Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University — founded in 1835 and now marking 190 years — is China's first Western-medicine hospital and the birthplace of Western medical education in China; Dr. Sun Yat-sen himself studied medicine here. Its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is a core discipline of the hospital, spanning gynecology, obstetrics (perinatology), reproductive medicine and family planning under the leadership of hospital president Prof. Song Erwei, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Hospital Standing
China's First Western-Medicine Hospital
Founded in 1835 as the Ophthalmic Hospital at the Thirteen Factories in Guangzhou; directly affiliated with and supervised by the National Health Commission, and rated A+ in the Fudan University 2023 China Hospital Rankings.
3,000+ Beds, National Scale
More than 3,000 authorized beds and over 5,700 staff, with more than 3.88 million outpatient and emergency visits and over 150,000 surgeries per year.
7 National Key Disciplines
Seventeen national key clinical specialties — including Gynecology — plus 26 Guangdong provincial key clinical specialties covering Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Top-Tier Research Hospital
Ranked among China's top 10 in the Nature Index for four consecutive years and entered the world's top 100 research hospitals in 2020.
Department Standing
National Key Clinical Specialty
Gynecology is designated a National Key Clinical Specialty of China.
Provincial Key Clinical Specialty
Obstetrics (Perinatology) is a Guangdong Provincial Key Clinical Specialty.
Pioneering Reproductive Endocrinology
The Division of Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology is a National Key Discipline and Guangdong Provincial High-Level Key Clinical Specialty — one of China's first reproductive endocrinology teams; its Reproductive Medicine Center was established in 2001.
China's First HIPEC Guideline
The Gynecologic Oncology Division led the drafting of China's first clinical guideline on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for gynecologic tumors, completed in January 2024.
Subspecialties & Core Care
Gynecologic Oncology
Surgery-based comprehensive treatment of cervical, ovarian, endometrial and vulvar cancer and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, including multi-visceral resection combined with HIPEC and PARP-inhibitor maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer.
General Gynecology
Minimally invasive treatment of uterine fibroids, endometriosis and adenomyosis, ovarian cysts, and stratified management of cervical diseases and precancerous lesions.
Minimally Invasive & Reproductive Medicine
Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, fertility-sparing tumor treatment, AIH and first- to third-generation IVF (IVF-ET, ICSI, PGT), and fertility preservation including ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
Perinatology
High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine, management of pregnancy complications and comorbidities, and care of critically ill pregnant and postpartum women.
Family Planning
Comprehensive family planning services and management of recurrent miscarriage and recurrent implantation failure.
Signature Conditions
Expert Team
Prof. Lin Zhongqiu — Gynecologic Oncology
Second-tier Professor, First-tier Chief Physician and doctoral supervisor; Academician of the Macao Academy of Medical Specialties; Vice Chairman of the Gynecologic Oncology Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association and Associate Chief Editor of the national textbook Obstetrics and Gynecology (7th–9th editions).
Prof. Yang Dongzi — Reproductive Endocrinology
Professor, doctoral supervisor and Academician of the Macao Academy of Medical Sciences; a nationally renowned reproductive endocrinology expert in the Reproductive Medicine Center.
Dr. Li Jing — Gynecologic Oncology
Chief Physician skilled in surgery for ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancer, particularly multi-visceral resection combined with HIPEC for high-tumor-burden advanced ovarian and peritoneal cancer.
Dr. Zhu Liqiong — Perinatology
Chief Physician specializing in high-risk pregnancy and maternal and infant health.
Campuses & Contact
North Campus (Main)
107 Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou — on the Pearl River in the downtown core, near Yide Lu Station (Metro Line 6); tel +86 20 81332199.
South, Huadu & Shenshan Campuses
South Campus at 33 Yingfeng Road (Haizhu), Huadu Campus at 11 Jinghu Avenue, and Shenshan Central Hospital in Shanwei — a designated National Regional Medical Center.
Getting to Guangzhou
Guangzhou is South China's transport hub, reached via Baiyun International Airport and high-speed rail to Hong Kong West Kowloon — convenient for patients from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas. Website: www.gzsys.org.cn.