Rate My Professor Zhe Li

Dr Zhe Li is a Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery at Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. He holds an MD and PhD from the University of Sydney, where he completed his PhD in 1997 and subsequent postdoctoral research. Dr Li has served as a senior medical scientist at the University of Sydney, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and St George Hospital, holding senior research positions at Children’s Hospital at Westmead and St George Hospital prior to his current appointment. As chief medical scientist of the Skin Culture Laboratory for the NSW Severe Burn Injury Service at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, he has led laboratory services since 2003, providing cultured living skin grafts for severe burn wound healing to all burns units under the NSW State-wide Severe Burns Service. His expertise encompasses the cultivation of skin stem cells and engineered autologous skin grafts for clinical application in burn treatment. With extensive training in developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, medical microbiology, infection, immunity, and animal models, Dr Li contributes significantly to surgical research and clinical practice in burns and reconstructive surgery.