Zhang Xianlong

Chief Physician

He is skilled in robot-assisted artificial joint replacement (hip, knee, unicompartmental) surgeries and is the first expert in China to perform robotic surgeries (total hip, total knee, unicompartmental). He excels in minimally invasive hip and knee arthroplasty with small incisions, as well as hip resurfacing arthroplasty. He is also proficient in primary complex hip arthroplasty, such as for ankylosed hips, sequelae of pyogenic hip infections, postoperative acetabular fractures, and congenital hip dysplasia (high dislocation). Additionally, he specializes in primary complex knee arthroplasty for severe varus and valgus deformities, flexion contracture deformities, ankylosed knees, Charcot's arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and other severe deformities caused by other diseases, as well as total knee arthroplasty for obese patients with a high BMI. Furthermore, he is adept at revision hip/knee arthroplasty, including aseptic loosening caused by periprosthetic fractures and osteolysis, especially periprosthetic infections.

Special Expert Introduction

Discipline leader of the Minimally Invasive Intelligent Orthopedic Center. Chief Physician, Professor, Doctor of Medicine, Doctoral Supervisor, and Postdoctoral Supervisor. Currently serving as the Executive Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Department at the Sixth Peoples Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, as well as the Discipline Leader of Arthroplasty, Director of the Clinical Application Training Center for Arthroplasty Robots at the National Orthopedic Medicine Center, and Chairman of the Clinical Application Alliance for Arthroplasty Robots at the National Orthopedic Medicine Center.

He has won the "Silver Snake Award" and the title of "Exemplary Individual" in the 9th Shanghai Health System, been recognized as a "Technological Innovation Pacesetter" among Shanghai medical staff, achieved excellent results in the assessment of doctoral supervisors at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, received the Presidents Award of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, won the Baosteel Education Award in Shanghai, been awarded the title of "Peoples Famous Doctor. Outstanding Achievements" in the 5th edition, been selected as one of the top 2% of world-class scientists for three consecutive years, and was honored as a guest editor of JOA in 2025. He has undertaken two national key research and development projects, five general projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and one public welfare industry research fund from the Ministry of Health. He has published over 190 papers in important domestic and international journals, including more than 130 SCI papers. He has edited eight domestic monographs and translated three. He has obtained nine utility model and invention patents. He has led and participated in more than 20 national and provincial-level projects, and his research achievements have been recognized with various awards: First Prize of Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize of China University Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize of Shanghai Clinical Achievement Award, Second Prize of Promotion Category of Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award, Third Prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, First Prize of Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, and First Prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award.

Medical expertise

He is skilled in robot-assisted artificial joint replacement surgeries (hip, knee, and unicompartmental), and is the first expert in China to perform robotic surgeries (total hip, total knee, and unicompartmental). He excels in small-incision minimally invasive hip and knee joint replacements, as well as hip resurfacing arthroplasty. He is proficient in primary complex hip joint replacements, such as those for ankylosed hips, sequelae of pyogenic hip infections, post-acetabular fracture surgeries, and congenital hip dysplasia (high dislocation). Additionally, he specializes in primary complex knee joint replacements, addressing severe deformities caused by conditions like severe varus and valgus deformities, flexion contracture deformities, ankylosed knees, Charcot joint disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases, as well as total knee arthroplasty for obese patients with a high BMI. Furthermore, he is adept at revision hip/knee arthroplasty surgeries, tackling issues like periprosthetic fractures and aseptic loosening due to osteolysis, particularly periprosthetic infections.

research direction

Research and development of artificial joint prosthesis materials, osteolysis of artificial joint prostheses, and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Academic Association Appointment

I. Deputy Head of the Arthroplasty Group, Orthopedic Branch, Chinese Medical Association

II. Deputy leader of the expert group for the "Research Project on Improving Clinical Application Ability of Digital Orthopedic Technology" at the Capacity Building and Continuing Education Center of the National Health Commission

III. Deputy Head of the Arthroplasty Group, Head of the Surgical Standardization Group, and Advisor to the Digital Orthopedics Group, Orthopedic Surgeons Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association

IV. Leader of the Artificial Joint Surface and Interface Material Research Group (CASIS) of the Orthopedic Accelerated Rehabilitation Specialty Committee of the Chinese Association of Research Hospitals

V. Chairman of the Joint Surgery Robot Clinical Application Alliance of the National Orthopedic Medical Center

VI. Chairman of the ASIA Consensus Committee on Artificial Joint Infection and Vice Chairman of the SICOT Chinese Section Joint Surgery Committee

VII. Member of the Medical Robotics Branch of the Robotic Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association

VIII. Editorial Board Member of Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

IX. Founding Chairman of the Hip Surgery Working Committee (CHS) of the Orthopedic Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association

X. Founding Chairman of the "Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)" Professional Committee of the Joint Surgery Sub-Committee of the Orthopedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association

XI. Leader of the Arthroplasty Group, Orthopedics Branch, Shanghai Medical Association

Essays and works

I. On September 21, 2024, the Joint Surgery Robot Clinical Application Training Center of the National Orthopedic Medicine Center was established. In November 2025, the monograph "Digital Orthopedics - Joint Surgery" was published, and he was one of the main initiators of Chinas first "Guidelines for Clinical Surgical Techniques Assisted by Orthopedic Artificial Intelligence and Robot Systems".

II. Since 2026, he has been appointed as the International Associate Editor by the editorial department of the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), a globally top-tier authoritative journal.

III. Other positions in magazines: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Arthroplasty, JOA Chinese Edition, Chinese Journal of Joint Surgery Electronic Edition, and Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinical Medicine; Editorial Board Member of Chinese Medical Journal (English Edition), Chinese Journal of Surgery, Chinese Journal of Orthopedics, Chinese Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, International Journal of Orthopedics, Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint, and Chinese Journal of Geriatric Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Electronic Edition.