“国际胸外科瞰览”亮相｜序言
胸外科是当今所有外科学中理论和技术发展最迅猛的专业之一。近年来，随着微创技术、围手术期管理以及多学科诊疗模式的长足进步并且在胸部疾病治疗中的使用，患者的外科治疗效果明显提高。诸如单孔胸腔镜技术、选择性肺段切除术、快速康复外科和辅助靶向治疗等内容在如今已是耳熟能详、应用甚广，并且成为现代外科实践中的关键组成部分，从而造福了现今接受胸部手术的患者，使其治疗结果远超十年之前。
然而每一项创新技术的背后往往都蕴藏着一段的研究和发展的故事， 在各个中心发明创造新理论或者新技术之际往往经历了一系列的挑战。需要了解的是世界各地的胸外科医生们在取得这些进步时所面临的各不相同的境况以及他们各自积累的独到经验，同时他们也会有各自的临床研究聚焦点、特色与优先级。因此，充分了解世界各国各地区胸外科的进步历程并互相借鉴，能够为今后进一步的发展提供宝贵的经验。
为此，“国际胸外科瞰览”栏目旨在向读者们介绍世界各地胸外科的既往、现状和未来发展方向。这个系列中的每一篇文章都将聚焦于一个国家或地区，并将由各自国家或地区中的胸外科领军学者负责撰写。希望读者们有以下的收获：向国际同行们学习最佳技艺，参照自己的工作以获得研究的灵感，亦可藉以寻求联络培训的机会，同时也能为我们胸外科专业在世界范围内所取得的卓有成效的进步而感到无比的自豪。
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Alan D. L. Sihoe, MBBChir, FRCSEd(CTh), FCSHK, FHKAM
Dr Sihoe received his medical training at the University of Cambridge, and after working in Scotland and England, he returned to practice Cardiothoracic Surgery in Hong Kong and China, specializing in minimally invasive Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS). He was Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Surgery at the University of Hong Kong and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital before recently moving to private practice in Hong Kong. Dr Sihoe is currently Honorary Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital.
Dr Sihoe is an internationally recognized advocate of ‘next generation’ VATS techniques – especially uniportal and needlescopic chest surgery. He has authored or co-authored published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference abstracts and book chapters in the international literature. He is an avid medical educator, and has been invited to perform surgery and lecture at surgical conferences and educational events on every continent in the world. His work in thoracic surgery and clinical research has won multiple awards – including from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS). In 2018, Dr Sihoe was the recipient of the prestigious Medical Sciences Technical Award (2nd Class) from the Chinese Medical Association. Dr Sihoe has previously served in leadership roles in multiple Cardio-Thoracic Surgery societies in Europe and Asia, and he continues to actively to promote clinical and academic practices in the specialty through teaching around the world.（更新时间：2022-02-01）
汪灏
复旦大学附属中山医院胸外科副主任医师、中山医院科研处临床研究管理科科长，华盛顿大学医学中心(UWMC)访问学者，ESTS会员、EACTS会员、IASLC会员，以第一/通讯作者在JAMA Surgery、JTCVS等杂志发表论文15篇，ATM杂志编委、JTD杂志编委，在AATS、EACTS、ESTS、WCLC、OESO等国际学术会议报告8次，获得ESTS 2014年会青年医师最佳临床报告奖、AATS 2016年度访学奖金、OESO 2017年会优秀报告奖、JACS 2017年会优秀报告奖、2016年上海市科技进步奖二等奖（第2完成人），主持国家自然科学基金2项，获得实用新型专利1项（第1发明人）。（更新时间：2022-02-01）
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