Zhang Jie

Professional Biography

Dr. Zhang Jie is Chief Physician in Thoracic Surgery at Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai. Zhang serves as Vice Director, Department of Thoracic Surgery. Clinical expertise includes Lung cancer (VATS lobectomy, segmentectomy, robotic surgery), Esophageal cancer (minimally invasive esophagectomy, salvage surgery after endoscopic resection), Mediastinal tumors, Early-stage lung nodule resection (electromagnetic navigation-guided VATS). Sustained international research partnership with UPMC's minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) program (Prof. James Luketich) — co-authored on MIE technique refinements (2012) and continued dual-affiliation publications through 2024 in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; one of China's leading Chinese experts in the UPMC MIE model. Only Chinese thoracic surgeon with sustained dual-institution publications (Shanghai Chest Hospital + UPMC) — translating UPMC's world-leading MIE expertise into Shanghai Chest Hospital's clinical program over 12+ years.