The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Grade A Class 3
Specialties: Cardiovascular Surgery is a key department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, under the Cardiovascular Medicine Division. The hospital performs 'ischemia-free' heart transplant surgery in the field of cardiac surgery and is equipped with hybrid operating rooms, da Vinci surgical robots, and other equipment. The department provides cardiac surgery outpatient and inpatient services, and patients can check the diagnosis and treatment scope and doctor outpatient information through the department introduction page on the hospital's official website.
Summary
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is a century-old Grade A Class 3 general hospital in Guangzhou, founded in 1910. It has the Yuexiu Main Campus, Huangpu Campus, and Nansha Campus, and is a 'guidance-type' founding unit of the comprehensive national medical center. Cardiovascular Surgery is a key department, providing adult and pediatric cardiac surgical care.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (referred to as 'SYSU First Hospital') was founded in 1910, evolving from the public hospital attached to Guangdong Public Medical School. It is a Grade A Class 3 general hospital located in Guangzhou. The hospital currently has the Yuexiu Main Campus, Huangpu Campus, and Nansha Campus, and has jointly built two national regional medical centers with Guangxi and Guizhou.
The hospital is a 'guidance-type' founding unit of the comprehensive national medical center, a pilot hospital for high-quality development of national public hospitals, and a construction unit for the national project to enhance diagnosis and treatment capabilities for difficult diseases. The hospital has 5 national key disciplines and 36 national clinical key specialties, and has been rated A++ in the national tertiary public hospital performance monitoring for six consecutive years.
Cardiovascular Surgery is a key department of the hospital. The hospital's official website department navigation lists Cardiovascular Surgery under the Cardiovascular Medicine Division and lists cardiac surgery experts such as Qu Jingsong, Zhang Xi, and Wu Zhongkai. The hospital has verifiable technical capabilities in the cardiovascular field: in 2021, it successfully performed the world's first 'ischemia-free' heart transplant; the hospital is equipped with hybrid operating rooms, da Vinci surgical robots, and other equipment. Patients who need cardiac surgical treatment can check the diagnosis and treatment scope and doctor outpatient information through the department introduction page on the official website.
The hospital provides multiple appointment registration channels: through the 'SYSU First Hospital' APP, the WeChat public account 'SYSU First Hospital', in-clinic appointment, and self-service machine appointment. Appointment registration uses a real-name system, requiring registration with a second-generation resident ID card or a chip medical insurance card that can read identity information, and appointments can be made seven days in advance. The hospital address is 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, and the telephone switchboard numbers are 020-87755766 and 020-87332200.
The above information is compiled based on publicly available materials from the official website of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (pages on hospital introduction, department navigation, outpatient medical guide, appointment registration, etc.), retrieved on August 28, 2026. For real-time information such as outpatient arrangements and expert schedules, please refer to the hospital's official website or official appointment channels.