
LI Jianwen(External Specialist), MD, PhD
- Department:
- Hernia Surgery Clinic
- Location:
- Jiahui International Hospital (Shanghai)
- Languages:普通话, English, Français
Dr.LI Jianwen currently serves as a multi-site practicing physician at Jiahui Health. He is the Director of the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery Center at Ruijin Hospital, affiliated with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, as well as a Chief Physician, Medical Doctor, and Master's Supervisor.
Dr. LI Jianwen graduated from the Clinical Medicine Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in 1991. Since then, he has been working in the General Surgery Department of Ruijin Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, where he has held positions as Resident Physician, Attending Physician, Associate Chief Physician, and Chief Physician. He earned his Medical Doctorate in Surgery from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During this time, he studied abroad in France, serving as a Foreign Resident Physician in the Digestive Surgery and Emergency Surgery departments at Michallon Hospital in France.
Currently, Dr. LI holds the positions of Chief Physician in the General Surgery and Gastrointestinal Hernia Surgery departments at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Director of the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery Center, and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Clinical Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. His primary focus lies in the open, minimally invasive, and laparoscopic clinical treatment of conditions related to hernias, the abdominal wall, gastrointestinal tract, biliary system, and thyroid, along with related research, training, and teaching.
He spearheaded the establishment of China's first laparoscopic hernia surgery training institution and led the development of several domestic guidelines and consensus documents, including the "Standardized Operative Guidelines for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery," "Expert Consensus on Standardized Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Surgery," "Chinese Expert Consensus on Suture Techniques and Material Selection in Laparoscopic Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery," "Chinese Expert Consensus on Standardized Single-Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery," and "Chinese Expert Consensus on Key Issues in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery." He also contributed to the development of international guidelines for the laparoscopic treatment of incisional hernias, driving advancements in the field of minimally invasive hernia and abdominal wall surgery.
Dr. LI led China's first multicenter registered clinical trial on the use of biomaterials in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. As the first or corresponding author, he has published over 100 medical papers. He served as the editor-in-chief of the French-language surgical textbook "Surgery" for higher medical education institutions and the national continuing education series "New Clinical Technologies in Minimally Invasive Surgery," "Practical Abdominal Wall Surgery," and "Hernia Surgery Atlas." He is also the editor-in-chief or deputy editor-in-chief of several journals, including "Chinese Journal of Practical Surgery," "Journal of Clinical Surgery," and "Journal of Laparoscopic Surgery."
Social Appointments
Dr. Jianwen Li holds the position of Honorary Member of the International Endohernia Society (IEHS), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Lifetime Member of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS), and Member of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA). He is also the Dean of the Greater China Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery College, Vice Chairman of the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery Group of the Chinese Society of Surgery, and Deputy Leader of the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery Expert Working Group of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.