He is board-certified in general surgery and fellowship-trained in complex surgical oncology and hepatopancreatobiliary (liver, pancreas and bile ducts) surgery. He earned his medical degree from Beijing Medical University and performed postdoctoral oncology research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. He was then trained in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and completed clinical fellowships at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in both surgical oncology and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. His clinical interests include both benign and malignant tumors of the stomach, liver, pancreas, bile ducts, and gallbladder. He performs minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) pancreas and liver operations.