Overview
Dr. Xin Xu is a male Chief Physician, MD/PhD, and Master's Supervisor. He serves as Vice President of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Director of the Organ Transplantation Department, and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Ward at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. With nearly 20 years of experience in minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung transplantation, he is a leading expert in these fields in China.
Clinical focus & conditions
1. End-Stage Lung Disease & Transplant
Transplantation: Primary evaluation and surgery for End-Stage Lung Diseases.
Organ Failure Care: Surgical solutions for terminal pulmonary insufficiency.
Advanced COPD: Management of severe Pulmonary Emphysema (including LVRS).
2. Advanced Airway & Oncology
Tracheal & Carinal Tumors: Expert resection and reconstruction of the airway.
Lung Malignancies: Radical surgery for early and advanced Lung Cancer.
Benign Lesions: Minimally invasive excision of various benign lung tumors.
3. Pleural & General Thoracic
Pneumothorax: Surgical management of spontaneous and refractory pneumothorax.
VATS Procedures: Minimally invasive approach for diverse thoracic conditions.
Functional Salvage: Preservation of lung integrity in complex cases.
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
Training — Toronto General Hospital, Canada
Hospital affiliations
The first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical university
Honors & Research
Honors & Affiliations:
Deputy Group Leader of Lung Transplantation Group, Chinese Society of Organ Transplantation; Member of National Health Commission Lung Transplantation Quality Control Expert Committee; Deputy Chairman of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Committee, Guangdong Thoracic Disease Society; Deputy Group Leader of Lung Cancer Group, Guangdong Thoracic Surgeons Association.
Research:
Authored/edited 2 monographs on minimally invasive thoracic surgery; holds over 10 patents for thoracic surgery devices; published multiple high-impact papers in lung transplantation and minimally invasive thoracic surgery innovation, holding a leading position in China.
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