The Department of Integrative Medicine & Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University boasts a distinguished heritage as Chongqing’s earliest master’s-authorized clinical training center in integrative practice. It was among the inaugural Demonstration Units for TCM services in comprehensive hospitals nationwide and stands as a National Key Clinical Discipline for Integrative Medicine under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Furthermore, it has been designated a National Geriatric Specialty through both the 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans, recognized as a flagship collaborative department by the National Health Commission and the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and serves as a full-process quality-monitoring site for TCM service data via the National TCM Monitoring & Statistics Center.
Our department comprises a combined TCM & Integrative Medicine outpatient clinic, an acupuncture and rehabilitation suite, an inpatient ward for integrative care, and a comprehensive TCM treatment room. Together, these units accommodate 43 inpatient beds. Over years of development, we have matured a portfolio of specialized sub‑disciplines, including Integrative Rheumatology, Acupuncture Therapy, TCM Internal Medicine, TCM Oncology, TCM Gynecology & Pediatrics, and Preventive Medicine.
Led by seasoned professors and clinical experts in both Eastern and Western modalities, our faculty includes 3 professors/chief physicians, 7 associate professors/associate chief physicians, and 4 attending physicians, among whom 3 are officially recognized as Chongqing Municipal TCM Masters. In every consultation and ward round, we emphasize a truly integrative approach - leveraging complementary strengths, showcasing external herbal therapies and acupuncture, and championing preventive health strategies to curtail chronic disease recurrence. Our primary caseload encompasses rheumatic disorders, geriatric syndromes, chronic internal diseases, oncology cases, and other complex or refractory pathologies.
Primary Disease Specializations
After years of evolution, we have honed the following domains of expertise:
1.Rheumatic & Immunologic Disorders: Nearly three decades of integrative practice underpin our management of rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, systemic vasculitis, and related autoimmune dysfunctions.
2. Chronic Internal & Geriatric Conditions: Specialized care for chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic gastritis, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteophytosis, osteoporosis, post stroke sequelae, insomnia, and other age‐related or chronic maladies.
3.TCM Surgical Aftercare & Oncology: Targeted rehabilitation and symptom management for postoperative and post‑chemoradiotherapy sequelae—chiefly gastrointestinal dysmotility, wound pain, and other malignancy‑related complications.
4. TCM Gynecology: Skilled treatment of menstrual disorders, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, menopausal syndrome, and postpartum complications such as lactation insufficiency, musculoskeletal discomfort, and pelvic floor laxity.
5. Acute & Pain Conditions: Expert intervention for acute lumbar sprains, torticollis, hiccups, acute facial nerve palsy, herpes zoster, trigeminal neuralgia, and cervicobrachial or lumbosacral pain syndromes.
6. Preventive Medicine (Preventive & Wellness Care): Holistic TCM rehabilitation for chronic internal diseases; postoperative and post‑chemoradiotherapy recuperation in oncology; management of metabolic syndrome and obesity; postpartum restoration; treatment of benign nodular disorders; insomnia relief; and constitution ‑based TCM conditioning for those in sub‑healthy states.
TCM Specialty Therapies
1. Herbal Therapies: Physician‑guided, syndrome‑differentiated oral decoctions, topical decoctions, medicinal plasters, foot soaks, fumigation, heat compresses, iontophoresis, and targeted transdermal delivery.
2. Acupuncture & Moxibustion: filiform needling, intradermal needles, auricular acupuncture, fire needling, paraspinal needles, ocular acupuncture, electroacupuncture, hand–foot blade needles, point injection, thread embedding, and bloodletting.
3. Cupping & Moxibustion Variants: Traditional cupping, indirect (isolation) moxibustion, thunder-fire moxibustion, Sanfu and Sanjiu therapies.
4. Physical Modalities: Medium-frequency pulse therapy, ultrasound therapy, mechanical traction, pneumatic limb compression, laser acupuncture, microwave therapy, infrared therapy, and convergent ultrasound.
Outpatient Hours
Yuanjiagang Campus (Main Hospital): Monday to Friday, Mornings & Afternoons; Saturday & Sunday, Mornings
Jinshan Campus: Monday to Friday: Full (excluding Tuesday)
Jingwei Campus: Tuesday to Friday, Mornings.
Ward Location
Integrative Medicine Inpatient Unit, 6th Floor, Building 3, Yuanjiagang Campus