Education/Working Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow at Tulane University in U.S.

Participation in the Academic Community

Chinese Medicine Association.

Research Direction

Spine trauma and spinal cord injury

Thesis or Articles Published

Master degree thesis:The experimental study of acute spinal cord injury treatment with exogenous ganglioside GM3 in rat.

Ph. D. degree thesis:The construction of tissue engineering bone in vitro and the experimental study of spinal fusion with tissue engineering bone in rabbit.

Articles published:

1.The effects of FTY720 on recovery of motor neurological function after acute spinal cord injury in rat. Wang jianmin,Tang kai,Xu benchen, Wang chengke, Basit Qazi, Li fang, Zhao xuezheng. Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2013, 29(10):1000-1007.

2.The research progress of the role of immune inflammatory response on secondary spinal cord injury. Wang jianmin,Tang kai.Medical Review, 2012, 18(3):350-351.

3.Recent Advances in Underlying Pathologies Provide Insight into Interleukin-8 Expression-Mediated Inflammation and Angiogenesis. Basit Saleem Qazi,Kai Tang,and Asma Qazi. International Journal of Inflammation. doi:10.4061/2011/908468, Epub 2011 Dec 22.

4.The research progress of immunosuppressor on the treatment of spinal cord injury. Wang chengke,Tang k kai.Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2011, 21(7):606-609.

5.The treatment of lumbar degenerative disorders with modified interbody fusion through intervertebrale foramen. Liu yang, Yang qun,Tang kai,Ma kai, Jiang changing, Wu chunming, Wang hong. Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine, 2011, 34(23):18-20.

6.Single Cage plus unilateral pedicle screw placement for treating lumbar degenerative instability in 51 cases.Yang Qun, Yang Jun, Wang Bo, Jiang Changming, Wu Chunming, Ma Kai,Tang Kai.Chinese Tissue Engineering Study and Clinic Rehabilitation, 2010, 14(30):5690-5693.

7.The application of cervical lateral mass plating for the treatment of cervical spondylosis associated with cervical spinal instability.Tang kai,Jiang changming, Ma kai, Yang qun, Zhang weiguo, Lv decheng. Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine.2008，31（3B）：27-30.

8.The comparison of clinical efficacy of thoracolumbar fracture treatment with posterior approach pedicle screw fixation using different grafting method.Tang kai,Jiang changming, Yang qun, Ma kai, Zhang weiguo, Lv decheng. Medicine and Philosophy(Clinical Decision and Forum). 2007,28(6): 34-36.

9.The treatment of distal tibial fracture with minimal invasive percutaneous locking compressive plating. Li hongjing,Tang kai,Tang xin, Zhang yufei. Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine. 2007, 30(6B): 32-33.

10.The treatment of thoracolumbar fracture with posterior pedicle screw fixation combined with intrabody bone grafting.Tang kai,Jiang changing, Yang Qun, Ma kai, Zhang weiguo, Lv decheng. Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine. 2007, 30(4): 10-13.

11.The analysis of failure of pedicle fixation for the treatment of thoracolumbar fracture. Wang dazheng,Tang kai.Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine. 2006, 29(6B): 67.

12.The surgical method for the treatment of thoracic spinal cannal stenosis. Jiang changing,Tang kai,Lv decheng, Zhang weiguo, Tang xin, Yang qun, Jiang bin. Journal of bone and joint injury. 2006, 21(4): 296-297.

13.The treatment of complete acromioclavicular dislocation with AO clavicle hook-plate combined with ligament repair. Tang xin, Tai pengyue, Sun lizhong, Qu wei,Tang kai.Journal of Chinese Traumatic Orthopaedics. 2004, 6(6): 712-713.

14.The comparison of outcomes for the treatment of thoracolumbar fracture with different anterior internal fixation. Tang xin, Li zhengwei, Wang shoufeng,Tang kai,Qu wei, Yang qun, Zhang weiguo, Jiang changming, Sun kang. Journal of Spine Surgery. 2003, 1(2): 78-80.

15.In vivo evaluation of bone marrow stromal-derived osteoblasts-porous calcium phosphate ceramic composites as bone graft substitute for lumbar intervertebral spinal fusion.Tang Kai, Guo Shao-qing, Dang Geng-ting. Spine 2003 Aug 1;28(15):1653-8.

16.The application of three-dimensional cell culture system in the bone tissue engineering.Tang Kai, Dang Gengting. Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics. 2003, 23(2): 121-123.

17.The Animal Experimental Study for The Spinal Fusion.Tang Kai, Dang Gengting. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord. 2003, 13(3): 189-191.

18.The observation of bone formation in vivo with modified bone marrow stromal-derived osteoblast-calcium phosphate ceramic composites.Tang Kai, Dang Gengting, Guo Shaoqing, et al. Chinese Journal of Surgery. 2003, 41(1): 72.

19.Lumbar interbody spinal fusion with bone marrow stromal-derived osteoblast-calcium phosphate ceramic composites in rabbits.Tang Kai, Dang Genting, Guo Shaoqing. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 2002, 12(5): 352-355.

20.Rotary Cell Culture Promoting Bone Marrow Stromal osteoblasts Attachment and Three-dimensional distribution in porpous massive calcium phosphate ceramics.Tang Kai, Dang Gengting, Guo Shaoqing. Journal of Chinese Surgery 2002, 40 (8): 637.

21.The effects of intermittent hydromechanics on the differentiation and function of bone marrow stromal derived-osteoblasts in porous calcium phosphate ceramics.Tang Kai, Dang Gengting, Guo Shaoqing. National Medical Journal of China, 2002, 82(10): 665-668.

22.The study on the treatment of experimental acute spinal cord injury with exogenous ganglioside GM3 in rats.Tang Kai, Lv decheng, Wang shaowu. Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord, 1999, 9(3): 177.

23.The animal model of spinal cord injury and related radiological pathology study. Wang shaowu,Tang Kai, Wu Enhui. Journal of Clinical Radiology, 1998, 17(1): 60-61.

24.Arthroscopic Debridement for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gouty Arthritis. Wang Lide, Zhang Yufei,Tang Kai,et al. Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics, 1997, 17(12): 751-753.

Scientific Research Project

1.       The application study of FTY720 for the treatment of acutespinal cord injury in rat. Funded by Liaoning Province Science and Technology Project. 2012, PI.

2.       The study and clinic application of spinal fusion with tissue engineered bone combined with gene modified bone marrow stromal cells. Funded by National Human Resource and Homecoming Science and Technology Project. 2009, PI.

3.      The construction of tissue engineering bone with bone marrow stromal stem cells transfected by BMP-2 and BMP-7 gene. Funded by Liaoning Province Science and Technology Project. 2006, PI.