PERSONAL DATA
School of Healthcare Management
Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University
30 Shuangqing Rd., Haidian District, Beijing, China 100084
Email: youwu@tsinghua.edu.cn
EDUCATION
2017 – 2020 Ph.D., Population Health Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dissertation committee: Walter Willett, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Edward Giovannucci, Molin Wang
2017 – 2020 M.S., Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2015 – 2017 M.S., Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2011 – 2015 B.S., Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 – now Associate professor, School of Healthcare Management, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University
2022 - 2025 Assistant professor, Institute for Hospital Management, Tsinghua University
2020 - 2021 Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
RESEARCH AREAS
Epidemiological studies on nutrition and other lifestyle factors; Burden of disease and patient needs; Application, evaluation, and management of new healthcare technologies; Evidence-based health services research.
HONORS AND AWARDS
American Association of Cancer Research - Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Award (2020)
Doctoral fellowship: The Meyer Fund (2019 - 2020)
Doctoral fellowship: Muriel K. and David R. Pokross and Joan P. and Ronald C. Curhan Doctoral Student Support Fund in Nutrition (2017-2019)
Simon, Arpi, and Marie Simonian Research Excellence in Nutrition Prize (2018)
China Scholarship Council – Master Degree Fellowship (2015)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014)
ORCID: 0000-0001-9672-6129
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Works Affiliated with Tsinghua University
1. Feng X, Li R, Yi H, Chen S, Liu M, Wu Y*. Global cancer burden attributable to excess body weight, 1990 to 2021, decomposed by population size, aging, and epidemiological change. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025;33(3):567-77.
2. Liu W, Wu Y, Zheng Z, Bittle M, Yu W, Kharrazi H. Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Nodules in Chest Computed Tomography Using Artificial Intelligence: Retrospective Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2025;27:e64649.
3. Feng X, Xu K, Luo MJ, Chen H, Yang Y, He Q, Song C, Li R, Wu Y#, Wang H#, Tham YC, Ting DSW, Lin H, Wong TY, Lam DS. Latest developments of generative artificial intelligence and applications in ophthalmology. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2024:100090.10.1016/j.apjo.2024.100090
4. Chen H, Wang X, Ji JS, Huang L, Qi Y, Wu Y, He P, Li Y, Bodirsky BL, Muller C, Willett WC, Yuan C. Plant-based and planetary-health diets, environmental burden, and risk of mortality: a prospective cohort study of middle-aged and older adults in China. Lancet Planet Health. 2024;8(8):e545-e53.10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00143-8
5. Wu Y, Cao Z, Yang J, Bi X, Xiong W, Feng X, et al. Innovative public strategies in response to COVID-19: A review of practices from China. Health Care Sci. 2024;3(6):383-408.
6. Ma X, Du B, Gao S, Yin C, Liu Q, Wu Y. The Current Situation and Thinking of Medical Services, Medical Quality, and Medical Safety in China. NEJM Catalyst. 2024;5(s1).10.1056/cat.23.0279
7. Cao Y, Zhang G, Wu Y#, Yi H#. Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in China's Era of Online Health Education. J Med Syst. 2024;48(1):56.10.1007/s10916-024-02078-8
8. Liu M, Guan X, Guo X, He Y, Liu Z, Ni S, Wu Y*. Impact of Serious Games on Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Dietary Change in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients. 2024;16(9).10.3390/nu16091290
9. He C, Liu W, Xu J, Huang Y, Dong Z, Wu Y*, Kharrazi H. Efficiency, accuracy, and health professional's perspectives regarding artificial intelligence in radiology practice: A scoping review. iRADIOLOGY. 2024;2(2):156-72.10.1002/ird3.63
10. Zhang Z, Yan Y, Zhao L, Bian Y, Zhao N, Wu Y#, Zhao D#, Zhang Z#. Trajectory of COVID-19 response and management strategy in China: scientific rationale driven strategy adjustments. Front Med. 2024.10.1007/s11684-024-1074-6
11. Zhang L, Liu Z, Mo K, Pu W, Yin J, Ma Z, Jiang Z, Wu Y*. Technological advances in out-of-hospital care: Digital solutions, Asia Pacific experiences, and inherent challenges. Informatics and Health. 2024;1(1):9-15.10.1016/j.infoh.2023.10.002
12. Li S, Yi H, Leng Q, Wu Y#, Mao Y#. New perspectives on cancer clinical research in the era of big data and machine learning. Surg Oncol. 2024;52:102009.10.1016/j.suronc.2023.102009
13. Song X, Feng X, Chen S, Dai Y, Huang H, Li X, Yu P, Li J, Yi J, Zhao Y, Chen W, Ni Y, Zhu S, Zhang Z, Xia L, Zhang J, Yang S, Ni J, Lu H, Wang Z, Nie S, Wu Y#, Liu L#. Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China. Prev Med. 2023;175:107674.10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107674
14. Wu Y, Feng X, Gong M, Han J, Jiao Y, Li S, Li T, Shen C, Wang HY, Yu X, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Zhou P, Wang H, Zhang Z. Evolution and major changes of the diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID‐19 patients in China 2020–2023. Health Care Science. 2023;2(3):135-52.10.1002/hcs2.45
15. Feng X, Liu Z, He X, Wang X, Yuan C, Huang L, Song R, Wu Y*. Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2022;14(24).10.3390/nu14245267
16. Ren Z, Sun W, Shan S, Hou L, Zhu S, Yi Q, Wu Y, Guo C, Liu J, Song P. Risk of functional disability associated with solid fuel use and population impact of reducing indoor air pollution in China: A national cohort study. Front Public Health. 2022;10:976614.10.3389/fpubh.2022.976614
17. Wu Y, Zhang Z, Zhao N, Yan Y, Zhao L, Song Q, Ma R, Li C, Li J, Liu S, Bi X, Zhang Z. Primary health care in China: A decade of development after the 2009 health care reform. Health Care Science. 2022;1(3):146-59.10.1002/hcs2.14
18. Shen J, He M, Lv R, Huang L, Yang J, Wu Y, Gu Y, Rong S, Yang M, Yuan C, Zhang R. Association of Mushrooms and Algae Consumption with Mortality among Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2022;14(19).10.3390/nu14193891
19. Zhao H, Wang H, Pu M, Zhao J, Wu Y, Shi Y, Huang J. An important measure taken for China Organ Transplant Response System. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2022;11(4):651-3.10.21037/hbsn-22-226
Works Affiliated with Harvard University
1. Riseberg E, Wu Y*, Lam WC, Eliassen AH, Wang M, Zhang X, Willett WC, Smith-Warner SA. Lifetime dairy product consumption and breast cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by tumor subtypes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024;119(2):302-13.10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.017
2. Wu Y*, Kim H, Wang K, Song M, Wang M, Tamimi R, Eliassen H, Smith-Warner SA, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Influence of analytic methods, data sources, and repeated measurements on the population attributable fraction of lifestyle risk factors. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023;38(7):717-28.10.1007/s10654-023-01018-z
3. Wang F, Chandler PD, Zeleznik OA, Wu K, Wu Y, Yin K, Song R, Avila-Pacheco J, Clish CB, Meyerhardt JA, Zhang X, Song M, Ogino S, Lee I-M, Eliassen AH, Liang L, Smith-Warner SA, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Plasma Metabolite Profiles of Red Meat, Poultry, and Fish Consumption, and Their Associations with Colorectal Cancer Risk. Nutrients. 2022;14(5).10.3390/nu14050978
4. Wu Y*, Li Y, Giovannucci EL. Potential Impact of Time Trend of Lifestyle Risk Factors on Burden of Major Gastrointestinal Cancers in China. Gastroenterology. 2021;161(6):1830-41 e8.10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.006
5. Fang Z, Wu Y, Li Y, Zhang X, Willett WC, Eliassen AH, Rosner B, Song M, Mucci LA, Giovannucci EL. Association of nut consumption with risk of total cancer and 5 specific cancers: evidence from 3 large prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(6):1925-35.10.1093/ajcn/nqab295
6. Wu Y, Huang R, Wang M, Bernstein L, Bethea TN, Chen C, Chen Y, Eliassen AH, Freedman ND, Gaudet MM, Gierach GL, Giles GG, Krogh V, Larsson SC, Liao LM, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Milne RL, Monroe KR, Neuhouser ML, Palmer JR, Prizment A, Reynolds P, Robien K, Rohan TE, Sandin S, Sawada N, Sieri S, Sinha R, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Tsugane S, van den Brandt PA, Visvanathan K, Weiderpass E, Wilkens LR, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Ziegler RG, Smith-Warner SA. Dairy foods, calcium, and risk of breast cancer overall and for subtypes defined by estrogen receptor status: a pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(2):450-61.10.1093/ajcn/nqab097
7. Wang F, Wu K, Li Y, Song R, Wu Y, Zhang X, Song M, Liang L, Smith-Warner SA, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC. Association of folate intake and colorectal cancer risk in the postfortification era in US women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(1):49-58.10.1093/ajcn/nqab035
8. Wu Y,* Hankinson SE, Smith-Warner SA, Wang M, Eliassen AH. Flavonoid Intake and Plasma Sex Steroid Hormones, Prolactin, and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Premenopausal Women. Nutrients. 2019;11(11).10.3390/nu11112669
9. Li R, Wu Y, Jing L, Jaacks LM. Enablers and barriers to improving worksite canteen nutrition in Pudong, China: a mixed-methods formative research study. BMJ Open. 2018;8(4):e020529.10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020529
