Dr. Xuerong Deng, M.D. is a consultant at Peking University First Hospital and Associate Professor at Peking University Medical Health Center, China. She serves as Deputy Director of the Imaging Group of the Rheumatology Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association. She was an academic visitor at the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, UK in 2015, and at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong in 2012. Dr. Deng is registered as a trainer of the APLAR Imaging SIG and is qualified to teach EULAR-endorsed courses. She was a faculty mentor for ultrasound workshops at the 18th APLAR Congress in Shanghai and at ICCR 2024 in Hong Kong.