Name:Dr. Yao
Home:Kunming, China

Areas of interest: early detection of Parkinson’s, How speech is affected in Parkinson’s disease.

We met Dr. Yao through the Hospital in Kunming. After going to the hospital with our guide Mr. Ma we asked about Parkinson’s disease and we were referred to Dr. Yao.

Dr. Yao is a mother, a wife, and is currently doing specialty studies in Parkinson’s disease. She chose to study Parkinson’s disease because she really likes the patients. Her current areas of research include advanced recognitions of Parkinson’s and speech and Parkinson’s disease.

She encourages her patients to play games and especially poker to keep there brains sharp and their fingers dexterous.

She cited a study in 1986 of 6 major cities in China. As a result of the surveys they found that 70-90 years was peak age for Parkinson’s Disease. Also, per 3,000,000 people 171.9 have Parkinson’s. Average age of Diagnosis was 55 years.