The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital)

4.9 · 120 reviews · 📍 Guangzhou · 🌏 International patient department
78,000
Surgeries / yr
2,000,000
Outpatient visits / yr
1,978
Founded in
1,941
Beds
2 days
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Why Choose This Hospital

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Overseas Chinese Focus & Green-Checkin

A dedicated green channel for patients from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, with full-process medical accompaniment.

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Cutting-Edge Medical Equipment

Equipped with a world-class PET/CT+MR tri-modal molecular imaging system and high-end orthopedic/neurosurgical surgical robots.

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Internationally Renowned Specialties

Home to multiple national key clinical specialties, with clinical care and research strength consistently ranking among the top in South China.

About the Hospital

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (also known as Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital and the First Clinical Medical College of Jinan University) is a directly affiliated hospital of Jinan University, a national "Double First-Class" university — the "highest institution of learning for overseas Chinese" — jointly established by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province. As a comprehensive top-tier Grade III-A hospital integrating medical care, teaching, research, prevention, health care and rehabilitation, it is a key construction hospital among Guangdong Province's high-level hospitals and one of the province's first high-level clinical medical colleges. It is also a member of the Guangzhou Research Hospital Alliance, the general hospital of the Tianhe District Urban Medical Group, and a designated medical institution under the "Hong Kong-Macao Drug and Device Connect" program. Since the national performance assessment of tertiary public hospitals began, it has ranked first in the country for consecutive years in the comprehensive group without annual reports.

Specialties

6 departments
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Oncology

A Guangdong provincial key clinical specialty, ranked in the national top 30 for medical oncology among provincial hospitals. The Oncology Department is a council member of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, the founding chair unit of its Prostate Tumor Integrated Rehabilitation Committee, the founding chair unit of the Guangdong Medical Education Association's Oncology Diagnosis & Treatment Technology Translation Committee, the founding chair unit of the Guangdong Hospital Association's Oncology New Technology Translation & Management Committee, and served as the third and fourth term chair unit of the Guangdong Medical Association's Radiotherapy Branch. It is one of the earliest units in South China to establish radiotherapy for tumors, with distinctive and nationally/internationally leading subspecialties in prostate, liver and thoracic tumors.

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Orthopedics

A national key clinical specialty construction project. Orthopedics has a complete set of subspecialty divisions including spine surgery, joint surgery, trauma surgery, sports medicine, pediatric orthopedics, foot and ankle surgery, and bone and soft tissue tumors, performing more than 8,000 surgeries annually. It has accumulated rich clinical experience, reaching internationally advanced and domestically leading levels, especially in complex spinal deformity correction, hip and knee replacement and revision for severe deformities, endoscopic cervical and thoracic spine surgery, arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff injuries, and surgical correction of limb deformities in children caused by rare diseases.

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Nuclear Medicine

A Guangdong provincial key clinical specialty, ranked No.1 in South China on the Fudan Hospital Rankings. Nuclear Medicine is a comprehensive department integrating clinical care, teaching and research, holding the top spot in South China on the Fudan specialty rankings for six consecutive years. It is Guangdong's first doctoral degree program in nuclear medicine, the lead unit for provincial resident standardized training, and the chair unit of the provincial nuclear medicine innovation consortium. Equipped with internationally first-class diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and a radiopharmaceutical R&D and translation platform, it houses five diagnosis and treatment centers, offering precise molecular imaging diagnosis for tumors, neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular diseases, as well as multiple precise radionuclide treatments including thyroid diseases, bone metastases, prostate cancer and Y-90 microsphere interventional therapy for liver cancer.

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Medical Imaging

A Guangdong provincial key clinical specialty. Medical Imaging relies on an internationally advanced imaging equipment platform and integrates Jinan University's multidisciplinary strengths in science, engineering and medicine to build a comprehensive multi-level, multi-technology research platform. The discipline focuses on four frontier fields — molecular imaging, radiomics, functional brain imaging and biomaterial development — conducting interdisciplinary innovative research dedicated to advancing the clinical translation of medical imaging technology.

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Neurology

A national standard training center and national advanced stroke center. Neurology is among the first comprehensive stroke centers in the country, a demonstration unit for intravenous thrombolysis of cerebral infarction, and a national training base for neurointerventional fellowship under the National Health Commission's capacity building and continuing education program. With cerebrovascular disease as the leading strength, it has fostered a new pattern where epilepsy and intelligent EEG remote networks, Parkinson's disease and cognitive disorders, neurogenetics and myopathy, neurorehabilitation and neuropathic pain grow together, making it a leading center for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases in South China.

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General Surgery

A Guangdong provincial characteristic key discipline and an Asia-Pacific training center of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. General Surgery houses the Jinan University Runliang Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Institute, the Jinan University Obesity and Metabolism Research Institute, the China Clinical Medical Research Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, the Jinan University–University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Metabolic Medicine, the editorial office of the Chinese Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, and the thyroid surgery minimally invasive training center. It is the chair unit of the Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Committee of the Surgical Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association and the immediate past president unit of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (Asia-Pacific).

Specialists

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Bi Wei

Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

Diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease, dementia and peripheral neuropathy.

25 years of experience

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Cai Xiangran

Deputy Director of Medical Imaging, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor

Bone and joint musculoskeletal imaging diagnosis, tumor precise imaging evaluation, multi-mode MRI diagnosis.

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Cao Mingrong

Professor, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor

Specializing in minimally invasive hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery and Y-90 liver tumor precise interventional therapy.

36 years of experience

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Cha Zhenjiang

Director of Institute, Professor, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor

Diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint diseases, artificial joint replacement and knee arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery.

45 years of experience

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Gong Jian

Deputy Director of Nuclear Medicine, Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Master Supervisor, MD

Nuclear molecular imaging diagnosis, thyroid disease nuclear therapy, and tumor nuclear precise diagnosis.

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Huang Lidan

Deputy Director, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

Cerebrovascular disease, neurocritical care and cerebral blood flow metabolism evaluation.

28 years of experience

Accreditations

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Grade III Level A Hospital

Grade Accreditation

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National Baby-Friendly Hospital

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International SOS Partner Hospital

International Cooperation

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Guangdong High-Level Hospital

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National Clinical Teaching & Training Demonstration Center

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Lead Unit, TCM-Western Medicine Clinical Collaboration Pilot for Major Difficult Diseases

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Key College, Guangdong High-Level Clinical Medical School

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International Patient Services

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Languages

Chinese / English / Cantonese / Hakka

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Direct flights

43 pcs

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Direct flight routes (outbound)

flight Hong Kong ~1.5h flight Macau ~1.5h flight Taipei ~2.0h flight Hanoi ~2.0h flight Manila ~2.5h flight Ho Chi Minh City ~2.5h flight Phnom Penh ~2.5h flight Vientiane ~2.5h

Travel & Support

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Rapid Access, Zero Waiting

Bypasses months-long overseas specialty waiting lists with seamless scheduling of appointments, tests and surgery.

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International Insurance Direct Billing

Direct billing agreements with leading international medical insurers such as Bupa and Cigna, freeing patients from out-of-pocket payments.

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Cross-Border MDT Teleconsultation

Online multidisciplinary (MDT) consultations across borders, crafting precise treatment plans before patients return to China.