Zhang Dadong
Professor
Chief Expert, Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Yida Hospital
Graduated from the Department of Clinical Medicine of Shanghai Second Medical University in 1980, and after graduation worked in the Department of Cardiology at Ruijin Hospital.
In 1990 and 1995 he undertook advanced training in the interventional diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease and rheumatic heart disease at the University of Franche-Comté Medical School in Besançon, France. After returning to China he was the first in Shanghai to carry out work in this field, while also taking on the training of interventional specialists in coronary and rheumatic heart disease nationwide.
In 1992 he was the first to perform percutaneous coronary angioplasty, the first such case in the Shanghai area.
In 2002 he founded the Department of Cardiology at Minhang District Central Hospital, serving as department director and assistant president. In 2005 he received the "Outstanding Contribution Award in Interventional Cardiology of China", and his department was named a distinctive specialty of Minhang District for two consecutive rounds. In 2009 he received the "Award for the Promotion and Popularization of Interventional Cardiology of China", and his department is now one of Shanghai's key discipline units.
In November 2019, Shanghai Yuanda Cardiovascular Hospital signed an agreement with the Huayi Xincheng Physician Group to establish the "Huayi Xincheng — Shanghai Yuanda Cardiovascular Hospital Expert Workstation", where he served as executive head.
"Everything for the patient, and for the patient, everything." He now serves as Chief Expert of the Department of Cardiology at Shanghai Yida Hospital.
He has long worked in clinical cardiology, performing more than 20,000 procedures and more than 10,000 percutaneous coronary interventions.
He has considerable expertise in coronary heart disease, cardiovascular interventional treatment and the interventional treatment of congenital heart disease.
For difficult coronary heart disease that is unsuitable for surgery and accompanied by other conditions, coronary interventional treatment can improve coronary blood circulation and enhance patients' quality of life.
In 2005, received the "Outstanding Contribution Award in Interventional Cardiology of China"
In 2009, received the "Award for the Promotion and Popularization of Interventional Cardiology of China"
Chairman, Shanghai Suburban Cardiovascular Disease Symposium
Chair, Forum on Cardiac Emergencies and Critical Conditions
Consecutively elected Advisor to the "First, Second and Third Committees of the Cardiology Physicians Branch, Shanghai Medical Doctor Association"
Member, Ninth and Tenth Cardiovascular Committees, Shanghai Medical Association
