Puwan Campus General Surgery Department

The Department of General Surgery of The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University was established in 1958 and is one of the centers for general-surgery care, teaching, and research in Liaoning Province. It has been designated as a National Key Clinical Specialty, a Key Discipline of Liaoning Province, a Key Discipline of Dalian, and a Key Discipline of Dalian Medical University. Relying on cutting-edge technologies, the discipline focuses on minimally invasive and precision medicine and is committed to distinctive, refined development. In recent years, it has rapidly become an influential general surgery department in China, ranking among the country's advanced centers in liver transplantation; individualized, integrated comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors; robotic and laparoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal tumors; the ATEC minimally invasive rotary-cutting technique for breast tumors; and treatment techniques for upper-limb lymphedema. The Department currently has 72 physicians, including 20 chief physicians, 19 associate chief physicians, and 21 attending physicians; 38 hold doctoral degrees and 27 hold master's degrees, while there are 8 doctoral supervisors and 30 master's graduate supervisors.

The Department of General Surgery at the Puwan Campus continues the fine traditions of the Department of General Surgery of The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University. All consulting specialists are key members of the Department of General Surgery at the Xinghai Campus of The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, and the department undertakes important medical responsibilities for northern Dalian. It currently has 30 beds and is equipped with top-tier medical equipment in China, including 3D and 4K laparoscopes.

The Department has mastered advanced domestic technical concepts and methods. It specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery and, while carrying on the fine traditions and superb medical expertise of the Department of General Surgery of The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, further promotes them through reform and innovation. The Department focuses its research on the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and patterns of disease progression of gastrointestinal diseases and diseases of the hepatobiliary system and pancreas, thyroid, breast, hernia, and perianal region.

The Department Director, Professor Ren Shuangyi, is a Doctor of Medicine, a doctoral supervisor, and a high-level talent in Dalian under the “Xinglian Talent Program.” He has successively received honorary titles as an advanced individual at the provincial and municipal levels. He also holds multiple academic positions in organizations including the Chinese Medical Association, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Liaoning Medical Association, and the Dalian Medical Association.

The laparoscopic minimally invasive surgical techniques of the Department of General Surgery for treating gastrointestinal diseases such as gastric cancer, colon cancer, and rectal cancer are at the leading level in Dalian and even in southern Liaoning, and rank among the most advanced in China. The application of advanced minimally invasive techniques relieves patients in Dalian and southern Liaoning of their suffering while minimizing surgical trauma.