Zhenxian ZHAO

Personal Motto

• Precision medicine, rapid recovery. United Family General Surgery is worthy of your trust!

Professional Expertise

• Expertise in gastrointestinal and anorectal surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, abdominal wall hernia repair, thyroid and breast vascular surgery, pediatric minimally invasive surgery, surgical trauma, infections, and emergency outpatient services.
• Proficient in traditional and laparoscopic techniques for liver, gallbladder, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, anorectal area, abdominal wall hernias, thyroid, and breast surgeries.
• Skilled in high-difficulty surgeries, including hepatectomy, biliary tract reconstruction, surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma, radical cholecystectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreatectomy, splenectomy, radical gastrectomy, radical colorectal cancer surgery, complex hernia repair, breast lump excision, and radical mastectomy.
• Expertise in laparoscopic procedures such as hepatectomy, cholecystectomy, management of bile duct stones, fenestration of hepatic cysts, treatment of gastric and colorectal diseases, appendectomy, and various abdominal wall hernia repairs.
• Skilled in the surgical treatment of hemorrhoids, perianal abscesses, anal fissures, and anal fistulas.
• Mastery of thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis treatment.
• Unique experience in managing perioperative periods, abdominal infections, adhesions, and postoperative complications.
• Rich experience in handling elderly patients and critical, difficult cases.

Educational Background

• Graduated from the Department of Clinical Medicine at Sun Yat-sen Medical University in 1995.
• Obtained a Master’s degree in General Surgery in 2003.

Clinical Experience

• In 1999, served as a senior visiting scholar at Mary Hospital in Hong Kong to study minimally invasive surgical techniques.
• In 2014, studied minimally invasive hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgical techniques at Zhejiang University Affiliated Shao Yifu Hospital.
• In 2016, joined the Sun Yat-sen University medical team to support local healthcare in Bianba County, Tibet.
• Nearly 30 years of clinical work in minimally invasive surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and general surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.
• Became a lecturer at Sun Yat-sen University in 2002.
• In 2018, appointed deputy director of the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department at the East Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, serving as the surgical teaching secretary and chief instructor.
• Joined Guangzhou United Family Hospital in October 2024 as the chief expert in General Surgery.

Academic Achievements

• Awarded the title of the Second South China Youth Good Doctor in 2018.