Tao Lei

 Director of Teaching at the Standardized Training Base for Otolaryngology Residents and Specialists. Has served as Director of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery since July 2004. Studied postdoctorally at Paris VI University in France. Member of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (La SFORL). Clinically, he mainly focuses on the diagnosis, open surgery, and robotic surgery of benign and malignant tumors of the oropharynx, laryngopharynx, salivary glands, and thyroid gland. He is skilled in salivary gland surgery, thyroid surgery, laryngeal microsurgery and laryngeal function preservation surgery, as well as microsurgical reconstruction after head and neck tumor surgery. He is proficient in endoscopic minimally invasive surgery and da Vinci robotic surgery in the field of minimally invasive surgery. He led a team to jointly develop the domestically produced specialized transoral surgical robot system TORSS®, and in October 2024, successfully completed the world's first transoral robotic surgery for early laryngeal cancer, with intraoperative blood loss of less than 1 ml. The TORSS® system is designed for the unique anatomy of the narrow and curved pharynx, enhancing visualization, precision, and flexibility, and covering the oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx. It accounts for over 50% of laryngeal cancer surgeries performed annually in Shanghai. The individual received the title of "Top Ten Medical Youths of Fudan University" in the third edition, was selected as an "Outstanding Young Physician" in the Shanghai Municipal Health System in 2011, and was also awarded the title of "Outstanding Young Physician in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery" by the Shanghai Medical Association in the same year.