Sun Lizhong
孙立忠
Chief Physician, Professor
Areas of Expertise
Professional Biography
Dr. Sun Lizhong is Chief Physician, Professor at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing. Lizhong specializes in Aortic surgery, especially acute aortic dissection, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, pregnancy-associated aortic disease, and other complex aortic disorders.
Notable Publications
Frozen elephant trunk for acute type A aortic dissection: long-term outcomes over two decades.
European Heart Journal (2026) — corresponding author
PubMed/DOIType A aortic dissection during pregnancy and postpartum: Experience in 60 patients over 25 years.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2026) — corresponding author
PubMed/DOILeadership & Positions
- Founder, Aortic Surgery Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Pioneering Contributions
Founded the Aortic Surgery Center at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in 2009, which the hospital describes as China's largest aortic disease diagnosis and treatment center.
The 2025 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery review refers to the 'Sun procedure' as the Chinese frozen elephant trunk strategy for acute type A aortic dissection, linking his name to a nationally adopted aortic arch repair approach.
Helped build Beijing Anzhen Hospital into a national training base for aortic surgery and a lead unit for Chinese aortic-disease treatment guidelines and expert consensus documents, according to the official department introduction.
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