Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine - Volume 29: Cervical Radiculopathy

About the Editors-in-chief

Professor Charlie Changli Xue holds a Bachelor of Medicine (majoring in Chinese Medicine) from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China (1987) and a PhD from RMIT University, Australia (2000). He has been an academic, researcher, regulator and practitioner for almost three decades. Prof Xue has made significant contributions to evidence-based educational development, clinical research, regulatory framework and policy development and provision of high quality clinical care to the community. Prof. Xue is recognised internationally as an expert in evidence-based traditional medicine and integrative healthcare.

Prof Xue is the Inaugural National Chair of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia appointed by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (in 2011), and he was reappointed for the second and third terms in 2014 and 2017. Since 2007, he has been a Member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Advisory Panel for Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Geneva. Prof. Xue is also Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China.

At RMIT, Professor Xue is Executive Dean, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences. He is also Director, World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine.

Between 1995 and 2010, Professor Xue was Discipline Head of Chinese Medicine at RMIT University. He leads the development of five successful undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in Chinese Medicine at RMIT University which is now a global leader in Chinese medicine education and research.

Professor Xue's research has been supported by over AU$20 million research grants including six project grants from the Australian Government's National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and two Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. He has contributed over 200 publications and has been frequently invited as keynote speakers for numerous national and international conferences. Prof Xue has contributed to over 300 media interviews on issues related to complementary medicine education, research, regulation and practice.

Professor Chuanjian Lu is the Vice President (Research) of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences), Professor and doctoral supervisor at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in China and PhD supervisor at RMIT University in Australia. Professor Lu is co-deputy director of the China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine. Professor Lu has published more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Professor Lu has been an invited speaker at international scientific conferences. She leads a multidisciplinary team investigating the evidence for the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) and integrative Chinese and Western medicine. Her approach includes clinical and experimental studies; evaluation of existing evidence through systematic reviews; and Chinese medicine standardization for clinical practice and education.