Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Hospital Overview

1834
University-Affiliated General Hospital
Grade III Class A
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital is a long-established university-affiliated general hospital that combines clinical practice, teaching and medical research. Its specialty programmes span cancer care, cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, gynaecology, urology and several surgical fields. The hospital also has arrangements for difficult-case consultations and multidisciplinary review. This combination matters when a condition calls for both highly focused specialist treatment and an understanding of the patient’s wider medical needs.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital traces its history to 1835 and is recognised by the hospital as China’s first Western-medicine hospital. Today it is a large public tertiary teaching hospital operating multiple campuses. Its official overview lists 17 national key clinical specialties, alongside recognised capabilities in oncology, cardiovascular medicine, transplantation, urology and women’s health. The historical significance is part of its identity, but decisions about care should rest on the current specialist department and the treatment available for the patient’s diagnosis. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University currently has four operational campuses, namely the North (Riverside) Campus, the South Campus, the Huadu Campus, and the Shenshan Medical Center (Shenshan Campus) in Shanwei, plus the Sun Yat-sen University South Campus Clinic, with the Haizhu Bay Campus still under construction.

Clinical Strengths

Breast tumours and breast cancer

Breast surgery is one of the hospital’s recognised clinical fields. Its teams assess benign and malignant breast conditions using imaging and pathology, and provide surgical care as part of wider cancer treatment. For breast cancer, decisions about the extent of surgery, breast conservation and the need for systemic treatment depend on tumour characteristics and a multidisciplinary review rather than on a single test result.

Cardiovascular and endocrine conditions

Cardiology and endocrinology services assess problems such as coronary heart disease, impaired heart function, diabetes and more complicated endocrine disorders. Their role can be especially important for patients who have several long-term illnesses or need an operation, because existing medical conditions may affect anaesthesia, recovery and the safety of proposed treatment.

Complex surgery and conditions involving multiple organs

General surgery, urology, gynaecology and transplant-related specialties contribute to the assessment of difficult tumours and conditions affecting more than one organ system. A treatment plan may require input from more than one department, with the final recommendation shaped by the diagnosis, clinical indications and the patient’s overall health.

Clinical practice and treatment decisions

Breast cancer is a particularly visible programme. The hospital established a dedicated public breast-oncology institution to bring breast surgery together with medical oncology, imaging, pathology, rehabilitation and relevant supportive specialties. Its purpose is to allow the team to consider tumour biology and stage alongside surgery choices, systemic treatment and longer-term recovery. For a patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer, that may mean reviewing the biopsy and imaging before deciding how surgery and drug treatment should be sequenced.

Key Specialties

Breast Surgery

Oncology

Cardiology

Endocrinology

Gynecology

Urology

General Surgery

Neurology

Facilities & Technology

  • Multidisciplinary case review: The hospital’s multidisciplinary and remote-consultation platforms allow specialists from different departments to review imaging, pathology and clinical histories together, particularly when a diagnosis is uncertain or several treatment approaches need to be considered.
  • Specialist imaging and operating facilities: Pathology, imaging, oncology and surgery services together support cancer diagnosis, tumour classification, preoperative assessment and treatment planning.
  • Facilities in clinical use: The hospital’s overall service profile also records qualifications for heart, lung, liver and kidney transplantation, as well as multidisciplinary and remote-consultation platforms. Transplantation is a highly regulated service subject to strict clinical and legal eligibility criteria; listing institutional qualification must not be presented as transplant availability for a visiting patient. Multidisciplinary case review, by contrast, is relevant to a much wider group of patients who need several clinical perspectives on treatment.

International Patient Services

For an international referral, it is important to identify the correct campus and department first, particularly for oncology and transplant-related consultations. The hospital has participated in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao medical cooperation initiatives, but the current official sources reviewed here do not establish a universal promise of direct billing or interpretation across all departments. Those arrangements should therefore be confirmed through the hospital’s designated service channels before a patient travels.

Featured Doctors

Prof. Song Erwei

Breast oncology and breast surgery

The hospital describes Professor Song as a breast surgeon and researcher whose work includes breast-conserving surgery and the tumour microenvironment. His prominence is not a guarantee of personal clinic availability.

Prof. Liu Qiang

Breast surgery and comprehensive care

The hospital’s announcement of its breast oncology hospital identifies Professor Liu Qiang among its senior clinical leaders.

These are selected clinicians identified in public institutional profiles, not a live appointment or employment-status check. Their involvement in a particular case must be confirmed through the hospital.

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