Urology

The Department of Urology is one of the first urology research centers established in China. It is also one of the earliest urology doctoral degree-awarding centers approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council; a “Taishan Scholar” position in Shandong Province; a Grade A key discipline in medical and health sciences in Shandong Province; a provincial clinical key specialty in Shandong Province; a doctoral and master’s degree program in urology at Shandong University and Shandong First Medical University; the former Ministry of Health of China and Chinese Medical Doctor Association training base for urology specialists, as well as a minimally invasive urology training center; and a grassroots demonstration unit for continuing education of the Urological Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association.

The department currently has 209 open beds and 6 wards. It includes the Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Urinary System Organs and Functional Reconstruction, the Key Laboratory of Urinary System Diseases of Shandong Provincial Institutions of Higher Education, a cystoscopy room, a lithotripsy center, a urodynamic examination center, and other facilities. The department currently has 72 physicians, including 15 chief physicians and 30 deputy chief physicians; it diagnoses and treats more than 10,000 patients annually and performs over 6,000 operations each year. It has developed into the largest urology medical, research, and training base in Shandong Province. It is at the leading domestic level in the clinical and research fields of robotic urological surgery, urinary system tumors, adrenal diseases, prostate diseases, and andrological diseases.