Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, affiliated with Tongji University, was founded in 1933 as Paulownia Hospital. Standing as one of China's largest and most authoritative Grade III Level A specialist hospitals dedicated to respiratory diseases, it has served as a national benchmark for over nine decades. The hospital operates approximately 1,200 beds and handles more than 1.5 million outpatient and emergency visits annually, with a workforce of over 2,000 staff, including numerous nationally recognized experts.
Clinically, the hospital is defined by several National Clinical Key Specialties. Its Thoracic Surgery division is China's premier center for chest tumor operations, renowned nationally for minimally invasive lung cancer surgery. The Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine department ranks among the nation's best for lung cancer, COPD, and interstitial lung disease management. The Tuberculosis department, with a history spanning decades, serves as a national reference center for TB diagnosis and treatment. Interventional Pulmonology and Lung Transplantation are both nationally leading programs, reflecting the hospital's strength in complex respiratory care.