Founded in 1952, the FAHZU Urology Department is one of the earliest founded urology departments in China and largest centers in Zhejiang Province. In terms of overall strength, it is ranked 8th in China. It is also the National Key Clinical Specialty, Training Center of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Surgeons of HongKong, and also a Training Center of Societe Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) as well. Our department is composed of 7 wards including 269 beds. There are 56 multiple subspecialty trained urologists, who have received additional training in specialized surgical techniques.
With more than 400, 000 outpatients and 9, 000 inpatients annually, we are trusted by patients throughout the whole country. Our urologists and researchers have also published multiple articles in journals including European Urology, Cancer Research and Urology.
The FAHZU Urology Department has advanced equipment. The cystoscopy room was established in 1962, equipped with an X-ray machine. Since the 1980s, advanced instruments and equipment have been imported, including minimally invasive percutaneous nephroscopes, laparoscopes, transurethral resection equipment, ureteroscope, holmium laser, pneumatic ballistic lithotripsy device, electronic cystoscope, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy machine, urodynamic examination, biofeedback and pelvic floor electrical stimulation treatment instrument, etc. The male family planning laboratory was established in 1975, the urology BUS room was established in 1984, and the urology molecular lab was established in 1994. In 2014, the Da Vinci robot system was introduced and the first urological robotic surgery was carried out in the province.
