Specialist route
Sufang Lin
Chief Physician
Neurology · Shanghai Children's Medical Center International Department
The official SCMC page presents Lin Sufang as a senior pediatric neurologist focused on autoimmune encephalitis, epilepsy, infantile epileptic spasms, and tuberous sclerosis-related neurologic care.
Use this page to decide whether the specialist direction fits the case, then confirm live appointment availability through the hospital channel.
Expert titles, clinic schedules, and registration availability change quickly. Please treat this page as direction-setting and verify live slots with the official hospital system.
Autoimmune encephalitis · Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome · Tuberous sclerosis mosaicism and treatment
Thursday morning (neurology epilepsy specialist clinic) · Sunday morning (neurology epilepsy featured clinic)
Diagnosis, imaging, surgery notes, lab reports, and treatment history should be organized before booking.
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Start with the disease pattern, age stage, and treatment question. OriEast can turn the records into a concise medical brief before appointment planning.
Neurology
Shanghai Children's Medical Center International Department
Profile checked: 2026-04-08
Case fit
Start with the disease pattern, age stage, and treatment question. OriEast can turn the records into a concise medical brief before appointment planning.
Strong fit for international families seeking expert pediatric neurology opinions on autoimmune encephalitis, difficult epilepsy, infantile spasms, or tuberous sclerosis.
Appointment route
For time-sensitive specialists, the practical path is often official expert clinic, specialty clinic, or the same department team when the top slot is unavailable.
- •Thursday morning (neurology epilepsy specialist clinic)
- •Sunday morning (neurology epilepsy featured clinic)
- •Tuesday morning (neurology epilepsy special-needs clinic)
- •Wednesday afternoon (neurology epilepsy special-needs clinic)
Expert titles, clinic schedules, and registration availability change quickly. Please treat this page as direction-setting and verify live slots with the official hospital system.
Records to prepare
Complete records make the first consultation more efficient, especially for pediatric surgical and specialty cases.
- ✓Recent outpatient or discharge summaries with confirmed and suspected diagnoses
- ✓Imaging reports and source files, such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, endoscopy, or echocardiography when relevant
- ✓Surgery, pathology, genetic, or specialist consultation reports if the child has already been treated
- ✓Medication, growth, feeding, rehabilitation, and symptom timeline notes
- ✓A short question list covering the decision you want the specialist to answer
Biography
According to the official page, Lin Sufang is a chief physician in neurology. The page highlights work on autoimmune encephalitis, drug-resistant epilepsy, and tuberous sclerosis, and notes visiting training at the epilepsy and genetics centers of Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, plus neurology training at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Expertise map
We separate the public profile into disease areas, clinical work, procedures, and academic depth so the page is useful for real appointment decisions.
Specialties
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- Epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes
- Drug-resistant epilepsy
- Inflammatory demyelinating CNS disorders
- Intracranial infections
- Headache
- Tic disorders
Practice Areas
- Pediatric neurology
- Epilepsy care
- Autoimmune neurology
Conditions Treated
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- Epilepsy syndromes
- Refractory epilepsy
- CNS inflammatory demyelination
- Intracranial infection
- Tic disorder
- Infantile spasms
- Tuberous sclerosis
Signature Techniques
- Ketogenic diet application
- Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric epilepsy-related disorders
Clinical and academic depth
Research focus, roles, awards, and training background help judge whether the specialist has long-term depth in a narrow problem.
Academic Titles
- •Chief Physician
Leadership Track Record & Contributions
- •Visiting training at Boston Children's / Harvard genetics-epilepsy centers
- •Ketogenic diet clinical application expertise
Research Highlights
- •Research directions include pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis, immune mechanisms of infantile epileptic spasm syndrome, and mosaicism and treatment exploration in tuberous sclerosis
- •Led 1 National Natural Science Foundation project and 1 Guangdong Natural Science Foundation project
- •Published more than 10 SCI papers and co-authored 5 pediatric and neurology books
Academic Roles
- •Youth committee member of the China Association Against Epilepsy
- •Committee member of the Pediatrics Committee of the Chinese Medical Education Association
- •Secretary of the Pediatric Neurology and Neuromuscular Expert Committee of the Guangdong Precision Medicine Application Association
- •Committee member of the Guangdong Pediatric Doctors Association
- •Corresponding editorial board member of Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Awards & Honors
- •Second Prize of the Shenzhen Government Science and Technology Progress Award
Education & Overseas Experience
The official page notes visiting training at the epilepsy and genetics centers of Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School and further neurology training at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this expert suitable for a second opinion?
Yes. Sufang Lin may be a strong option for second-opinion cases involving Autoimmune encephalitis, Epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes, Drug-resistant epilepsy, especially when families want input from a leading pediatric center in Shanghai.
What kinds of cases is this expert best for?
This expert is generally best suited for cases involving Autoimmune encephalitis, Epilepsy syndromes, Refractory epilepsy, based on the public SCMC profile and the doctor’s main clinical focus.
Can OriEast help arrange the appointment?
Yes. OriEast can help international families prepare records, confirm booking steps, and coordinate communication with Shanghai Children's Medical Center International Department when arranging care.
What records should patients prepare before booking?
Prepare the latest diagnosis, imaging or pathology reports, treatment summaries, medication list, and any key questions for the specialist. Clear English translations are helpful if available.