Meet the editors

Dr. Xingshun Qi is a deputy director at the Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, China (formerly General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area). His major research interests are the management of liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension (especially portal vein thrombosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome), and hepatocellular carcinoma. He has edited eight English-language books and serves

as an associate editor for *BMC Gastroenterology*, an associate editor for *Frontiers in Medicine*, an academic editor for *Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology*, an editorial board member of *Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology*, and an advisory editorial member of *Advances in Therapy*.

Prof. Xiaozhong Guo is the director of the Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, China(formerly General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area). He has practiced in the field of digestive diseases and digestive endoscopy for more than thirty years. His major achievements include experimental and clinical research on the management of pancreatic diseases, especially pancreatic

cancer, and stem cells for digestive diseases such as liver cirrhosis and ulcerative colitis. He has published more than 500 papers and edited more than ten books. He has received six funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He received first prizes from the *Natural Science* and *Science and Technology Progress Awards* of Liaoning Province.
