Dr Raymond Xu

· Medical Director
· Chief Pediatrician
Dr Xu has extensive pediatric experience especially in neonatal care, primary care and in-patient care. He obtained his medical degree from Norman Bethune Medical University and completed his residency training in Pediatrics at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. After his residency he went onto serve as Attending Pediatrician there. He subsequently went to Australia, where he gained a further license and practiced for three years. Dr Xu was the Chief of the Pediatric Department in Beijing's first foreign joint venture hospital for four years. He also served as Medical Director at two other international clinics in Beijing for a total of seven years. He is highly experienced in the care and management of low birth weight babies and the associated complications. Additionally he has excellent experience in primary and preventive medicine. Dr Xu speaks English and Mandarin.


Dr Anthony Zhang

· General Practioner
· Chief Surgeon
Dr Zhang graduated from China Medical University, Shenyang, China in 1984. After graduation, Dr Zhang entered the surgical residency program at Beijing Hospital. From 1989 to 1992 Dr Zhang was an Attending Surgeon at Beijing Hospital. In 1990 Dr Zhang obtained his Masters degree from Peking Union Medical College.

From 1992 to 2001 Dr Zhang worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (USA). During this time he completed his Postdoctoral research in Cardiology and Anesthesiology. From 1999 to 2000, Dr Zhang was the Visiting Clinician in the department of Surgery, Mayo clinic. Dr Zhang successfully completed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in 1997. From 2001 Dr Zhang has worked as a Family Physician in various international medical clinics in Beijing. Dr Zhang is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Dr Ellen Li

· Chief Obstetrician and Gynecologist
· Associate Professor
Dr Ellen Li graduated from Beijing Capital University of Medical Sciences and joined Beijing Chaoyang Hospital as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist in 1982. She held the positions of Attending Officer, Vice Chief and Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the same hospital. In 1986, she completed a one-year fellowship in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Peking Union Hospital. In 1989 she worked as a visiting scholar in the Perinatal Center of Buffalo Children's Hospital, Medical School, State University of New York, USA.

Dr. Gilbert Shia MB BChir

·Chief of Family Medicine
Dr. Shia was born in Hong Kong and had been living in England for thirty years. He studied medicine at Cambridge University and then undertook specialist training in Family Medicine. He had been working as a General Practitioner in Britain for fifteen years before coming to China.
Dr Shia’s other qualification included a BSc in medical science from London University and a MSc in cancer research from Oxford University. He was also trained in acupuncture and Chinese medicine at leading hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai.

As well as a practising doctor, Dr. Shia was also a Clinical Fellow in a teaching hospital in London, and an invited lecturer at the Oxford University medical school. He also taught acupuncture to other doctors and physiotherapists in Britain.

Dr. Shia speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He moved to Beijing with his family in 2006. His son goes to an international school in the city. Both of them enjoys travelling and eating out.

Dr Eddy Si

· Chief Dentist
Dr Eddy Si graduated in Dentistry from the University of the East, the Philippines, B.D.S. in 1980. He is licensed to practice in both Canada and Hong Kong. Dr Si has been working for Bayley & Jackson Dental Surgeons Ltd. since 1982. In 1990 he became one of the Directors of Bayley & Jackson Dental Surgeons Ltd. He is a member of the Committee on Marketing in Dentistry, the Ontario Dental Association, Canada and the Hong Kong Dental Association. In addition he is on the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce of Israel (HK Health Section) and a founding member of the Hong Kong Society of Oral Implantology.

Professor Geng-Nian Liu

· Chief Radiologist
Prof. Liu graduated from Medical School of Peking University in 1946. From 1947-1993, he worked as a senior radiologist, an associated professor, professor of radiology, PhD tutor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Beijing Peoples Hospital, Beijing Medical University Third Hospital. From 1994 onwards he has been a senior consultant radiologist. Prof. Liu was elected as the Chairman of the Radiological Society of China from 1985 and has been a member of the Editorial Board of the ‘Chinese Journal of Radiology’ for more than 20 years. He is the Honorary Chairman of Chinese Society of Radiology. Prof. Liu has published more than 60 papers on the subject of diagnostic radiology in several Chinese radiological journals. His main interests lie in chest, bone, joint, breast and abdominal radiology.

From 1982, Prof. Liu visited the United States several times to study new techniques of Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MR). From 1982-1983, Prof. Liu was resident at California Pacific Medical Center (Presbyterian Hospital ), San Francisco and was awarded as a Visiting Professor of Radiology at Montifiore Hospital (Albert Einstein Medical University), Bronx. N.Y. USA.

Nina Lenton

· Dietitian
Nina Lenton is a British Registered Dietitian (RD) and a member of the UK Health Professions Council. She graduated from The University of Bristol (England) with a BSc in Biology (2001). She then undertook her professional training at King's College London (England) where she gained an MSc in Nutrition (2003) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (2005).

In England, following qualification, she worked as a dietitian in two acute hospitals within the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospital Trust (London) providing clinical nutrition support and advice to inpatients and outpatients. Nina moved to Beijing in late 2006 and now provides nutrition education and therapeutic dietary consultations for a variety of nutrition-related conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, weight reduction, food allergy and intolerance.

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