The Department of Thoracic Surgery focuses on the surgical therapy of thoracic neoplasm, especially lung and esophageal carcinomas. Recently, particular strengths of the department have included research a clinical procedures and basic background of thoracic surgery with VATS.


Clinical Research

Prof. Chai Ying (Director):

•  Lung cancer and esophageal cancer 

•  Treatment of mediastinal tumor and sternal tumor 

•  Treatment strategies for thoracic trauma 

•  Surgery of Myasthenia Gravis 

•  Methodology of thoracic surgery


Prof. Wu Ming (Deputy Director):

•  Radical treatment of early-stage lung cancer by VATS: technique and clinical study 

•  Surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma: PNMW staging and prognosis

 

Laboratory Research

Prof. Chai Ying:

•  Lung cancer and esophageal cancer 

•  Pathogenesis of mediastinal tumor and sternal tumor 

•  Pathogenesis of Myasthenia Gravis 

•  Proto-oncogene RON in the pathogenesis of bronchioalveolar carcinoma (granted by NSFC)

•  The relationship between proto-oncogene RON expression and molecular staging and prognosis in early pulmonary adenocarcinoma (granted by Zhejiang Provincial Government)


Prof. Wu Ming:

•  PLD and pulmonary epithelium regeneration in acute lung injury (NSFC grant)

•  Mechanical properties of pulmonary epithelial cell in acute lung injury (grant from Zhejiang Provincial Government)

•  ROS and pulmonary fibrosis in acute lung injury (grant from Chinese Ministry of Health)


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