Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital
Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital · Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital
Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital was founded by Prof. Song Donglei, formerly chief physician and doctoral supervisor of neurosurgery at Huashan Hospital (Fudan University) and founder of its cerebrovascular group. Opened in 2019, it is a Class III neurology-specialty hospital approved by the Shanghai Health Commission, about 20,000 m² with 300 planned beds, located in the Greater Hongqiao area some 7 km from Hongqiao airport and railway station. Prof. Song has performed over 20,000 brain and spine operations; the team was among the first in China to use the PIPELINE flow-diverting stent for giant aneurysms and an early adopter of ONYX embolization for AVM. Equipment includes Siemens 3.0T MRI, 128-slice CT, biplane DSA, Zeiss surgical microscope, neuroendoscopy and a ROSA robot. A pilot international medical tourism institution in Shanghai with direct billing from 40+ insurers.
2015
Founded
300
Beds
10
Languages
Accreditations & Rankings
Among Shanghai's first batch of international medical tourism pilot institutions
Tier-3 designated brain specialty hospital
Founded by Huashan Hospital neurosurgery team
Prof. Song Donglei has personally performed 20,000+ surgeries
ROSA surgical robot + 3.0T MRI
Cerebrovascular intervention and microsurgery
Key Departments
Services available here
Leading Specialists
刘卫东
/神经外科 首席专家
高亮
/神经外科 首席专家
张学军
/神经外科 主诊专家
盖延廷
/神经外科 主诊专家
浦奔放
/神经外科 主诊专家
霍峻峰
/神经外科 主诊专家
胡小吾
/神经外科 主诊专家
刘旻谛
/高级专科医师
郑佳佳
/高级专科医师
檀书斌
/神经外科 主诊医师
尹成
/神经外科 主诊医师
宋冬雷
/神经外科 首席专家
De-identified Cases
Flow diverter embolization
Source: Donglei Brain Hospital Cerebrovascular Center (de-identified; not a guarantee of outcome)
China vs. home country
| Dimension | China (this hospital) | Western / home reference |
|---|---|---|
| Price level | ¥80,000-180,000 | Western countries ~¥300,000-800,000 |
| Cost savings | Save 60-75% | — |
| Wait time | Scheduled within 1-2 weeks | Often 4-8 weeks in the West |
| 5-year survival / outcomes | Cerebrovascular intervention at internationally advanced level | Comparable |
* Reference ranges only; final figures depend on in-person evaluation and treatment plan.
Insurance & Payment
Direct billing with 40+ international insurers; Shanghai and out-of-town public insurance
International patient journey
- 1Founded by Prof. Song Donglei (Huashan)
- 220,000+ operations by founder
- 3300 Beds
- 4ROSA robot, 3.0T MRI