HUNG-YUAN LI
李弘元
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Attending Physician |
Email
larsli@ntuh.gov.tw
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Biography
Professor Hung-Yuan Li is Professor of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, and an attending physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at National Taiwan University Hospital. He is a leading researcher in the fields of diabetes epidemiology, cardiometabolic diseases, and metabolic disorders during pregnancy. He received his M.D. from National Taiwan University and completed his residency training in internal medicine and fellowship training in endocrinology and metabolism at National Taiwan University Hospital. He subsequently obtained both his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine at National Taiwan University.
Professor Li has long been actively involved in academic and public health activities related to diabetes. From 2007 to 2019 he served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, and since 2019 he has served as a member of its Board of Directors. He currently serves as an editor of several international journals, including the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Formosan Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Since 2021, he has also been Chief Executive Officer of the Formosan Diabetes Care Foundation, promoting public awareness and improving diabetes care in Taiwan.
Professor Li’s research focuses on the epidemiology and translational medicine of diabetes and metabolic diseases. He has published more than 150 SCI-indexed papers and contributed to over 20 book chapters, with work appearing in high-impact journals such as Diabetes Care, Diabetes, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, International Journal of Obesity, and FASEB Journal. A major theme of his work is metabolic disorders during pregnancy, particularly gestational diabetes mellitus, and their impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes. He led the TESGO randomized controlled trial, published in Diabetes Care, which is one of the few investigator-initiated randomized controlled trials led by an Asian research team evaluating screening strategies for gestational diabetes. In addition, he has conducted extensive research on cardiometabolic diseases using large-scale cohort studies and nationwide databases, as well as translational and basic studies of several candidate genes. Importantly, a series of translational studies on vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) conducted by Professor Li has demonstrated its role as both a biomarker of diabetes complications and a potential therapeutic target in cardiometabolic diseases.
In recognition of his research contributions, Professor Li received the Professor Fang-Wu Chen Outstanding Research Award from the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China and the Endocrine Society of the Republic of China in 2011, and the Masato Kasuga Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes in 2023.
Research Interests
Epidemiology of Diabetes
The Application of Biomarkers
Organization
| Organization | Major | Role | Start | End |
National Taiwan University | Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine | Ph.D. | August 2006 | July 2010 |
National Taiwan University | Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine | M.M.S. | August 2002 | July 2004 |
National Taiwan University | School of Medicine, College of Medicine | M.D. | August 1992 | July 1999 |
Organization
| Organization | Dept | Title | Start |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Professor | 2025 |
National Taiwan University Hospital | Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine | Attending Physician | 2006 |
National Taiwan University | Feng-Cheng News and Commentary, College of Medicine | Executive Editor | 2026 |
Formosan Diabetes Care Foundation | Chief Executive Officer / Director (since 2024) | 2025 | |
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal | Editor | 2022 | |
Diabetes Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | Standing Director | 2021 | |
Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan | Editorial Board Member | 2021 | |
Journal of Diabetes Investigation | Editor | 2020 |
Organization
| Organization | Dept | Title | Start | End |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Clinical Professor | August 2021 | January 2025 |
Formosan Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Editor-in-Chief | June 2019 | May 2025 | |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Associate Professor | August 2013 | July 2021 |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Clinical Assistant Professor | August 2010 | July 2013 |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Adjunct Assistant Professor | August 2008 | July 2010 |
The Diabetes Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | Deputy Secretary-General | March 2007 | March 2019 | |
National Taiwan University | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine | Adjunct Lecturer | February 2006 | July 2008 |
National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch | Division of Endocrine and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine | Attending Physician | August 2004 | July 2006 |
National Taiwan University Hospital | Department of Internal Medicine | Research Fellow | August 2002 | July 2004 |
National Taiwan University Hospital | Department of Internal Medicine | Chief Resident | August 2002 | July 2004 |
National Taiwan University Hospital | Department of Internal Medicine | Resident | August 1999 | July 2002 |
Award(s)
2007 Young Investigator Award, 14th Japan-Korea Symposium on Diabetes Mellitus
2009 Best manuscript award, Diabetes Association and Endocrine Society of the Republic of China
2011 Best Epidemiology Award, Asian-pacific Bayer Chinese Diabetes Forum
2011 Professor Fang-Wu Chen Outstanding Research Award, Diabetes Association of R.O.C. and Endocrine society of R.O.C.
2013 Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Award, Asian-pacific Bayer Chinese Diabetes Forum
2014 Best Oral Presentation Award, Diabetes Association of R.O.C. and Endocrine society of R.O.C.
2023 Masato Kasuga Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement, Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes