Paediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has a long history. It has now developed into a comprehensive clinical department comprising pediatric outpatient and emergency services, the inpatient department, Famous TCM Physician Studios, and a research institute. It integrates medical care, education, and research, with distinctive TCM characteristics and equal emphasis on Chinese and Western medicine.

There are currently 19 medical and nursing staff members. The physicians providing consultations include 2 Shanghai Famous TCM Physicians, 7 chief physicians, 1 associate chief physician, 4 attending physicians, and 4 resident physicians, including 2 doctoral supervisors, 6 master's supervisors, 10 people with postgraduate or higher qualifications, and 2 overseas-returned postdoctoral scholars. The department's academic leader, Director Shen Jian, is a fourth-generation successor of the Menghe medical school and a fifth-generation successor of the Shanghai-style Xu school of pediatrics. He is a key innovative talent recognized by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has extensive clinical experience and a broad academic perspective, and serves as vice president, deputy committee chair, standing committee member, and in other positions in international and domestic academic societies. Department members undertake numerous research projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, major special projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and research projects of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other institutions. They have received the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Chinese Ethnic Medicine Association, the Shanghai Science and Technology Award for Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and many other awards, and have been granted invention patents. They have published more than 200 papers in domestic and international journals and have served as chief editors of more than 10 published books.

Featured Specialties

Pediatric medical traditions have a long lineage and a profound accumulation of experience. The department has inherited and developed the academic theories and experience of the Shanghai-style TCM Dong school of pediatrics, Xu school of pediatrics, Menghe medical school, Shanghai-style pediatric tuina, and others. Its main areas of focus are common, frequently occurring, and difficult pediatric diseases, covering the respiratory system, digestive system, nutrition, endocrine system, nervous system, and other areas. It has established a series of distinctive specialty services for treating pediatric diseases with integrated Chinese and Western medicine, focusing on conveniently and rapidly solving the problems of children and their parents. Chinese and Western medicines are routinely administered orally; with extensive clinical experience, the department uses streamlined and effective prescriptions and has developed more than 10 self-prepared formulations and agreed-upon prescriptions. In addition, external TCM therapy is another standout feature of the department. Based on TCM theories such as the meridians, the five zang organs, syndrome differentiation, and the holistic concept, combined with advanced modern physiotherapy techniques, the department provides a series of external TCM therapies, including acupoint application combined with iontophoresis technology for pediatric lung-, spleen-, and kidney-system diseases; acupuncture at the Sifeng points for pediatric anorexia; finger pressure on Huoding using Dong's finger-pressure method for milk regurgitation in infants and young children; Shanghai-style pediatric tuina for various internal-medicine and surgical diseases; microwave therapy; auricular acupoint pellet pressing; foot baths; press needles; and more. Combined internal and external treatment is widely used in specialty outpatient services and is characterized by convenience, effectiveness, and affordability, earning widespread praise from children and their parents.

Precocious Puberty Specialty Clinic

Under the direct leadership of the vice president of the Specialized Committee on Children's Development and Behavioral Science of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, the Department of Pediatrics established a Child Growth and Development Group and a Precocious Puberty Specialty Clinic to assess each child's condition, predict the child's growth trend, and formulate an individualized integrated Chinese and Western treatment plan according to the child's condition.

Pediatric Asthma Clinic

Oral Chinese herbal medicine is administered according to syndrome differentiation and treatment, while the independently developed Bufei Guben Formula is applied externally. Winter diseases are treated in summer to strengthen and protect lung qi and improve resistance.

Pediatric Spleen and Stomach Disorders Clinic

Routine oral medication + distinctive external TCM therapies, including acupuncture at the Sifeng points, Huoding pressure, Shanghai-style pediatric tuina, acupoint application, and others.

Specialty Clinic for Sleep Disorders

Chinese herbal medicines improve symptoms such as nasal obstruction and enuresis in children, while distinctive acupoint application provides transdermal drug delivery.

There are also a Specialty Clinic for TCM physiotherapy for eye fatigue, a Specialty Clinic for pediatric hyperactivity and tic disorders, a Joint Clinic for childhood obesity, nutrition, and metabolism, a Pediatric External Treatment Clinic, a Growth Joint Clinic, and others.