Dr Xiao-Yang (Mio) Hu PhD, MSc, MD (Chinese Medicine)
Senior Research Fellow
Mio is a Senior Research Fellow within the Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, as well as a Senior Research Adviser for NIHR Research Design Service South Central region.
Mio joined the department as a NIHR SPCR funded research fellow in the group of Prof George Lewith in 2016. She has been actively involved in leading and delivering a variety of research using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods methodologies. She has previously been awarded a prestigious NIHR School for Primary Care Research fellowship, to explore the use of herbal medicine in respiratory tract infections. With a background in Chinese Medicine, integrative and complementary medicine, her research interests lie in understanding the use of herbal medicine in symptom relief and reducing the use of antibiotics for infectious diseases and long term pain conditions in primary care.
Mio has completed an MSc in Musculoskeletal Science, and her PhD was a mixed methods feasibility study investigating integrative medicine in musculoskeletal disorders.
I see integrative medicine as the future healthcare model. It would be the optimum treatment considering conventional, complementary and alternative interventions. With its goals of health and healing, it emphasises an individualised holistic approach, self-management, and the practitioner-patient relationship within multidisciplinary collaborative teams. It should be evidence based with clear understanding of safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness.
Qualifications
BSc, Acupuncture, moxibustion and Tuina, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
MSc, Musculoskeletal Science, University College London, UK
PhD, Integrative Medicine in Musculoskeletal Disorders, London South Bank University (Royal London Hospital for Integrative Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust), UK.