Pediatric Endocrinology Specialty（清远院区）

The Department of Pediatric Endocrinology at Guangdong Women and Children’s Hospital combines clinical care, research and teaching. After more than ten years of development, it has become a technology-intensive specialty department with advanced equipment and a high level of medical care. The department has 19 authorized beds and performs endocrine stimulation tests. It can admit children with diabetes, adrenal cortical hyperplasia, electrolyte disorders, thyroid dysfunction, short stature, precocious puberty, obesity, abnormal skeletal development and other conditions. The hospital has major equipment including a 128-slice CT scanner and MRI, as well as a provincial medical genetics center and laboratory center, providing comprehensive support for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders. Guided by the hospital motto of integrity, virtue, learning and continuous improvement, the department aims to provide professional, comprehensive care for children.

Team development

The department’s doctors have extensive clinical experience; most hold a master’s degree or higher and have undertaken study or exchanges at the National Children’s Medical Center or abroad. Key medical staff hold positions in academic organizations including the endocrinology, pediatric and critical care branches of the Guangdong Medical Association, the pediatrics committee of the Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Association, and the thalassemia committee of the Guangdong Eugenics Association.

Clinical strengths and scope

1. Common conditions: short stature, precocious puberty, Turner syndrome, diabetes, obesity, adrenal cortical dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction and parathyroid dysfunction. 2. Other conditions: disorders of sex development, including intersex conditions; the three pediatric “highs” of hypertension, high blood lipids and high uric acid; disorders involving excessive thirst and urination; renal endocrine disorders; and metabolic diseases. 3. Areas of particular focus include identifying the causes of and providing standardized care for short stature, identifying and treating the causes of disorders of sex development, and identifying and treating the causes of excessive thirst and urination. 4. Traditional Chinese medicine: the department notes the long history, theories and techniques of traditional Chinese medicine and the national policy of developing both Chinese and Western medicine. It states that traditional approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine conditions are being introduced to give patients more options and distinctive therapeutic benefits.

Location and transport

The hospital is centrally located in the Greater Bay Area and can be reached by several means of transport. Address: 521–523 Xingnan Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. By car: after the Nanda Trunk Road opened at the end of 2022, an expressway route to the hospital became available. By metro: take Line 7, between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Higher Education Mega Center South, to Yuangang Station, Exit E. By bus: use Chenbian Village stop; routes include Bus–Metro Connection Route 8, Fan 17, Fan 53, Fan 71, Fan 75, 302A, Holiday Special Route 11 and Fan 30 Tourist Route.

Specialist clinic hours

Su Haihao: Tuesday and Friday mornings and all day Sunday. Zeng Ke: Monday and Thursday mornings and all day Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Luo Xianqiong: Wednesday morning. For the specific clinic hours of Deng Zhi, Li Yun, Chen Shangqing, Pan Wanting and Liang Ting, please consult the hospital’s or department’s official WeChat account. The source page also displays a QR code for the department’s official WeChat account.