China's Top Departments: Obstetrics & Gynecology at Xijing Hospital (Air Force Medical University)

If you are facing a complex gynecologic condition, a high-risk pregnancy or fertility challenges — including uterine-factor infertility — the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Xijing Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University) is one of northwest China's top destinations for exactly these needs. It is the PLA's first doctoral-degree-granting discipline in obstetrics and gynecology, and in 2015 it performed China's first human uterus transplant, followed in 2019 by the birth of China's first baby conceived in a transplanted uterus — the 14th worldwide. The hospital sits in central Xi'an — the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and a key hub of the Belt and Road Initiative — with convenient access for patients traveling from Central Asia, Southeast Asia and beyond.

About the Hospital

• Full name: First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University (widely known as Xijing Hospital).
• Level: Class III, Grade A (三级甲等) general hospital; highest rating A++++ in the 2023 Fudan China Hospital Ranking — the only hospital in Northwest China to reach the top rating.
• City and address: No. 127 Changle West Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
• Scale and strength: A large general hospital integrating care, teaching, research, prevention and health management, covering about 430 mu (≈29 hectares) with about 500,000 m² of floor area and about 3,000 approved beds. It hosts 9 national key disciplines (14 departments), 17 national key clinical specialties and 12 PLA medical research institutes. The hospital is accredited for all four major organ-transplant programs carried out nationally (heart, liver, lung and kidney).
• Recognition: The name "Xijing" is a recognized well-known trademark in China; the hospital has been listed among the nation's Top 100 hospitals and "National Trustworthy Hospital".
• Location and transport: Located in Xincheng District (central Xi'an) with convenient transport links. Xi'an is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and a key hub of the Belt and Road Initiative; Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) connects the city with international routes, making it convenient for patients from Central Asia (Russian-speaking regions), Southeast Asia and beyond.

About the Department

• Name: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (妇产科).
• Director: Chen Biliang (陈必良), chief physician and professor.
• History: Founded in 1954; the renowned obstetrician-gynecologist Professor Wang Rongguang was the founding academic leader. Over decades of development it has become a comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology department with complete subspecialties and advanced technology.
• Subspecialties: Fully covers gynecologic oncology, minimally invasive surgery, perinatal medicine, prenatal diagnosis and assisted reproduction. The department comprises five parts: obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, general gynecology, specialty clinics and laboratories.
• Scale: More than 100,000 outpatient visits and about 4,000 inpatient admissions per year.
• Research platform: The department's laboratory, established in 1979, has a well-developed cytogenetic and molecular diagnostic platform offering 35 testing services — including genetic counseling and diagnosis, single-gene disease testing, peripheral-blood chromosome analysis, copy-number variation screening, single-gene prenatal diagnosis, non-invasive prenatal DNA testing and gynecologic tumor screening — and has built a standardized "genetic counseling → prenatal screening → prenatal diagnosis → newborn screening" clinical pathway.

Academic Status and Accreditations

• Hospital platform: Class III, Grade A general hospital; top rating A++++ in the Fudan ranking.
• Statuses and accreditations of the department:
  • The PLA's first doctoral-degree-granting discipline in obstetrics and gynecology, with a postdoctoral research station
  • PLA Institute of Family Planning and Prenatal/Eugenic Care
  • Shaanxi Provincial Critical Maternal Rescue Center
  • Shaanxi Branch of the Chinese Academic Training Center for Gynecologic Oncology
  • National Drug Clinical Research Base
  • National "Baby-Friendly Hospital" unit
• Rankings: Has consistently ranked in the top tier (top 20) of the Fudan China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking in recent years.

