China's Top Departments: Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital

If you or a loved one is facing an ear, hearing, vertigo, or snoring/sleep apnea problem — especially one requiring advanced otologic surgery or cochlear implantation — the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital is one of China's leading centers.

The department is a National Key Clinical Specialty and a Shanghai "Top Priority" Clinical Specialty, and was among the first key disciplines of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Founded before the founding of the People's Republic of China and developed over more than 60 years, it has built distinctive strengths in otologic surgery, neuro-otologic surgery, lateral skull base surgery, and surgical treatment of snoring/sleep apnea.

At Medora, we help international patients navigate Shanghai Sixth's ENT team. Here's what you need to know.

Department Leader

Yin Shankai — Chief Physician, Second-level Professor, MD, Doctoral Supervisor:

• President of Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital; academic leader of the Department of Otolaryngology
• Director of the Otolaryngology Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Director of the Shanghai Hearing Testing Center
• Director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing
• Director of the Snoring (Sleep Apnea) Center
• Trained under Academician Jiang Sichang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; MD in Otolaryngology from PLA General Hospital (1995)
• Vice Chairman of the Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Branch, Chinese Medical Association
• Chairman of the Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Committee, Shanghai Medical Association
• President of the China Chapter of the International Association of Physicians in Audiology (IAPA)
• National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National-level Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions, Shanghai Leading Talent, Second-term "Shanghai Top Ten Doctors"
• Published 150+ SCI papers; led 30+ national and provincial research projects

Core Clinical Expertise

Otology & Neuro-otology

• Tympanoplasty for chronic suppurative otitis media: over 4,800 cases
• Stapes surgery for otosclerosis: nearly 500 cases, including CO2 laser-assisted stapes surgery
• Cochlear implantation: pioneered the transcanal (ear-canal) approach in China, avoiding injury to the facial nerve and chorda tympani nerve; earliest implantation in children as young as 7 months
• Surgical treatment of refractory peripheral vertigo: endolymphatic-mastoid shunt, semicircular canal occlusion, vestibular nerve section
• Surgical treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, acoustic neuroma surgery, sudden deafness management, and hearing aid fitting

Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) / Snoring

• Nearly 4,000 polysomnography (PSG) studies performed; individualized treatment plans
• Modified genioglossus advancement: surgical success rate raised from ~10% (international literature) to 67%
• Z-palatopharyngoplasty: success rate raised from 40% to 70%
• Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA): efficacy at international advanced level

Vertigo Disorders

• In the 1990s, first in China to perform posterior semicircular canal occlusion for positional vertigo
• First internationally to apply semicircular canal occlusion to horizontal canal positional vertigo, Meniere's disease, and labyrinthine fistula

Landmark Achievements & Honors

• Sensorineural hearing loss research: Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award, First Prize (2013)
• Semicircular canal occlusion technology: Shanghai S&T Progress Award, Second Prize
• Modified genioglossus advancement series: Third Prize
• Designated surgical center for the national "Cochlear Implant Program for Impoverished Deaf Children" (2011)
• Yin Shankai received the inaugural "Famous Physician Award" of the ENT Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association; the IAPA "Outstanding Contribution Award"; and the national "Famous Physician — Exemplary Demeanor" award (2018)

Hospital & Address

Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital was founded in 1904 and is a large tertiary (Grade 3A) comprehensive teaching hospital.

• Xuhui Campus: 600 Yishan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai (Metro Lines 9, 3, and 4, Yishan Road Station)
• Lingang Campus: 222 Huanhu West Third Road, Nanhui New City, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
• Hospital switchboard: 021-64369181
• Outpatient appointments: 021-64757781

Shanghai is China's largest city with two international airports (Pudong PVG and Hongqiao SHA), excellent global connectivity, and world-class hospitality infrastructure.

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This guide is prepared for an international audience. If you need assistance with medical consultation, appointment booking, or travel arrangements to Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital's ENT Department, contact Medora for personalized support.