Neurosurgery was founded in 1999 and has now developed into a clinical department that integrates medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, and training.
There are currently 62 medical staff in neurosurgery, including 5 chief physicians, 6 deputy chief physicians, 9 attending physicians, and 1 postdoctoral fellow. Among them, there are 7 doctoral students, 9 master's students, and 7 individuals with overseas study experience. 69 hospital beds have been officially opened, including 58 in general wards and 11 in neurosurgery ICU. In 2021, there were 14144 outpatient visits, 1627 discharged patients, and nearly 2000 surgeries performed throughout the year. In clinical practice, a large number of internationally advanced equipment such as high-quality surgical microscopes, neuroendoscopy, neuro navigation, stereotactic instruments, neuroelectrophysiological instruments, and double C-arm angiography systems are available.
Neurosurgery currently has four sub specialties, namely Neurooncology, Vascular Disease, Functional Neurosurgery, and Neurosurgery ICU.
In terms of neurological tumors, our department has carried out all surgeries for brain and spinal cord tumors (including gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, brain metastases, hemangioblastomas, craniopharyngiomas, hemangioblastomas, brainstem cavernous hemangiomas, schwannomas, chordomas, ependymomas, etc.). Especially in the diagnosis and treatment of glioma, it is leading in Shenzhen. Neurotumor MDT (multidisciplinary consultation), awakening anesthesia surgery, yellow fluorescence technology, etc. fully reflect the individualization and precision medicine of neurotumors. In addition, our department has long-term cooperation and exchanges with Beijing Temple of Heaven Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University. It is a listed unit under the studio of Professor Zhang Junting, who enjoys the title of "Asia's First Knife", and can provide high-level medical services to patients nationwide.
In terms of vascular diseases, our department comprehensively carries out surgeries and interventional treatments for cerebral and spinal vascular diseases. Proficient in handling various complex and difficult cerebrovascular diseases, including cerebral aneurysms, moyamoya disease, arteriovenous malformations, cerebral vascular stenosis and occlusion, dural arteriovenous fistulas, etc. Especially in the areas of cerebral vascular bypass, minimally invasive treatment of complex aneurysms, carotid endarterectomy, interventional thrombectomy, etc., it is among the top in Shenzhen. Our department is an official unit of the National Advanced Stroke Center. In addition, Professor Ling Feng's neurosurgery team from Beijing Xuanwu Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University is an introduction project of our department's "Three Talents Project", which greatly improves the diagnosis and treatment level of vascular diseases in our department.
In terms of functional neurosurgery, routine microvascular decompression surgery is performed on the facial nerve and trigeminal nerve to treat hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. We plan to carry out surgical treatment for diseases such as epilepsy and Parkinson's in the future.
In terms of neurosurgery ICU, there is a professional team of neurological intensive care medical staff, which is a strong guarantee for our department to carry out major complex and difficult surgeries. Simultaneously responsible for the treatment of critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injury, hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage, and extensive cerebral infarction.
In the future, neurosurgery will strengthen cooperation, exchange and learning with hospitals with the highest level of neurosurgery in the country, improve the construction of sub specialties, comprehensively develop medical, teaching and scientific research, wholeheartedly serve patients, and strive to become a high-level specialty.