Dermatology

The dermatology and venereology specialty of Ruijin Hospital was established in 1933; in 1945, it became an independent department with an outpatient clinic, wards, and a treatment room. In 1952, the “Dermatopathology Room” was established, one of the earliest of its kind in China; in 1957, the “Mycology Laboratory” was established; in 1970, the “Laser Room” was established, and the department was among the earliest in China to conduct research on laser treatment of skin diseases and laser protection; in 1974, the “Dermatology Laboratory” was established and renamed the “Immunology Laboratory” in 1984, where cellular immunity, humoral immunity, and immunofluorescence testing are performed; in 2021, the “Medical Skincare Research Room” was established. The ward has 39 authorized beds. In addition to general specialty outpatient services, 16 disease-specific specialty clinics have been established, and various forms of “multidisciplinary joint diagnosis and treatment” (MDT) are carried out. The department has a complete range of equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases, as well as equipment for aesthetic treatment and care. At present, the Department of Dermatology of Ruijin Hospital is a National Key Clinical Specialty, a National Clinical Pharmacology Base and Continuing Medical Education Base, the chief-editor institution for the Ministry of Health’s nationally unified textbook “Dermatology and Venereology,” a national training base for residents and specialists, the institution of the former chairperson of the Dermatology and Venereology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and the institution of the chairperson of the Dermatology Professional Committee of the Shanghai Medical Association. Over the past five years, it has ranked sixth to eighth in the China Best Specialty Reputation Ranking. The department undertakes two key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one international (China–United States) cooperative project, one major (cultivation) project, and multiple general projects and youth projects. Over nearly twenty years, it has developed disciplinary strengths centered on the diagnosis and treatment of complex, refractory, and severe skin diseases, and has established clinical and scientific research directions in psoriasis, bullous diseases, dermatomyositis, atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, and cutaneous lymphoma.