Latest updates, medical advances, and international patient experiences at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital.
A 59-year-old fell silent and paralyzed within half a month: four malignant gliomas across both frontal lobes. Dr. Zhang Xuejun's team removed all four in a single navigation-guided operation.
📅 July 22, 2025 · Dr. Zhang XuejunA 65-year-old collapsed from a deep thalamic hemorrhage — a surgical no-go zone. Dr. Zhang Xuejun's team used neuroendoscopic minimally invasive technique to save his life.
📅 June 9, 2025 · Dr. Zhang XuejunA talkative 66-year-old fell silent and incontinent — the cause was a giant meningioma over 6 centimeters across. Dr. Zhang Xuejun removed it completely through a tiny corridor.
📅 September 29, 2025 · Dr. Zhang XuejunA man in his seventies carried a nearly 4-centimeter craniopharyngioma for twenty years. Dr. Zhang Xuejun's team removed it through a tiny keyhole above the eyebrow.
📅 December 26, 2025 · Dr. Zhang XuejunAfter 11 years and five battles with a recurrent craniopharyngioma, an 18-year-old received total resection with 0.1-mm precision — nerves and hope preserved.
📅 August 26, 2025 · Dr. Zhang XuejunTwo months of lower back pain turned out to be a spinal schwannoma pressing on the cord. Dr. Zhang Xuejun's team removed it through a fingernail-sized channel — no large incision, no spinal instability.
Read Full Story →An 18-year-old girl collapsed with a severe headache in PE class. Dr. Gai Yanting's team at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital treated her ruptured brain AVM with a minimally invasive venous embolization.
Read Full Story →A 63-year-old man with 90% carotid stenosis underwent OCT-guided stent implantation at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital. Dr. Gai Yanting's team used 10-micron-resolution imaging to plan the procedure.
Read Full Story →A Shanghai woman developed a 6 cm internal carotid artery dissection after a forceful neck massage. Dr. Gai Yanting's team at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital repaired it with a 0.6 mm microcatheter stent.
Read Full Story →A 37-year-old hypertensive patient with a 15 ml brainstem hemorrhage underwent emergency dorsal brainstem surgery by Dr. Wang Wei at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital.
Read Full Story →A 63-year-old patient with moyamoya disease and severe carotid stenosis was treated with combined carotid endarterectomy and extracranial-intracranial bypass by Dr. Wang Wei at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital.
Read Full Story →A 38-year-old Mongolian man with complete right middle cerebral artery occlusion underwent craniocerebral-intracranial vascular reconstruction by Dr. Wang Wei at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital.
Read Full Story →After three years of hemiplegia following a brainstem hemorrhage, a patient regained independent walking through VNS surgery performed by Dr. Wang Wei at Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital.
Read Full Story →Registration is open. Faculty: Prof. Song Donglei, Dr. Wang Wei, Dr. Gai Yanting, Dr. Pu Benfang, Dr. Tan Shubin, Dr. Yin Cheng. Free registration; 1.5 Shanghai CME credits; Mentice simulator lab on Day 2.
Read Full Story →Prof. Song Donglei, Prof. Gao Liang, Prof. Hu Xiaowu, Dr. Wang Wei, Dr. Zhang Xuejun, Dr. Gai Yanting. 35,000+ combined surgeries.
Read Full Story →Prof. Liu Weidong (8,610 surgeries), Dr. Pu Benfang, Dr. Huo Junfeng, Dr. Zeng Ran, Dr. Tan Shubin. From stroke to DBS to nerve repair.
Read Full Story →Dr. Yin Cheng (Japan-trained), Dr. Liu Mindi (neuroendoscopy), Dr. Zheng Jiajia (spine), Dr. Maimaitiaili (intervention + Belt & Road).
Read Full Story →Five-country expert gathering. Indonesia & Egypt partnerships signed. Yangtze River Delta Alliance launched. BDG elected first rotating chair.
Read Full Story →Donglei Brain Hospital successfully performed China's first deep brain stimulation implantation using an 8-contact electrode with the PINS G108R device.
Read Full Story →Visit the official BDG website for the latest hospital news, academic conferences, and clinical developments.
Read on BDG Official Site →Neurosurgery education hub hosting annual conferences, Fukushima Pudong Forum, and endoscopy training programs.
Explore Academic Events →Prof. Song Donglei establishes one of China's first physician groups, bringing Huashan-caliber neurosurgery to a private practice model.
The hospital officially opens in Qingpu District, Shanghai. 20,000 sqm facility with 300 beds. Government co-invested, tertiary-level specialty hospital.
Hospital becomes Shanghai medical insurance designated. Nantong University Teaching Hospital partnership established. Neurosurgery Branch of Shanghai Social Medical Institutions Association headquartered at Donglei. Prof. Song elected as branch president.
Partnerships signed with Ping An Health Insurance and Taikang Life Insurance for direct billing and "brain health alliance" cooperation.
Founder Prof. Song Donglei honored with the inaugural Shanghai "Medical Ethics Model" nomination award, recognizing his decades of dedication to patient-centered care.