Our Digestive Disease Centre is led by Dr. Justin Zhu, a pioneer of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in China and the network's co-Chief Medical Officer. It pairs advanced imaging with therapeutic endoscopy and close collaboration with digestive surgery and oncology.
What We Treat
Upper GI & Reflux
Gastritis, ulcers, GERD, H. pylori and functional dyspepsia.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis assessment and management.
Liver & Biliary Disease
Fatty liver, hepatitis, gallstones and pancreaticobiliary disorders.
GI Tumours
Screening, EUS staging and coordination with oncology and surgery.
Therapeutic Endoscopy
Polypectomy, stenting and advanced therapeutic procedures.
Functional GI & Motility
Irritable bowel syndrome and motility evaluation.
Technology & Approach
- Fujifilm blue-laser imaging (BLI) with the EPX-4450HD high-definition endoscopy processor for early lesion detection.
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for precise staging and tissue sampling.
- First gastric-bypass stent in Shanghai's private sector (November 2024) for selected metabolic and obesity cases.
- Ruijin GI Surgery Alliance member since 2025, enabling complex-case collaboration.
- Sedated endoscopy with a dedicated recovery bay inside our endoscopy centre.