Shanghai Renji Hospital commemorated two decades of providing world-class international medical services during a special ceremony on December 11, 2025, highlighting its pioneering achievements in pediatric liver transplantation that have transformed lives across borders.
The celebration featured emotional reunions with former international patients, including a Malaysian woman who received a life-saving liver transplant at the hospital in 2014 when she was just three years old. The patient had been suffering from critical liver cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia, a condition that had exhausted all treatment options in her home country before her family sought help at the Shanghai institution.
Under the leadership of Dr. Xia Qiang, President of Renji Hospital and esteemed academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the medical team performed a successful living-donor liver transplant that saved the young girl’s life. This breakthrough case marked the beginning of what would become an extensive international pediatric transplant program.
Over the past two decades, Renji Hospital’s specialized pediatric liver transplant team has treated more than 60 children from multiple countries including Malaysia, the Philippines, and Mongolia. Beyond direct patient care, the hospital has established knowledge transfer partnerships, particularly with Malaysian medical institutions, where Chinese specialists have shared surgical expertise and helped establish local capabilities for performing pediatric living-donor liver transplants.
The anniversary event not only celebrated past achievements but also launched new initiatives to expand the hospital’s global healthcare mission, reinforcing Shanghai’s growing reputation as a destination for advanced medical treatment and international medical collaboration.