Hospital boasts rich expertise in hepatology and an outstanding medical team. It was approved as one of the first regional medical centers in Shanghai and is also a "National Standardized Treatment Center for Fatty Liver" designated by the Chinese Medical Association's Hepatology Society. The hospital has a complete range of departments with distinctive specialties, among which the Department of Gastroenterology is a key medical specialty in Shanghai. Under the leadership of renowned hepatologist Professor Yao Guangbi, the hospital has set a benchmark for liver disease prevention and treatment and played a crucial role in the prevention and control of the 1988 Shanghai hepatitis A outbreak.