SHANGHAI, PR China. – May 17, 2005 –

A symposium on “Advances in Pediatric Surgery” will be held jointly by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles, California and Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical University at the Westin Shanghai on May 17 th 2005. Dr. Steve Chi-Long Chen, Dr. Gregory Paul Fontana and Dr. Moise Danielpour of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as well as Prof. Jinfen Liu from Shanghai Xinhua Hospital will be giving lectures on new developments in pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric thoracic surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, surgical treatment for children's tetralogy of fallot. Hundreds of well-known pediatric experts and professors will be invited to the Seminar for academic exchanges and discussions. The symposium is the third professional academic exchange held by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in China since May 2004.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has a history of over one hundred years of operations. During this time Cedars Sinai Medical Center has developed into one of the largest nonprofit medical institutions in the Western United States. It is consistently rated as one of the top healthcare facilities in the entire United States. Since May 2004, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and The ChinaCare Group have cooperated to plan and to successfully hold a series of professional academic symposia including one on “Advances in Cardiovascular Surgery“ held in May 2004 in conjunction with Beijing Fuwai Hospital for Cardiovascular Disease; and one on “Advances in Neurosurgery” held in November 2004 with Shanghai Huashan Hospital.

Xinhua Hospital is affiliated with Shanghai Second Medical University, and was the first comprehensive teaching hospital in the People's Republic of China. As a landmark project for social development during the “Ninth Five Years” of Shanghai, one of Shanghai key construction projects, and one of the practical projects of Shanghai People's Government, Shanghai Children's Medical Center has been developed into a comprehensive modern pediatric hospital and is internationally recognized as the finest pediatric hospital in Shanghai. Dr. Jinfen Liu, the Vice-Director of Xin Hua Hospital and the Director of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, will make a presentation at the conference on Surgical Treatment for Children's Tetralogy of Fallot.

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