Dr. Shun Yao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow whose research interests include the translational applications of artificial intelligence (AI), radiomics, and multimodal functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) of pituitary and skull base tumors. With a background in clinical research and fMRI-based neuroscience, Shun is also a Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery and Pituitary Tumor Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
Outside of research, Dr. Yao enjoys exploring nature and food adventures in the Great Boston, Massachusetts area
Education and Training:
| Sun Yat-sen University, China | Clinical Fellow | 07/2019-present | Residency training in Neurosurgery |
| Harvard Medical School – Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) Program, MA, US | Student | 06/2019-06/2020 | Clinical Research Training |
| Harvard Medical School, MA, US | Research Trainee | 07/2018-07/2019 | Application of fMRI in language assessment |
| Southern Medical University, China | Resident | 06/2015-06/2018 | 3-year residency training in clinical medicine |
| Southern Medical University, China | Ph.D. | 06/2019 | Surgery (Neurosurgery) |
| Southern Medical University, China | M.S. | 06/2015 | Surgery (Neurosurgery) |
| Southern Medical University, China | M.D. | 06/2012 | Medicine |