Department of Urology

    In the 1940s, our urology service was first directed by Dr. Xie Yuanfu, the founder of urology in China. Other well-known experts in urology at the time i.e. member of the Chinese Academy of Science Dr. Wu JiepingProfessor Meng Guangdong also worked at the service. In 1978, the Urology Department was established as an independent division. Dr. Meng Guangdong, Dr. Hou Shukun, Dr. Zhu JichuanWang Xiaofeng served as the directors of the Department in succession. At present, there are 5 Doctoral Supervisors, 3 Master Supervisors, over 80 hospital bedsmore than 50 physiciansstaff members in our Urology Department. The Department receives over 55,000 outpatient visitsperforms over 2,300 surgeries annually.

    The Department has made significant contributions to the treatment of urinary calculi. In 1984, Dr. Meng Guangdong, Dr. He Shenxu, Dr. Wang Xiaofeng,Dr. Xu Tao collaborated with the Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciencesdeveloped China’s 1st extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter which has won the first prize of National Award for ScienceTechnology Progress. Our treatment of urinary calculi is among the top in the world, especially for complicate urinary calculi.

    Andrology is another strong point of our department. Two of our former chair, Dr. He ShenyuDr. Wang Xiaofeng served as the president of Andrological Association of China.

    Our surgical experts have pioneered minimally invasive techniques to provide patients with smaller scarsless downtime following treatment for diseases like prostate, kidney, bladder cancerstone retraction. Our surgeons have mastered these procedures, performing a high volume of minimally invasive surgeries each year, including radical prostatectomy, partialradical nephrectomy, pyeloplasty, adrenalectomyendoscopic stone retraction. Renal transplant techniques is well-mastered by senior surgeonsis performed in high quality.