Vascular Surgery

The Department of Vascular Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine) is a comprehensive department integrating specialized diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases, interventional oncology, neurointervention, and nonvascular intervention. Its origins date back to the 1980s, and it was one of the earliest hospitals in Zhejiang Province to carry out interventional diagnosis and treatment. At present, the Department of Vascular Surgery encompasses not only conventional Western surgical and interventional techniques but also incorporates the strengths of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicinal products; it is a renowned comprehensive center for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases and tumors in Zhejiang Province. The department currently has 6 specialist physicians, including 1 chief physician, 3 attending physicians, and 3 resident physicians; 1 supervisor of master's students, 1 person with a doctoral degree, 4 people with master's degrees, and 7 master's students currently enrolled in the department. Department members comprise physicians specializing in radiology (3), surgery (2), and internal medicine (1), giving the department the advantages of diversity, interdisciplinary integration, and complementary expertise. It can perform both conventional vascular surgery and minimally invasive interventional treatment, with clear advantages in hybrid surgery.

Technical Advantages

The department performs more than 1500 operations annually. Its main specialties include: ① Vascular diseases: (arterial) lower-extremity arteriosclerotic occlusive disease, diabetic foot, aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, and stenosis of the subclavian, iliac, renal, and other organ arteries; (venous) lower-extremity varicose veins, lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis, iliac vein compression syndrome, pulmonary embolism, complications of portal hypertension, pelvic congestion syndrome, hemodialysis access plasty, and individualized endoluminal diagnosis and treatment of various lymphatic diseases, etc. ② Tumor diseases: minimally invasive intervention for various benign and malignant tumors, including liver cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, metastatic tumors, hepatic hemangioma, uterine fibroids, prostatic hyperplasia, etc. ③ Neurointervention: cerebral aneurysms, carotid artery stenosis, etc.; ④ Comprehensive intervention: ablation treatment (microwave, radiofrequency, and argon-helium knife cryoablation) for pulmonary nodules, lung tumors, liver tumors, etc.; iodine-125 radioactive seed implantation, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage + stent implantation, and puncture-based localization and biopsy of lesions in various sites, etc.

Academic Standing

Our department is a construction center for minimally invasive interventional oncology--liver cancer under the National Health Commission's capacity-building and continuing education program; a deputy-chair institution of the Special Committee on Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors of the Zhejiang Anti-Cancer Association; a standing committee member institution of the Interventional Medicine Branch of the Zhejiang Medical Association; and a council member institution of the Zhejiang Portal Hypertension TIPS Alliance.