Lin Shudian

Lin Shudian

Title: Chief Physician

Highest Academic Qualification: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Hospital Position: Department Director

Personal Profile

Dr. Lin Shudian is a Chief Physician and Doctor of Medicine and currently serves as the Director of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology. He graduated from Central South University Xiangya Hospital in 2007, where he obtained his doctoral degree. In 2015, he completed advanced training in Rheumatology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Academic Positions

Dr. Lin currently serves as:

Chairman, Hainan Provincial Rheumatology Association

Committee Member, Rheumatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association

Committee Member, Rheumatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Committee Member, Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

Committee Member, Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine

Committee Member, Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee of the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Committee Member, Rheumatology Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Committee Member, Hainan Provincial Medical Doctor Association Rheumatology Branch

Deputy Director, Hainan Provincial Medical Doctor Association Rheumatology Branch

He is also a reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, an editorial board member of the journal Hainan Medical Journal, and has participated in the translation of Kelley and Firestein’s Textbook of Rheumatology (8th–10th editions).

He has participated in the compilation of Advanced Clinical Rheumatology and the 2020 Report on the Development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in China, as well as Comprehensive Rheumatology and Liver-Related Rheumatic Diseases.

He has led 3 research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and has published more than 10 academic papers, including 4 SCI-indexed papers.

Research Focus

Autoimmune Diseases, particularly inflammatory myopathies.

Areas of Expertise

Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases, particularly:

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Dermatomyositis / polymyositis

Ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Gout

Psoriatic arthritis

Myositis / inflammatory muscle diseases

Scleroderma

Sjögren’s syndrome

Vasculitis

Other rheumatic and autoimmune disorders