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Dr. Cao Jie

Chinese name: 曹杰
Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor . General Surgery
Cao Jie is the Party Secretary and President of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, and a chief physician, professor and doctoral supervisor in general surgery. With over twenty years of experience, he specializes in standardized surgery and minimally invasive laparoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, especially gastric and colorectal cancer, including sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer.

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20+
Years of practice
30+
SCI publications as corresponding author
10+
National and provincial research projects led

  • The Physician

About Dr. Cao Jie

Cao Jie is the Party Secretary and President of Guangzhou First People's Hospital and a leading expert in general surgery. He holds both a medical doctorate and a management doctorate, and serves as a professor, chief physician and doctoral supervisor, as well as a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance. His clinical focus covers the standardized and minimally invasive treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, including gastric, colorectal and stromal tumors, with particular expertise in sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer. His research centers on the molecular mechanisms of colorectal cancer and community-based early screening. He has led more than ten national and provincial research projects and published over sixty papers on digestive tract tumors.
1、Party Secretary and President of Guangzhou First People’s Hospital.
2、Chief physician, professor and doctoral supervisor in general surgery; recipient of the State Council Special Allowance.
3、Published over 60 papers on digestive tract tumors, including more than 30 SCI papers as corresponding author in journals such as Nature Communications.
4、Led more than 10 national, ministerial and provincial research projects; won 8 provincial and ministerial science and technology progress awards.
5、Honored with the National May 1st Labor Medal, the Chinese Doctor Award and twice the title of Outstanding Chinese Hospital President.

Dr. Cao Jie ’s Three Key Areas of Expertise

Three areas of focused expertise, each supported by a deep subspecialty team, high case volumes and an English-speaking care pathway coordinated by Orisene.

Colorectal Cancer

Comprehensive radical surgery and minimally invasive laparoscopic treatment for colon and rectal cancer, including sphincter-preserving procedures for low and ultra-low rectal tumors that preserve anal function, reduce surgical trauma, shorten hospital stay and improve quality of life through individualized multidisciplinary team-based care.

Gastric Cancer

Standardized surgical treatment and laparoscopic minimally invasive resection for gastric cancer, including radical gastrectomy with thorough lymph node dissection, aimed at complete tumor removal, faster postoperative recovery and improved long-term survival for patients, supported by individualized perioperative management and enhanced recovery protocols.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Precise surgical resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, combining multidisciplinary cooperation and individualized targeted therapy to manage complex, large or ruptured tumors that invade adjacent organs, thereby improving surgical safety, complete resection rate and long-term prognosis for high-risk patients, ensuring comprehensive oncological care.

More：sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer——transanal total mesorectal excision; hernia and abdominal wall surgery——tension-free repair; colorectal cancer screening——early detection and prevention; anorectal diseases——surgical treatment; complicated abdominal surgery——management

  • Clinical Practice & Publications

Selected cases, research & publications

Representative work drawn from documented clinical treatments, publicly indexed literature, and hospital project records, reflecting the depth of this physician's hands-on expertise and academic rigor.
1. Colorectal Cancer Early Screening and Intervention Program
The team built a three-tier screening network linking medical institutions, district CDC centers and community health centers across Guangzhou. The program raised the early detection rate of colorectal cancer from 10.00% to 29.70% and the early diagnosis rate from 81.52% to 92.12%, and received the 2024 Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize.
2. Simplified TaTME for Sphincter Preservation in Low Rectal Cancer
To overcome the difficulty of sphincter preservation in low rectal cancer, the team proposed a simplified transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME). By optimizing the surgical approach, it improves sphincter preservation for difficult cases such as low tumors, obesity and narrow pelvis, while remaining safe and easy to promote.
3. Novel Molecular Biomarkers for Early Colorectal Cancer Detection
The team identified plasma tRF-GlyGCC and LncRNA PVT1-214 as promising biomarkers for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. They also built a prognosis prediction model incorporating immune microenvironment indicators such as CD8_CXCL13 T cells into postoperative monitoring, supporting individualized recurrence risk assessment.
4. Multidisciplinary Rescue of a Ruptured Gastric Stromal Tumor
A 76-year-old patient with a ruptured giant gastric GIST invading the spleen, pancreas and adrenal gland was successfully treated. Under Cao Jie’s multidisciplinary team, combined resection was completed in four hours after emergency bleeding control, and the patient was discharged on day ten without complications.
5. Leadership of the General Surgery Discipline at Guangzhou First People’s Hospital
Cao Jie serves as the academic leader of general surgery at Guangzhou First People’s Hospital. As Party Secretary and President, he has promoted specialty development and talent recruitment, leading the hospital’s gastrointestinal, hernia and abdominal wall surgery department, which provides minimally invasive and enhanced-recovery care for digestive tract diseases.
6. Recognition with the Tenth Chinese Doctor Award
In 2016, Cao Jie received the tenth Chinese Doctor Award, one of the highest honors for physicians in China. He has also been named a National May First Labor Medal winner, a Guangzhou Model Worker, and twice an Outstanding Chinese Hospital President, reflecting his contributions to clinical care and hospital management.
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Where Dr. Cao Jie practices

Guangzhou

Guangzhou First People’s Hospital

Chinese name: 广州市第一人民医院
Guangzhou First People's Hospital, founded in 1899 and among Guangdong's first Grade-A tertiary hospitals, operates 2,970 licensed beds with 4,272 total staff and ranks in China's competitive top 100, with digestive, blood and spine specialties among its core strengths.
Since 1899
127 years of care
2,970
Licensed beds
2.94 million (2025)
Annual patient visits
SHARC certified
Licensed beds
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