Guangzhou

The Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University is a public Grade III Class A general hospital and national residency training base in Tianhe, Guangzhou. Joint surgery includes complex replacement and revision procedures, while rehabilitation addresses perioperative orthopaedic needs, sports injuries and musculoskeletal pain. A joint centre brings nephrology and urological surgery together for medical and surgical assessment. Contact The Treat about overseas referrals and visit arrangements.

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Hospital at a glance

Hospital classification

Grade III Class A general hospital

District

Tianhe district

Accreditations and designations

A public Grade III Class A general hospital, national residency training base and authorised clinical drug trial institution.

Reasons to consider this hospital

Patients considering complex joint replacement or revision after earlier surgery can discuss both options within the joint service.

Perioperative orthopaedic and sports injury rehabilitation addresses movement goals as part of treatment.

Patients whose kidney problems involve medical and surgical needs can discuss joint assessment at the kidney and urology centre.

Clinical strengths

Joint surgery

Joint surgery includes complex primary replacement, revision replacement and knee arthroscopic procedures.

Foot and ankle surgery

Foot and ankle surgery treats trauma and osteochondral injury, with reconstruction and research into three dimensional printing assisted techniques.

Rehabilitation medicine

Rehabilitation focuses on perioperative orthopaedic care, sports injuries and musculoskeletal pain, with movement assessment and rehabilitation integrated into clinical practice.

Nephrology

Nephrology works with urology through a shared medical centre, addressing complex kidney disease, obstruction and renal rehabilitation through coordinated assessment.

Urology

Urology provides minimally invasive surgery, integrated tumour treatment and stone management, collaborating with nephrology for patients requiring coordinated kidney care.

Clinicians

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An Meixia (安美霞)

Chief physician

Department

Ophthalmology

An Meixia is a chief physician, professor, doctoral supervisor, and director of ophthalmology at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, and chairs the integrative medicine committee of the Guangdong Eye Health Association. Her clinical expertise encompasses cataracts, vitreous and retinal diseases, glaucoma, and complex eye trauma.

Clinical and departmental roles

Director of ophthalmology, professor and doctoral supervisor

Areas of expertise

Cataracts

Vitreoretinal disease

Glaucoma

Complex ocular trauma

Selected society appointments

Chair of the integrated Chinese and Western medicine committee, Guangdong Eye Health Association

Cai Daozhang (蔡道章)

Professor

Department

Joint surgery and sports medicine

Cai Daozhang is a professor working in joint surgery and sports medicine at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University. His clinical expertise encompasses surgery for artificial joint replacement and revision of previously replaced joints, as well as the treatment of complex joint deformities and arthroscopic surgery of the knee.

Areas of expertise

Joint replacement

Complex joint deformity

Revision joint replacement

Knee arthroscopy

Hu Haiyuan

Professor

Hu Haiyuan serves as Party Secretary of the Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University.

Clinical and departmental roles

Party Secretary of the Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University

Jin Dadi (金大地)

Chief physician

Department

Orthopaedics and spine surgery

Jin Dadi is a chief physician and lifetime professor (2023) at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, working in orthopedics and spine surgery. His clinical expertise includes cervical spine disease, spondylolisthesis, correction of spinal deformities, and surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis. Spinal tumors and functional reconstruction are further areas of his clinical work.

Clinical and departmental roles

Hospital lifetime professor (2023)

Areas of expertise

Cervical spine disease

Spondylolisthesis

Spinal deformity correction

Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis

Spinal tumours and functional reconstruction

Zeng Canjun (曾参军)

Chief physician

Department

Foot and ankle surgery

Zeng Canjun is a chief physician, director of foot and ankle surgery, doctoral supervisor, and postdoctoral co-supervisor at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University. His clinical expertise encompasses trauma affecting the foot and ankle and osteochondral injuries of the ankle joint. Reconstruction for complex talar injuries is a specific focus of his clinical work.

Clinical and departmental roles

Director of foot and ankle surgery; doctoral and postdoctoral supervisor

Areas of expertise

Foot and ankle trauma

Ankle osteochondral injury

Reconstruction for complex talar injury

Sources

Information checked in October 2026.

Hospital at a glance

Hospital classification

District

Accreditations and designations

Reasons to consider this hospital

Clinical strengths

Joint surgery

Foot and ankle surgery

Rehabilitation medicine

Nephrology

Urology

Clinicians

An Meixia (安美霞)

Department

Clinical and departmental roles

Areas of expertise

Selected society appointments

Cai Daozhang (蔡道章)

Department

Areas of expertise

Hu Haiyuan

Clinical and departmental roles

Jin Dadi (金大地)

Department

Clinical and departmental roles

Areas of expertise

Zeng Canjun (曾参军)

Department

Clinical and departmental roles

Areas of expertise

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