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The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
广州医科大学附属脑科医院
The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University is a hospital in Guangzhou, ranked nationally in 1 specialty.
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About
The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University — historically the Huiai Hospital — is China's oldest psychiatric institution, founded in 1898 by the American medical missionary John Kerr. Today it is South China's leading mental health center, nationally ranked in the top ten for psychiatry, combining a century and a quarter of institutional heritage with modern psychiatric medicine and neurology.
History & scale
Established in 1898 as China's first psychiatric hospital, the institution pioneered humane mental health care in the country and has operated continuously through every era since. Now a Guangzhou Medical University teaching hospital, it runs one of southern China's largest mental health operations, spanning psychiatry, clinical psychology, geriatric mental health and neurology across multiple campuses.
Star specialties
General adult psychiatry covers schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression with modern pharmacological and physical therapies including standardized ECT and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Child and adolescent psychiatry addresses autism spectrum evaluation, ADHD and school-age mood disorders — a scarce specialty in China. Geriatric psychiatry manages dementia-related conditions; substance-use and sleep medicine services are established; and the neurology department treats epilepsy and neurodegenerative disease, reflecting the 'brain hospital' breadth beyond psychiatry alone.
Achievements & recognition
China's first psychiatric hospital and still one of its best — nationally ranked in the top ten for psychiatry — the institution anchors mental health care, teaching and research for South China and carries unique historical significance in Chinese medicine.
International services
The hospital's Guangzhou location serves the Pearl River Delta's international community; psychiatric consultation across languages requires careful interpretation, and we assign companions experienced in mental health settings. For expatriates needing ongoing medication management or specialist evaluation unavailable at private clinics, treatment continuity with home-country records is coordinated in both directions.
Why choose this hospital
Choose the Brain Hospital for specialist psychiatric care in South China — particularly child and adolescent assessment, treatment-resistant mood disorders or conditions needing physical therapies like ECT or TMS — from the institution that introduced psychiatry to China.
Nationally ranked specialties — Fudan ranking, 1 in total
Location & getting there
Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University located?
- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University is located in Guangzhou, China.
- Is The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University a top-ranked hospital?
- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University ranks among China's leading hospitals on the authoritative Fudan University ranking — ranked in the national top 10 for 1 specialty.
- What is The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University best known for?
- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University is nationally recognized for Psychiatry.
- Can international patients visit The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University?
- Yes. International patients are advised to contact the hospital ahead of the visit to confirm appointment procedures and language support.
