Ivy xiao

 Ivy Xiao is a General Registered TCM practitioner and Acupuncturist in College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners of Ontario. She completed a five year program and graduated from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, one of the top TCM universities in China, with a bachelor’s degree of medicine in 1991. Awarded the honor educated student, she was invited to work in the university hospital as a Combination of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine doctor. She is an expert in infertility, gynecological disorder and pain treatment . After finished her master courses in 2000, she immigrated to Canada and worked as a medical researcher in Obstetrics & Gynecology department, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto. During the ten years of medical research career in Canada, Ivy developed her comprehensive knowledge in infertility science and embryonic study. She contributed a lots public science papers and received the scientific awards in Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (2007) and American Society for Reproductive Medicine (2005). (Click here to link the publications). At the same time, she still kept great interested in TCM clinic then joined a multi-disciplinary team to practicing the TCM and Acupuncture in 2010. Since then, she continue to developed her TCM treatment methods in infertility and gynecological disorders, as well as gastrointestinal upset, immune system problems and has treated thousands of people in various types of disease such as endocrine disturbance, emotion and digestive disorder, neurological disorder and anorecctal disease. She also is an active member of Ontario Society of Medical Technologists and certified of Canadian Pharmaceutical Institute. Due to her strong medical background and professional experiences in TCM clinic, research and herbology fields, she always grab the primal modality in very first time and give patients accurate diagnosis and precise treatment procedures in both TCM herbs and acupuncture points. 

 Additionally, as a warm, caring and experienced practitioner, Ivy is very expert in creating positive patient relations, she always conduct patients care, determine the nature of a patient’s condition. Her practice characteristic is emphasize the harmony between human being and nature, using nature herbs and acupuncture needles directly reach the lesion and devising appropriate treatment plan to gain the maximal effects. 

Honors and Awards:

•  2007     Best Basic Science Paper Award at Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• 2005      RISIG Prize Paper Award of American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• 2001      The Second Price Award of American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA.

PROFESSIONAL LICENCES, CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS IN NORTH AMERICAN
 

• License of Registered TCMP and Ac in College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncture in Ontario   (CTCMPAO).
• Certified and membership of Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OSMT).
• Certificate of Canadian Pharmaceutical Institute of Analytical Chemist.
• Membership of Canadian Society of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (CSCMA).
• Membership of American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
• Membership of World Chinese Association of Reproductive Medicine.

PUBLICATIONS: 

1.  Hong SH, Maghen L, Kenigsberg S, Teichert AM, Rammeloo AW, Shlush E, Szaraz  P, Pereira S, Lulat A, Xiao R, Yie SM, Gauthier-Fisher A, Librach CL: Ontogeny of human umbilical cord perivascular cells: molecular and fate  potential changes during gestation.  Stem Cell Dev. 2013 Sep 1; 22(17): 2425-39. 
2.  Balakier H, Xiao R, Zhao J, Zaver S, Zaver S, Dziak E, Szczepanska K, Opas M, Mandel R, Yie S, Librach C L: Expression of surviving, in human oocytes and preimplantation embryos.  Fertil Steril. 2013 Feb; 99(2): 518-25 
3.  Sheshgiri R, Rao Vivek, Tumiate L C, Xiao R, Prodger J L, Badiwala M, Librach C L and Delgado D H: Progesterone induces human leukocyte antigen-G expression in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Circulation. 2008; 118: S58-S64.
4.  Yie SM, Li LH, Xiao R and Librach C L: A single base-pair mutation in the 3’-untranslated region, of HLA-G mRNA is associated with preeclampsia. Mol. Hum. Reprod. (2008) Nov; 14(11): 649-53. 
5.  Yie SM, Li LH, Li GM, Xiao R and Librach C L: Progesterone enhances  HLA-G gene expression in JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells and human cytotrophoblast in vitro. Hum Repro. (2006) Jan; 21 (1): 46-51. 
6.  Yie SM, Xiao R and Librach C L: Progesterone regulates HLA-G gene expression through a novel progesterone response element. Hum Repro. (2006) Oct; 21 (10): 2538-2544. 

 PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS: 

1.  Rong Xiao, Shang-main Yie, Junhai Zhao, Gong W and Clifford L Librach: In Vitro derivation of functional insulin-producing cells from human first trimester umbilical cord stem cells. (Abstract Book of 27st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 71, 2010) 
2.  Shirin Zaver , Rong Xiao, Junhai Zhao, Rodica Mandel, Shang-mian Yie, Hanna Balakier and Clifford L Librach: Expression of survivin in human oocytes and embryos. (Abstract Book of 27st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 85, 2010) 
3.  Rong Xiao, Wei Gong, Yu Peng, Junhai Zhao and Clifford L Librach: The potential role of HLA-G in human first trimester umbilical cord stem cells. (Abstract Book of 26st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 59, 2009) 
4.  Junhai Zhao, Rong Xiao, Shang-mian Yie and Clifford L Librach: Differentiation of hepatocytes from human  first trimester umbilical cord stem cells. (Abstract Book of 26st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 89, 2009) 
5.  Rong Xiao, Wei Gong, Shang-mian Yie, Junhai Zhao and Clifford L Librach: Human first trimester umbilical cord stem cells as an embryonic-like stem cell source: Proliferative and Multilineage Differentia Protential.  (Abstract Book of 25st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 71, 2008) 
6.  Rong Xiao, Shang-mian Yie and Clifford L Librach: Identification and production of stem cells with embryonic characteristics from the first trimester umbilical cord. (In Book of ISSCR 6st Annual Meeting Poster Session Abstracts. Pp 419, SAT-650)  The oral presentation also Received a Scientific Award of the Best Basic Science Paper at the 53rd CFAS Annual Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 27-29, 2007. 
7.  Shang-mian Yie, Rong Xiao, Agata Sojecki and Clifford L Librach: Expression of survivin protein in human embryo culture medium is associated with quality of pre-implantation human embryos. (Abstract Book of 24st Annual Research Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Pp 69, 2007) 
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