Overview
Founded in 1937, Zhongshan Hospital is a tertiary Grade A general teaching hospital affiliated with Fudan University. Its services span cardiovascular disease, liver tumours, kidney disease and gastrointestinal care, with an International Medical Center at the Fenglin campus.
Known for
- CardiologyA national clinical key specialty and Ministry of Education key discipline. Services include coronary interventions, catheter ablation, pacemaker treatment and catheter-based treatment of congenital and valvular heart disease.
- Liver oncologyThe department of hepatobiliary oncology and liver transplantation is a national key discipline in oncology and a National Health Commission clinical key discipline. Its surgeons provide liver tumour resection and comprehensive treatment for liver cancer.
- Kidney diseaseHosts the Shanghai Clinical Medical Center for Kidney Disease and Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease. Services include haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and treatment of acute kidney injury, IgA nephropathy and lupus nephritis.
- Therapeutic endoscopyProvides endoscopic treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers and submucosal tumours, including endoscopic submucosal dissection and full-thickness resection. Services also include peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.
- National clinical research centreHosts the National Clinical Research Center for Radiology and Therapy (Interventional Treatment). The hospital is also a construction project institution for a national medical centre.
- International Medical CenterEstablished in June 2021 at the Fenglin campus, it serves overseas patients and patients from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The official service description includes English-speaking nursing and coordination before, during and after care.
Conditions treated
- Liver cancer
- Coronary heart disease
- Angina
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial septal defect
- Heart valve disease
- Acute kidney injury
- IgA nephropathy
- Lupus nephritis
- Early gastrointestinal cancers
- Gastrointestinal submucosal tumours
- Achalasia
Departments
Facts & figures
1937Founded
Over 6.1 millionOutpatient and emergency visits (2025)
Over 280,000Hospital discharges (2025)
Over 210,000Inpatient surgical patients (2025)
Inside the hospital
Your visit
What we arrange here
- Appointments with the right department and doctor
- An interpreter with you at every visit
- Translated reports and records to take home
- A hotel near the hospital, and transfers
- Follow-up with the doctor after you go home
Getting there
Shanghai is easy to reach by air or high-speed rail. We book your appointment and travel, and can plan the trip together with time in Kunming or Chongqing.
