The Department of Dermatology at SirRunRunShawHospital was set up in 1994 soon after the hospital opened. It offers the full range of dermatological care for common and complex problems of skin, hair, mails and mucous membranes.

Along with other departments at SRRSH, medical teaching and scientific research are under way at all times and the department is authorized by the Ministry of Education of the People¡¯s Republic of China to provide education and training programs for postgraduate students. So far, more than 20 postgraduate students have completed their Ph.D or Master¡¯s Degree in the department. Due to outstanding achievement in patient services, medical teaching and research, the Dermatology department has been named one of the top departments of the hospital.

The department is composed of 7 Chinese board-certified dermatologists. Two of them have the academic title of professor and three, associate professor. Four physicians have obtained their Ph.D Degree, either in China or Germany. There is also a well-trained technician with experience in various kinds of dermatological therapies. The department is equipped with all the facilities needed for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the skin and has a reputation of providing thorough and compassionate care for all skin disorders whether common, rare or complex.

Full-time patient services are available throughout the year. The outpatient clinic is open daily and emergency service is available for patients who need urgent care after hours or at night. The department also offers a comprehensive inpatient treatment program for the management of more complex dermatological problems. It is also our privilege to care the many foreign patients who live in ZhejiangProvince. Several subspecialty services are also available including rheumatology, cosmetics, sexually transmitted diseases and dermatologic-pathological diagnosis.

A broad range of research projects, ranging from clinical trials to basic research are being conducted and include studies of condylomata acuminata, psoriasis and autoimmune diseases, as well as investigations into skin biology and molecular medicine. Every physician takes an active part in a variety of research areas according to his interests. The combined efforts of our departmental staff have established its leading status in ZhejiangProvince.It is the only dermatology department in ZhejiangProvince to obtain National Science Funding in two consecutive years, as well as owning several domestic invention patents. Many national, provincial and international joint-venture scientific research projects have been obtained providing a total of over one million RMB. Several research awards from government have been granted in the past few years. All these bring the department a high level of recognition in the field of Dermatology in the province. Professor Cheng Hao and chief physician Zhu Kejian have both been elected as trainees of ¡°Second Level New Century 151 Talented Person Project¡± of ZhejiangProvince, making the department unique in the province. In addition, Professor Cheng Hao has been elected as one of the very few trainees of ¡°Advanced Innovative Talents Training Program of Zhejiang Province¡±, and is the only one to have received this honor in the field of dermatology. In recent years, the department has published many high quality papers in clinical and basic research in top rated international journals according to the SCI evaluation system.

The department of Dermatology has maintained a close relationship with several internationally recognized colleges and scientific research institutes such as Kiel University in Germany and in the USA; Mayo Clinic, Loma Linda University and South Carolina University. We have frequent academic communication with experts in these institutions, and cooperate with them in research.