The Pediatrics Dept of our hospital is a National Committee Member Unit of the Emergency Medicine Group of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and a Vice Chair Unit for Pediatric Critical Illness of Guangdong Province. It is the largest children's medical center in western Shenzhen, with the most comprehensive sub-specialties and the most complete staffing structure. The department has 123 beds and 125 medical staff, including 5 Level I physicians, 26 Level II physicians, 2 master's supervisors, 4 doctors, 24 master's degree holders, and 1 researcher. The department comprises multiple units, including Pediatrics Dept Area 1 (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, PICU), Pediatrics Dept Area 2 (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Neurology, and Endocrinology), Pediatrics Dept Area 3 (Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, and Hematology), a Pulmonary Function Test Room, an EEG Room, an Endoscopy Room, and a Pediatric Lab. The tiered diagnosis and treatment of various diseases have reached an advanced level within the province. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) performs a series of highly advanced pediatric procedures that meet all technical standards for national key clinical specialties, achieving a nationally advanced level. In recent years, the Pediatrics Dept has contributed as a co-author to 4 authoritative domestic medical textbooks, participated in 5 multi-center national studies, and secured 52 research projects at the national, provincial, municipal, and district levels, including 1 NSFC project, 1 General Project of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and 1 General Project of the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation. The department has participated in the development of 5 national guidelines and expert consensus statements, published over 250 papers (including more than 10 SCI-indexed papers), and been granted 5 domestic utility model patents. The department has gained significant recognition and influence within pediatric medicine, both in Guangdong Province and nationally.
The outpatient clinics offer sub-specialty services including: Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Clinic, Pediatric Chronic Cough Clinic, Pediatric Nutrition Clinic, Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic, Pediatric Neurology (Epilepsy) Clinic, Pediatric Endocrinology (Height Promotion) Clinic, Pediatric Cardiology Clinic, and Pediatric Hematology Clinic. The department manages over 600,000 pediatric outpatient visits annually.
Discipline Leader of Pediatrics Dept
Zhou Tao, Chief Physician, Master's Supervisor. Dr.Zhou received doctoral degree from Capital Medical University. Zhou Tao has over 20 years of experience in pediatric clinical care, teaching, and research. Dr.Zhou previously worked for 10 years at the Emergency Center of Beijing Children's Hospital and completed a 6-month fellowship at Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. Dr.Zhou currently serves as Standing Committee Member and Deputy Head of the Youth Group of the Child Nutrition Committee of the China Maternal and Child Health Association; member of the Emergency Medicine Group of the 18th Committee of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Deputy Head of the Severe Gastroenterology and Extracorporeal Nutrition Collaboration Group of the Emergency Medicine Group of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; member of the Pediatric Group of the Extracorporeal Life Support Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; Vice Chair of the Pediatric Critical Illness Medicine Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association; and Editorial Board Member of the Chinese Journal of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Zhou Tao has led or participated in multiple provincial and municipal research projects, received one First Prize and two Second Prizes of Municipal Science and Technology Progress Awards, and published over 30 papers in national professional journals, including 6 SCI papers. Dr.Zhou is a contributing author to four authoritative domestic textbooks: Zhu Futang's Practical Pediatrics(9th Edition), Pediatric Emergency Medicine(5th Edition), Standardized Training Textbook for Pediatric Specialists: Critical Care Medicine Volume, and Theory and Diagnostic and Treatment Techniques in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Zhou Tao has also contributed as a translator to four other textbooks. Dr.Zhou participated in the development of the first evidence-based guideline of the Emergency Medicine Group of the Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association: the Guideline for Nutritional Assessment and Supportive Therapy for Critically Ill Children (2018, China, Standard Edition). Specialties:Pediatric emergency and critical care, pediatric allergies, and nutritional disorders.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): It is a national member unit of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Medical Association, the deputy leader unit of the Severe Digestion and Extracorporeal Nutrition Collaborative Group of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Medical Association, the vice chairman unit of the Pediatric Critical Care Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association, and the leader unit of the Blood Purification Group. A series of highly difficult pediatric techniques have been carried out, covering all technical standards of national key clinical specialties and reaching the advanced level in China, including: mechanical ventilation, temporary cardiac pacing and defibrillation, cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, electronic bronchoscopy, electronic gastrointestinal endoscopy, bedside critical care ultrasound, blood purification (CRRT), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), etc. In 2017, the subspecialty successfully launched the first pediatric ECMO technique in Shenzhen, pioneering the application of ECMO in pediatric treatment in Shenzhen. It is also one of the two institutions in Shenzhen that took the lead in carrying out pediatric bronchoscopy and digestive endoscopy.
