than 20​
Years in neurology
31% to 65%​
Response rate for radiation brain injury raised from
2019​
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

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About Dr. Tang Yamei

Dr. Yamei Tang is Vice President of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital and academic leader of the Brain Research Centre and the Department of Neurology. She has devoted her career to cerebrovascular disease, cerebral small-vessel disease and radiation-induced brain injury, and built one of China's largest clinical programmes for radiation-induced brain necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors. Her research on neuroinflammation, microglial senescence and neurorepair has been published in leading journals, and she has served as a principal investigator of national research projects. She is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.
1、Vice President of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
2、Academic leader of the Brain Research Centre and the Department of Neurology
3、Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2019) and the National Excellent Young Scientists Fund (2016)
4、Council member of the Chinese Neuroscience Society
5、Leading researcher on radiation-induced brain injury and cerebral small-vessel disease
6、Principal investigator of national research projects on neurorepair

Dr. Tang Yamei ’s Three Key Areas of Expertise

Three areas of focused expertise, each supported by a deep subspecialty team, high case volumes and an English-speaking care pathway coordinated by Orisene.

Radiation-induced brain injury

She diagnoses and treats radiation-induced brain necrosis in patients treated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other head and neck tumours, using bevacizumab, corticosteroids and individualised strategies to reduce brain oedema, preserve neurological function and improve long-term survival and quality of life.

Cerebral small-vessel disease

She evaluates and manages cerebral small-vessel disease and vascular cognitive impairment, integrating imaging, biomarkers and risk-factor control to slow disease progression, prevent recurrent stroke and cognitive decline, and guide long-term individualised care for older patients living with chronic cerebrovascular disease.

Acute ischaemic stroke

She provides emergency and comprehensive care for acute ischaemic stroke, including thrombolysis, endovascular treatment and secondary prevention, and leads clinical and translational research on reperfusion therapy that aims to improve functional recovery and outcomes for patients with acute cerebrovascular events.

More： cerebral haemorrhage——management; carotid stenosis——evaluation; dizziness and headache——diagnosis; neurorehabilitation——recovery; cognitive impairment——assessment

  • Clinical Practice & Publications

Selected cases, research & publications

Representative work drawn from documented clinical treatments, publicly indexed literature, and hospital project records, reflecting the depth of this physician's hands-on expertise and academic rigor.
1. Bevacizumab for Radiation-Induced Brain Injury
Professor Tang’s team found that bevacizumab significantly improves radiation-induced brain injury, a serious complication after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The treatment raised the response rate from about 31% to 65%, giving patients with cognitive decline or seizures after radiotherapy a more effective therapeutic option.
2. PEARL Trial: Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis after Thrombectomy
Professor Tang led the PEARL multicentre randomised trial, testing intra-arterial alteplase after successful thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke. Published in JAMA, it showed that giving rt-PA into the artery within 24 hours safely improved neurological outcomes, offering a milestone treatment strategy for stroke patients with remaining microcirculation problems.
3. Thalidomide for Radiation-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Injury
Professor Tang’s group showed that thalidomide can rescue blood-brain barrier damage and improve brain perfusion in patients with radiation-induced brain injury who respond poorly to steroids or bevacizumab. The phase 2 study, published in Science Translational Medicine, provides a new therapeutic option for refractory radiation brain injury patients.
4. Microglia and CD8+ T Cells in Brain Injury
Professor Tang’s team revealed in Neuron that after radiation, microglia release chemokines CCL2 and CCL8 that recruit CD8+ T cells into the brain, causing secondary damage. Blocking this pathway reduced lesion size, opening a new immune-based treatment direction for radiation-induced brain injury and ischaemic stroke patients.
5. Blood Pressure Drugs and Dementia Risk
Professor Tang’s research explored how antihypertensive treatment relates to cognitive decline and dementia risk. By analysing large patient groups, her team found that controlling blood pressure may help protect brain health, offering practical guidance for older patients worried about memory loss and vascular dementia.
6. Radiation Nerve Injury Centre and Brain Bank
Professor Tang built one of the world’s largest cohorts and tissue banks for radiation-induced nervous system injury, and leads a leading treatment centre for radiation brain injury. This platform supports research and clinical care, helping patients with radiation-related cognitive problems receive accurate diagnosis and coordinated therapy.
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Where Dr. Tang Yamei practices

Guangzhou

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Chinese name: 中山大学孙逸仙纪念医院
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, founded in 1835 as China's first Western hospital and now a Grade-A tertiary hospital, operates 3,013 beds with 5,700 staff, holding 17 national key specialties, 7 national key disciplines and four-organ transplant licenses, performing 150,000+ annual surgeries.
Since 1835
191 years of care
3,013
Licensed beds
150,000+
Annual surgeries
17
Licensed beds
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