Main Campus Colorectal and Proctologic Surgery Department

The department is located in the beautiful coastal city of Qingdao and is currently on the fifth floor of Ward Building A, Headquarters Campus of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 1 Jiaozhou Road, Shibei District. It is an independent first-level clinical discipline. It currently has 37 open beds and 28 healthcare professionals, including 13 doctors: 2 chief physicians, 6 associate chief physicians and 3 attending physicians; and 15 nurses: 1 associate chief nurse, 8 supervising nurses and 6 nurses. The team includes 1 Doctor of Medicine, 7 master’s degree holders and 3 international wound therapists. We have always regarded deepening specialty development and humanistic development as priorities in department development. With a culture of “goodness” as its theme, the department actively builds “Great Goodness Is Like Water; Smooth and Heartwarming” as its service brand. All medical personnel uphold the service philosophy: “Carry goodness as you walk; great goodness is like water. When you move, I accompany you; when you are still, I stay by your side; when you are cold, I solidify; when you are hot, I boil. Great goodness is like water; follow goodness as water follows its course.” Effective results have been achieved.

The department’s main technical specialties are laparoscopic minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant gastric and colorectal tumors; diagnosis and treatment of various perianal diseases, including internal and external hemorrhoids, complex anal fistulas and rectal mucosal prolapse; and, as another diagnostic and treatment specialty, minimally invasive treatment of various abdominal-wall hernias. Department Director Zhou Dongfeng is a chief physician, Doctor of Medicine and master’s supervisor. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of common and frequently occurring general-surgical diseases and can independently complete the rescue of difficult and critical general-surgery cases. He is particularly skilled in radical surgery for colorectal cancer and the diagnosis and treatment of various perianal diseases. The success rate of sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer is at a domestically leading level. Deputy Department Director Liu Xiaodong is a chief physician and Master of Medicine. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of common and frequently occurring general-surgical diseases and can independently complete the rescue of difficult and critical general-surgery cases. He is particularly skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of various perianal diseases, including internal and external hemorrhoids, complex anal fistulas and rectal mucosal prolapse; his success rate is at a domestically leading level. Deputy Department Director Li Xiaochuan is an associate chief physician and Master of Medicine. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of common and frequently occurring general-surgical diseases and can independently complete the rescue of difficult and critical general-surgery cases. He specializes in minimally invasive treatment of various abdominal-wall hernias, with a success rate at a domestically leading level.

The department is at a domestically leading level in basic and clinical research on gastric cancer, colon cancer and rectal cancer. Another technical specialty is the diagnosis and treatment of functional constipation; in particular, surgical treatment and health education for functional constipation are at a domestically leading level. More than 300 patients with various types of colorectal cancer are treated annually, of whom middle- and low-rectal cancers account for more than 70%. Using domestically advanced laparoscopic minimally invasive technology, the department achieves a sphincter-preservation rate of more than 80% for low rectal cancer, with significant improvement in radicality and patients’ quality of life. The department treats more than 2,000 patient visits for various perianal diseases annually. It uses domestically advanced TST, RPH and PPH techniques, as well as injection, sclerotherapy and other minimally invasive treatments, to treat various hemorrhoidal diseases; these treatments are characterized by less pain, less suffering, shorter hospital stays and lower costs, and have received widespread praise from patients. Physicians and nurses jointly carry out enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and prevention of postoperative complications, continuously deepen the development of the wound and pain specialties, and implement a physician-nurse collaborative wound-treatment model. For patients with pain, the department provides nonpharmacological pain-relief measures and carries out preemptive and multimodal analgesia, reducing the incidence of moderate-to-severe postoperative pain and increasing the rate of resumption of oral intake, among other specialty- and disease-specific management measures, which have received unanimous praise from patients and experts. Subspecialty 1: basic and clinical research on gastric cancer, colon cancer and rectal cancer; the department’s technical capabilities in this field are at a domestically leading level. More than 300 patients with various types of colorectal cancer are treated annually, of whom middle- and low-rectal cancers account for more than 70%. Using domestically advanced laparoscopic and other minimally invasive technologies, the proportion of such operations exceeds 95%, the sphincter-preservation rate for low rectal cancer exceeds 80%, and radicality and patients’ quality of life are significantly improved. Subspecialty 2: diagnosis and treatment of functional constipation, with surgical treatment and health education for functional constipation at a domestically leading level. Subspecialty 3: diagnosis and treatment in hernia and abdominal-wall surgery; operations using various minimally invasive abdominal-wall hernia techniques account for more than 96%, and more than 200 patients with various hernia and abdominal-wall surgical conditions are treated annually. The department’s technical capabilities in this field have reached a domestically leading level. Subspecialty 4: diagnosis and treatment of various complex and difficult perianal diseases. More than 2,000 patient visits are treated annually. The department uses domestically advanced TST, RPH and PPH, injection, sclerotherapy and other minimally invasive treatment technologies to treat various hemorrhoidal diseases. These treatments cause little pain and suffering, involve short hospital stays and low costs, and have received widespread praise from patients. Promoting the spirit of craftsmanship and carrying forward the “power of craftsmanship” are the mission and call of the new era. The department’s physicians and nurses work together to carry out ERAS enhanced recovery after surgery and continuous quality improvement. Meticulous surgical handovers, accompanying patients in getting out of bed early, and training such as Baduanjin and balloon blowing are carried out. Basic thrombosis prevention is provided through ankle-pump exercises, and physical prevention through thrombosis compression-pump training. Postoperative complications are actively prevented, producing good clinical effects in shortening postoperative recovery time and promoting wound healing. Over the past five years, the department has carried out priority quality-improvement projects focused on reducing pain, shortening wound-healing time, reducing postoperative edema and addressing other postoperative complications, and has won multiple major awards in clinical-case competitions, including the National Hospital Arena Competition and competitions for improving patients’ experience of seeking medical care. Brand building is incorporated into every activity and every service detail. The department continuously deepens the connotations of the “Great Goodness Is Like Water” specialty brand. It has received much praise from patients and their families; patients gain health, and medical personnel gain growth.

The department undertakes clinical research and teaching for Qingdao University School of Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Weifang Medical University, Binhai College, Jining Medical University, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou Polytechnic, Jinan Vocational and Technical College and Linyi Vocational and Technical College, as well as teaching and supervision for standardized training of clinical residents.

The department currently undertakes 2 provincial- and municipal-level scientific research projects, has written and published dozens of papers, and has received 3 municipal Science and Technology Progress Awards in the past 3 years.

Every year, the department sends multiple medical and nursing personnel to renowned hospitals in China and abroad for further study. Three medical and nursing personnel have obtained national wound-therapist certificates. Many medical and nursing personnel have become deputy chairpersons or members of various professional committees, including those for surgery and general surgery, continuously increasing the department’s visibility. Every year, quarter and month, according to plan, the department organizes medical and nursing personnel to study new clinical knowledge and skills from China and abroad, continuously updating their knowledge base.

Editing time: 2026/5/20 15:43:59