China's Top Departments: Allergy at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)

For readers in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and worldwide: if you or a loved one suffers from allergic rhinitis (with or without asthma), chronic urticaria, food allergy, children's allergies, or complex allergies involving several organ systems at once, the Department of Allergy at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University ("Zhongshan No. 3 Hospital") in Guangzhou is one of the strongest and most distinctive allergy centers in South China — a national Top-10 specialty built on a genuinely integrated Chinese-Western model.

About the Hospital

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (also known as "Zhongshan No. 3 Hospital") was founded in 1971. It is a comprehensive tertiary Grade-A hospital directly administered by the National Health Commission of China, operating under a "one body, two wings; three cities, four campuses" layout with campuses in Tianhe and Luogang (Guangzhou), Yuedong (Meizhou) and Zhaoqing, and a planned bed capacity of more than 7,000. In the Fudan University 2023 China Hospital Rankings, the hospital was rated Grade A++. It has 5 national key disciplines and 15 National Clinical Key Specialty construction projects, and in March 2026 it was selected as one of the first batch of Guangdong Province International Medical Service Pilot Hospitals.

The hospital focuses on three major discipline clusters — liver disease, brain disease, and immune-mediated diseases. Its immune-mediated disease cluster integrates allergy (allergology) together with metabolic immunology, neuroimmunology, transplantation immunology and clinical immunology, aiming to build a leading national platform for multidisciplinary integrated Chinese and Western medicine. Notably, the hospital has 3 National Flagship Departments for Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine — Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Allergy.

The main Tianhe Campus sits in the heart of Guangzhou's Tianhe District next to Gangding Station on Metro Line 3, easily reached from Hong Kong West Kowloon by high-speed rail — convenient for visitors from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas.

About the Department

The Department of Allergy is a large multidisciplinary co-built platform. It is characterized by a "Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) + Multi-Hospital (campus) Team (MHT)" approach to solving complex allergic diseases, guided by the philosophy of "holistic balance, integration of Chinese and Western medicine, co-management of co-existing diseases, and precision treatment". The department brings together renowned domestic and international experts and young specialists from otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, and traditional Chinese medicine.

Its service model has two tiers: "one-stop" precise diagnosis and high-quality comprehensive treatment for patients with common allergies; and, for patients with complex allergies, internal MDT consultation or "cloud consultation" via the "Cloud No. 3 Hospital" MHT model, inviting leading experts from home and abroad to jointly determine the optimal treatment plan.

Outpatient services are symptom-oriented, with dedicated clinics for nasal allergy, skin allergy, adult and pediatric chronic cough, gastrointestinal allergy, pediatric allergy, and TCM allergy conditioning. The hospital also runs a dedicated Allergy Center as one of its specialty disease centers.

Academic Standing

• National Top 10 in allergy in the Fudan University 2023 China Hospital Specialty Reputation Rankings — allergy is one of the hospital's three specialties in the national Top 10, alongside rehabilitation medicine and infectious diseases
• One of the hospital's 3 National Flagship Departments for Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine (together with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine)
• The department entered the national Top 10 within only 3 years of its establishment — a rare trajectory for such a young specialty
• The hospital is a designated output institution for National Regional Medical Centers, and its immune-mediated disease cluster (including allergy) is building a leading national platform for multidisciplinary integrated Chinese and Western medicine
• Strong TCM features: Lingnan-characteristic herbal medicine and classical therapies (acupuncture, pricking-cupping) combined with modern precision medicine such as targeted biologics, immunotherapy and microbiome-based care

