Zhongshan Hospital
复旦大学附属中山医院
Xuhui District, Shanghai
1937
Founded
2,005+
Beds
4 million+
Annual Outpatient Visits
~100,000
Annual Inpatient Admissions
#5
National Ranking (2023)
About the Hospital
Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, opened in April 1937 and founded by the Chinese Medical Association, is one of China's highest-ranked comprehensive hospitals, receiving an A++++ designation in the National Hospital Rankings and consistently placing among the top five nationally.
The hospital has 2,005 beds, serves over 4 million outpatient and emergency visits and 100,000 inpatients per year, and holds 18 National Clinical Key Specialties across disciplines ranging from hepatobiliary surgery and cardiovascular medicine to pulmonology and organ transplantation.
It is the birthplace of Chinese liver surgery and performed China's first liver transplant; the Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases are both headquartered here, giving the hospital national leadership in hepatocellular carcinoma and cardiac disease. The Department of Cardiology performs over 20,000 PCI procedures annually with a success rate exceeding 98% for complex lesions, and the hospital's heart transplantation program reports a 5-year survival rate of 82%, among the highest in Asia.
Highlight Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
National Ranking #4 (2023)Pulmonary Medicine
National Ranking #4 (2023)Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Cancer
National Clinical Key SpecialtyGastroenterology & Endoscopy
National Clinical Key SpecialtyInterventional Radiology
National Clinical Key SpecialtyNotable Achievements
- #4–5 nationally (comprehensive ranking); home to the Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University — China's foremost liver cancer research center.
- Introduced transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) to China; Zhongshan's liver cancer 5-year survival rates are among the best reported in Asia.
- First hospital in China to perform minimally invasive robot-assisted thoracic surgery at scale and to pioneer China's TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) program.
- Holds 13 national key disciplines and 18 national clinical key specialties — one of the largest concentrations of national academic designations in eastern China.
Featured Technology & Equipment
uEXPLORER Total-Body PET/CT Scanner
uEXPLORER Total-Body PET/CT Scanner
Zhongshan housed the world's first clinical uEXPLORER system — a 194 cm axial-length scanner that images the entire body simultaneously, detecting micro-lesions in 2–3 minutes with 1/40th the radiation dose of conventional PET-CT.
Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System
Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System
Deployed across general surgery, urology, and thoracics, the Xi platform enables precision minimally invasive resections at one of China's highest-volume surgical centers, supporting the hospital's national leadership in hepatobiliary oncology.
ECMO and Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support
ECMO and Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support
A comprehensive critical-care ECMO program combined with intra-aortic balloon pumps and CRRT supports patients with multi-organ failure, cardiogenic shock, and complex transplant cases that would be fatal without circulatory assistance.
Our Specialists
Ge Junbo
葛均波
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and Director of Cardiology
Department of Cardiology
112+ career cases(haodf.com)
Xu Jianmin
许剑民
Chief Physician & Professor, Colorectal Surgery
Cancer Care
National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize, 2015); Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize, 2012); Shanghai Leading Talent (2012); 'Shanghai Craftsperson' (2019)
Wang Qun
王群
Chief Physician
Thoracic Surgery
Named among China's Top 100 Famous Doctors in General Thoracic Surgery (2012)
Zhang Hongwei
张宏伟
Chief Physician
Breast Surgery
International fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis (1999) — elite US academic breast surgery training with expertise in oncoplastic and reconstructive techniques
Yang Weige
杨为戈
Associate Chief Physician
Thyroid Surgery
Kyoto University PhD (2003) in surgical oncology — recruited directly to Zhongshan Hospital as returning overseas talent, bringing Japanese surgical precision to one of China's most prestigious academic hospitals
Plan Your Visit
Nearby Hotels
Jianguo Hotel Shanghai
$110–$180/night
Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Xujiahui
$100–$170/night
Hengshan Garden Hotel
$110–$190/night
Anting Villa Hotel Shanghai
$90–$150/night
Halal Dining
Yershari Xinjiang Cuisine (Xujiahui)
Qingzhen Hongchangxing
1001 Nights Middle Eastern Restaurant
Lanzhou Beef Noodles near Dongan Road
Nearby Mosques
Xiaotaoyuan Mosque
5.8 km from hospital
Transport
180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Nearest Metro: Dongan Road Station (Lines 4 and 7)
Xuhui is one of the easier Shanghai districts for long oncology or cardiac care stays. International hotels, serviced apartments, coffee shops, and delivery coverage are strong; explicitly halal options are present but not on every block.
International Patient Services
Languages: English, French, Japanese
Phone: 400-626-0121
Email: customer.service@zs-hospital.sh.cn
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