Overview
Professor Wen-Zhao Zhong, MD, PhD, is a Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, and the Director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences). He is a leading figure among young and middle-aged thoracic surgery experts in China, with significant international influence in minimally invasive surgery for early-stage lung cancer and perioperative targeted/immunotherapy.
Clinical focus & conditions
Lung Cancer (NSCLC, SCLC)
Lung Adenocarcinoma
Pulmonary Ground-Glass Opacity (GGO)
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Stage III N2 Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Brain / Skin / Liver Metastasis
Perioperative targeted therapy resistance in lung cancer
High-grade Neuroendocrine Tumors
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine
Advanced clinical training at GLCI; international cancer center exchange scholar.
Hospital affiliations
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Honors & Research
Board Member, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).
Associate Editor, Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO, IF 20.1), Official Journal of IASLC.
Reviewer, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Council Member, CSCO; Deputy Chairman, Youth Committee; Head of Lung Cancer Specialty Group, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO).
National S&T Progress Award (2nd Class)
Guangdong "Special Support Plan" Leading Talent
Pearl River Scholar
Pivotal Trial Lead (CTONG1104): Redefined global lung cancer guidelines.
Prolific Author: 100+ SCI publications in JCO, Lancet Oncology, etc.
Principal Investigator (PI): Multiple NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation) grants.
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•Good fit: complex decisions uncertainty multiple lines of therapy clinical trial questions.
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