Speaker Profile

Executive Summary：
Dr. Yih-Ru Wu is Professor of Neurology at Chang Gung University College of Medicine and Director of the Department of Neurology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan. Since October 2025, she has served as Chair of the Asian and Oceanian Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS-AOS).

Dr. Wu completed her neurology training at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from 1990 to 1994 and subsequently joined the faculty as an attending neurologist. From 1998 to 1999, she undertook a research fellowship at the Movement Disorders Center, Toronto Western Hospital. Her research focuses on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders, non-motor symptoms, and clinical research in PD.

Dr. Wu has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and has served as a reviewer for over 50 scientific journals. She is an Editorial Board Member of npj Parkinson’s Disease and an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Neurology. She served as President of the Taiwan Movement Disorder Society from 2015 to 2017 and has also contributed to the Education and Publications Committees of the World Federation of Neurology.

Dr. Wu has a long-standing commitment to MDS-AOS. She served on its Education Committee (2011–2015), Executive Committee (2015–2019), and Web Editorial Committee (2015–2019). Her leadership roles subsequently progressed from Secretary-Elect (2019–2021) to Secretary (2021–2023), Chair-Elect (2023–2025), and Chair since October 2025. She remains committed to advancing education, scientific collaboration, and movement disorders care across Asia and Oceania.