Shanghai General Hospital

Specialist eye care and urology within a comprehensive university-affiliated hospital, serving Shanghai since 1864.

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Shanghai General Hospital campus beside the water
1864

A long clinical history

Founded in 1864, the hospital became Shanghai Municipal First People's Hospital in 1953 and joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2002.

Grade 3A

Comprehensive hospital care

Recognised as a tertiary Grade-A general hospital in 1992, with medical, surgical and diagnostic departments across specialties.

2 campuses

North and south Shanghai

The Hongkou campus is at 100 Haining Road. The Songjiang campus is at 650 New Songjiang Road.

Specialty and centre signals

  • Ophthalmology covers retinal disease, cataract, glaucoma, corneal disease and visual rehabilitation.
  • Urology includes prostate disease, urological oncology, urinary stones, andrology and urinary continence.
  • Wider departments include ENT, general surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.
  • The International Medical Care Center provides outpatient, inpatient and health-check services for international patients.

Research, teaching and equipment

  • A Shanghai Jiao Tong University teaching hospital with postgraduate medical education and clinical research.
  • Ophthalmology research includes retinal disease, ocular imaging and the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases.
  • Its eye-care facilities include optical coherence tomography, ultrasound biomicroscopy and intraocular-lens biometry.
  • Urology combines clinical research with endoscopic, laser and laparoscopic approaches to selected urinary conditions.

Sources: hospital overview, ophthalmology, urology and international centre.

Selected specialists by department

Xu Xun, Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Xu Xun

Chief Physician, Professor and doctoral supervisor. His hospital profile lists vitreoretinal disease, ocular neovascular disease and ocular inflammation as clinical interests. Official profile.

Sun Xiaodong, Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Sun Xiaodong

Chief Physician, Professor and doctoral supervisor. His clinical focus includes retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, including microsurgical treatment. Official profile.

Xia Shujie, Urology

Urology

Xia Shujie

Chief Physician, Professor and doctoral supervisor. His hospital profile covers complex urological conditions, urinary-system tumours, stones, prostate surgery and minimally invasive surgery. Official profile.

Han Bangmin, Urology

Urology

Han Bangmin

Chief Physician, MD and doctoral supervisor. His clinical interests include prostate disease, particularly prostate cancer, and surgical and multidisciplinary care for urinary-system tumours. Official profile.