Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
同济大学附属上海市肺科医院
Yangpu District, Shanghai
1933
Founded
1,200
Beds
~10,000
Annual Surgeries
About the Hospital
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, affiliated with Tongji University and founded in 1933, is the world's largest minimally invasive thoracic surgery center by patient volume, having performed more than 75,000 single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries (uniportal VATS) — the highest cumulative total at any single hospital globally.
The hospital performs approximately 10,000 surgeries annually, of which around 7,000 are lung cancer operations, and its thoracic surgeons carry out 40 to 50 procedures daily within a 30,000+ procedure-per-year program.
Designated a National Lung Cancer Regional Medical Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital pioneered the uniportal VATS technique in China and has trained over 2,000 thoracic surgeons including more than 300 foreign physicians, making it a global training destination for the specialty. The hospital's lung transplantation program is among the highest-volume in mainland China, and it is internationally recognized as the leading center for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis surgical resection.
Highlight Specialties
Thoracic Surgery (Lung Cancer)
National Ranking #2 (2023)Pulmonary Medicine
National Clinical Key SpecialtyLung Transplantation
National Clinical Key SpecialtyMinimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Provincial/Municipal Clinical Key SpecialtyNotable Achievements
- China's largest lung cancer surgery center: over 8,000 thoracic operations per year, including the highest volume of sublobar resection for early-stage lung cancer.
- Pioneered single-port VATS (uniportal thoracoscopy) in China and trained over 2,000 thoracic surgeons in minimally invasive techniques.
- National lung transplantation center: one of the highest-volume lung transplant programs in mainland China.
Featured Technology & Equipment
Da Vinci Xi Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS)
Da Vinci Xi Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS)
Performs uniportal three-arm robotic anatomic lung resections — including complex sleeve lobectomies and carinal resections — through a single small incision, achieving blood loss and hospital stays significantly lower than conventional VATS.
Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Program
Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Program
A global training destination for single-port VATS, the hospital performs 30,000+ thoracic procedures annually including complex segmentectomies and sleeve resections through a 2–3 cm incision, with an average hospital stay of 3.73 days.
Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB)
Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB)
GPS-like navigation guides a bronchoscope through the airways to peripheral lung nodules too small for standard bronchoscopy biopsy, enabling early lung cancer diagnosis and presurgical marking without CT-guided needle puncture.
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Plan Your Visit
Nearby Hotels
Modena by Fraser Wujiaochang Shanghai
$80–$130/night
Ramada by Wyndham Shanghai Wujiaochang
$55–$95/night
Vienna Hotel Shanghai Yangpu Wujiaochang
$50–$80/night
Halal Dining
Yixinzhai Halal Restaurant (一心斋清真餐厅)
Halal eateries near Jiangwan Mosque
Nearby Mosques
Jiangwan Mosque (江湾清真寺)
3 km from hospital
Transport
507 Zhengmin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai
Nearest Metro: Jiangwan Town Station (Line 10), ~1.2 km walk
Yangpu is one of Shanghai's better districts for Muslim visitors — Yixinzhai (est. 1964, Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage) is within 2 km and the Jiangwan Mosque is 3 km away. Modena by Fraser's kitchenette suites are ideal for extended lung-cancer treatment stays. Wujiaochang commercial hub (2.5 km) has all major services.
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