The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is consistently ranked among China's top five hospitals and is the leading medical institution in southern China. It is a national centre of excellence for organ transplantation — particularly kidney and liver transplants — and its oncology department handles some of the most complex cancer cases in the country.
The hospital's cardiology and nephrology departments are nationally accredited centres, drawing referrals from Guangdong province and across southern China. Its hepatobiliary surgery unit employs minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques and handles high volumes of liver resections and biliary reconstructions annually.
The hospital has a dedicated international patient services department with translators covering English, French, Japanese, and other languages. Its location in central Guangzhou, near Zhongshan 2nd Road, provides convenient metro access. The hospital's reputation for handling complex, multi-disciplinary cases makes it the first choice for international patients with serious or difficult-to-diagnose conditions seeking care in southern China.