Subspecialty Director: Jin Ping, Chief Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Master Supervisor of Jinan University, Visiting Scholar of the University of Sydney. Awarded "Top Ten Doctors in Bao'an District" in 2014, the first "Angel Protection Award" of the Pediatric Branch of Shenzhen Medical Association in 2016, and "Good Doctor in Bao'an" in 2021. Member of the Severe Digestion and Extracorporeal Nutrition Collaborative Group of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Medical Association; Member of the Neurocritical Care and Analgesia-Sedation Collaborative Group of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Society of the Chinese Medical Association; Leader of the Blood Purification Group of the 3rd Committee of the Pediatric Critical Care Branch of Guangdong Medical Association; Standing Member of the 3rd Committee of the Pediatric Critical Care Branch of Guangdong Medical Association; Standing Member of the 1st Committee of the Pediatric Critical Care Physicians Branch of Guangdong Medical Doctor Association. Engaged in clinical, scientific research and teaching of pediatric critical care for more than ten years, with rich clinical experience in the treatment and life support of pediatric critical illness. Presided over 1 project of the Provincial Health Department and 1 project of the Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Commission, and published more than ten SCI papers.
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Specialty
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Specialty: The subspecialty is the deputy leader unit of the Immunology Group of the Pediatric Critical Care Branch of Guangdong Medical Association, the executive director unit of Guangdong Respiratory Alliance, and the construction and promotion unit of standardized asthma clinics in Guangdong Province. The center is equipped with a number of international advanced instruments and equipment, such as Jaeger MasterScreen pulmonary function machine from the United States and Pharmacia UniCAP 100 automatic allergen quantitative analyzer from Sweden. Techniques carried out include: pulmonary ventilation function test, bronchial dilation test and provocation test, fractional exhaled nitric oxide detection, sleep-disordered breathing monitoring, allergen skin prick test (in vivo allergen detection) and in vitro serum specific IgE detection, etc.; it has an independent desensitization treatment room and carries out sublingual and subcutaneous injection desensitization specific immunotherapy, as well as precision treatment for allergic diseases - anti-IgE therapy (Omalizumab). The diagnosis and treatment scope mainly covers various types of allergic diseases, such as food allergy, eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic cough, etc. There are 9 specialist physicians, all with senior professional titles, including 3 chief physicians and 6 associate chief physicians.
Specialty Director: Zhou Tao, Chief Physician, Master Supervisor, Doctor of Medicine from Capital Medical University. Engaged in pediatric clinical, teaching and scientific research for more than 27 years, worked in the Emergency Center of Beijing Children's Hospital for 10 years, and studied at Queen Mary Hospital of the University of Hong Kong for 6 months. Currently, he is the Standing Member of the Pediatric Nutrition Special Committee of the Chinese Maternal and Child Health Association and the Deputy Leader of the Youth Group; Member of the Emergency Group of the 18th Committee of the Pediatric Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Deputy Leader of the Severe Digestion and Extracorporeal Nutrition Collaborative Group of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Member of the Pediatric Group of the Extracorporeal Life Support Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; Vice Chairman of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Branch of Guangdong Medical Association; Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Presided over and participated in a number of provincial and municipal scientific research projects, won 1 first-class and 2 second-class prizes of municipal scientific and technological progress, published more than 30 papers in national professional journals, including 6 SCI papers. Participated in the compilation of four authoritative domestic works: Zhu Futang Practical Pediatrics (9th Edition), Pediatric Emergency Medicine (5th Edition), Standardized Training Materials for Pediatric Specialists, Critical Care Medicine Volume, Theory and Diagnosis-Treatment Technology of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and four translated works. Participated in the formulation of the first evidence-based guideline of the Emergency Group of the Pediatric Branch of the Chinese Medical Association: Guidelines for Nutritional Assessment and Supportive Treatment of Critically Ill Children (2018, China, Standard Edition). Specialties: pediatric acute and critical illness, pediatric allergy, nutritional diseases.
Pediatric Chronic Cough Subspecialty
Pediatric Chronic Cough Subspecialty: The subspecialty is the executive director unit of Guangdong Respiratory Alliance. Through the establishment of diagnosis and treatment norms, specialist personnel training and specialist equipment investment, it can solve the diagnosis and treatment of common chronic cough diseases in children, such as cough variant asthma, upper airway cough syndrome, protracted bronchitis, eosinophilic bronchitis, post-infectious cough, allergic cough, airway foreign body, gastroesophageal reflux, psychogenic cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, pertussis, bronchiectasis, congenital tracheal dysplasia, pulmonary dysplasia, other congenital heart and thoracic dysplasia diseases, etc.
Specialty Director: Huang Weidong, Chief Physician, engaged in pediatric clinical work for 38 years, professional direction: pediatric respiratory diseases, specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric chronic cough, childhood asthma, and respiratory allergic diseases.
