ZHANG, Guixi
Associate Professor (Clinical)
MSc in Trauma Science (Queen Mary University of London)
MSc in Health Services Management (Monash University)
BSc in Clinical Medicine (Guangdong Medical University)
Professional Qualifications
Chief Physician, General Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Surgery
Fellow of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Surgery
National Delegate of World Society of Emergency Surgery, Surgery
Member of the International Society of Surgery, Surgery
Member of the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care, Surgery
Professor Zhang graduated from Guangdong Medical School (Now Guangdong Medical University) in 2002, obtained a Master's degree in Health Service Management from Monash University in 2008, and a Master's degree in Trauma Science from Queen Mary University of London in 2016. He joined the Division of General Surgery in Shenzhen Longgang District People's Hospital in 2002, joined the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery in The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in 2012, and served as the Director of the Trauma Center since 2021. His research areas include trauma preventable deaths, geospatial analysis techniques, trauma bay design, trauma center development, trauma training and education, regional trauma system development, trauma and acute care surgery, surgical critical care, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery. Professor Zhang has published many articles in these fields.
Professor Zhang is the Chair of the American College of Surgeons ATLS China Committee, Chair of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Trauma Rescue and Treatment Association, Chair of the Abdominal and Pelvic Injury Committee of the Guangdong Medical Association, and Chair of the Committee on Trauma, Shenzhen Medical Doctor Association. In 2009, he was sent to the busiest and largest trauma center in Australia and New Zealand, the Alfred Trauma Center, for further studies; In 2015, he went to study at the Royal London Hospital Trauma Center, the London Air Ambulance System, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England; In 2017, Professor Zhang was awarded the American College of Surgeons International Guest Scholarship and visited the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, the Harborview Trauma Center at the University of Washington, the San Diego Trauma Center at the University of California, and the Los Angeles Trauma Center at the University of Southern California. He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 2018 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma in 2019; He is one of the two national representatives of the World Society of Emergency Surgery in China, a Member of the International Society of Surgery and a Member of the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care.
Professor Zhang collaborated with the American College of Surgeons China-Hong Kong Chapter, which introduced the ATLS program to China in 2016, and contributed to the formal establishment of the American College of Surgeons ATLS China program at the Shenzhen Medical Doctor Association in August 2025. Professor Zhang, along with his doctoral supervisor Academician FU Xiaobing and former president of the Committee on Trauma, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Professor ZHANG Lianyang, translated and published the Resourses for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient in 2020; With the help of Academician JIANG Baoguo, Director of the National Center for Trauma Medicine, he founded the GD-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area Trauma Rescue and Treatment Association in July 2021 and has led and launched a new “Mission Zero Plan” (2026-2035) in August 2025, striving to reduce trauma preventable deaths to zero, working with 24 major hospitals in the region. He obtained a “Systematic Resuscitation Technology for Major Trauma Patients” training project from the National Health Commission in March 2023. In December 2024, again, Professor Zhang obtained an “Emergency, Critical and Operative Care Integrated Training Program” from the Development Center for Medical Science & Technology, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China.
Selected Publications/Book Chapters:
Gui-Xi Zhang, Wei-Fu Qiu, Ke-Jin Chen, et al. Construction and Operation of a Standardized Trauma Center in a Developing Country: A 6-Year Retrospective Study. Journal of Clinical Trials, 2022, Vol. 12 Iss. S14 No:1000011
Guixi Zhang, Gilberto KK Leung, Chung Mau Lo, et al. A Systematic Approach for Regional Trauma System Development. Journal of Clinical Trials, 2022, Vol. 12 Iss. 1 No:1000487
Guixi Zhang, Lianyang Zhang. Standardizing the Construction of the Trauma Resuscitation Bay. Journal of Traumatic Surgery. March 2022, P161-165
Weifu Chou, Guixi Zhang, Ailin Lin. Construction and Operation Sharing of Emergency Trauma Resuscitation Platform. China Modern Doctor, May 2022
Xuefei Yang, Guixi Zhang, Yue Li, et al. A case of ectopic ossification of the mesentery after multiple abdominal surgeries. Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2022,25(12):1118-1119
Gui-Xi Zhang, Gilberto Ka Kit Leung, Chung Mau Lo, et al. Regional trauma system development in Shenzhen, China: an 8-year journey. Military Medical Research, November 2021, 8(1):59-60
Renju Xiao, Ling Zeng, Guixi Zhang. The core elements of the American trauma center and its reference value, Chinese Journal of Trauma, Vol. 37, No. 4, April 2021, 356-358
Zhong Hui Liu, Gui Xi Zhang, Hao Zhang, et al. Association of body fat distribution and metabolic syndrome with the occurrence of colorectal adenoma: A case-control study. J Dig Dis. 2021 Apr;22(4):222-229
Guixi Zhang (Editor-In-Chief), Kejin Chen, Siyuan Qiu, et al. "Research on the optimal care system for trauma patients in GD-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area", Guangdong People's Publishing House, December 2020
Gui-Xi Zhang, Ke-Jin Chen, Hong-Tao Zhu, et al. Preventable Deaths in Multiple Trauma Patients: The Importance of Auditing and Continuous Quality Improvement. World Journal of Surgery, Feb. 2020, 44(6):1835-1843
Qiu Weifu, Zhang Guixi, Zhang Yongding, et al. Clinical analysis of emergency infusion of type O erythrocytes without blood matching, Journal of Trauma Surgery, 2020, 22 (12): 910-914
Xiaobing Fu, Lianyang Zhang, Guixi Zhang (Associate Chief Translator), Zhang Xiuzhu, Jian Lijian, Chinese Version of Resources for optimal care of injured patients (2014), American College of Surgeons, People's Health Publishing House, November 2020
Yang X, Aihemaiti M, Zhang H, Jiang L, Zhang G, et al. Mesh-preservation approach to treatment of mesh infection after large incisional ventral hernia repair: how I do it. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Nov;7(22):698
Yang X, G Zhang, L Jiang, et al. Laparoscopic Sphincter-saving Surgery for Low Rectal Cancer Through Marker Meeting Approach. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Aug;6(16):324
Gui-Xi Zhang, Joe King Man Fan, Fion Siu Yin Chan, et al. An Exploratory Analysis of the Geographical Distribution of Trauma Incidents in Shenzhen, China. World Journal of Surgery, May 2017, 41(9):2207-2214
Guixi Zhang (Chief Translator), Weifu Chou, Dazhi Pang, et al. Advanced trauma life support (ATLS®) (9th Edition), American College of Surgeons, People's Medical Publishing House, August 2016
Guixi Zhang, Yongping Huang, Joe Fan, et al. Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Laparoscopic Techniques for Acute Abdomen, such as Appendicities and Gastrointestinal Perforation. China Modern Doctor, July 2014, P134-136
Guixi Zhang, Xinhong Wan, Haifeng Peng, et al. Design and Construction of Trauma Resuscitation Bay, Contemporary Medicine, Dec. 2014, P149-151
Guixi Zhang, Ziting Qiu, Zhiseng Mao, et al. Clinical Significance of Multidisciplinary Trauma Teams and Traditional Multidisciplinary Consultation in Treating Severe Trauma Patients. China Foreign Medical Treatment. June, 2014, P69-71
Guixi Zhang (Chief Translator), Yongping Huang, Zhongmin Liu, et al. EMS: A Practical Global Guidebook, International Federation for Emergency Medicine, People’s Medical Publishing House, Beijing, August 2013
