Gastroenterology

The Department of Gastroenterology of Yueyang Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which integrates traditional Chinese and Western medicine, has a long history and a profound foundation in traditional Chinese medicine. It has inherited the academic thought and clinical experience of such former masters of liver, gallbladder, spleen, and stomach diseases as Lu Yuanlei, Zhang Cigong, Pang Yu, Yan Erling, Zhang Qingyun, and Yao Yulan. Under the leadership of Directors Zhu Shengliang and Wang Xiaosu, after more than ten years of development, it has become the Chen Cunren Academic Thought Research Base of the Ding School of Internal Medicine of Haipai Traditional Chinese Medicine, the leading institution of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Collaborative Group, a key specialized disease and specialty of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the “11th Five-Year Plan,” a key specialty for spleen and stomach diseases of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the “12th Five-Year Plan,” a Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialty with Distinctive Characteristics, a key discipline for spleen and stomach diseases of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, a Shanghai Clinical Specialty with Advantages in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a training site for master’s and doctoral students at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a key discipline of Yueyang Hospital.

The department currently has 2 doctoral supervisors, 4 master’s supervisors, 3 chief physicians, and 7 deputy chief physicians. It has a solid foundation in scientific research and significant research achievements, with more than 50 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and at or above the provincial and ministerial levels. It publishes nearly 20 papers in core journals each year and has successively received multiple awards, including the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award, the China Association of Integrative Medicine Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Science and Technology Award of the China Association of Chinese Medicine.

The Department of Gastroenterology of Yueyang Hospital was established in 1994 and has gradually developed into a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment center for digestive system diseases integrating inpatient wards, an endoscopy center, and outpatient services. It currently has 62 beds and offers distinctive specialty services with prominent traditional Chinese medicine features and significant therapeutic efficacy for “gastroesophageal reflux disease,” “chronic gastritis,” “chronic liver injury,” “digestive tract tumors,” “digestive tract polyps and precancerous lesions,” and “inflammatory bowel disease.” It also has a number of highly effective distinctive preparations, including Huosu Yangwei Oral Liquid, Shaozhu Jianwei Granules, Yuyin Lidan Granules, and Jianpi Decoction Paste.

The Endoscopy Center performs gastroscopy and colonoscopy examinations as well as endoscopic treatment. It routinely performs EMR (endoscopic mucosal resection), ESD (endoscopic submucosal dissection), EUS (endoscopic ultrasonography), ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), POEM (peroral endoscopic myotomy), EUS-FNA (endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy), and other procedures.