Nephrology Dept.

Departments

Nephrology Dept.

Brief introduction

The Department of Nephrology of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology was established in 1985, and is one of the earliest nephrology specialties in China. There are currently more than 30 specialist physicians, including 8 professors and 6 associate professors. More than 10 physicians obtained training abroad.


Nephrology Department currently has 100 specialized beds, and consists of branch departments including a kidney disease research section, a blood purification center, a kidney pathology lab, and a peritoneal dialysis center. Nephropathy diagnosis and treatment technology is synchronized with the international, and has accumulated rich experience in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis, chronic renal failure and other diseases, as well as the treatment of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis complications, and is well-known in the central and southern regions.


Among the various subspecialties, the development of renal pathology is particularly rapid. Kidney biopsy pathology points out the direction for patients to make clear diagnosis, guide treatment and judge prognosis. With the improvement of technology and equipment, light microscopy, fluorescence, electron microscopy can be completed independently in the renal pathology lab, and a diagnosis report can be issued within 5 days. There are about 1,000 kidney biopsy cases each year, and the cumulative number of cases exceeds 10,000. 


In recent years, the Department of Nephrology has made great progress in scientific research. It has undertaken nearly 30 national projects such as the NSFC-funded projects, won 3 national and provincial awards of Science and Technology Progress, and published more than 100 papers in SCI-indexed journals.