Dermatology Department

I. Discipline Overview

The Department of Dermatology of the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University was founded in 1958, moved south to Zunyi with Dalian Medical University in 1968, and returned to Dalian in 1987. Its founders, Professors Yao Jitang, Zhou Hui, Zhang Yongsheng, and others, were all renowned experts. Through the joint, unremitting efforts of several generations, it is now a key discipline of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a key clinical specialty of Liaoning Province, and a “first-level key medical discipline” of Dalian. It is a National Drug Clinical Trial Base, the Chinese Medical Association’s “Atopic Dermatitis Research Center,” and a “provincial sentinel unit for monitoring adverse reactions to cosmetics in Liaoning Province.” Through the joint, unremitting efforts of several generations, our department has developed into a specialized department with complete infrastructure, a strong faculty, and outstanding medical capabilities.

II. Personnel Structure

There are currently 32 medical, nursing, and technical personnel in the department, including 15 doctors, of whom 8 are doctoral postgraduate students and 6 are master’s postgraduate students; those with master’s- or doctoral-level education account for 93%. The department places great emphasis on talent development. Its doctors have successively undertaken further training in Japan, Sweden, the United States, Canada, and other countries, as well as at renowned medical institutions in China, and have mastered advanced clinical and research techniques in dermatology. They are responsible for treating difficult and severe skin diseases in the Dalian area.

III. Medical Features

The Department of Dermatology has developed multiple specialty areas, including immunology and allergic reactions, laser medical cosmetology for skin diseases, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, pigmentary skin diseases, dermatopathology, sexually transmitted diseases, and cosmetic dermatoses. Each specialty has a senior-ranking expert serving as its academic leader and heading the specialty team. The dermatology outpatient department has multiple specialty clinics, including a laser cosmetology clinic, a dermatitis, eczema, urticaria, and allergy clinic, a psoriasis specialty clinic, a vitiligo specialty clinic, an acne specialty clinic, a cosmetic dermatosis specialty clinic, a hair specialty clinic, and a sexually transmitted disease specialty clinic, providing patients with more specialized and more precise medical services.

The dermatology ward primarily admits patients with various difficult and severe skin diseases and also has features such as integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In addition to conventional systemic and topical drug treatment, it also provides integrated Chinese and Western treatments such as Chinese herbal medicine baths and ultraviolet therapy. With professional diagnostic and treatment expertise, high-quality medical services, and appropriate humanistic care, it relieves patients’ suffering and improves their quality of life.

Introduction to Specialty Areas:

1. Immunology and Allergic Reactions: As the Chinese Medical Association’s “Atopic Dermatitis Research Center,” the Department of Dermatology provides standardized diagnosis and treatment for all types of dermatitis, eczema, and urticaria, and offers patients proper guidance for their daily lives. 2. Laser Medical Cosmetology for Skin Diseases: Our department has been engaged in laser cosmetology for nearly 20 years and is at the forefront in Liaoning. It specializes in facial rejuvenation and the treatment of appearance-disfiguring skin diseases such as pigmentary diseases and acne scars, and, through professional quality, promotes the standardization process of medical aesthetic diagnosis and treatment. 3. Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine: Our department is a key discipline of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has several holders of doctoral and master’s degrees in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It has achieved good results in clinical and basic research in this field, with particularly high clinical satisfaction in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as vitiligo, dermatitis and eczema, psoriasis, and other diseases. 4. Pigmentary Skin Diseases: For hypopigmentary and hyperpigmentary skin diseases, the Department of Dermatology has a vitiligo specialty clinic and a laser cosmetology clinic. In addition to conventional drug treatment, it has multiple phototherapy and laser devices to provide patients with comprehensive and complete diagnostic and treatment services.

IV. Research

The Department of Dermatology has undertaken more than 30 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and provincial and municipal research projects, and has received more than 10 Science and Technology Progress Awards from the State Education Commission and at various provincial and municipal levels. It has published more than 100 national-level papers and more than 50 papers indexed in SCI. Research areas include: dermatology and laser cosmetology, and clinical and basic research on vitiligo, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, acne, sexually transmitted diseases, skin tumors, and other diseases.

V. Teaching

Our hospital is a comprehensive teaching hospital. As a national standardized residency training base, the Department of Dermatology has trained dozens of master’s and doctoral postgraduate students and undertakes multilevel teaching tasks for Dalian Medical University, including theoretical, clinical observation, and internship courses for undergraduate students in clinical medicine and international students. At the same time, the department places great emphasis on teaching research, has served as editor-in-chief and co-editor of more than 20 monographs and textbooks, and has received a Teaching Achievement Award.