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Wentao Fang

MD, Professor

Chief Director, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital
Chief, Division of Lung Cancer Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital
Chief Director, Clinical Center for Esophageal Diseases, Jiaotong University

Education, Training and Positions

  • Postgraduate program at the Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School
  • Chair, Residency program in cardio-thoracic surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital
  • Chair, CME program in general thoracic surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital

Practice Areas

Full range of thoracic procedures. Exclusive experience in the following:

  • Minimally invasive (including Robotic) thoracic surgery.
  • Pulmonary resection for benign and malignant diseases.
  • Systemic lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer.
  • Thymectomy for thymic malignancies and myasthenia gravis.

Research and Publications

  1. Qian, J., J. Xu, S. Wang, et al., Adjuvant Chemotherapy Candidates in Stage I Lung Adenocarcinomas Following Complete Lobectomy. Ann Surg Oncol, 2019. 26(8): p. 2392-2400. IF = 3.681
  2. Xiang, Y., Y. Sun, Fang W. (corresponding author) et al., Development and validation of a predictive model for the diagnosis of solid solitary pulmonary nodules using data mining methods. J Thorac Dis, 2019. 11(3): p. 950-958. IF = 2.027
  3. Xiong, L., R. Li, J. Sun, et al., Erlotinib as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Stage IIIA (N2) EGFR Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Phase II Study. Oncologist, 2019. 24(2): p. 157-e64. IF = 5.252
  4. Zhao, W., T. Chen, Fang W. (corresponding author) et al., Comparison of lymph node dissection and lymph node sampling for non-small cell lung cancers by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. J Thorac Dis, 2019. 11(2): p. 505-513. IF = 2.027
  5. Osarogiagbon, R.U., G. Veronesi, W. Fang, et al., Early-Stage NSCLC: Advances in Thoracic Oncology 2018. J Thorac Oncol, 2019. 14(6): p. 968-978. IF = 10.27
  6. Zhou, Q., J. Dong, J. He, et al., The Society for Translational Medicine: indications and methods of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy for diagnosis of lung cancer. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(9): p. 5538-5544. IF = 2.027
  7. Gu, Z., H. Wang, Fang W. (corresponding author) et al., Pulmonary function changes after different extent of pulmonary resection under video-assisted thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(4): p. 2331-2337. IF = 2.027
  8. Li, H., G. Jiang, S. Bolukbas, et al., The Society for Translational Medicine: the assessment and prevention of venous thromboembolism after lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(5): p. 3039-3053. IF = 2.027
  9. Liu, D., H. Wen, J. He, et al., Society for Translational Medicine Expert Consensus on the preoperative assessment of circulatory and cardiac functions and criteria for the assessment of risk factors in patients with lung cancer. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(9): p. 5545-5549. IF = 2.027
  10. Liu, L., J. Mei, J. He, et al., Society for Translational Medicine expert consensus on training and certification standards for surgeons and assistants in minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(10): p. 5666-5672. IF = 2.027
  11. Mei, X., R. Wang, Fang W. (corresponding author) et al., Predicting malignancy of pulmonary ground-glass nodules and their invasiveness by random forest. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(1): p. 458-463. IF = 2.027
  12. Shen, C.Y., Y.C. Chang, L.H. Chen, et al., The extracellular SEMA domain attenuates intracellular apoptotic signaling of semaphorin 6A in lung cancer cells. Oncogenesis, 2018. 7(12): p. 95. IF = 5.995
  13. Yang, W., Y. Sun, W. Fang, et al., High-resolution Computed Tomography Features Distinguishing Benign and Malignant Lesions Manifesting as Persistent Solitary Subsolid Nodules. Clin Lung Cancer, 2018. 19(1): p. e75-e83. IF = 4.117
  14. Zhong, C., H. Sakurai, Fang W. (corresponding author) et al., Sublobar resections for small-sized stage Ia lung adenocarcinoma: a Sino-Japanese multicenter study. J Thorac Dis, 2018. 10(2): p. 991-998. IF = 2.027
  15. Zhong C., Sakurai H., Wei S., Fang W. (corresponding author), and Asamura H., Sublobar resections for small-sized stage Ia lung adenocarcinoma: a Sino-Japanese multicenter study. Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. 10(2): p. 991-998. IF=2.365
  16. Yang W., Sun Y., Fang W., Qian F., Ye J., Chen Q., et al., High-resolution Computed Tomography Features Distinguishing Benign and Malignant Lesions Manifesting as Persistent Solitary Subsolid Nodules. Clinical lung cancer, 2018. 19(1): p. e75-e83. IF=3.434
  17. Mei X., Wang R., Fang W. (corresponding author), Yang W., Qian F., Ye X., et al., Predicting malignancy of pulmonary ground-glass nodules and their invasiveness by random forest. Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. 10(1): p. 458-463. IF=2.365
  18. Luo J., Wang R., Han B., Zhang J., Zhao H., Fang W. (first author), et al., Solid predominant histologic subtype and early recurrence predict poor postrecurrence survival in patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget, 2017. 8(4): p. 7050-7058. IF=5.168
  19. Ji C., Xiang Y., Pagliarulo V., Lee J., Sihoe A.D.L., Fang W.*co, et al., A multi-center retrospective study of single-port versus multi-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and anatomic segmentectomy. Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. 9(10): p. 3711-3718. IF=2.365
  20. Gao S., Zhang Z., Brunelli A., Chen C., Chen C., Chen G., et al., The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for mechanical ventilation management for patients undergoing lobectomy. Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. 9(9): p. 3246-3254. IF=2.365
  21. Gao S., Zhang Z., Aragon J., Brunelli A., Cassivi S., Chai Y., et al., The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for the postoperative management of chest tube for patients undergoing lobectomy. Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. 9(9): p. 3255-3264. IF=2.365
  22. Luo J., Wang R., Han B., Zhang J., Zhao H., Fang W. (first author), et al., Analysis of the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic of stage I invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2016. 142(8): p. 1837-1845. IF=3.503
  23. Luo J., Huang Q., Wang R., Han B., Zhang J., Zhao H., et al., Prognostic and predictive value of the novel classification of lung adenocarcinoma in patients with stage IB. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2016. 142(9): p. 2031-2040. IF=3.503
  24. Yao F., Liu H., Li Z., Zhong C., and Fang W. (corresponding author), Down-regulation of LATS2 in non-small cell lung cancer promoted the growth and motility of cancer cells. Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2015. 36(3): p. 2049-2057. IF=3.65

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Member of International Association of Study for Lung Cancers (IASLC) and member of Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (SPFC)
  • Program Committee member, World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC)
  • Steering Committee member, International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG)
  • Program Committee member, Thoracic Domain, European Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
  • Member, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
  • Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
  • Executive committee member, Thoracic Domain, Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS)
  • Chairman, Mediastinal Tumor Committee, Chinese Anti-Cancer Society (CACA)
  • Chairman, Mediastinal Tumor Committee, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO)
  • Executive committee member, Chinese Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS)
  • Executive committee member, Esophageal Cancer Committee, Chinese Anticancer Association (CACA)
  • Lung Cancer Committee member, Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chinese Medical Association

Editorial Positions

  • Mediastinum, Editor-in-chief
  • Shanghai Chest, Executive Editor-in-Chief
  • Journal of Thoracic Diseases, Associate Editor
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Chinese Medical Journal

Why I am passionate about Drainology™

"Proper drainage is a rudimentary and one of the most important principles in surgeries. Education, research, and innovation in Drainology is of critical importance in improving patient care."

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