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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

A flagship of Chinese medicine. A century of care for the world.

International Medical Services brings outpatient, inpatient and emergency care together. Its outpatient services cover more than 30 clinical specialties.

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1921

Founded

A birthplace of modern medicine in China

30+

International clinical specialties

Outpatient, inpatient and emergency care

About

A national referral role

Designated a national guiding center for complex and severe diseases, PUMCH leads China's national rare disease diagnosis and treatment network. In 2021, it was approved for national medical center development and the public hospital high-quality development pilot. A national key laboratory supports complex and rare disease research.

A birthplace of modern medicine in China

Founded by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1921 with the ambition to become Asia's finest medical center, PUMCH nurtured generations of physicians, including Zhang Xiaoqian and Lin Qiaozhi. Its teaching tradition joins basic theory, knowledge and skills with rigorous standards. Professors, case records and the library are its celebrated 'three treasures'; medical education and residency training remain central to its national role.

A century of international exchange

At PUMCH's centenary in 2021, Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Paul Rothman and China Medical Board chair Wendy O'Neill sent video congratulations. This international exchange builds on the hospital's Rockefeller origins and continuing contribution to medical education and research.

Clinical focus

Rheumatology & immunology

The rheumatology service treats conditions including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren’s syndrome, with expertise in complex autoimmune disease.

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Pancreatic disease

Pancreatic care draws on surgery, gastroenterology, imaging, pathology and oncology to assess complex cases across specialties.

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Rare & complex conditions

A dedicated rare-disease inpatient ward opened in February 2024, bringing several specialties together for rare and undiagnosed conditions.

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Expertise across disciplines.

International Medical Services brings outpatient, inpatient and emergency care together. Its outpatient services cover more than 30 clinical specialties.

Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Lupus Crisis · Rheumatoid Arthritis and Refractory Arthritis · Sjögren's Syndrome and Organ Involvement

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Endometriosis and adenomyosis · Malignant tumors such as ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, and endometrial cancer · Pelvic organ prolapse and female urinary incontinence

Department of General Surgery

Pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cystic tumors, and chronic pancreatitis · Pancreatic endocrine tumors (insulinoma, gastrinoma, etc.) · Intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones, bile duct cancer, and gallbladder cancer

Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis (seasonal allergic rhinitis) · Persistent allergic rhinitis and dust mite allergy · Food allergies (severe allergies to nuts, milk, wheat, etc.)

Department of Endocrinology

Diabetes and its macrovascular and microvascular complications · Thyroid diseases (hyperthyroidism, refractory hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules, thyroiditis) · Pituitary disorders (pituitary adenomas, acromegaly, Cushing's disease, hypopituitarism)

Department of Gastroenterology

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) · Chronic Pancreatitis, Autoimmune Pancreatitis, and Early Pancreatic Cancer · Early Gastrointestinal Cancer (Esophageal, Gastric, Colorectal) and High-Grade Adenomas

Department of Neurology

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Myasthenic Crisis · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Motor Neuron Disease · Peripheral Neuropathy (Guillain-Barré Syndrome, CIDP, Amyloidosis, etc.)

Department of Orthopedics

Idiopathic and congenital severe scoliosis, kyphotic deformities · Cervical spondylosis, cervical spinal stenosis, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) · Lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spondylolisthesis, and degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

Department of Cardiology

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and restrictive cardiomyopathy · Refractory end-stage heart failure and cardiogenic shock · Cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR/AL type) and rare cardiovascular diseases such as Fabry disease

Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Interstitial lung diseases (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, allergic pneumonia, etc.) · Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and other rare pulmonary diseases such as pulmonary nodular disease · Early and locally advanced lung cancer, pulmonary metastases

Department of Hematology

Multiple Myeloma (MM) and Primary Light Chain Amyloidosis (AL) · POEMS Syndrome and rare plasma cell disorders such as Castleman disease · Malignant Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)

Center for Rare Diseases & Complex Multidisciplinary Care (MDT)

Complex undiagnosed diseases with unclear diagnosis (patients who have been to multiple hospitals without a diagnosis for a long time) · Single-gene rare diseases and hereditary metabolic disorders affecting multiple systems · POEMS syndrome, Castleman disease, and autoinflammatory diseases

Physicians

Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology

Zeng Xiaofeng

Discipline leader of PUMCH Rheumatology, founder of CSTAR and CRDC. Leading international authority on systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, and targeted biologic therapeutics in autoimmune disease.

Department of General Surgery

Zhang Taiping

National academic leader in pancreatic surgery, specializing in laparoscopic and robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy, precision insulinoma resection, and complex gastrointestinal oncology.

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Zhu Lan

Discipline leader in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery in China. Renowned internationally for novel pelvic organ prolapse reconstruction and surgical management of congenital genital malformations.

Department of Cardiology

Zhang Shuyang

President of PUMCH and leading investigator of the National Rare Diseases Registry System. World authority on cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR), Fabry disease, and heart failure management.

Breadth across medicine. Depth in specialist care.

  • Rheumatology
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • General surgery
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Radiology
  • Allergy
  • Emergency medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Ultrasound medicine
  • Laboratory medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical care medicine
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · Dongdan Campus

A birthplace of modern medicine in China

Founded by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1921 with the ambition to become Asia's finest medical center, PUMCH nurtured generations of physicians, including Zhang Xiaoqian and Lin Qiaozhi. Its teaching tradition joins basic theory, knowledge and skills with rigorous standards. Professors, case records and the library are its celebrated 'three treasures'; medical education and residency training remain central to its national role.

Milestones in medicine

Research & education →
  1. 1940

    China's first transthoracic esophageal cancer resection with gastroesophageal reconstruction.

  2. 1942

    Liu Shih-Hao and Chu Hsien-I named renal osteodystrophy in work published in Science.

  3. 1951

    Zeng Xianjiu performed China's first pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure).

  4. 2019

    Named the national lead hospital of China's rare disease diagnosis and treatment network.

  5. 2024

    A dedicated rare disease inpatient ward opened, bringing multidisciplinary expertise together.

From clinical questions to medical discoveries

Its research achievements include 24 national science and technology progress awards and publications in Science, Nature and The New England Journal of Medicine. Research brings laboratory science and clinical teams together around difficult diagnoses, pancreatic disease, autoimmune disorders and rare diseases.

A new understanding of congenital scoliosis

PUMCH researchers helped identify how rare and common TBX6 variants together cause congenital scoliosis. The work defined TBX6-associated congenital scoliosis (TACS), with the genetic mechanism subsequently validated in independent populations internationally.

Welcoming international patients since the 1950s

The international service began in 1951. It has served patients from more than 120 countries and regions. Today's service covers over 30 clinical specialties, with outpatient care, inpatient wards, 24-hour emergency care and direct billing through participating commercial insurers. English telephone assistance is available by pressing 2.

Chinese and Western medicine, working together

This collaboration adds traditional Chinese medicine expertise to specialist assessment and coordinated care for complex conditions.

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Hospital campuses

Dongdan and Xidan are two Beijing campuses.

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