Prof. Kefang Lai: the diagnosis and treatment of cough in China

Kefang Lai (Figure 1), PhD, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. Director of Clinical Research Department, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease. Editorial Board of Chin Asthma J, Chin J Lung Dis, Int J Rerspir Dis. Academic interest: chronic cough and bronchial asthma, chairing several key national science research projects on asthma and chronic cough, including State “863” projects, State “115” Project, National Nature Science Foundation of China, taking the lead in chronic cough field in China with more than 100 papers published. Editor-in-chief of “Chronic Cough”, editor of eight books associated with respiratory disease, and chief draftsman for “Guideline of Diagnosis and Management of Cough” in China (2005, 2009).