Xiaoqiang Li currently serves as the Director of Department of Vascular Surgery at the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School. He has pursued advanced studies in vascular surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, Universität Hannover and Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. His group mainly conduct both basic and clinical research on vascular surgery diseases, such as Deep Vein Thrombosis, Iliac Vein Compress Syndrome, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.