Xiaorong Hu (M.D.) is an associate professor with a doctor of medicine degree from Wuhan University. He has worked in the Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, and at the Institute of Myocardial Injury and Repair, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, as a cardiovascular physician and associate professor. His research interests include acute myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury, cardiomyopathy, cardiac inflammation, fibrosis and myocardial remodeling, and autophagy. Some of his scientific research achievements are listed below. 1, Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 18 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in intensive care unit Journal: Intensive care medicine 2, NEAT1 promotes myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury via activating the MAPK signaling pathway Journal: Journal of cellular physiology 3, Comprehensive analysis of miRNA–mRNA regulatory network and potential drugs in chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy across human and mouse Journal: BMC medical genomics 4, Comprehensive Analysis of circRNA–miRNA–mRNA regulatory network and novel potential biomarkers in acute myocardial infarction Journal: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine