Zhang Doctor Chief Physician

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Chief Physician

Researcher with 8 grants (7 as PI) from NSFC and other national programs (2011-2028), focusing on spleen deficiency internal environment, liver cancer metastasis, and mechanosensitive pathways (Hippo/YAP, Piezo1). Holds key leadership roles in integrative medicine, ethnic medicine, and oncology committees, with editorial board memberships.

Medical Expertise: I. Prevention and Treatment of Tumors with Traditional Chinese Medicine Specializes in the TCM treatment and recurrence prevention of gastrointestinal tumors (liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, pancreas). Full-course TCM intervention for lung cancer, thyroid cancer, and breast cancer (preoperative and postoperative conditioning, reducing toxicity and enhancing efficacy of targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy). Prevention and treatment of prec

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About Dr. Zhang Doctor

Hospital
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Title
Chief Physician
Department
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Years of Practice
28 years (1998 — present)
**Grants:** 1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 82474594, Mechanism of Spleen Deficiency "Soil" CAFs Remodeling ECM Stiffness via Mechanosensor Piezo1 to Regulate Hippo Pathway and Promote HCC Invasion and Metastasis, 2025.1-2028.12, PI 2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 82174173, Mechanism Study of Autocrine Extracellular Matrix Serglycin in Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment Promoting Liver Cancer Metastasis via HIPPO/YAP Axis, 2022.1-2025.12, PI 3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 81873248, Effect of Exosome-Integrins Pathway in Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment on Invasion and Metastasis Characteristics of Liver Cancer, 2019.1-2023.12, PI 4. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 81673903, Study on the Influence of Oatp Expression in Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment on Liver Cancer CSC "Stemness" and PTEN/AKT Signaling Pathway, 2017.1-2020.12, PI 5. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 81373500, Effect of OATP Expression in Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment on Growth and Metastasis of Mouse Liver Cancer, 2014/01-2017/12, PI 6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 81072806, Study on the Relationship between Dampness- Turbidity Transport in Lung, Spleen, Kidney and Organic Anion Transporting Peptides, 2011/01-2013/12, PI 7. National "Eleventh Five-Year" Major Science and Technology Project, 2009ZX10005-016, Construction of Clinical Research Base for Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B, 2010/01-2011/12, Participant (Sub-project Leader) 8. Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Education, No. 24 [2007], Changes in TCRVβ Gene Lineage Expression Related to Dampness Syndrome Formation and Its Biological Significance, 2007/01-2009/12, PI **Professional Affiliations:** ◆ Council Member, Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine ◆ President, Ethnic Medicine Schools Inheritance Branch, China Medical Association of Minorities ◆ Eighth Vice President, Guangdong Association of Integrative Medicine ◆ Vice President, Guangdong Health Industry Promotion Association ◆ Deputy Director, Integrative Medicine Committee, Rehabilitation Association, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association ◆ Deputy Director, Integrative Medicine Special Committee, Rehabilitation Association, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association ◆ Honorary Director, Sub-health Committee, Guangdong Association of Integrative Medicine ◆ Deputy Director, Liver Disease Committee, Guangdong Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine ◆ Deputy Director, Psychology Committee, Guangdong Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine ◆ Executive Council Member, Constitution Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies ◆ Editorial Board Member, *Chinese Herbal Medicines* Journal ◆ Editorial Board Member, *Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Liver Diseases* ◆ Editorial Board Member, *Shenzhen Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on Liver Diseases* ◆ Evaluation Expert, National Science and Technology Awards ◆ Evaluation Expert, National Natural Science Foundation of China ◆ Evaluation Expert, Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Education ◆ Evaluation Expert, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Awards ◆ Chief Expert, Guangzhou Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Major, Difficult, and Rare Diseases of Liver Malignancies (Traditional Chinese Medicine Category) ◆ Chairman of Academic Committee, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Microecological Therapy **Books:** *Editor-in-Chief:* *Oncology Biotherapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2013 *Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation Culture and Methods*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2017 *Wisdom Health Preservation and Tumor Prevention with Traditional Chinese Medicine*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2021 *General Knowledge of Chinese Medicinal Diet*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2022 *Health Preservation Atlas of Common Food Ingredients*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2025 *Deputy Editor-in-Chief:* *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Liver Diseases*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2011 *Selected Case Studies in Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, Science Press, 2023 *Editorial Board Member:* *Pancreatic Cancer*, People's Military Medical Press, 2010 *Gallbladder Cancer*, People's Military Medical Press, 2012 *Healthier at Forty for Men*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2008 *More Beautiful at Forty for Women*, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2008 *Sub-health of the Skin*, China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018 *Bee Therapy and Sub-health in Traditional Chinese Medicine*, China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018 **Awards:** ◆ "First Outstanding Young Contribution Award in Integrative Medicine" awarded by Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, 2011 ◆ Application and Research of Dampness-Transforming Method in Treating Chronic Hepatitis B, Third Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (PI), 2009 ◆ Clinical Efficacy Observation and Cellular Immune Mechanism Study of Harmonizing Method in Treating Chronic Hepatitis B, Third Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (PI), 2008 ◆ Immune Recognition Mechanism of Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment and Clinical Application, Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, China Medical Association of Minorities, 2022 ◆ Dampness-Turbidity Transport Mechanism of Spleen Deficiency Internal Environment and Clinical Application, Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, China Medical Association of Minorities, 2024 ◆ Excellence Award, Guangdong Science Popularization Works Creation Competition, *Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation Culture and Methods*, Guangdong Association for Science and Technology, Guangdong Department of Science and Technology, Guangdong Department of Education, 2018 ◆ Excellent Science Popularization Work in Guangzhou, *Wisdom Health Preservation and Tumor Prevention with Traditional Chinese Medicine*, Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, 2021 ◆ Title of "Most Beautiful Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in Southern Guangdong", 2016 ◆ Title of "Good Doctor in Guangzhou", 2016 ◆ "Hurun Ping An China Good Doctor", 2017 ◆ "Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor of Guangdong Province" (Awarded by Guangdong Provincial People's Government), 2017 **Patents:** ◆ A Traditional Chinese Medicine Composition for Treating Gout and Hyperuricemia and Its Preparation Method. (Patent No.: ZL 2007 1 0030097.0)
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Dr. Zhang Doctor — Outpatient Schedule

Weekly clinic, including specialist and surgery days. Book 3-7 days in advance.

Clinic: The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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