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PUMCH北京协和医院
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★National Ranking Second · Gold Standard for Diagnosis

Department of Laboratory Medicine

One of the first laboratories in the country accredited by ISO 15189, an authority in difficult infections and autoantibody testing

HERITAGE & OVERVIEW

Department Overview & Heritage

Second in the national reputation ranking for laboratory specialties, one of the earliest units in China to obtain international ISO 15189 accreditation for medical laboratories. Equipped with a complete high-precision testing pipeline covering microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, and mass spectrometry, it is the foundation for 'many indicators that other hospitals cannot detect, can be tested at PUMCH.'

Clinically driven, integrating high-throughput sequencing, mass spectrometry analysis, and automated immunoassay pipelines to provide precise diagnostic foundations for clinical and research needs across the hospital.

Century-Old Heritage · Premier Specialties

Academic Standing & Clinical Excellence

Second in the national reputation ranking for laboratory specialties, one of the earliest units in China to obtain international ISO 15189 accreditation for medical laboratories. Equipped with a complete high-precision testing pipeline covering microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, and mass spectrometry, it is the foundation for 'many indicators that other hospitals cannot detect, can be tested at PUMCH.'

National Centers & Research Platforms

  • 🏛National Key Specialty in Clinical Laboratory Medicine
  • 🏛ISO 15189 Internationally Accredited Medical Laboratory
  • 🏛National Center for Fungal Disease Surveillance Network
  • 🏛Beijing Clinical Laboratory Center
📍 Clinical Campuses:Dongdan Campus (Main Campus)

CLINICAL SCOPE

Core Indications & Conditions Treated

01Difficult unexplained infections and deep fungal/drug-resistant pathogen identification
02Screening for nearly a hundred specific autoantibody profiles in autoimmune diseases
03Screening for inherited metabolic diseases using tandem mass spectrometry and biomarker quantification
04Molecular monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) in malignant tumors at ultra-early stages
05Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and personalized genetic polymorphism testing
06Screening for coagulation factor function and complex thrombophilia

EXCELLENCE IN CARE

Clinical Strengths & Advanced Capabilities

Clinically driven, integrating high-throughput sequencing, mass spectrometry analysis, and automated immunoassay pipelines to provide precise diagnostic foundations for clinical and research needs across the hospital.

1

Clinical microbiology metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and rapid pathogen identification system using mass spectrometry

2

The largest domestic autoantibody testing pipeline, covering nearly a hundred specific antibody tests for autoimmune diseases

3

Translational application of tandem mass spectrometry technology in precise detection of neonatal inherited metabolic diseases and steroid hormones

4

High-sensitivity flow cytometry for precise immunophenotyping in leukemia/lymphoma

MEDICAL MASTERS

Lead Physicians & Specialists

5 Specialists
XY

Xu Yingchun

徐英春

Chief Medical Technologist, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

🏅 Director of Clinical Laboratory, PUMCH · Director, National Medical Mycology Surveillance Center

Foremost authority in clinical microbiology and laboratory medicine in China. Pioneer in rapid invasive fungal diagnostics, metagenomic NGS, and national antimicrobial resistance surveillance.

QL

Qiu Ling

邱玲

Chief Medical Technologist, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

🏅 Executive Vice Director of Clinical Laboratory, PUMCH · Clinical Chemistry Specialist

Leading expert in clinical chemistry, LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry for steroid hormones, and biochemical diagnostics for inborn metabolic disorders.

DY

Dou Yaling

窦亚玲

Chief Medical Technologist, Professor

Senior clinical immunologist directing autoantibody platforms for systemic autoimmune diseases and flow cytometry.

ZF

Zhao Fang

赵芳

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Works in clinical biochemistry, tumor marker and thyroid hormone testing, with experience in laboratory automation.

ZS

Zhang Shuyang

张抒扬

Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Changjiang Scholar

🏅 President, PUMCH · Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor · Principal Investigator, National Rare Diseases Registry System

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.

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