The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (Zhongshan Yiyuan)
A national pioneer in organ transplantation -- home to the world's first 'ischemia-free' liver transplant -- and one of southern China's leading academic medical centers
About
It is one of the birthplaces of organ transplantation in mainland China, having performed the country's first successful kidney transplant (1972), first domestic liver transplant (1993), and Asia's first combined liver-kidney transplant (1996); in 2017 its team performed the world's first 'ischemia-free' liver transplant, a technique the American Journal of Transplantation called a milestone. Alongside organ transplantation, Nephrology and Gastroenterology are both ranked in China's national top 10, and the hospital holds 5 national key disciplines and 36 national clinical key specialties in total.
For international patients, the hospital's Nansha-campus International Medical Center (opened 2023) offers multilingual service (English, French, German, Japanese and other languages), direct billing with 15+ commercial insurers, and telemedicine partnerships with overseas institutions including Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Advantage specialties
Organ Transplantation
One of the birthplaces of organ transplantation in mainland China: performed the country's first successful kidney transplant in 1972, its first domestic liver transplant in 1993, and Asia's first combined liver-kidney transplant in 1996. In 2017 the department performed the world's first 'ischemia-free' liver transplant, a technique later described by the American Journal of Transplantation as a milestone.
- Kidney transplantation (national pioneer since 1972)
- Liver transplantation, including ischemia-free technique
- Combined liver-kidney and multi-organ transplantation
- Post-transplant immunosuppression management
- Highly sensitized & pediatric transplant recipients
Nephrology
A national key discipline and a Ministry of Health key laboratory for kidney disease, ranked #1 nationally in the national clinical key specialty review and #2 in Peking University's national best-discipline evaluation (2019), with a top-5 to top-8 ranking on the Fudan specialty reputation list.
- Chronic kidney disease management
- Glomerulonephritis & complex nephropathies
- Dialysis (hemodialysis & peritoneal dialysis)
- Difficult/rare kidney disease consultation
- Kidney disease research & national physician training
Gastroenterology
Home to Asia's largest inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) center, handling 6,000+ outpatient visits and 7,000+ followed cases a year, and leading China's national IBD quality-control standards body. The department ranks among the national top ten for both specialty reputation and research output.
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Advanced endoscopic diagnosis & therapy
- GI oncology (early cancer screening & resection)
- Liver & pancreatobiliary disease
- International/multi-center IBD clinical trials
General Surgery
Ranked among the national top ten on the Fudan specialty reputation ranking, reflecting the hospital's long-standing strength across hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal, thyroid/breast and vascular surgery, closely tied to its organ-transplantation program.
- Hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery (incl. minimally invasive)
- Thyroid & breast surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Complex abdominal reoperations
Reproductive Medicine
Ranked among the national top ten on the Fudan specialty reputation ranking, offering a full range of assisted reproduction services integrated with the hospital's obstetrics & gynecology program.
- In-vitro fertilization (IVF) & ICSI
- Male and female infertility workup
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation
- Fertility preservation
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