Overview
Prof. Zhi-Zhong Pan is a Chief Physician and PhD Supervisor. He currently serves as the Director and Academic Leader of the Colorectal Department at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC). A renowned national expert in colorectal surgical oncology with over 30 years of experience, he is dedicated to standardized surgery and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) management, and is a leading figure in minimally invasive colorectal surgery in China.
Clinical focus & conditions
CRC (Colorectal Cancer) | FAP (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis) | HNPCC (Lynch Syndrome / Hereditary Non-Polyposis CRC) | RPT (Recurrent Pelvic Tumors) | GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Colorectal)
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
Training — MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas (USA)
Hospital affiliations
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Honors & Research
Honors:
Titled as "Lingnan Famous Doctor" and "Yangcheng Good Doctor"; recipient of the First Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award (Principal Investigator).
Academic Affiliations:
Vice Chairman of the Colorectal Cancer Committee of CACA; Vice Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Surgeon Branch of the Guangdong Medical Doctor Association.
Research:
PI for numerous national and provincial key research projects. Published multiple high-impact papers in premier journals such as The Lancet Oncology, JAMA, and Annals of Surgery. Research focuses on the refinement of minimally invasive techniques and multimodal therapy for colorectal cancer.
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