＂When science popularization is in progress, it has been on the road.＂

The frosted glass shadow of the lungs is my name,

The hazy figure is covered with mystery and strangeness,

Look at me looking at the moon in the clouds and flowers in the fog.

I look at you clearly in the depths of the clouds.

Being the boss is my biggest dream in my life.　

My men invited you to swim around your blood vessels,　

My people are all over your organs,　

The feeling of being in power makes me shudder.　

……

　

This is a popular lung cancer poem "I LONG TO BE KING" (Chinese name "I want to be an elder"). On January 1, 2017, it was published in CHEST, a medical journal of Quanwei in the United States, and immediately became popular all over the world. Therefore, the poet Zhao Xiaogang became a well-known online celebrity in the circle.

Zhao Xiaogang, deputy director, deputy chief physician, associate professor and master tutor of pulmonary hospital thoracic surgery affiliated to Tongji University, has been engaged in lung surgery for nearly 20 years. From 2013 to 2015, it was granted 8 invention patents and 2 utility model patents. He has published more than 20 articles on thoracic surgery and many SCI articles, completed 3 projects of Shanghai Science Committee and participated in 2 projects of National Natural Science Foundation.

　

Recent photos of Zhao Xiaogang

Parents expect to become surgeons in the end.

Born in a medical family, Zhao Xiaogang’s grandfather is an old Chinese doctor and his father is a surgeon. When his father designed the blue map for Zhao Xiaogang’s future development, being a surgeon was an idea that Zhao Xiaogang was constantly instilled when he was a child, and it was also the best choice for him when he grew up.

In 1993, as his father wished, Zhao Xiaogang was successfully admitted to Shanxi Medical University to study clinical medicine. After graduating from undergraduate course, after a short period of employment, Zhao Xiaogang had the idea of further study. "If you want to study, you should go to the best place to study!" In 2001, when Zhao Xiaogang was 25 years old, Shunli was admitted to the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiaotong University, majoring in thoracic surgery. Five years later, Dr. Zhao Xiaogang graduated and entered the Department of Thoracic Surgery in pulmonary hospital, Shanghai, becoming a surgeon.

Fortunately, I met my mentor and "fell in love with thoracic surgery"

Thoracic surgery, as a national key discipline, is very important in pulmonary hospital. Here, lucky Zhao Xiaogang met his clinical leader, the leader of Shanghai thoracic surgery, and Professor Jiang Gening, the founder of Shanghai pulmonary hospital thoracic surgery.

　Everything starts from the basics-from resident to attending physician. In 2011, Zhao Xiaogang obtained the title of deputy chief physician; In 2014, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor of Tongji University. Zhao Xiaogang said that Professor Jiang Gening’s strength is lung transplantation. At the earliest time, pulmonary hospital lung transplantation was among the best in the country, and he often went to hospitals all over the country to help establish lung transplantation. At work, in the face of the clinical practice of "real knife and real gun", he was fortunate to be taught by Professor Jiang Gening, and he followed Professor Jiang Gening to participate in lung transplant surgery and start classes, which gave him a lot of help and inspiration. "I like the subject of thoracic surgery more and more."　

"I want to be the boss" and instantly become online celebrity.

In the long-term medical practice, Zhao Xiao Gang’s heart suddenly touched. At the moment of advocating medical humanities and improving medical experience, he expressed the knowledge of the disease in an interesting way, so that everyone can know that the ground glass shadow and ground glass nodules in the lungs are sometimes a manifestation of early lung cancer …

On January 1st, 2017, Zhao Xiaogang published a lung cancer science poem "I LONG TO BE KING" ("I want to be the boss") in CHEST, an American medical journal. In a humorous and vivid way, he described the causes and development consequences of ground glass shadow in the lungs, and provided patients and ordinary people with a plan to understand the disease, understand the cause, and strengthen self-protection and prevention. Really achieved professional grounding, and brought science to the people in a simple way.

On this day, Zhao Xiaogang was screened! The great influence made him become online celebrity in an instant-on January 3rd, Bai Yansong, the host of CCTV Newsweek, sent someone to Shanghai to interview and shoot videos, and on January 5th, CCTV’s People Focus of Newsweek was broadcast, and Zhao Xiaogang’s new work "Declaring War on Lung Cancer" was launched at the end of the film, with a circulation of tens of thousands. Academician Zhong Nanshan, who is a Chinese version of Chester, specially invited Zhao Xiaogang to report on the mental journey of writing lung cancer poems and his understanding of popular science at the editorial board of Chester magazine on March 24th with the theme of "I long to be king" … Zhao Xiaogang said that as a doctor, he has the responsibility and obligation to undertake the heavy responsibility of popular science work, so as to bring simple and understandable scientific explanations to the public. Both animated short films and popular science poems and songs are powerful ways to communicate with the public.

Single-port thoracoscopic surgery won the silver award for outstanding invention.

　

Zhao Xiaogang (middle) is undergoing single-port thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery.

At present, the incidence of lung cancer ranks first among malignant tumors in China.

Many of the tumor ground-glass nodules in the lung are small invasive cancers and other early lung cancers. The most effective treatment is surgical resection, one knife down, the focus removed and the disease cured.　

Limited by the technical level, the minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery initially adopted the auxiliary thoracotomy and thoracoscopic lighting method, that is, a large incision was made in the chest, and the chest lens was extended into the chest to observe. With the further improvement of surgical skills and the continuous enrichment of clinical experience, the operation under single operation hole (two holes) and single hole (only hole) has gradually changed. Single-port thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery, with only a 3 cm incision, has completed the previous operation of large incision, and has become a minimally invasive surgery, which has benefited patients a lot.

Minimally invasive single-hole thoracoscopic surgery tests the comprehensive quality of the surgeon. For a mature thoracoscopic surgeon, the operation of single-hole thoracoscope is like writing a perfect artistic song.

