Urology

The Department of Urology of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, was established in the 1940s. It is one of the earliest urology specialty departments established in China, a national key discipline of the Ministry of Education, and a national key clinical specialty of the National Health Commission. Under the leadership of successive academic leaders, including Professors Chen Yuanxiu, Zhang Yongshang, Zhou Xicai, Li Jiagui, Ye Zhangqun, and Liu Jihong, the department’s team has continued to grow. The current academic leader is Professor Wang Shaogang, who holds important academic positions including Vice Chairman of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, President of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Society of Gerontology, Leader of the Clinical Research Group of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Vice Chairman of the Urology Branch of the Hubei Medical Association, and Chairman of the Robotics and Laparoscopic Surgery Branch of the Wuhan Medical Association. The specialty’s overall strength remains firmly among the top in China, and it enjoys an outstanding reputation domestically. The department currently has 6 wards and leads the refined development model of domestic “subspecialties.” It has established ten areas: urinary tract stones, minimally invasive technologies, urinary tract tumors, andrology, urinary control, prostate diseases, laser treatment, urinary tract reconstruction, enhanced recovery, and translational medicine. To further advance refined diagnosis and treatment of common diseases of the urinary system, dedicated medical teams have been established for individual diseases, including prostate cancer, urothelial carcinoma, renal cancer, and adrenal tumors, comprehensively covering all surgeries and comprehensive treatments in urology. Among these, the levels of diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract stones, urinary tract tumors, minimally invasive technologies, andrological diseases, and urinary control diseases have all reached a first-class national standard. The department currently has 19 doctors with senior professional titles, 40 doctors with associate-senior professional titles, 10 doctoral supervisors, and 18 master’s supervisors. It has numerous national-level high-level talents, Hubei Province medical leading talents, Hubei Province young top talents, Hubei Chutian Talents, Wuhan Talents, and other recipients of provincial-, municipal-, and city-level talent programs. It has received multiple awards, including the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the First Prize of the Hubei Province Science and Technology Progress Award. It has obtained 121 grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 56 provincial- and ministerial-level projects, published more than 1,200 academic papers, and served as chief editor of 48 monographs, many of which have become important working reference books for urologists and scientific researchers. As China’s General Base for the Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Tract Stones and the Central China Training Center of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, the department also brings together more than ten leading national-, provincial/ministerial-, municipal-, and hospital-level platforms, including the National Restricted-Category Technology Standardized Clinical Application Training Base for Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Treatment Technology · Urological Surgery Robot Training Base, the Tongji Hospital Subcenter of the National Center for Geriatric Medicine’s Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Urinary Control and Pelvic Floor Diseases, the Hubei Institute of Urology, the Hubei Urology Medical Quality Control Center, the Hubei Clinical Medical Research Center for Minimally Invasive Urological Treatment, the Wuhan Clinical Medical Research Center for Urinary Tract Stones, the Tongji Hospital Institute of Urinary Tract Stones, and the Tongji Hospital Institute of Andrology. It is a national comprehensive diagnosis and treatment center integrating top-tier medical care, excellent teaching, and cutting-edge scientific research.