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Peking Union Medical College Hospital北京协和医院
Official physician portrait displayed on Zhao Yupei's PUMCH profile page.
Department of General Surgery

Zhao Yupei

赵玉沛

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor

Peking Union Medical College Hospital北京协和医院· Beijing

Areas of Expertise

Pancreatic surgery and pancreatic cancerAdditional expertise in biliary tractGastrointestinalThyroid surgeryDifficult and severe pancreatic disease
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Professional Biography

Dr. Zhao Yupei is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing. Yupei specializes in Pancreatic surgery and pancreatic cancer, with additional expertise in biliary tract, gastrointestinal, and thyroid surgery, especially difficult and severe pancreatic disease.

Notable Publications

Spatial transcriptomics defines the molecular progression, invasion and immune landscape of IPMN and IPMN-derived pancreatic cancer.

Gut (2026) — co-author

PubMed/DOI

Impact of precise preoperative vascular assessment and different dorsal pancreatic artery variant subtypes on pancreatic surgery-related bleeding.

BMC Gastroenterology (2026) — last author

PubMed/DOI

Leadership & Positions

  • Honorary President, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
  • Former President, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
  • President, Chinese Medical Association

Pioneering Contributions

1

Official PUMCH biography credits Zhao Yupei with proposing the concept of the pancreatic-cancer high-risk population and promoting earlier referral and reduced misdiagnosis.

2

His official biography states that he proposed and established a 'green channel' for pancreatic-cancer diagnosis and treatment, helping standardize clinical workflow.

3

PUMCH credits him with being the first in China to establish a pancreatic-disease consultation center using multidisciplinary treatment planning.

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