M.D., Chief Physician, Master's Supervisor Deputy Director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renji Hospital; Executive Director of the South Campus With thirty years of experience in thoracic surgery, he has accumulated rich clinical experience in the surgical diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases; he particularly excels in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of complex diseases of the esophagus, lungs, and mediastinum. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (the first all-English class of the former Shanghai Second Medical College), and studied under Professor Wang Yishan, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon in China, earning a Master of Medicine degree; in 1998, he obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Zurich. He successively served as a resident physician and chief resident at the University Hospital of Zurich and the Kerckhoff-Klinik in Germany. He is a member of the Hesse State Medical Association in Germany and a member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Professional specialties: precision treatment and minimally invasive surgery for early-stage lung cancer; minimally invasive surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery for esophageal cancer; comprehensive surgical treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer; surgical treatment of benign thoracic diseases; surgical treatment of complex thoracic tumors or locally advanced mediastinal tumors; minimally invasive surgery for thoracic tumors using the Da Vinci robotic system.