Surgery and multimodal-treatment assessment
Clarify the aim and feasibility of an operation and how it may fit with other treatment.
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Technical ability to perform an operation is only one part of the assessment. The team also considers disease extent, previous treatment, general health and the expected effect on daily function.
Records for the assessment
Bring current imaging and reports, with previous scans for comparison. Also include pathology, previous operation notes and treatment summaries.
Questions for the clinical team
Ask what the proposed operation aims to achieve and what non-surgical options exist. Discuss whether treatment before or after surgery, rehabilitation or further pathology could change the overall plan.
Confirming care and arrangements
An initial record review cannot guarantee an operation, a particular technique or a treatment result. The hospital must confirm admission, preoperative assessment, a personalised quotation and a follow-up plan.
Records to prepare
- Current imaging and reports, with previous scans for comparison
- Pathology, previous operation notes and treatment summaries
- Current medicines, other illnesses and functional limitations
Questions for your clinician
- What is the main goal of the proposed operation?
- Which findings could change the operation or the sequence of treatment?
This information helps you prepare for a clinical conversation. It does not establish a diagnosis, treatment eligibility or a confirmed booking. A listed hospital or clinician is not a claim of partnership. Seek local urgent care for an emergency.
Relevant hospitals and clinicians
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Shanghai government: Zhongshan international medical servicesFan Jia
Liver cancer and complex liver tumours
A Zhongshan liver-cancer specialist whose clinical and research background includes liver tumours, recurrence and metastasis.
Zhou Jian
Liver-cancer surgery and multidisciplinary assessment
A Zhongshan liver surgeon whose public work includes liver-cancer surgery, recurrence, metastasis and multidisciplinary research.
Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Naval Medical University: Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery HospitalShen Feng
Liver cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and recurrence
An Eastern Hepatobiliary surgeon whose public areas include surgery for liver cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and research into postoperative recurrence.
Zhou Weiping
Primary liver cancer and complex liver-cancer management
An Eastern Hepatobiliary surgeon whose published interview focuses on primary liver cancer and management of hepatitis-related liver cancer.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Fudan Cancer Center: Shao Zhimin and Jiang Yizhou breast-cancer researchShao Zhimin
Breast cancer
A breast-cancer specialist at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, with public work in clinical care and molecular classification of breast cancer.
Jiang Yizhou
Molecular classification and triple-negative breast cancer
A member of the breast-cancer team at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, with published work on breast-cancer subtypes and triple-negative disease.
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Tongji University: Chen Chang clinical-teaching teamJiang Gening
Lung tumours and minimally invasive thoracic surgery
A thoracic specialist associated with Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, with public academic and clinical work in lung tumours and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Chen Chang
Lung disease and minimally invasive thoracic surgery
A thoracic surgeon at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital whose Tongji University public material covers lung-disease care and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Shanghai Chest Hospital
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Li Zhigang oesophageal-cancer researchLi Zhigang
Oesophageal cancer and oesophageal surgery
An oesophageal surgeon at Shanghai Chest Hospital whose published clinical work includes oesophageal cancer and treatment around surgery.
Yao Feng
Tracheal stenosis, complex airway disease and tracheoesophageal fistula
A tracheal surgeon at Shanghai Chest Hospital whose public clinical reports include tracheal stenosis and complex tracheoesophageal fistula cases.
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Shanghai government: Huashan international medical servicesMao Ying
Brain tumours and cerebrovascular disease
A Huashan neurosurgeon whose published areas include brain tumours and cerebrovascular disease, relevant to specialist review of complex neurological cases.
Zhou Liangfu
Complex brain tumours and skull-base disease
An academic representative of Huashan neurosurgery, with published work on brain tumours, skull-base disease and complex neurosurgical cases.
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Shanghai government: Ninth Hospital international medical servicesZhang Zhiyuan
Oral, maxillofacial and head-and-neck tumours
An oral-medicine specialist at Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, with a public academic background in oral, maxillofacial and head-and-neck tumours.
Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Fudan University: science awards and Zhou Xingtao myopia educationYu Hongmeng
Complex head-and-neck and nasopharyngeal tumours
A specialist at Fudan’s Eye & ENT Hospital whose public research reports include complex head-and-neck tumours and nasopharyngeal cases.
Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center
Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.
Shanghai government: proton and heavy-ion medical servicesKong Lin
Radiotherapy for head-and-neck and central nervous system tumours
A specialist at Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center whose published interview describes clinical and research work in particle radiotherapy for head-and-neck and central nervous system tumours.