Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on geriatric diseases and neurological disorders as its specialties in diagnosis and treatment. It is one of the first batch of Demonstration Departments of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing general hospitals, a key discipline in geriatric neurology integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine in Beijing, and houses the Beijing Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Research on Geriatric Diseases.

The department has distinctive expertise in the prevention and treatment of cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebrovascular disease, cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s disease, sleep disorders, and epilepsy. It has achieved good clinical efficacy in treating common geriatric neurological diseases using the “kidney-tonifying, blood-activating, and phlegm-resolving method.” It employs a variety of comprehensive approaches, including oral administration, external application, traditional Chinese medicine acupoint patches, and iontophoresis, and has developed a number of new technologies and clinical services for treating digestive system diseases, prostate diseases, breast diseases, chronic bronchitis, osteoporosis, chronic renal failure, acne, vitiligo, and other conditions. The annual outpatient volume exceeds 100,000 visits.

The department is a training site for clinical master’s and doctoral degrees in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.