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Hanzhang Xu is an Associate Professor at Duke University's School of Nursing, with joint appointments at the Duke University School of Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, as well as at the Duke-NUS Medical School Health Services & Systems Research Signature Program. Xu is a recognized expert in aging and healthcare, serving as a Senior Fellow at Duke's Center for the Study of Aging and a Faculty Affiliate at the Duke Global Health Institute. His primary research interests include enhancing geriatric care and advance care planning, particularly in the context of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Xu has been awarded multiple research grants aimed at understanding family structure and care utilization among individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in the Asian region. He also holds a Ph.D. from Duke University's School of Nursing, completed in 2018.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)