About Dr. Li Wenzhi
Dr. Li Wenzhi (李文志) is a Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and one of China's leading anesthesiologists and pain medicine specialists, based at the Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University). With extensive clinical expertise spanning perioperative anesthesia management for complex surgical procedures, regional anesthesia and nerve block techniques, and the interventional and pharmacological management of chronic pain, Dr. Li is recognized as a senior authority in anesthesiology and pain medicine at one of China's most distinguished military academic medical centers.
Modern anesthesiology extends far beyond the operating room. The anesthesiologist's role encompasses preoperative risk assessment and optimization, intraoperative anesthetic management tailored to the patient's comorbidities and the surgical procedure, postoperative pain management and recovery optimization, and — in the pain medicine subspecialty — the long-term management of chronic pain conditions that significantly impair quality of life. Dr. Li's clinical practice spans all of these domains, with particular expertise in the anesthetic management of high-risk patients undergoing complex cardiac, thoracic, hepatobiliary, and neurosurgical procedures, and in the interventional management of chronic pain conditions including cancer pain, neuropathic pain, and musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
For international patients — particularly those with complex comorbidities requiring careful perioperative anesthetic planning, and those with chronic pain conditions that have not responded to standard pharmacological management — Dr. Li and Changhai Hospital's anesthesiology and pain medicine department offer access to a level of specialist expertise that is rarely available outside major academic medical centers.
Hospital Affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital
Changhai Hospital (长海医霂), affiliated with Naval Medical University, is one of Shanghai's largest and most prestigious academic medical centers. Its Department of Anesthesiology is a high-volume program providing anesthetic services for the full range of surgical specialties at Changhai Hospital — including cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery — as well as procedural sedation for therapeutic endoscopy, interventional radiology, and other non-surgical procedures. The department's pain medicine clinic provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient pain management services for patients with acute and chronic pain, including cancer pain, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
The department is equipped with the full range of regional anesthesia and nerve block technologies including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, neuraxial anesthesia (spinal and epidural), and continuous nerve block catheters for postoperative analgesia; advanced intraoperative monitoring including processed EEG for depth of anesthesia monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for cardiac surgery and high-risk non-cardiac surgery, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring; and a dedicated pain procedure suite for fluoroscopy-guided and ultrasound-guided interventional pain procedures.
Clinical Specialties: What Dr. Li Wenzhi Provides
- Perioperative anesthesia for complex surgery — preoperative anesthetic risk assessment and optimization for high-risk patients including those with cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, renal impairment, hepatic dysfunction, and neurological conditions; intraoperative anesthetic management for cardiac surgery (on-pump and off-pump CABG, valve surgery), thoracic surgery (lung resection, esophagectomy), hepatobiliary surgery (hepatectomy, Whipple procedure, liver transplantation), neurosurgery (craniotomy, awake craniotomy, spinal surgery), and vascular surgery (aortic surgery, carotid endarterectomy); TEE monitoring for cardiac and high-risk non-cardiac surgery; postoperative pain management and recovery optimization
- Regional anesthesia and nerve block techniques — ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for upper and lower extremity surgery including brachial plexus blocks, femoral nerve blocks, adductor canal blocks, popliteal sciatic nerve blocks, and truncal blocks (TAP block, PECS block, serratus anterior plane block, erector spinae plane block); continuous nerve block catheters for prolonged postoperative analgesia; neuraxial anesthesia (spinal, epidural, combined spinal-epidural) for abdominal, pelvic, and lower extremity surgery; epidural analgesia for thoracic and abdominal surgery
- Cancer pain management — comprehensive assessment and management of cancer-related pain using the WHO analgesic ladder; opioid therapy optimization including rotation and dose titration; adjuvant analgesic therapy with anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and corticosteroids; interventional cancer pain procedures including celiac plexus neurolysis for pancreatic cancer pain, superior hypogastric plexus block for pelvic cancer pain, intrathecal drug delivery system implantation for refractory cancer pain, and vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty for painful vertebral metastases
- Neuropathic pain — diagnosis and management of peripheral neuropathic pain including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, and post-surgical neuropathic pain; pharmacological management with gabapentinoids, SNRIs, and tricyclic antidepressants; interventional procedures including spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for refractory neuropathic pain, pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) for dorsal root ganglion and peripheral nerve pain, and sympathetic nerve blocks for CRPS
- Musculoskeletal and spinal pain — interventional management of cervical and lumbar facet joint pain including medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation (RFA); epidural steroid injections for radicular pain; sacroiliac joint injections; trigger point injections for myofascial pain; ultrasound-guided joint injections for shoulder, knee, and hip pain
- Headache and facial pain — interventional management of chronic migraine including greater occipital nerve (GON) blocks and botulinum toxin injections; trigeminal neuralgia management including percutaneous procedures (glycerol rhizolysis, balloon compression, radiofrequency thermocoagulation) and coordination with neurosurgery for microvascular decompression
- Preoperative consultation for international patients — comprehensive preoperative anesthetic assessment for international patients planning surgery at Changhai Hospital or other Shanghai institutions; risk stratification and optimization recommendations; anesthetic planning for patients with complex comorbidities; written English-language preoperative anesthetic assessment reports available through CMCS
Why International Patients Choose Dr. Li Wenzhi and Changhai Hospital
International patients seek anesthesiology and pain medicine consultation with Dr. Li Wenzhi for two distinct but complementary reasons: perioperative anesthetic planning for complex surgery, and interventional management of chronic pain conditions that have not responded to standard treatment.
For patients planning complex surgery at Changhai Hospital — particularly those with significant cardiac, pulmonary, renal, or hepatic comorbidities that increase perioperative risk — a preoperative consultation with Dr. Li enables comprehensive risk assessment, identification of optimization opportunities before surgery, and development of an individualized anesthetic plan that minimizes perioperative risk and optimizes postoperative recovery. CMCS coordinates preoperative anesthetic consultation as a standard component of the surgical preparation process for international patients undergoing major surgery at Changhai Hospital.
For patients with chronic pain conditions — particularly cancer pain, neuropathic pain, and spinal pain that have not responded to standard pharmacological management — Dr. Li's expertise in interventional pain procedures provides access to treatments that can achieve meaningful pain relief when oral medications have failed. The availability of spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal drug delivery, celiac plexus neurolysis, and radiofrequency ablation at Changhai Hospital provides a comprehensive interventional pain management capability that is available at only a small number of centers in China.
What to Expect at Your Consultation
Pain medicine consultations with Dr. Li Wenzhi at Changhai Hospital arranged through CMCS begin with a comprehensive review of all prior pain management records — including pain history, prior investigations (imaging, nerve conduction studies, laboratory results), current and prior analgesic medications and their efficacy and tolerability, and prior interventional procedures — as well as the patient's relevant medical history and functional status. CMCS will arrange certified translation of all medical records in advance of the consultation. Dr. Li will assess the pain syndrome, evaluate the evidence base for available interventional and pharmacological treatments, outline the recommended management plan, and coordinate any required investigations or procedures. A written English-language consultation summary is provided after every appointment.
Book a Consultation Through CMCS
China Medical Concierge Shanghai (CMCS) provides comprehensive end-to-end support for international patients seeking anesthesiology and pain medicine consultation with Dr. Li Wenzhi at Changhai Hospital. Our services include priority consultation scheduling, certified medical record translation, coordination of pain procedure scheduling, on-site interpretation, and written English-language reporting of all findings and recommendations.
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