Dr Zubing Mei

Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

Dr Zubing Mei is an Associate Research Fellow and Attending Doctor in the Department of Anorectal Surgery at Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China, and Research Associate Professor at the Anorectal Disease Institute of Shuguang Hospital. He received his MD in Surgery from Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, and his PhD in Surgery from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. His clinical and academic work focuses on colorectal and anorectal diseases, digestive oncology, inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal neoplasia, perioperative outcomes, biomarkers, and evidence-based surgical oncology.

During his career, Dr Mei has built a multidisciplinary research profile at the interface of colorectal surgery, oncology, gastroenterology and translational evidence assessment. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, with 16,142 citations and an h-index of 30, and has been recognized among the global Top 2% Scientists for 2023–2025. His research has appeared in journals including The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Oncology, British Journal of Cancer, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Epigenomics, and the International Journal of Surgery. His work has addressed prognostic biomarkers and molecular alterations in colorectal cancer, inflammation and tumor prognosis, inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal neoplasia, MASLD/MASH and liver fibrosis, hepatic encephalopathy, clinical outcomes, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Dr Mei also has extensive experience in academic publishing and journal development. He serves as Associate Editor for the International Journal of Surgery and Trials, and has held editorial roles with BMC Cancer, Scientific Reports, Annals of Medicine, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery and other international journals. He has been involved in manuscript handling, reviewer selection, assessment of peer-review reports and editorial decision-making across a substantial number of submissions. His current interests include advancing rigorous surgical oncology research, promoting high-quality original studies, authoritative reviews and clinical guidelines, developing themed collections in digestive and colorectal cancers, and supporting ethical, transparent and timely peer review.

Updated 11 May 2026