Dr. Hanwei Peng is the Chair of Thyroid Surgery Research Center of Shantou University Medical College (SUMC) and the Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, SUMC, with a title of Professor and Chief Surgeon. After graduating from Sun Yat-sen University with a PhD, Prof. Peng worked at Cancer Hospital of Shantou University for 25 years. He is interested in clinical research focusing on head and neck cancers, particularly reconstructive surgery for head and neck defects following ablative surgery, as well as basic research in oncogenesis mechanism of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and liquid biopsy for early diagnosis of head and neck SCC. Prof. Peng is now one of the top ranked scholars in the field of Head and Neck Surgery in Guangdong Province in southern China. He serves as co-Chair of Guangdong Anticancer Association Head and Neck Cancer Committee, co-Chair of Guangdong Thyroid Association, Chair of Shantou Medical Association H&N Surgeon Committee.