About Us
Founded in 1991, our department is the earliest TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) Endocrinology and Obesity Specialty in Shenzhen.
Department Achievements
We are a National Key TCM Specialty of the 12th Five-Year Plan(National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine), a High-Level Key TCMSpecialty of Guangdong Province, and a Key Clinical TCM Specialty of Shenzhen.
Our core certifications and honors include:
One of the first National Certified Diabetes Education &Management Centers
National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening & Prevention Center
Endocrine Disease Research Center, Chinese Society of TraditionalChinese Medicine
One of the first National Renowned Endocrinology/DiabetesSpecialties (China Association of TCM Research & Promotion)
Chairman Unit, Medical Record Professional Committee, WorldFederation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
Central Unit, Lingnan TCM Diabetes Alliance
Institute of Metabolic Endocrinology, The Fourth Clinical MedicalCollege, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Chairman Unit, Diabetes Professional Committee, GuangdongProvincial Association of TCM
Chairman Unit, Endocrinology Professional Committee, ShenzhenMunicipal Association of TCM
Chairman Unit, Shenzhen TCM Diabetes & Thyroid DiseaseSpecialty Alliance
Awarded "Best Clinical Specialty" by AIliPI
We currently host the Doctoral Program and Postdoctoral ResearchStation for TCM Internal Medicine (Endocrinology) at Guangzhou University ofChinese Medicine.
Department Leadership
Professors Li Huilin and Zhao Hengxia have successively served asAdministrative Directors and Academic Leaders, making outstanding contributionsto the department’s long-term development.
Since 2025, Professor Liu Deliang has served as Deputy Director ofthe department.
Research & Clinical Focus
Guided by TCM’s holistic philosophy of treatment based onsyndrome differentiation, we integrate classic TCM theories with modernmedicine, combining syndrome differentiation and disease diagnosis with anintegrated TCM & Western medicine approach.
Our clinical services cover the full spectrum of endocrine andmetabolic disorders:
Diabetes and its acute/chronic complications
Thyroid diseases
Primary & secondary hypertension
Gout & hyperuricemia
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Osteoporosis & metabolic bone diseases
Pituitary-hypothalamic disorders
Adrenal diseases
Other complex endocrine and metabolic conditions
Clinical Facilities & Team
The department operates 2 inpatient wards (66 beds) and 5outpatient clinics.
Our medical team comprises 36 professionals, including:
1 National Renowned Senior TCM Expert
1 Instructor for National Heritage of Senior TCM Experts
1 Guangdong Provincial Famous TCM Doctor
3 Shenzhen Municipal Outstanding TCM Doctors
4 doctoral supervisors
4 postdoctoral supervisors
9 master’s supervisors
Annual Volume:
Outpatient visits: over 80,000
Inpatient discharges: over 2,100
Specialized Clinics
We offer dedicated specialty clinics for targeted care:
General Endocrinology
Diabetic Foot
Metabolic Bone Disease
Diabetes
Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
Thyroid Disease
Secondary Hypertension
Menopausal Health
Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyDepartment of Endocrinology
Goal
Pursuing wisdom from ancient medical classics, discerning theinterplay of Yin and Yang, devoting to clinical practice with profoundexpertise, and upholding the sincerity of benevolent healing.
Led by the goal of building a national-level integratedtraditional Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment platform forendocrine and metabolic diseases, the department will promote in-depthintegration of clinical practice, chronic disease management and academicinnovation. Guided by the holistic syndrome differentiation and treatmentsystem of traditional Chinese medicine, we will continue to study and applyclassic theories, combine syndrome differentiation with disease identification,and equally emphasize Chinese and Western medicine. We will steadily refinediagnosis and treatment protocols for our priority diseases, including diabetesand its complications, thyroid disorders, obesity and related metabolicconditions.
Patient-centered atits core, the department upholds the philosophy of holistic regulation andlong-term health benefits. We are committed to establishing a chronic diseasemanagement system featuring precise evaluation, systematic intervention andwhole-process care, striving to safeguard the endocrine health of the public.
