Expert Introduction
Department of Kidney Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University comprises a high-caliber team of physicians, pharmacists, and researchers with extensive clinical experience and scientific achievements in kidney transplantation. All clinical physicians hold MD-PhD degrees, with multiple experts holding positions in national academic societies and leading national/provincial research projects. The team excels in kidney transplant surgery, perioperative management, complication treatment, and full-cycle patient care, committed to delivering scientific, advanced, and precise medical services.
Zhu Tongyu, Professor
MD, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor.
Director of Kidney Transplantation Division at Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; Director of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation; Director of Shanghai Kidney Transplantation Quality Control Center; Director of Fudan Phage Institute.
Honors: Shanghai Leading Talent, Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader, Shanghai Health System “New Century 100 Talents”, 2020 Outstanding Hospital Director by Chinese Hospital Association. Current Vice Dean of Fudan University Shanghai Medical College.
Professional Roles: Former Chair of Shanghai Organ Transplant Society; Standing Committee Member of Transplant Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association; Vice Chair of Transplant Branch, Chinese Research Hospital Association. Former Vice Chair of Kidney Transplant Group, Chinese Medical Association Organ Transplant Branch; Vice Chair of Dialysis & Transplant Branch, Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering.
Academic Contributions: 30+ years pioneering kidney transplant research. Developed multiple innovative techniques in kidney/multi-organ transplantation. Achieved breakthroughs in transplant immune tolerance induction. Led China’s first phage therapy trial against superbugs (2018), establishing Fudan Phage Institute and Shanghai Phage & Drug Resistance Institute. Directed BK virus pathogenesis studies and national clinical guidelines development. Principal investigator of 30+ national projects including NSFC grants. Published 280+ SCI papers (Nature Medicine, Nature Communications, etc.), holds 5 authorized patents.
Expertise: Kidney transplantation (preoperative evaluation, postoperative management, complications); Multidrug-resistant infections; Urologic oncology.
Rong Ruiming, Professor
MD, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor.
Concurrent Positions: Director of Blood Transfusion Department, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; PI at National Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Drugs and Standardized Preparation; PI at Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation.
Professional Roles: Standing Committee Member, Blood Transfusion Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association; Committee Member, Organ Transplant Branch; Chair, Shanghai Blood Transfusion Society; Vice Chair, Shanghai Organ Transplant Society.
Research Output: Completed 3 NSFC general projects, 1 national key R&D sub-project. Holds 6 patents. Published 50+ SCI papers as corresponding author (total IF>200), 40+ core journal articles. Editorial Board: Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation, Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion. Peer reviewer for 20+ SCI journals.
Expertise: Kidney transplantation & complications; Urologic oncology.
Xu Ming, Associate Professor
MD, Chief Physician, Master Supervisor.
PI at Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation.
Professional Roles: Committee Member, Transplant Management Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association; Member, China International Exchange Association for Kidney Transplantation; Committee Member, 5th Shanghai Organ Transplant Society.
Research: Led 1 NSFC general project (completed), participated in 11th Five-Year Plan project, 6 Shanghai STCSM grants, and 1 national major drug development project. Published 20+ SCI papers, co-authored 70+ Chinese journal articles.
Expertise: Kidney transplantation (pre-/post-operative management); Urologic oncology.
Wang Jina, Associate Professor
MD, Master Supervisor.
Deputy Director of Kidney Transplantation Division, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University. MD-PhD candidate jointly trained by Fudan University and University of Michigan.
Professional Roles: Committee Member, China Health Promotion Association Kidney Transplant Branch; Vice Chair, Youth Committee, Shanghai Organ Transplant Society; Secretary, Shanghai Kidney Transplant QC Center; Deputy Director, Fudan Phage Institute.
Research: Leads 2 NSFC projects, 2 provincial grants. Published 10+ first/corresponding-author SCI papers (Nature Communications, Blood, etc.). Co-authored English monograph “ABO-incompatible Organ Transplantation” and Chinese guides.
Expertise: ABO-incompatible living donor transplants; Highly sensitized recipients; Rejection/infection management.
Yang Cheng, Associate Professor
MD, Dual-appointed Researcher, Master Supervisor.
Professional Roles: Youth Committee Member, Chinese Medical Association Organ Transplant Branch; Vice Chair, Transplant Immunology Committee, Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering; Member, American Society of Transplantation (AST); Member, The Transplantation Society (TTS).
Editorial Roles: Editorial Board Member of Journal of Translational Medicine (IF:7.4), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (IF:5.5).
Awards: 8-time Young Scientist Award winner (AST/TTS 2012-2024); Shanghai Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (2015). Published 63 SCI papers as first/corresponding author. Holds patents for organ-protective peptide CHBP (2015) and non-invasive transplant immune monitoring system (2019).
Expertise: Transplant kidney injury/rejection mechanisms; Post-transplant immune regulation.
Wang Xuanxuan, Associate Professor
MD.
Vice Chair, Youth Committee, 11th Shanghai Blood Transfusion Society; Committee Member, 2nd/3rd China Health Promotion Association Kidney Transplant Branch.
Research: Leads 1 NSFC youth project. Published 25 papers (9 SCI, including 2 in American Journal of Transplantation). Co-authored textbooks: Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, Organ Transplantation Science.
Expertise: Kidney transplantation; Urologic oncology.
Qi guisheng, Attending Physician
MD.
Specializes in DCD donor kidney transplantation and graft function preservation. Leads 1 NSFC youth project. Published 10+ SCI papers.
Expertise: DCD donor transplants; Graft maintenance; Urologic oncology.
Zhu Dong, Attending Physician
MD
2011-2013 Visiting Scholar at UCLA Terasaki Foundation, specializing in highly sensitized transplants and antibody-mediated rejection. Leads 1 NSFC youth project. Developed AI-powered transplant data system at Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University. Exploring multimodal data applications.
Expertise: Sensitized recipient management; Transplant AI applications; Urologic oncology.
Zhang Weitao, Resident Physician
MD, Fudan-Harvard Joint Training PhD.
Published 9 SCI papers as first/co-first author. Leads 1 NSFC youth project and hospital-level grant. Co-authored popular science book “Understanding Kidney Transplantation”.
Expertise: Kidney transplant perioperative management.