Being in the front line of thoracic surgery, Zhao Xiaogang has been exploring and making breakthroughs in the field of minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery in recent 10 years. He has an absolute advantage in the minimally invasive treatment of pulmonary nodules (GGN, GGO, ground glass nodules), airway surgery, bronchoplasty, sleeve surgery, pulmonary bullae surgery, especially in the benign and malignant diagnosis of pulmonary nodules and ground glass nodules and the minimally invasive treatment of single-hole thoracoscopic surgery.

As the first inventor, in June, 2017, Zhao Xiaogang, Zhu Yu Ming, Jiang Gening and Chen Chang’s "Clinical Research and Development of Single-hole Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgical Instrument" won the Silver Award for Excellent Invention in the 29th Shanghai Excellent Invention Selection Competition because it enabled beginners to quickly master the essentials of single-hole Thoracoscopic surgery and was convenient to operate.

"Except for surgery and outpatient service, the rest are on standby."

"Fish: Dr. Zhao’s hard work has finally made us see the trusted popular science chapter again, and we can continue to believe in science! It has drawn into the doctor-patient relationship and let everyone see a reliable doctor with high moral character and exquisite business. "　

"* * Life Insurance Chen Yinlian: I like Director Zhao’s popular science and believe in Director Zhao’s medical skills. I have always wanted to see Director Zhao, but I can’t get the number."

As a doctor and authoritative expert, Zhao Xiaogang often thinks about how to turn some obscure medical knowledge into easy-to-understand words through the form and platform of popular science, improve the relationship between doctors and patients and improve the medical literacy of ordinary people, which is also Zhao Xiaogang’s unremitting exploration and pursuit.　

"Fly to ashes", a popular science publication of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, is under the specific responsibility of Zhao Xiaogang, once or twice a month, with about 1,500 words in each issue; "Reaching for Medical Care", a personal science popularization garden in Zhao Xiaogang, is published once every two weeks; There is also a popular science platform registered on WeChat and Tik Tok under the name of Zhao Xiaogang, and new popular science articles and videos will be launched every week or two; There are also various doctor-patient platforms. If patients want to see this doctor, they can consult first, and then communicate directly …　

In addition to outpatient service and surgery, Zhao Xiaogang is on standby for the rest of his time, and his work has been extended all the time. "DuDu", the mobile phone rings, and make a reply when you have time. "24 hours a day, except for sleeping, I feel that I am working. Either you are operating or you are doing these things. "　

"My family basically doesn’t expect me."　

Three times a week, there are about ten surgeries every day, and there are 1,000 surgeries every year. It is common to go home at 12 o’clock in the middle of the night, rest on weekends, and do popular science and cartoons … In the past four or five years, Zhao Xiaogang’s schedule has been so unchanging.

Two years ago, Zhao Xiaogang felt as if his body sounded the alarm for himself, and sometimes he felt a heart attack. He went to have a check-up, blood tests and coronary angiography. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and everything was normal after checking. After that, Zhao Xiaogang rested for three months. When it was sent again, Zhao Xiaogang was deeply touched: "Although time is like water in a sponge, it can always be squeezed out if you want to squeeze it, but it will be very hard and tired if you squeeze too much, so you must not overdraw the limit." To this end, Zhao Xiaogang has changed the original three times a week to two outpatient clinics every Tuesday and Thursday; Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. "My family basically doesn’t expect me."

Short-listed in the Top Ten of the First Doctor Science Popularization Competition (Shanghai)

Achievement comes from accumulation. Achievement comes from diligence.

On June 27th this year, the "Sincere Award-Final of the First Doctor Science Popularization Competition (Shanghai) in 2021" was held under the guidance of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Wellness Commission and the Office of the Municipal Health Promotion Committee, and jointly sponsored by the Municipal Medical and Health Development Foundation and the Municipal Health Promotion Center. The preliminary contest was held in the form of "sea election", with a total of 1961 practicing doctors in this city participating. Through scientific, interesting, innovative and normative multi-dimensional selection, 30 players with the best comprehensive performance advanced to the finals.

At the final scene, the "Top 30" players turned into "health rumor smashers", and each of them gave an impromptu speech for 2 minutes, directly attacking many health rumors in daily life. Zhao Xiaogang used humorous language and accurate expression to directly attack the rumor: "It is very dangerous to grind glass nodules in the lungs, so we must operate immediately!" , ranked third among the top ten players in the Jingcheng Award-2021 First Doctor Science Popularization Competition (Shanghai).

Reporter’s notes

Zhao Xiaogang was very busy, and the interview on the morning of August 4th was squeezed out like a toothpaste. Just as the reporter and Zhao Xiaogang walked into the interview site, a patient’s family came forward to ask Zhao Xiaogang about the operation. Just because one person falls in love with a city. As a "son-in-law of Shanghai", Zhao Xiaogang, 46, has been working and living in Shanghai for more than 20 years. He is grateful for the city that brought him love, making it possible for him to display his talents to the fullest. Zhao Xiaogang admits that he was both scared and anxious when he became online celebrity. The eyes of the whole country and the whole world converged, which made him unable to escape. After the hustle and bustle, he still has to calm down and do his job well. "I can satisfy patients in clinical treatment and service status, and praise me. The doctor-patient relationship is very harmonious; In terms of popular science, with more and more attention paid to popular science, I still have passion and motivation, and I can continue to do it; Third, strive for a few books, which are still being written; There are videos, and they will continue. When science popularization is in progress, it has been on the road. Work has occupied most of my time. I want to leave some space for myself, spend time with my family, the elderly and my two children. When these points are combined, my time is gone, and I can’t have any other more ideas. "

Text: Zhang Zhiping