Prof.Heng Zhao is honorary director and chief physician of Thoracic Surgery Department of Shanghai Chest Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor. He is the standing member of Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , vice president of Endoscopy Committee under Chinese Medical Doctor Association, deputy director of Tracheal Disease Research Center of Shanghai Lung Cancer Research Institute,FormerVicepresident of Thoracic Surgery Committee under Chinese Research Hospital Association, FormerPresident of Shanghai Society of Thoracic Surgery, director of Lung Cancer Surgery Expert Group under Shanghai Cancer Foundation, Fellow American College of Surgeons, member of Ministry of Health(MOH) Clinical Pathway (Thoracic Surgery) Review Committee, expert panel of MOH Thoracic Surgery Technology Professional Title Examination, President of International Chinese Society of Thoracic Surgery, Expert panel of Shanghai Judicial Expertise, Editor of Chinese Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgeon, deputy editor-in-chief of Chinese Journal of Thoracic Surgery (E-version), Editor of Chinese Journal of Surgery, Editor of Shanghai Medical Journal, Editor of Journal of Clinical Oncology, Editor of Chinese Medical Journal (English version).

Expertise: Surgical treatment of common thoracic diseases such as tracheal diseases, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, etc.and especially good at difficult thoracic surgery such as trachea, complex lung cancer, and surgical reconstruction of chest wall defects. His academic focuses are the study of tracheal substitutes, surgical treatment of and fundamental research of lung cancer, thoracoscopy and robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of chest diseases and lung transplantation. He has rich clinical experience in thoracic surgery and surgicaloncology.