Xiangya Hospital, established in 1906, is the earliest western medicine hospital in China. 1952 Hospital separated orthopedics from major surgery and established the earliest orthopedics specialty in China. Spinal surgery, as one of the sub-specialties of orthopedics, has accumulated rich human resources and advanced equipment necessary for clinic through the unremitting efforts of several generations and the accumulation and precipitation of various spinal surgical treatment experiences in the past hundred years. In order to better benefit patients and promote the development of disciplines, in 2004, Xiangya Hospital separated spinal surgery from the original orthopedics department and established a spinal specialty headed by Professor Zhang Hongqi: specializing in the clinical diagnosis, treatment and related research of spinal diseases; It has realized that "specialists look at special diseases and experts treat special diseases"; Through extensive academic exchanges at home and abroad, a large number of talents have been trained and a high-quality nursing team has been established. The spine surgery department of Xiangya Hospital has now developed into a national famous brand specialty with strong technical force, leading level and scale in China, integrating medical treatment, teaching and scientific research. It is the spine specialist unit of Orthopedic Branch of Chinese Medical Association, the affiliated unit of the chairman of Hunan Spinal Surgery Professional Committee, and the first batch of national key clinical spine specialists.
Zhang Hongqi, the current director, is a doctor of medicine, distinguished professor, hibiscus scholar, chief physician, doctoral supervisor, expert enjoying special government allowance from the State Council, director of spine surgery in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, director of spine surgery center in Xiangya, leader of spine surgery and universities, member of the first-class project of "New Century 12 1 Talents" in Hunan Province, and the first batch of "225" project of medical discipline in Hunan Province.
There are four other authoritative experts in the department, who are also well-known people in the industry. They are: Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice President of Xiangya Hospital, Professor Zhong, Chairman of Hunan Spinal Surgery Professional Committee, Professor Deng Zhansheng, Doctoral Supervisor, Professor Long, an expert enjoying special government allowance from the State Council.
In addition to high-quality completion of tens of thousands of spinal fractures, trauma, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, spinal tumors, cervical and lumbar disc replacement, spinal revision and other operations from all over the country, the department has also successfully treated a large number of paralyzed and near-paralyzed patients; In the diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis and spinal tuberculosis, the number of surgical cases and curative effect are also at the leading level in China, keeping pace with the international advanced level.
The department now has 90 beds in two wards, with an average annual outpatient volume of 60,000 person-times. Every year, it has completed more than 10,000 difficult and complicated spine operations 1. 7 million, including more than 10,000 scoliosis orthopedic operations 1. 0 million and more than 200 spinal tuberculosis operations, all of which are in the forefront of spine specialties in China.
At present, there are 5 professors and chief physicians (including 4 doctoral supervisors), 4 associate professors and deputy chief physicians, 8 lecturers and chief physicians, and 46 doctoral and master students, and nearly 30 advanced spine surgery students are trained every year. 90% of the department doctors received their doctorates, and 80% went abroad for further study. There were 2 experts and 2 hibiscus scholars who enjoyed special government allowances from the State Council 1 person.
From 2007 to now, the department has received 7 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, 7 provincial and ministerial key projects 10, and more than 30 other projects and funded projects, with nearly 30 million yuan in various kinds of funding and 36 provincial and ministerial awards. More than 300 papers have been published in domestic and foreign journals, and 60 papers have been included in SCI. Editor-in-chief of monographs such as Spinal Malformation Surgery and Spinal Tuberculosis Surgery 10; In addition, four national invention patents and two utility model patents were obtained.
Since 2007, as the president of the General Assembly, the Department has hosted more than 65,438 international and national academic conferences and training courses, and * * * trained more than 2,600 students of all kinds. Experts from various departments have been invited to give speeches at the top international academic conferences of spinal surgery, such as the annual meeting of American Scoliosis Society (SRS), IMAST, American Orthopedic Surgery Association (AAOS) and North American Spinal Association (NASS), and they have maintained regular visits with famous experts from Europe and the United States to exchange the latest treatment technologies, so as to promote the progress of scoliosis and benefit patients, and enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad.