Overview
Founded in 1892, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital is a Grade III, Class A general hospital affiliated with Nanjing University Medical School. It has the main Drum Tower campus and branches in Jiangbei and southern Nanjing. Its national clinical key specialties include orthopaedics, rheumatology, gastroenterology and neurology.
Known for
- RheumatologyA national clinical key specialty and the Jiangsu centre for rheumatic and immune diseases, with services for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions.
- Spine surgeryPart of the nationally designated orthopaedics specialty and the Jiangsu spinal deformity treatment centre. The department treats complex spinal deformities and spinal tumours.
- Joint and sports injury careA national clinical key specialty and the Jiangsu joint disease treatment centre, providing joint replacement, revision surgery and arthroscopic procedures.
- GastroenterologyA national clinical key specialty and the Jiangsu digestive endoscopy treatment centre, with services for early gastrointestinal cancers, biliary and pancreatic conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- General surgeryA national key discipline with services including liver, pancreatic, colorectal and gastric surgery.
Conditions treated
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Scoliosis
- Knee ligament injuries
- Meniscus tears
- Bile duct stones
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Liver cirrhosis
- Oesophageal cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
Departments
Facts & figures
1892Founded
7.2 millionOutpatient and emergency visits (2025)
240,000Hospital discharges (2025)
110,000Surgical cases (2025)
Your visit
What we arrange here
- Appointments with the right department and doctor
- An interpreter with you at every visit
- Translated reports and records to take home
- A hotel near the hospital, and transfers
- Follow-up with the doctor after you go home
Getting there
Nanjing is easy to reach by air or high-speed rail. We book your appointment and travel, and can plan the trip together with time in Kunming or Chongqing.
