Zhao Yupei
赵玉沛
Honorary President of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor
Pancreatic surgery and pancreatic cancer, with additional expertise in biliary tract, gastrointestinal, and thyroid surgery, especially difficult and severe pancreatic disease(胰腺外科与胰腺癌诊治，并擅长胆道、胃肠、甲状腺疾病外科治疗，尤其聚焦疑难重症胰腺疾病)
100+ career cases
(pumch.cn)Leadership & Positions
- Honorary President, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
- Former President, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
- President, Chinese Medical Association
- Former Chair, Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association
- Head, National Pancreatic Surgery Group
- Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Journal of Surgery
- Editor-in-Chief, Chinese Edition of Annals of Surgery
Languages
Notable Publications
Spatial transcriptomics defines the molecular progression, invasion and immune landscape of IPMN and IPMN-derived pancreatic cancer.
Gut (2026) — co-author
PubMed/DOIImpact of precise preoperative vascular assessment and different dorsal pancreatic artery variant subtypes on pancreatic surgery-related bleeding.
BMC Gastroenterology (2026) — last author
PubMed/DOIOrganoids in the research of pancreatic neoplasms: cultivation, applications, and limitations.
Cancer Letters (2025) — last author
PubMed/DOIPioneering Contributions
- Official PUMCH biography credits Zhao Yupei with proposing the concept of the pancreatic-cancer high-risk population and promoting earlier referral and reduced misdiagnosis.
- His official biography states that he proposed and established a 'green channel' for pancreatic-cancer diagnosis and treatment, helping standardize clinical workflow.
- PUMCH credits him with being the first in China to establish a pancreatic-disease consultation center using multidisciplinary treatment planning.
- His official biography states that his group completed China's first laparoscopic insulinoma enucleation and later carried out robot-assisted insulinoma surgery, with more than 100 cases completed.
- The official profile says he led the development of Chinese pancreatic-cancer diagnosis and treatment guidelines and national Ministry of Health industry standards.
Sources — Zhao Yupei
- https://www.pumch.cn/doctors.html—Identity discovery within official PUMCH expert directory and linkage to Zhao Yupei physician detail page(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://www.pumch.cn/detail/4712.html—Official identity verification, title, current PUMCH affiliation, specialty focus, biography, pioneering contributions, and headshot(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://www.pumch.cn/dsearchs/dockerinfo_visit/00564.html—Official current clinic schedule verification showing a 2026-04-21 special general surgery outpatient clinic at PUMCH East Campus(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://www.pumch.cn/department_jibwk.html—Official department context for PUMCH General Surgery and pancreatic specialty structure(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41381181/—Publication verification for IPMN and IPMN-derived pancreatic cancer research with PUMCH pancreatic-tumor and rare-disease laboratory affiliations(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41691178/—Publication verification for pancreatic surgery vascular-variant and bleeding-risk research(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40783042/—Publication verification for pancreatic-neoplasm organoid research(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41638574/—Additional publication support for rare pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm research relevance(accessed Apr 16, 2026)
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