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Since the late 20th century, Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in comparison to the rest of the world, being China one of the countries which have made more significant advances in medical research and treatments. Aiming to provide a comprehensive, in-depth look at how Chinese medicine is practiced and examine its impact on global health, we are proud to introduce Meet the Masters, as part of the Healing in China series, which brings together the best Chinese KOLs and top surgeons from other regions of the world to guide you through their surgeries and transfer years of knowledge. In this event, AIS Channel specially invites top thoracic surgery experts from China and the United States to share academic insights on evolving surgical approaches for challenging thoracic tumors. This event features operation videos, case sharing, and interactive discussions to enhance surgical skills and improve global standards in this field.

  1. Hospital/Department Introduction – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China)

  2. Welcome and Introduction – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China) 

  3. Surgery 1: Uniportal VATS sleeve resection of the left upper lobe and systematic lymph node dissection after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy 

    1. Introduction to Uniportal VATS sleeve resection – Dr. Yu Qi (China)

    2. Case Introduction – Dr. Yu Qi (China) 

    3. Surgery Showcase – Dr. Yu Qi (China)

    4. Key Decision Questions – Dr. Yu Qi (China) and Dr. David T. Cooke (USA)

  4. Surgery 2: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy for esophageal cancer

    1. Introduction to esophageal cancer – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China)

    2. Case Introduction – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China)

    3. Surgery Showcase – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China)

    4. Key Decision 2 Question – Dr. Xiangnan Li (China) and Dr. Daniela Molena (USA)

  5. Panel Discussion – All faculty moderated by Dr. Yu Qi (China) and Dr. Xiangnan Li (China)
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Dr. Xiangnan Li PhD, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, Deputy Director, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. Daniela Molena MD, Director, Esophageal Surgery Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA Gastroesophageal Surgery
Dr. Yu Qi MD, Vice Director of Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Thoracic, Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. David Tom Cooke MD, FACS, Associate Professor, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, California Cardiothoracic Surgery
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The Department of Thoracic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

The Department of Thoracic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University was established in 2002, and is a clinical specialty integrating clinical, teaching and scientific research. It has five wards with 300 beds, with subspecialties in esophagus, lung, airway, and mediastinum. It is ranked among the top 10 thoracic surgeons in China in terms of annual surgical volume and 14th in terms of scientific and technological impact by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2021) (in recent years, the ranking has continued to rise, and it has been ranked 1st in Henan Province in thoracic surgery).
The department is a national key clinical specialty, a center of advanced medicine of Zhengzhou University, a key discipline of Henan Provincial Department of Education and a key medical specialty of Henan Province, a key laboratory of chest tumor medicine of Henan Province and a key laboratory of chest tumor of Zhengzhou City, a research center of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment of Zhengzhou University, a science and technology innovation team of Henan University and a quality control center of thoracic surgery of Henan Province.
The department routinely performs complex thoracic surgical procedures such as lung transplantation, complex esophageal cancer surgery, precise lung segment resection, da Vinci machine assisted manual surgery, complex mediastinal tumor surgery, complex airway surgery, respiratory endoscopy and other complex thoracic surgical procedures. The department has conducted many clinical and basic researches in recent years, and has published more than 20 SCI papers per year (ranked 7th in the world in terms of number of papers and total impact factors among thoracic surgery specialties).
The department has 136 professional staff, including 56 doctors, 74 nurses and 6 researchers. Facing the future, all the staff of the department will adhere to the hospital's spirit of "integrity, erudition, professionalism and innovation" and strive to build a high-quality thoracic surgery center.

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