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SHAO Wanjin
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Title:Chief physician
Degree/diploma:Bachelor's Degree
Areas of focus:
Complex anal fistulas with sphincter-preserving surgeries (including advancement flap, LIFT procedure, and loose seton technique);
Rectovaginal fistulas using the advancement flap technique and perineal proctotomy;
Rectal prolapse through abdominal rectopexy or perineal surgeries (Altemeier procedure, Delorme procedure);
Traumatic and obstetric fecal incontinence via anterior or posterior levator aniplasty and overlapping sphincteroplasty;
STARR procedure for constipation caused by obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS);
Pilonidal disease using various flap techniques (Limberg flap, Karydakis flap, and Bascom gluteal cleft elevation technique);
Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Crohn’s-related anal fistulas;
Perineal, sacrococcygeal, and abdominosacral combined resection surgeries for presacral tumors and pelvic floor tumors;
Various anus-preserving surgeries for low rectal cancer, as well as pelvic floor reconstruction surgeries such as anoplasty, perineoplasty, levator ani muscle plasty, and sphincteroplasty;
Development of pelvic floor reconstruction surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).
Biographical sketch
From 1986 to 2023, Dr. SHAO Wanjin served as a Senior Consultant in the Anorectal Surgery Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine). From 2023 to 2025, he worked as Chief Expert at Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Anorectal Diseases.
In September 2006, Dr. Shao studied at the Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Disease Center of KH St. Elisabeth Hospital in Vienna, Austria. From October to November 2006, he pursued further studies at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Tubingen University Hospital in Germany. In June 2007, he was invited to attend the 2nd World Congress on Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases in Rome, Italy.
In June 2009, Dr. Shao received the International Scholarship from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) for further study in the United States, serving as a visiting scholar at the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Dr. Shao was also invited to give an oral presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).
In 2008, Dr. Shao published one SCI paper in the British Journal of Surgery. In 2009, Dr. Shao published 2 SCI papers in the International Journal of Colorectal Diseases, which were included in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the ASCRS Colorectal Surgery Textbook. Additionally, he has published more than ten papers in the Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
Professional memberships
Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Region, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ISUCRS)
Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS)
Member of the Pelvic Floor Disease Committee
Member of the Rectal Prolapse Group, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) (2022-2026)
Standing Committee Member/Deputy Leader of the Pelvic Floor Surgery Group, Anorectal Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association
