Dr. Junbo Ge

Dr. Junbo Ge, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI

Junbo Ge, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI, is an interventional cardiologist and cardiovascular device innovator whose base is Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Shanghai, China and whose field is interventional cardiology and coronary chronic total occlusion. He holds the position of Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Department of Cardiology.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Junbo Ge spent nearly a decade in Germany, including as director of the intravascular ultrasound laboratory in the Department of Cardiology at the University of Essen from 1995, before being invited to Shanghai in 1999 as co-director of cardiology at Zhongshan Hospital. Recognition for this work includes the Scholar of the Yangtze River and recipient of the national Bethune Medal.

Cardiology is a medical specialty reached through a medical degree, internal medicine training and a cardiology fellowship, with further subspecialty training on top. Dr. Junbo Ge practises within interventional cardiology and coronary chronic total occlusion, and the profile below sets out the qualifications and appointments behind that.

Dr. Junbo Ge Professional Snapshot

• Full Name And Credentials: Junbo Ge, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI
• Profession: Interventional cardiologist and cardiovascular device innovator
• Field Of Focus: Interventional cardiology and coronary chronic total occlusion
• Current Position: Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Department of Cardiology
• Institution: Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
• Location: Shanghai, China
• Sees Patients: Yes, in a clinical setting
• Previous Appointments: Spent nearly a decade in Germany, including as director of the intravascular ultrasound laboratory in the Department of Cardiology at the University of Essen from 1995, before being invited to Shanghai in 1999 as co-director of cardiology at Zhongshan Hospital

How Dr. Junbo Ge Trained

The qualifications below are drawn from the institutional, professional body and publisher sources listed at the end of this profile.

• Doctorate: Medical doctorate, University of Mainz, Germany, 1993
• Training: Cardiology and intravascular ultrasound in Germany

Main Areas Of Knowledge For Dr. Junbo Ge

Published professional sources describe the work of Dr. Junbo Ge as centred on:

• Coronary chronic total occlusion and complex intervention
• Intravascular ultrasound
• Novel coronary stent development
• Pan-vascular medicine and atherosclerosis
• Stem cell therapy for heart disease
• Systems of care for acute myocardial infarction

Dr. Junbo Ge Current And Past Appointments

• Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Director of the Department of Cardiology at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
• Chairman of the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Shanghai Cardiovascular Clinical Center
• Dean of the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences at Fudan University and head of its Institute for Pan-vascular Medical Research
• Chairman of the National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine and director of the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases
• Director of the Engineering Research Center for Cardiovascular Devices of the Ministry of Education
• President of the Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physicians and chairman of the China Cardiovascular Association
• Past President of the Chinese Society of Cardiology from 2015 to 2018 and Past President of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology
• Board member of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, international governor of the American College of Cardiology and a board member of the World Heart Federation
• Created the retrograde wire technique for coronary chronic total occlusion in 2005 and later refined it as the active greeting technique
• Implemented the green channel concept for acute myocardial infarction in 1999, which grew into China’s national chest pain centre network covering more than four thousand hospitals
• Chief Editor of Internal Medicine and Practice of Internal Medicine, Editor in Chief of Cardiology Plus and an editor at Herz and Heart

Dr. Junbo Ge Honours And Scholarly Impact

• Scholar of the Yangtze River and recipient of the national Bethune Medal
• Tan Jiazhen Prize in Life Sciences
• National May Day Labour Medal
• Second prize of the National Award for Science and Technology Progress and second prize of the National Award for Technological Invention
• First prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award
• Responsible for more than one hundred and twenty national and international research projects
• Has published more than six hundred papers as first or corresponding author and edited or co-edited twenty five monographs and textbooks
• Developed and patented innovative devices including a biodegradable polymer drug eluting stent and the ValveClamp transapical mitral valve repair device
• Daniel L. Macken Visiting Professor at Columbia University

Dr. Junbo Ge Institutional Affiliation

Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

Shanghai, China. Clinical commitments at this institution are arranged through its own departments and services. Confirm the current address, department and telephone number with the institution before travelling, because academic appointments and clinic sites change.

Understanding Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention

Systems of care decide how many people survive a heart attack, often more than any single device does. A blocked artery needs opening within hours, so networks have been built to move patients from first call to catheter laboratory without delay, with ambulance electrocardiograms, direct admission and designated chest pain centres. Programmes of this kind now cover thousands of hospitals in Asia. For patients the lesson is simple: chest pain that is severe, lasts more than a few minutes or comes with sweating, nausea or breathlessness is an emergency call, not a wait and see.

Other Cardiologists Working In Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention

If you are comparing specialists, these profiles cover closely related areas of cardiology:

• Dr. Runlin Gao, coronary intervention at Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
• Dr. Seung-Jung Park, left main coronary intervention at Asan Medical Center and the University of Ulsan College of Medicine
• Dr. Tahir Saghir, interventional cardiology and valve implantation at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
• Dr. Upendra Kaul, interventional cardiology and clinical research at Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre

Browse the full cardiologist directory for more heart specialists.

How Patients Reach Dr. Junbo Ge

Dr. Junbo Ge is a frontline interventional cardiologist who has performed hundreds of live coronary intervention demonstrations for international and national meetings and consults in Chinese, German and English. Access is usually arranged through the institution, a referring doctor or its own clinic rather than through this directory. Insurance participation, fees and waiting times vary by institution and by plan, and they change over time, so check coverage with both the institution and your insurer before scheduling. Use the enquiry button on this page to ask about availability.

Dr. Junbo Ge Frequently Asked Questions

What did Dr. Junbo Ge study?

Medical doctorate, University of Mainz, Germany, 1993. Full training details appear in the education section above.

What are the qualifications of Dr. Junbo Ge?

Junbo Ge, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI. Full credentials are listed above.

What position does Dr. Junbo Ge hold?

Dr. Junbo Ge is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Department of Cardiology, based at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.

What is Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention?

Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention is the area of cardiology concerned with interventional cardiology and coronary chronic total occlusion. Cardiologists working in it, including Dr. Junbo Ge, diagnose and treat these conditions and carry out the research that sets the standard of care for them.

Has Dr. Junbo Ge received professional recognition?

Yes. Scholar of the Yangtze River and recipient of the national Bethune Medal. Further awards and distinctions are listed above.

Does Dr. Junbo Ge hold leadership roles in the field?

Yes. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A fuller list of appointments appears above.

Where The Information About Dr. Junbo Ge Comes From

• World Heart Federation biography
• World Heart Federation curriculum vitae
• Vessel Plus editorial announcement

Editorial Review And Last Update For Dr. Junbo Ge

This profile was compiled from the public professional sources listed above, including university faculty pages, professional register and society records, journal author statements and publisher biographies. Qualifications, appointments and awards were checked against at least two independent sources where available. Last reviewed on 30 October 2026.

Update note: Spent nearly a decade in Germany, including as director of the intravascular ultrasound laboratory in the Department of Cardiology at the University of Essen from 1995, before being invited to Shanghai in 1999 as co-director of cardiology at Zhongshan Hospital.

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Health Information Disclaimer For The Dr. Junbo Ge Profile

Information only, not medical advice. Location, services, insurance and availability change, so confirm details with Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and the Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. Severe or sudden chest pain is a medical emergency.