Core Technologies

• Allergen-specific immunotherapy (desensitization) for the root-cause treatment of respiratory and other allergies
• Neural desensitization for allergic rhinitis
• Combined nose-and-lung treatment for allergic rhinitis with asthma — managing the united airway as one
• Sphenopalatine ganglion acupuncture for allergic rhinitis — a distinctive TCM technique
• Pricking and cupping therapy for chronic urticaria
• Diagnosis and treatment of infection-immune disorder-related allergic diseases
• Targeted drug therapy (biologic agents) for severe and refractory allergic diseases
• Evaluation and management of microbiome-related allergic diseases
• Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of food allergy
• MDT clinic: leveraging the department's multidisciplinary strengths so that allergy patients receive precise diagnosis and efficient comprehensive treatment in one place
• AI + 5G smart chronic disease management: "Cloud consultation" services that collect clinical data and apply AI-based fine management for each patient, with patient guidelines and a "Cloud No. 3 Hospital" AI back office enabling precision long-term follow-up
• Clinical and basic research on food allergy, infection-related immune disorders, and Lingnan-characteristic Chinese herbal medicine in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases

Expert Team

• Prof. Yang Qintai (杨钦泰) — Chief Physician, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor; Vice President of the hospital and academic leader of both Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Allergy. Named one of the 8th cohort of "Guangdong Good Doctors" (announced January 2025). He led the development and release of the world's first AI rapid diagnostic system for pathological subtypes of chronic rhinosinusitis (February 2023; >90% accuracy for the single-field "family version" and 96% for the full-slide platform version). He led the integration of otorhinolaryngology, pediatrics and dermatology to establish an integrated Chinese-Western medicine Allergy Department, pioneering the MDT and MHT models. He mapped the "insect-density" distribution of house dust mite and Dermatophagoides farinae allergens across China as well as occult/refractory epistaxis; founded the Lingnan Allergy and Environment Academic Alliance in 2023; and established an allergy science popularization base at the South China National Botanical Garden. With Prof. Chen Zhuanggui, he authored seasonal allergy health guides and popular-science books on allergy
• Prof. Chen Zhuanggui (陈壮桂) — Chief Physician, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor; Director of the hospital's Children's Medical Center, a leading expert in pediatric allergy
• Prof. Feng Peiying (冯佩英) — Chief Physician, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor (dermatology and allergy)
• Prof. Zhou Yuqi (周宇麒) — Chief Physician, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor; Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Prof. Huang Xuekun (黄雪琨) — Chief Physician, Master's Supervisor
• Prof. Tao Jin (陶金) — Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor

Note: Titles and academic appointments above are based on the hospital's official website and authoritative public sources; details of other experts and administrative leadership are subject to the hospital's latest official announcements.

Suitable Conditions

• Allergic rhinitis, including allergic rhinitis with bronchial asthma (combined nose-and-lung care)
• Chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis and other skin allergies
• Food allergy and food intolerance
• Chronic cough in adults and children, and pediatric allergic diseases
• Gastrointestinal allergy
• Infection-related immune disorders accompanied by allergic manifestations
• Complex allergies with multi-system comorbidities (rhinitis, asthma, dermatitis, etc.) — particularly well suited to the department's MDT one-stop model
• Patients seeking integrated Chinese and Western medicine allergy conditioning
• Patients needing long-term desensitization (specific immunotherapy), targeted biologic therapy, and smart chronic disease follow-up
• International patients from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and beyond seeking a leading allergy center in South China with a national Top-10 specialty reputation

Address and Contact

• Tianhe Campus (main): No. 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (Shipai Gangding) — next to Gangding Station on Metro Line 3, easily reached from Hong Kong West Kowloon by high-speed rail
• Luogang Campus (Lingnan Hospital): No. 2693 Kaichuang Avenue, Huangpu District, Guangzhou
• Yuedong Campus (Yuedong Hospital): Gongyuan North Road, New County Town, Meixian District, Meizhou
• Zhaoqing Campus (Zhaoqing Hospital): No. 1 Yanyang Road, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing
• Telephone: 020-85253333 (main campus); 020-82179000 (Luogang Campus)
• Website: https://www.zssy.com.cn

For related reading, see our spotlights on otorhinolaryngology at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital and rehabilitation medicine at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

This information is compiled from the official website of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, the Fudan University China Hospital Rankings and public reports. It is for reference only; the hospital's latest official information shall prevail.