Key Technologies and Specialties

• Uterus transplantation (a world-leading achievement): On 20 November 2015 the department performed China's first human uterus transplant (a mother's uterus transplanted into her daughter, who was born without a uterus). On 20 January 2019, China's first baby conceived in a transplanted uterus was born at this hospital — verified by the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Scientific and Technical Information as the first such baby in China and the 14th worldwide. The team developed four innovative techniques including the "Xijing procedure" (using the donor's ovarian vein as the venous return of the transplanted uterus sutured to the recipient's external iliac vein, and the donor's internal iliac artery sutured to the recipient's external iliac artery), placing the hospital at the international forefront of reproductive medicine for uterine-factor infertility.
• Gynecologic oncology: Standardized diagnosis and treatment of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers, plus complex surgery and chemotherapy for recurrent tumors.
• Minimally invasive surgery: Hysteroscopic, laparoscopic and single-port laparoscopic surgery.
• Reproductive medicine / assisted reproduction: Infertility, IVF, artificial insemination, reproductive endocrinology and eugenic/perinatal care.
• Prenatal diagnosis and eugenic genetics: Genetic counseling and diagnosis, prenatal screening, single-gene disease testing, non-invasive prenatal DNA testing and peripheral-blood chromosome analysis, covering 35 testing services.
• Perinatal medicine and critical care: Management of high-risk pregnancy, obstetric critical illness and comorbidities; the department serves as the Shaanxi Provincial Critical Maternal Rescue Center.

Expert Team

• Chen Biliang (Department Director): Chief physician and professor. Led China's first human uterus transplant and developed innovative techniques such as the "Xijing procedure"; focuses on uterine-factor infertility, reproductive medicine and gynecologic oncology.
• Ma Xiangdong: Chief physician, professor, MD. Diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and other gynecologic tumors.
• Huang Yanhong: Chief physician, professor, MD. Gynecologic endocrinology, infertility and menopausal care.
• Xin Xiaoyan: Chief physician, professor, MD. Standardized diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic tumors, with extensive experience in complex surgery and chemotherapy for malignant and recurrent tumors and in minimally invasive treatment.
• Liu Shujuan: Chief physician, professor, MD. Hysteroscopic and laparoscopic management of gynecologic diseases, gynecologic oncology and perinatal medicine.
• Wei Li: Associate chief physician, MD. Various hysteroscopic procedures (intrauterine adhesions, submucosal fibroids, genital-tract malformations, cesarean-scar diverticulum, endometrial polyps, abnormal uterine bleeding); fertility-preserving treatment of endometrial cancer in young patients who wish to have children; diagnosis and treatment of uterine-factor infertility and screening/management of uterus-transplant candidates.
• Zhang Jianfang: Associate chief physician, associate professor, MD. Infertility, IVF, artificial insemination, prenatal/eugenic care, genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis and habitual miscarriage.
• Hua Wei: Associate chief physician, associate professor, MD. Polycystic ovary syndrome, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, perimenopausal syndrome, infertility and recurrent miscarriage.
• Cai Guoqing: Associate chief physician, MD. Pelvic floor dysfunction, plus individualized treatment of uterine fibroids, cervical lesions and gynecologic tumors.
• Note: titles and clinic schedules are subject to the hospital's and official platforms' current announcements.

Suitable Conditions

• Uterine-factor infertility (e.g., congenital absence of the uterus), infertility and recurrent miscarriage
• Gynecologic malignancies: cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and recurrent tumors
• Uterine fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, intrauterine adhesions and genital-tract malformations
• Pelvic floor dysfunction (e.g., uterine prolapse)
• Gynecologic endocrine disorders: polycystic ovary syndrome, menstrual disorders and perimenopausal syndrome
• Cervical lesions and HPV infection
• High-risk pregnancy, obstetric critical illness and comorbidities
• Prenatal/eugenic needs and prenatal diagnosis

Address and Contact

• Address: No. 127 Changle West Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
• Main switchboard: +86-29-88886666 / +86-29-84775507 / +86-29-84774114; Emergency: +86-29-84775539 (subject to the hospital's official announcements)
• Department laboratory contact: +86-29-84771237
• Website: xjwww.fmmu.edu.cn (First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University / Xijing Hospital)
• Getting there: International patients usually fly into Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) and travel onward to the central city.

For a quick overview of the department, see the Xijing Hospital Obstetrics & Gynecology department page.

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