Breast Surgery

The Department of Breast Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University originated as the Department of General Surgery of the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, established in 1958 by Professor Chen Rongdian, a nationally renowned expert in general surgery. In 1969, when the hospital as a whole moved south to Zunyi, the Department of General Surgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College was established; in 1986, it moved back to Dalian. After continuous development and expansion, it became a key specialty of Liaoning Province and Dalian City in 2008.

Through the dedicated work of Professor Zhao Shangda and other senior surgical experts, and under the leadership and assistance of Professor Zhao Zuowei, our hospital’s Department of Breast Surgery refined its subspecialties in 2013, and the Department of Breast Surgery was born thereafter. Professor Liu Caigang served as the department’s first director; Professor Zhao Haidong is the current director. Under Director Zhao’s guidance, the central role of breast surgery gradually took shape in Dalian and throughout southern Liaoning, and the Center for Breast Diseases and Reconstruction (hereinafter referred to as “the Center”) was established. After nearly 10 years of effort, the Department of Breast Surgery is now a National Clinical Key Specialty, a Clinical Training Base for Breast Diseases of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, a Key Laboratory of Clinical Translational Research on Breast Tumors of Liaoning Province, a Key Discipline of Liaoning Province, a Clinical Key Specialty of Liaoning Province, a Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Tumors of Dalian City, and a First-Level Key Medical Discipline of Dalian City.

The Department of Breast Surgery currently has 10 physicians, including 3 with senior professional titles, 2 with associate senior titles, 4 with intermediate titles, and 1 with a junior title; 7 hold doctoral degrees. It has 32 beds. The department has led more than 10 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 1 National “12th Five-Year” Science and Technology Plan project, and more than 20 provincial- and ministerial-level projects. It has published nearly 100 academic papers in domestic and international academic journals as first or corresponding author. It actively advocates a comprehensive treatment model (MDT) for breast cancer, has established a breast cancer collaboration group, and implements a system of regular consultations to provide every breast cancer patient with systematic, individualized, and standardized comprehensive treatment. Combining the principles of oncology and surgery, the breast surgery team has extensive clinical treatment experience in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and treatment with traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicines for breast cancer. In addition, the department has established a postoperative follow-up system for breast cancer and regularly follows up with postoperative patients by telephone or letter to answer their questions.