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National Key Discipline in Urology

Academician-led · National Key Discipline · Robotic Surgery Pioneer

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A flagship urology department in a Grade A tertiary hospital, centered on prostate disease and minimally invasive urology.

Hospital Credentials

Grade A Tertiary Hospital

Among the first batch in 1993; 2,100+ beds and 3.6 million annual visits.

6 National Key Disciplines

Urology is one of six national key disciplines at Changhai Hospital.

International Patient Services

Full support for patients traveling from abroad.

Academic Leadership

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Academician Sun Yinghao

Chinese Academy of Engineering member (2015); led the department for 16 years and built it into a national key discipline.

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Prostate Cancer Research

Chief Scientist of China's "973" Program; identified two prostate cancer susceptibility loci specific to Chinese populations (Nature Genetics).

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International Recognition

First Chinese scholar to receive the Alexander Savchuk Award (ICACT, Paris, 2015); featured in The Lancet.

Core Clinical Strengths

Prostate Disease

End-to-end care — early diagnosis, radical surgery and comprehensive treatment of prostate cancer; minimally invasive BPH treatment.

da Vinci Robotic Surgery

Home of China's first da Vinci International Training Center (February 2017); 3D-HD vision, 7 degrees of freedom, 50–100 mL blood loss in radical prostatectomy.

Complex Urinary Stones

ESWL and advanced endoscopic stone techniques.

Urogenital Tumors

500+ surgeries per year; live demonstrations invited by the University of Turin (2021, 2022).

Signature Capabilities

Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis
Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Minimally Invasive Stone Surgery
Sun's Ureteroscope (self-developed)
Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Care
Urogenital Tumor Management

Rankings & Accreditations

  1. 1. Fudan Specialty Reputation Ranking — Urology No. 7 nationally (2023, reputation score 3.595).
  2. 2. Fudan Comprehensive Ranking — Urology No. 6 nationally (2022, score 51.67).
  3. 3. National Key Discipline and Ministry of Education Innovation Team.
  4. 4. PLA Institute of Prostate Disease based at Changhai Hospital.

Clinic & Access

Main Campus

168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China.

Transportation

Metro Line 8, Xiangyin Road Station (Exit 1); buses 61, 75, 942, 537 (Changhai Hospital stop).

Contact

Switchboard: +86-21-31166666; Outpatient hotline: +86-21-31161111.