Endocrinology
The Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital was established in August 1999. For more than 20 years, it has been rooted in Shenzhen and served the Pearl River Delta, and the discipline has continued to develop. In 2012, it was designated a Key Clinical Specialty of Guangdong Province; in 2016, it was recognized by the Shenzhen Medical Administration Center as a brand discipline; and in 2020, it was designated a Key Medical Specialty of Shenzhen City. The Department of Endocrinology has 19 doctors and 19 nurses. There are 4 holders of senior professional titles, 8 holders of associate senior professional titles, 15 holders of intermediate professional titles, 4 doctoral degree holders, and 12 master’s degree holders. It operates an endocrinology specialty outpatient clinic year-round, as well as specialty clinics for diabetes, thyroid diseases, weight loss, metabolic bone diseases, and nursing; every day, 4-8 specialty physicians and 1 specialty nurse provide consultations. The ward has 42 fixed beds, admits more than 2,000 patients annually, and records more than 890,000 outpatient visits annually; it undertakes or guides consultations and rescue efforts for critically ill and difficult cases at hospitals of all levels in and outside the city. The Department of Endocrinology is equipped with a dynamic blood glucose monitoring system, insulin pump therapy equipment, a diabetic neuropathy examination device, a neurogenic bladder treatment device, and a transcutaneous oxygen partial pressure measuring device, among other equipment. It specializes in intensive management of patients with diabetes, insulin pump therapy, and dynamic blood glucose monitoring. The Department of Endocrinology has established disease-specific groups and developed distinctive diagnosis and treatment for specific diseases. It has currently established 1. Diabetes and Its Chronic Complications Group; 2. Metabolic Weight-Loss Group; 3. Thyroid Diseases Group; 4. Metabolic Bone Diseases Group; 5. Pituitary and Adrenal Diseases Group; 6. Gonadal Diseases Group; 7. Nursing Group. Each group is composed of specialty leaders and young professional backbones, and is developing comprehensively in health education, medical services, scientific research, and teaching for its specific diseases. The Department of Endocrinology adheres to the medical philosophy of “prevention as the priority, combining prevention and treatment” and provides patients with health education on metabolic diseases free of charge. It currently has the “Diabetes Health Club,” “Gout Patients’ Club,” and “Thyroid Patients’ Club,” among others, and regularly holds health lectures. On United Nations Diabetes Day, World Osteoporosis Day, and other occasions, it conducts activities such as free medical consultations, which are well received by residents. Through the joint efforts of the department’s leadership and all medical and nursing staff, the Department of Endocrinology has developed comprehensively in medical care, teaching, and scientific research, and has successively been recognized as a Guangdong Province “Women’s Civilized Post,” a Shenzhen “Women’s Civilized Post,” a Shenzhen “Youth Civilization Unit,” a hospital-level advanced collective, and an advanced Party branch, among other honors. In the future, the Department of Endocrinology will further develop and improve in areas including basic and clinical research on diabetes and endocrine system diseases, provide patients with high-quality medical services, and at the same time strengthen health education to bring health knowledge to the general public.