Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

This is a National Clinical Key Specialty with subspecialties in spine, joint, trauma and bone tumors. It is at a leading level in China in the correction of ankylosing spondylitis kyphosis deformity, complex joint replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery and osteoporosis management. It was the first to apply 3D printing technology to assist high-difficulty surgery and has a medical-engineering integration research center.

The Gynecology Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital is a National Clinical Key Specialty and one of the earliest units in China to carry out gynecological tumor surgery. It is at a leading level in China in standardized diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and other malignant tumors and fertility-preserving surgery, having pioneered the "Yixian surgical approach" and promoted it in China.

Established in 1984, this is a National Clinical Key Specialty and a high-level Guangdong Provincial specialty. It was the first in China to establish an integrated system of pre-hospital first aid, in-hospital emergency and critical care, with a world-class cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation research platform, at a leading level in China in cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, sepsis and multi-organ failure rescue.

Established in the early 1950s, this is a National Clinical Key Specialty and a standardized specialist training base. It is at a leading position in South China, excelling in comprehensive treatment of oral-maxillofacial and head and neck tumors, functional reconstruction of large soft and hard tissue defects and diagnosis-treatment of radiation-induced jaw necrosis, with many technologies reaching internationally advanced levels.

Established in 1971, this is a National Clinical Key Specialty and a member unit of a national key discipline. With several national-level talents, it is at a leading level in China in cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, neuroimmunology and neurocritical care, and is a National Advanced Stroke Center and a unit for improving the diagnosis and treatment of difficult diseases.

The General Surgery Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital is one of the birthplaces of modern surgery in China. It holds extremely high academic authority in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and thyroid surgery, and is at a leading domestic position especially in complex liver cancer resection, laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery and multi-organ transplantation.

Established in 1957, this is one of the earliest endocrinology specialties established in Chinese medical colleges. As a National Clinical Key Specialty, it is at a leading level in China in comprehensive prevention and treatment of diabetic foot, thyroid and parathyroid diseases and pituitary-adrenal and gonadal diseases.

Established in 1947, this is a National Clinical Key Specialty and a key discipline of the Ministry of Education, and is the birthplace of otolaryngology in Guangdong Province. As the largest diagnosis and treatment center in South China, it is at a leading level in China in otomicrosurgery, robotic head and neck tumor surgery and lateral skull base surgery, with outstanding capabilities for difficult and critical diseases.

Known as the "fairy urology" department, this is the birthplace of urology in China. As a National Clinical Key Specialty and an output discipline for the South China regional medical center construction, it is at a leading level in China in urinary tumors, minimally invasive stone treatment and kidney transplantation, having pioneered multiple internationally recognized minimally invasive surgical approaches.