Overview
Founded in 1910, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is a general teaching hospital with campuses in Yuexiu, Huangpu and Nansha. Its national key disciplines include nephrology, neurology and endocrinology. The Nansha campus has an International Medical Center serving domestic and overseas patients.
Known for
- Kidney medicineNephrology is a national key discipline, with haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis centres and services for complex kidney conditions.
- NeurologyA national key discipline and national clinical key specialty providing care for stroke, movement disorders, epilepsy and neuromuscular conditions.
- EndocrinologyA national key discipline with a diabetes centre and specialist services for diabetes, thyroid conditions, adrenal disorders and pituitary conditions.
- General surgeryA national clinical key specialty. Its liver surgery service treats liver, bile duct and pancreatic cancers, gallstones and other hepatobiliary conditions.
- International medical careThe Nansha International Medical Center opened in 2023 and includes outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, imaging, endoscopy and operating rooms.
Conditions treated
- Ischaemic stroke
- Parkinson's disease
- Epilepsy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Type 2 diabetes
- Hyperthyroidism
- Obesity
- Pituitary adenoma
- Liver cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Gallstones
Departments
Facts & figures
1910Founded
2,781Beds (2023)
4,720Healthcare technical staff (2023)
Inside the hospital
Your visit
What we arrange here
- Appointments with the right department and doctor
- An interpreter with you at every visit
- Translated reports and records to take home
- A hotel near the hospital, and transfers
- Follow-up with the doctor after you go home
Getting there
Guangzhou is easy to reach by air or high-speed rail. We book your appointment and travel, and can plan the trip together with time in Kunming or Chongqing.
