Zhang Jia

Zhang Jia

Deputy Director of Orthopedics, Chief Physician, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, and Master's Supervisor.

Orthopedics
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences logo Affiliated HospitalPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Research areas: Trauma orthopedics, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures, and minimally invasive surgical treatment of spinal compression fractures.

Cutting-edge technology: Pioneered vertebroplasty and kyphosis repair surgery for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, completing nearly 700 such surgeries. Has conducted in-depth research on minimally invasive treatment of spinal fractures, surgical treatment of hip fractures, standardized treatment of wrist fractures, and prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in the elderly. Has performed over 2000 surgeries on limb, pelvic, and spinal fractures, including approximately 400 minimally invasive surgeries for spinal compression fractures.

Areas of expertise: trauma to the bones and joints of the limbs, multiple fractures and dislocations, complex and difficult fractures, old fractures, nonunion or malunion of fractures, minimally invasive surgical treatment of spinal compression fractures and tumors, and systemic treatment of osteoporosis.

Academic Highlights and Core Values: Deputy Director of Orthopedics, Chief Physician, MD, Professor, and Master's Supervisor. He also serves as a member of the Osteoporosis Group of the Chinese Orthopaedics Association, a Youth Committee member of the Osteoporosis and Bone Minerals Branch of the Chinese Orthopaedics Association, a Standing Committee Member of the Trauma Orthopaedics Society of the Chinese Division of the Society for Trauma and Orthopaedics (SICOT), a Lecturer for the International Association for Internal Fixation (AO) in China, and the Youth Vice Chairman of the Limb Rehabilitation Professional Committee of the China Disabled Persons' Rehabilitation Association. He has received advanced training at the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Hong Kong; the Trauma Orthopaedics Center, Purdue University, USA; Hannover Medical School, Germany; and the Orthopaedics Center, Saarland University, Germany. He has been awarded the title of "Hero of Life in the Medical and Health Field."