Cardiac Surgery
2022 Fudan specialty ranking · Cardiac Surgery
Top 10 in the 2022 Fudan specialty reputation ranking for cardiac surgery (military hospitals excluded). Coronary bypass costs about US$15,000–40,000 in China versus US$120,000–150,000 in the US, with in-hospital mortality below 1% at leading centres for elective cases.
Top 10 hospitals in this specialty
| Rank | Hospital | City | Reputation score | Specialty strengths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuwai Hospital, CAMS | Beijing | 11.478 | National cardiovascular centre with the country's highest cardiac surgical volumes. |
| 2 | Beijing Anzhen HospitalProfile not yet in our library | Beijing | 9.130 | A cardiopulmonary specialty hospital strong in aortic, coronary surgery and transplantation. |
| 3 | Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University | Shanghai | 7.522 | Valve repair, bypass and minimally invasive surgery, with strong transcatheter valve experience. |
| 4 | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College | Wuhan | 6.913 | Heart transplantation and aortic surgery; central China's cardiovascular hub. |
| 5 | Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital | Guangzhou | 6.109 | South China's cardiovascular centre; high volumes in TAVI, complex valves and hybrid coronary procedures. |
| 7 | West China Hospital, Sichuan University | Chengdu | 3.457 | Western China's cardiac surgery centre for aortic, valve and minimally invasive cases. |
| 8 | Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University | Changsha | 2.826 | Heart transplantation and complex congenital surgery with mature follow-up systems. |
| 9 | Shanghai Children's Medical Center | Shanghai | 2.370 | Among the world's highest-volume paediatric cardiac programmes for complex congenital disease. |
| 10 | Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University | Fuzhou | 1.196 | Fujian's cardiac centre for coronary, valve and aortic surgery. |
| Editor's pick | Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College | Wuhan | — | Cardiovascular surgery and heart-lung transplantation within a full transplant programme (editor's pick). |
Source: 2022 Fudan China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking (Fudan University Hospital Management Institute). Hospitals with a military background are excluded, so some rankings skip numbers. Original rank numbers are preserved.
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