Neurology at SinoUnited Health is led by Dr. Feng Wang, a neurologist and associate chief physician with more than 20 years in Shanghai tertiary A hospitals and a year as a visiting scholar at the Brain Research Centre of the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Her training in China and Australia shapes the way the service is organised: the blood vessels and the brain are assessed together, because in most older patients they fail together.
That matters most for memory. A great many cases of "forgetfulness" are not Alzheimer's disease at all — they are the cognitive consequence of small strokes, mini-infarcts and long-standing high blood pressure. Telling the two apart changes what happens next, and it cannot be done from symptoms alone.
20+ Years
Clinical neurology in Shanghai tertiary A hospitals, with a fellowship year in Melbourne.
Stroke Pathway
Green-channel experience in acute cerebrovascular rescue, inside a hospital with 24-hour medical services.
Vascular + Cognitive
One clinic for the stroke risk and the memory complaint, not two disconnected referrals.
What We Treat
Stroke & TIA
Acute cerebrovascular rescue, post-stroke assessment and secondary prevention of recurrence.
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
White-matter changes on MRI, often found by accident and too often left unmanaged.
Memory & Cognitive Decline
Systematic assessment of forgetfulness, slowed thinking and post-stroke cognitive change — separating vascular cognitive impairment from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Recurrent Dizziness
Persistent or repeated dizziness in older adults, including a vascular work-up where indicated.
Vascular Risk Factors
Diabetes, hypertension and raised cholesterol managed as one integrated risk rather than three separate prescriptions.
Sleep & Chronic Neurological Care
Long-term management of chronic neurological conditions in older adults, working alongside sleep specialists.
How a Memory Assessment Works
Not every memory complaint needs a scanner, and not every scanner result explains the complaint. The assessment is staged so that treatable causes are excluded first:
- Step 1 — rule out what can be reversed. Blood tests and a brain MRI look for thyroid disease, vitamin deficiency, metabolic disturbance, medication effects, depression and anxiety, and silent stroke. Many "dementia" referrals end here, with something treatable.
- Step 2 — establish the pattern. Standardised cognitive scales map which domains are affected: memory, attention, language, executive function. The pattern, not a single score, is what distinguishes vascular from degenerative disease.
- Step 3 — look for the biology. Where Alzheimer's pathology needs to be confirmed or excluded, a p-tau217 blood test is now available: published accuracy of 95–97%, with the first p-tau217 and Aβ42 assays cleared by the US FDA in May 2025. PET imaging and cerebrospinal fluid testing remain available where the blood result is ambiguous or a trial or treatment decision requires them.
For Families Living Abroad
Much of our neurology work is arranged by adult children who live in another country and are worried about a parent in Shanghai. Two things make that practical:
- Records travel first. Send the MRI films, discharge summaries and medication list ahead of the appointment and the neurologist will review them before the visit.
- Reports are written in English. Every assessment ends with a written summary that your own doctor abroad can act on, including the imaging findings and the reasoning behind the plan.
Vascular risk does not sit in one department. Where a patient also has diabetes, hypertension or cardiac arrhythmia, the neurologist works directly with our Endocrinology & Thyroid Centre and Heart & Vascular Centre rather than issuing a separate referral.