Li Long, born in May 1962, is a renowned expert in pediatric surgery in China. He currently serves as the Director of General (Neonatal) Surgery at the Children's Hospital Affiliated to the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Surgery at Tsinghua University Affiliated Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Professor, Chief Physician, and Doctoral Supervisor. He also holds the position of Chief Expert in General Surgery at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics. Studying under Academician Zhang Jinzhe, the founder of pediatric surgery in China, he has dedicated over 30 years to the field of pediatric surgery, achieving groundbreaking results in congenital digestive tract malformations and minimally invasive surgical techniques. He is particularly at the world's leading level in the laparoscopic treatment of choledochal cysts. As an internationally renowned expert, he has served as the Chairman of the Asian Region of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) and the Chairman of the Asian Region of the International Pediatric Endosurgical Group (IPEG), promoting the international dissemination of China's pediatric surgical techniques.
Skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of complex pediatric surgical diseases, with remarkable experience in the following fields:
• Hepatobiliary malformations: choledochal cysts, biliary atresia (pioneered laparoscopic radical surgery)
• Anorectal malformations: anal atresia, megacolon (proposed multiple innovative surgical theories)
• Portal hypertension: pioneered portal vein branch bypass surgery, with the number of surgeries ranking among the world's top
• Childhood tumors: resection of complex liver tumors, neuroblastomas and other refractory tumors
• Minimally invasive techniques: took the lead in carrying out laparoscopic treatment of pediatric digestive tract malformations in China, and the technology has been promoted to more than 60 centers
Title of Chief Physician and Professor
Director of the Expert Committee on Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery of the National Health Commission
Standing Committee Member of the Pediatric Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association (formerly Deputy Chairman)
Member of the International Pediatric Endosurgical Group (IPEG), and member of the British and Japanese Pediatric Surgery Associations
Chief Distinguished Expert in Pediatric Surgery at Peking University First Hospital
◦ 1980-1985: Bachelor of Pediatrics, China Medical University
◦ 1985-1988: Master of Pediatric Surgery, China Medical University
◦ 2002-2005: Doctor of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Medical University
◦ 1997-1998: Visiting Scholar in Pediatric Surgery at Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong
◦ 2000-2001: Senior Visiting Scholar in Pediatric Surgery at Juntendo University, Japan (studying laparoscopic and liver transplantation techniques)
◦ Has studied pediatric laparoscopic surgery in the United Kingdom
Main research directions focus on:
• Basic and clinical research on congenital hepatobiliary malformations (establishing a minimally invasive treatment system for choledochal cysts)
• Pathogenesis and surgical innovation of anorectal malformations
• Standardization and promotion of pediatric laparoscopic techniques
He has presided over many projects such as the National "Eleventh Five-Year" Science and Technology Support Program and the National Natural Science Foundation, and his research results have won the second prize of Beijing Science and Technology Progress many times.
Chinese (Mandarin)
Has published more than 400 papers as the first author or corresponding author, including more than 150 included in SCI
Editor-in-chief of monographs such as "Illustrated Guide to Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery" and "Guidelines for Pediatric Surgery"
Published teaching CDs of "Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery"
Serves as Executive Editor of "Pediatric Surgery International" and Deputy Editor of "Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery"
• The satisfaction rate of curative effect is 98%, and the praise rate is among the top in the same field
• Excerpts from patient reviews:
◦ "My child has a choledochal cyst, and recovered quickly after the operation. Director Li patiently answered every question, which made our family regain hope."
◦ "He has excellent medical skills, is low-key and approachable. We came from afar after hearing his reputation, and he really lives up to it."
◦ "The child has grown up healthily for many years after the operation. Thanks to the professionalism and responsibility of Director Li's team."
◦ "The laparoscopic surgery has small trauma, and the scar is not obvious. The child's recovery is far beyond expectation."
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