Pediatric Hematology Subspecialty
Pediatric Hematology Subspecialty: Through the establishment of diagnosis and treatment norms and specialist personnel training, the pediatric hematology specialty of our hospital can solve the diagnosis and treatment of the following diseases: various anemias in children, pediatric hematological neoplastic diseases (leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, etc.), bleeding and clotting disorders (thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, anaphylactoid purpura), histiocytosis disorders (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, hemophagocytic syndrome, etc.), leukocyte disorders (eosinophilia, neutropenia, etc.), pediatric solid tumors (neuroblastoma, nephroblastoma), etc.
Specialty Director: Zhan Shigui, Associate Chief Physician, engaged in clinical practice of pediatric hematological neoplastic diseases for twenty years, with rich specialist theoretical knowledge and clinical diagnosis and treatment experience.
Pediatric Cardiovascular Subspecialty
Cardiovascular Subspecialty: Through the establishment of diagnosis and treatment norms and discipline capacity building, a professional team for the treatment of critical cardiovascular diseases in the western Shenzhen area has been cultivated. It mainly diagnoses and treats Kawasaki disease, myocarditis, syncope, various arrhythmias, congenital heart diseases and other diseases.
Specialty Director: Liu Xi, Associate Chief Physician, engaged in pediatric clinical work for nearly 30 years, specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease, syncope, myocarditis, arrhythmia and other diseases.
Pediatric Gastroenterology Subspecialty
Pediatric Gastroenterology Subspecialty: Through standardized diagnosis and treatment and personnel training, it took the lead in carrying out techniques such as pediatric digestive endoscopy, 13C urea breath test, 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, electrogastroenterography in Bao'an District, and has a series of mature diagnosis and treatment plans for foreign bodies in the digestive tract, strictures, bleeding and other digestive tract diseases.
Specialty Director: Guo Jingtao, Associate Chief Physician, engaged in pediatric clinical work for more than 30 years, specialized in pediatric abdominal pain, constipation, functional gastrointestinal diseases, food-induced gastrointestinal diseases and other diseases in pediatric gastroenterology, especially digestive endoscopy and endoscopic treatment.
Pediatric Endocrinology Subspecialty (Height Promotion)
Pediatric Endocrinology Subspecialty (Height Promotion): Through online and offline height management in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and communities, as well as publicity and education on the prevention of precocious puberty and obesity, it guides parents of children and adolescents to correctly manage and identify abnormal development, treats various types of short stature, precocious puberty, obesity, thyroid and adrenal diseases, and safeguards the healthy growth of children and adolescents.
Specialty Director: Li Yulan, Associate Chief Physician, engaged in pediatric clinical work for 20 years and in the diagnosis and treatment of endocrinology specialist diseases for 7 years, with extremely rich experience, professional and standardized diagnosis and treatment, and deeply trusted by patients.
Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty
Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty: The specialty carries out examination methods such as brain electrical topography, evoked potentials, nervous system CT and MRI, developmental and behavioral assessment, and treats various convulsive diseases such as epilepsy; nervous system infections; immune diseases; motor development disorders; neuromuscular diseases; genetic and metabolic diseases; dizziness and headache; developmental and behavioral problems such as tic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning difficulties and other diseases. It provides long-term management for children with such diseases online, and solves problems such as examination, diagnosis and treatment offline.
Specialty Director: Xia Hanbing, Associate Chief Physician, engaged in pediatric clinical work for more than 20 years and in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric neurology specialist diseases for more than 10 years, with extremely rich experience, professional and standardized diagnosis and treatment, and deeply trusted by patients.
Pediatric Nutrition Subspecialty
Pediatric Nutrition Subspecialty: Carries out services such as nutritional risk screening, comprehensive nutritional assessment, dietary survey, feeding guidance, enteral nutrition intervention, parenteral nutrition management, etc. It mainly diagnoses and treats nutrition-related diseases in children caused by various reasons, such as malnutrition, loss of appetite, food allergy, childhood obesity, short bowel syndrome, etc. It mainly provides nutritional guidance for perioperative period, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, pediatric chronic liver disease, chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, hematological neoplastic diseases, congenital heart disease, genetic and metabolic diseases.
Specialty Director: Zhang Quanshan, Associate Chief Physician, is a newly introduced academic leader in nutrition science, a specially-appointed talent in Shenzhen, and a senior talent in Bao'an District. Engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric clinical nutrition specialist diseases for more than 10 years, with extremely rich experience, advanced diagnosis and treatment concepts, specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of various pediatric gastrointestinal, nutrition and liver-related diseases, and deeply trusted by patients.