Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
上海市肺科医院
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital is a world-renowned Grade 3A specialized teaching hospital affiliated with Tongji University, established in 1933. It is one of the world's highest-volume thoracic surgery centers, performing over 30,000 surgical procedures annually, and offers comprehensive international patient services including fast-track diagnosis and surgical consultations.
Departments
Key departments
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital features world-class departments, notably its Thoracic Surgery, Oncology, Respiratory Medicine, and Occupational Diseases departments, which are recognized as National Clinical Key Specialties. The hospital is a pioneer in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, particularly uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Its research is highly acclaimed, with publications in top-tier journals like Nature and Cell, and it has won the National Science & Technology Progress Award for lung cancer precision diagnosis.
Procedures and equipment
The hospital is a global leader in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, particularly video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and uniportal techniques. Surgeons routinely perform complex procedures through a single small incision, resulting in less pain and faster recovery, with an average hospital stay of just 3.73 days. The hospital also excels in complex mediastinal tumor resections, tracheal reconstruction, and lung transplantation, having completed Asia's first lung transplant in an elderly patient.
International patient services
Contact
- Address:
- 507 Zhengmin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai
- Phone:
- +86-21-6511-5006
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 8:00-11:30, 13:00-17:00
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