Hospitals in Beijing

Founded in 1956, Beijing Tiantan Hospital is a tertiary general hospital with a focus on clinical neuroscience. Its Fengtai campus brings together neurosurgery, neurology and general medical services, with multidisciplinary clinics and a dedicated international department.

• Neurosurgery — A national key discipline and national clinical key specialty. The centre covers cerebrovascular surgery, brain tumours, paediatric neurosurgery, spinal surgery and functional neurosurgery.
• Cerebrovascular surgery — Specialist teams undertake open surgery and endovascular treatment for cerebral vascular disease, including intracranial aneurysms.

Founded in 1886, Beijing Tongren Hospital is a tertiary general hospital with campuses in Chongwenmen and Yizhuang. Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology are national key disciplines, supported by specialist services for retinal disease, eye trauma, hearing disorders and nasal allergy.

• Ophthalmology — A national key discipline and national clinical key specialty. Its specialist services include retinal disease, corneal disease, glaucoma, cataract and eye trauma.
• Retinal disease — The eye fundus service treats complex retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular disease and intraocular tumours. It provides vitreoretinal surgery and intravitreal treatment.

Founded in 1958, this tertiary specialist cancer hospital in Beijing is the supporting institution for the National Cancer Center. It combines cancer prevention and diagnosis with surgery, radiotherapy, systemic treatment and multidisciplinary care.

• Thoracic oncology — The thoracic surgery department treats lung, oesophageal and mediastinal tumours, including thoracoscopic surgery and combined treatment for locally advanced disease.
• Radiotherapy — The hospital identifies radiation oncology as a national key discipline, with head and neck, thoracic and abdominal tumour groups. Published techniques include intensity-modulated, image-guided and stereotactic radiotherapy.

Founded in 1956, Fuwai Hospital in Beijing brings together cardiovascular treatment, prevention, research and medical education. Its clinical services include coronary care, cardiac surgery, heart rhythm treatment and the assessment and management of complex heart failure.

• Coronary care — The coronary heart disease centre provides clinical assessment and catheter-based treatment, including care for acute myocardial infarction and complex coronary lesions.
• Cardiac surgery — The adult surgery centre treats coronary, valvular and congenital heart disease, as well as cardiomyopathy and advanced cardiac conditions.

Founded in 1921, Peking Union Medical College Hospital is a Grade III, Class A general hospital in Beijing. It is designated by the National Health Commission as a national referral and guidance centre for complex, severe and rare diseases, with multidisciplinary consultation centres and an International Medical Department.

• Endocrinology — A national clinical key specialty since 2011, with clinics for diabetes, thyroid, pituitary and metabolic bone disorders.
• Rheumatology and immunology — The department hosts the National Clinical Research Centre for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, approved in 2019. Its specialist clinics include systemic sclerosis, vasculitis and Behçet’s disease.