Dr. Jiade J. Lu is a Chinese National Distinguished Expert and the current Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Centre (SPHIC), as well as a Professor of Clinical Oncology at the Fudan University School of Medicine. After his specialized training in radiation oncology at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Dr. Lu started his academic career at the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore as a radiation oncologist. In 2010, he was appointed the Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology of NUH. In 2012, he was appointed the Vice Chairman of the Medical Board of the hospital for R&D. In February 2014, he accepted the appointment by the Hospital Development Centre of the Shanghai Municipal Government, and started his endeavour as the Executive President of the newly established Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Centre