The Department of Breast Surgery at the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital has a history of over 20 years and is the earliest independent specialty established among tertiary specialized hospitals in Shanghai. Through the efforts of several generations, the department's bed count has grown from an initial 10 to the current 45, a scale that ranks among the top in Shanghai; the department has a highly qualified and skilled team of physicians, all of whom hold master's degrees or higher; the department not only focuses on medical treatment itself but also pays attention to medical-related nursing, building an excellent medical and nursing team. The department's overall medical level, teaching and research level, and related nursing have consistently been in a leading position domestically.