The Thyroid Surgery of the Second Hospital of Shandong University was founded in 2013by Prof. Qi Yuzhong, a national famous surgical specialist, as a professional department integrating the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, scientific research and teaching of thyroid disease, and a specialty with unique features, distinct academic style, high reputation in and out of the Province, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of thyroid surgery in China. It was granted with the right to award the master’s degree in 2000 and identified as a key clinical professional department of general surgery in Shandong Province in 2013. Now the Department is capable of all diagnosis and treatment related to thyroid diseases, such as function and ultrasound test of thyroid, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules, minimally invasive surgery of thyroid, laparoscopic thyroid cosmetology, thyroid tumor radical resection and modified radical resection, isotope treatment of thyroid tumor, ablation treatment of thyroid nodules and other related tests, diagnosis and treatment techniques.
In July 2018, in response to the specialty development needs of the Hospital, the Thyroid Surgery was renamed as Thyroid/Pancreas Surgery to expand its service scope to the diagnosis and treatment of pancreas diseases. Clinically, the Department focuses on comprehensive treatment based on early diagnosis and surgery, and conducted highly complicated surgeries such as intrapancreatic drainage, pancreaticoduodenectomy, PPPD, pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with vasodilatation and angiectomy, distal pancreatectomy, spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, and middle segment pancreatectomy. Meanwhile, the Department actively performs the corresponding laparoscopic surgery, achieving good effects and high safety.
Medical Members
The Department currently has 7 members devoted to medicine, teaching and research, including 2 professors. Members at middle and young age below 45 years old account for 85%, and all doctors have a doctoral or master’s degree. For many times it was awarded the Outstanding Science and Technology Progress Award of Shandong Province, the Science and Technology Progress Award at Bureau Level, the Development Contribution Award, the New Technology Award, the Success Award in Rescuing Critically Ill Patients and the “Lotus Cup” Excellent Doctor Award issued by the Second Hospital of Shandong University.
Clinical Medicine
The Specialty is at domestic advanced level in the surgery field of thyroid and pancreas. In recent years, the Specialty takes the lead in performing ultrasound-guided FNA of thyroid nodules, standardized radical resection and modified radical resection of thyroid tumors, laparoscopic thyroid cosmetology, thyroid nodules ablation treatment, intraoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid protection by nanocarbon negative staining, and other diagnosis and treatment technologies. The Specialty is also one of pioneers in China to carry out in-depth, meticulous and characteristic study of surgical resection of giant thyroid tumor, laparoscopic cervical lymph node improvement and dissection, intraoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve, parathyroid protection, perioperative management of hyperthyroidism, laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy and spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, etc.
Scientific Research Level
The Thyroid/Pancreas Surgery has completed 6 scientific research subjects, published over 10 SCI papers and more than 70 domestic academic papers and edited over 10 books. Prof. Qi Yuzhong, the academic leader and famous thyroid surgical specialist in China, concurrently serves as the vice director of Laparoscopic Surgery Branch of Shandong Medical Doctor Association and Laparoscopic Committee, and the standing committee member of Special Committee of Thyroid and Breast, as well as an editorial board member of Chinese Journal of Clinicians, Chinese Journal of Breast Disease, Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Journal of Laparoscopic Surgery, etc. So far, the Professor has published more than 30 papers on domestic and foreign journals, including 3 included by SCI, edited or co-edited 4 books, and won four 2nd prizes of the Outstanding Science and Technology Progress Award of Shandong Province. Prof. Liu Jianing also takes additional posts as the standing committee member of Young Surgical Doctor Branch of Shandong Medical Doctor Association, and member of Organ Transplantation Branch of Shandong Medical Doctor Association and Liver and Gall Branch of Shandong Anti-cancer Association. In recent years, Prof. Liu Jianing has published 2 papers on SCI as the first author, 6 books (associate editor or coeditor or translator) and presiding over three projects of Shandong Provincial Natural Science Fund, Shandong Provincial Scientific and Technological Problem Tackling Program and Shandong Provincial Education Department.
Academic Exchange and Cooperation
Prof. Qi Yuzhong and Prof. Liu Jianing have visited Wakayama Medical University in Japan and Chinese PLA General Hospital for research and study, and attended many international and domestic academic conferences for academic exchange. The Hospital also regularly invites international and domestic experts to the Department for surgical and academic exchange, through which, good cooperative relationship is established and academic development is promoted.