Leadership: Wang Jun

2024-07-12

Dr. Wang Jun

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

President of Peking University People's Hospital

Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC

Chief Physician of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Boya Distinguished Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Peking University

Specialty：

Dr. Wang Jun has specialized in minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung cancer research for over 30 years. He received the Graham Fellowship, the most renowned award in the international thoracic surgery community, in 1997 and has significantly influenced medical practices in China. Dr. Wang Jun was the first in China to successfully perform video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and pioneered most surgical approaches suitable for Chinese patients. For over 20 consecutive years, he has organized VATS training courses nationwide, benefiting more than 80% of the country's VATS surgeons in the specialty’s early development stage. He also led the development of national standards for thoracoscopic surgery and established a comprehensive minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment system (named “Wang's Technique” by The Lancet Oncology) for lung cancer in China. His work has advanced early-stage lung cancer care in China, positioning the country as a leader in global lung cancer detection and treatment.

Professional Appointments:

• Committee Member, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
• Committee Member, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
• Chair, China Association on Tobacco Control for Health
• Head, National Health Commission's Expert Group on Thoracic Surgery Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Techniques
• Chair, Postgraduate Medical Education Committee for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chinese Medical Doctor Association
• Chair, Lung Cancer Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association
• Vice Chair, Thoracic Surgery Branch and Endoscopy Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association
• Associate Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Journal of Surgery (ISSN 0529-5815；CN 11-2139/R), Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ISSN 1007-4848；CN 51-1492/R)
• Associate Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ISSN 1001-4497; CN 11-2434/R)

Awards:

• Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress
• Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award, among other honors.