National ranking
#1 scores 11.3 · 56% of the top score
Top 10 hospitals in China for Neurosurgery
Full rankingFudan 2023 reputation score · bars are relative to the leader in this specialty.
- 1 Beijing Tiantan Hospital Beijing 11.3
- 2 Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai 9.8
- 3 West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 6.3
- 4 Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing 6.1
- 5 Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou 4.8
- 6 Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin 3.8
- 7 Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital) Beijing 3.7
- 8 Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University Xi’an 2.4
- 9 Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha 2.2
- 10 China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing 2.1
Nominated hospitals (20)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityNanchang
- Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou
- Southwest Hospital, Army Medical UniversityChongqing
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou
- First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchun
- Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical UniversityXi’an
- Tianjin Huanhu HospitalTianjin
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao UniversityQingdao
- Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou
- First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou
- Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical UniversityShanghai
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityNanchang
What this specialty treats
Surgery of the brain, spine and nerves, including brain tumors, cerebrovascular disease, skull-base conditions and functional neurosurgery.
- Brain tumours
- Pituitary and skull-base tumours
- Aneurysms and vascular malformations
- Epilepsy surgery
- Spinal cord tumours
- Parkinson’s disease and DBS
About West China Hospital, Sichuan University
West China Hospital in Chengdu is one of China’s largest and highest-ranked hospitals and the main referral center for complex care in western China.
- 42 national key clinical specialties — the most of any hospital in China
- More than 5 million outpatient visits and 190,000 operations in 2024
- World-leading programmes in adult living-donor liver transplant and early lung cancer
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics
Other ranked departments at West China Hospital, Sichuan University
- Cardiology and cardiac surgery
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Orthopedics and sports medicine
- Rheumatology and immunology
- Endocrinology and metabolism
- General surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Respiratory medicine
- Urology
- Nephrology
- Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
- Psychiatry and mental health
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Geriatric medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Infectious diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Pain medicine
- Rare diseases
- General practice
- Anaesthesiology
- Radiology
- Nuclear medicine
- Ultrasound medicine
- Pathology
- Laboratory medicine
- Clinical pharmacy
Frequently asked questions
How good is Neurosurgery at West China Hospital, Sichuan University?
In the 2023 Fudan specialty reputation ranking, voted by more than 5,000 senior specialists, West China Hospital, Sichuan University ranks #3 in China (Neurosurgery) in China.
Can international patients be treated in Neurosurgery at West China Hospital, Sichuan University?
Yes. Send us your records and we will check whether the department fits your case, propose a specialist and arrange the appointment through official hospital channels.
What should I prepare before a consultation?
A recent medical summary, imaging (CDs or links), pathology or lab reports and a list of current medicines. We translate them into Chinese for the doctors.
