National ranking
#1 scores 10.1 · 85% of the top score
Top 10 hospitals in China for Pathology
Full rankingFudan 2023 reputation score · bars are relative to the leader in this specialty.
- 1 Peking Union Medical College Hospital Beijing 10.1
- 2 Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Shanghai 9.2
- 3 West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 8.5
- 4 Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University Chongqing 4.8
- 5 Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital) Beijing 4.7
- 6 Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha 4.0
- 7 Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University Xi’an 3.1
- 8 Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 3.0
- 9 Peking University Third Hospital Beijing 2.3
- 10 First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 2.1
Nominated hospitals (16)
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou
- Ruijin HospitalShanghai
- Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijing
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou
- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghai
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University)Nanjing
- Beijing Hospital (National Center of Gerontology)Beijing
- Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhou
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin
- First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital)Hefei
- First Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang
- Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityXi’an
What this specialty treats
Examination of biopsy and surgical samples to diagnose disease, including molecular testing for cancer.
- Biopsy and surgical pathology
- Second-opinion slide review
- Molecular testing for cancer
- Lymphoma and sarcoma diagnosis
- Cytology
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
- Neurosurgery
- 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
- Laboratory medicine
- Clinical pharmacy
Frequently asked questions
How good is Pathology 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 (Pathology) in China.
Can international patients be treated in Pathology 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.
