Overview
Prof. Zhi-Wei Zhou is a Chief Physician, Tier-2 Professor, and PhD Supervisor. He currently serves as the Director of the Gastric Surgery Department and Academic Leader for Gastric Cancer at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC). As the Chairman of the CSCO Gastric Cancer Expert Committee, he is a renowned national expert in gastrointestinal surgical oncology, leading the development of standardized and precision gastric cancer treatment in China.
Clinical focus & conditions
1.Upper GI Surgical Oncology
Radical surgical management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma and AEG.
Precision resection of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors (gNETs).
2.GIST & Stromal Tumors
Standardized and complex surgical treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
Multidisciplinary, individualized management of GIST.
3.Complex Abdominal Surgery
Definitive surgical intervention for Complex Intra-abdominal Tumors.
Expertise in multi-organ involvement and advanced abdominal diseases.
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
Training — MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas (USA)
Training — Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR (Japan)
Hospital affiliations
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Honors & Research
Honors:
Awarded titles including "SYSU Famous Doctor," "Lingnan Famous Doctor," and "Yangcheng Good Doctor"; recipient of the First Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award.
Academic Affiliations:
Chairman of the CSCO Gastric Cancer Expert Committee; Vice Chairman of the Gastric Cancer Committee of CACA.
Research:
PI for multiple national key research projects. Published over 100 SCI papers in authoritative journals such as JCO, The Lancet Oncology, and Annals of Surgery.
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