Nephrology Department

The Department of Nephrology of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital was founded in 1985 by Professor Zhai Depei. It is one of the earliest departments of nephrology in China. Under the leadership of four department directors, including Zhai Depei, Zhao Liquan, Lin Shan, and Yan Tiekun, the Department of Nephrology unites and forges ahead. After decades of development, the current sub-specialty of nephrology is With complete equipment, strong technical force, and complete diagnosis and treatment methods, it has developed into a comprehensive kidney disease diagnosis and treatment center integrating medical care, teaching, and scientific research, with kidney clinics, kidney wards, hemodialysis centers, peritoneal dialysis centers, renal pathology rooms, and kidney laboratories, achieving accurate diagnosis and integrated treatment of kidney diseases.

Currently, the Nephrology Ward of the General Hospital has 64 open beds, with more than 2,500 discharged patients per year, 150,000 outpatient visits per year, and more than 60,000 blood purification visits per year.

The Hemodialysis Center of the General Hospital was founded in 1991. It currently has 4 bedside continuous blood purification machines, 115 dialysis beds, and covers an area of ​​2,250 square meters.

The hemodialysis center strictly implements SOP and management standards, and has been rated as an outstanding unit by the Tianjin Blood Purification Quality Control Center for many consecutive years.

In August 2015, the Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Airport Hospital Hemodialysis Center was established, with 42 open dialysis beds and an area of ​​1,200 square meters.

In addition to hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis has developed rapidly, and there are currently 50 long-term dialysis patients.

At the same time, relying on the comprehensive strength of the general hospital, the Department of Nephrology cooperates with several fraternal departments to carry out multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment, jointly carries out arteriovenous fistula occlusion balloon dilatation with the DSA Department and the Department of Vascular Surgery, cooperates with the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, and the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism to carry out multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment of hyperuricemia, jointly carries out multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment of myeloma with the Department of Hematology, Orthopedic Surgery, and Medical Laboratory Medicine, and jointly carries out multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with the General Surgery Department.

The Department of Nephrology continues to optimize its talent pool. The department has a total of 92 medical, nursing and technical staff, including 30 physicians, 60 nurses, and 2 technicians, including 10 with senior professional titles, 1 doctoral supervisor, and 3 master's supervisors.

Through training and introduction, the Department of Nephrology has formed a team of highly qualified professionals. Currently, 13 people have doctoral degrees and 6 are currently studying for doctoral degrees.

There is one person in the second echelon of Tianjin’s “131 Talents”, one person in the third echelon of Tianjin’s “131 Talents”, one person in the Tianjin Medical University’s Star of Excellence, three people in the new century talents of Tianjin Medical University, and three people in the young technical backbone of Tianjin Medical University.

In terms of scientific research, the department has conducted a series of clinical and basic research on CKD-MBD, diabetic nephropathy, and ANCA-related systemic vasculitis renal damage. It has undertaken 7 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 18 provincial and ministerial-level projects, published more than 30 SCI papers, and more than 40 Chinese journal papers.

In terms of teaching, the Department of Nephrology is the authorized point for doctoral and master's degrees in nephrology of Tianjin Medical University. It also undertakes theoretical teaching and clinical teaching of the nephrology section of Tianjin Medical University International College and the seven-year internal medicine department. It is also a standardized training base for resident doctors in Tianjin. In addition, it also accepts specialist training from doctors from other places and external units every year.

The Department of Nephrology will keep up with the times, never forget its original intention and keep its mission in mind, and continue to work hard to provide patients with better medical services.