From July 6 to 17, 2026, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) hosted 29 international students from 12 countries for a two‑week intensive program on TCM and Western Medicine Integration and public health practice. The module was part of the 2026 Zhejiang University SDG Global Summer School.
SAHZU has officially installed Zhejiang's first 2‑meter long‑axis PET/CT system at its Pan‑Vascular and Metabolic Center (Bo'ao campus). This next‑generation molecular imaging device offers a single‑bed field of view that covers the entire body of most patients, enabling "one‑scan, whole‑body" imaging.
SAHZU and Alibaba DAMO Academy have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly advance the development and clinical translation of medical artificial intelligence.
A research team from SAHZU Eye Center, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore, has developed a spinach‑derived nanoscale system that enables mammalian ocular surface cells to perform light‑driven reactions.
A team from SAHZU Cardiology, led by President Prof. WANG Jian'an, proctored two transcatheter edge‑to‑edge repair (TEER) procedures at the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Apr. 21, 2026.
A SAHZU research team has developed an engineered dendritic cell‑based immunotherapy that reduces cardiac fibrosis and improves heart function in preclinical models of heart failure. The findings were published online in Nature.
In March 2026, orthopedic surgeons from the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) were invited to conduct two separate overseas surgical missions, performing complex procedures in Kazakhstan and Malaysia.
Prof. WANG Jian'an and his team has successfully performed the first clinical trial implant of a novel heart failure device that integrates treatment with long-term monitoring last week at the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
A research team of SAHZU has published a study in the journal Science identifying a critical immune pathway that helps block influenza viruses from spreading from animals to humans.
Prof. FAN Junqiang, Executive Vice Chair of SAHZU Thoracic Surgery and his team has recently demonstrated five complex thoracic procedures at the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery Named After Academician V. Vakhidov in Uzbekistan
SAHZU President and Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. WANG Jian'an was invited to Kocaeli University School of Medicine to proctor transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures using China's self-developed devices, on July 22.
A new study led by SAHZU researchers has identified ways by which some microbes might influence cancer immunotherapy, suggesting a potential microbial-based adjuvant approach to improve the responsiveness of immunotherapy. Their results were published in Cell1 in March 2024.
Italian surgeons Drs. Michele Cricrì and Federico Mongardini and Mexican surgeon Dr. Mitre Reyes have recently completed a three-month clinical training program at SAHZU Colorectal Surgery, as the second group of trainees of International Colorectal Surgery Training Academy of China (ICSTAC).