上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院消化学科（即上海市消化疾病研究所）由其临床部分（即仁济医院消化内科）和实验室部分（卫生部重点实验室）组成，是国内消化内科主要的医疗、科研和教学基地之一。学科创始人是已故中国工程院院士江绍基教授和萧树东终身教授。本学科是国家（教育部）重点学科、上海市政府重点学科（2005年起）和上海市消化内科临床医学中心（2001年起）、上海市消化内科临床质控中心（2008年起）和卫生部（现国家卫健委）内科消化重点实验室（1994年起）。2011年以卫生部评审全国第1名的成绩进入“国家临床重点专科（消化内科）”和以参评单位中第2名的成绩进入“国家临床重点专科（卫生部重点实验室）”建设行列。同年，学科成为上海市第一批重中之重临床医学中心（消化内科，A类）。2018年成为上海市临床重点专科。近5年，仁济消化在复旦大学专科排名榜中处于全国消化科第2位，而在中国医科院科技排名中处于全国前两位。
学科亚专业齐全，尤其在消化道肿瘤及其癌前疾病、Hp及其相关疾病、慢性肝病（肝纤维化、自身免疫性肝病、药物性肝病和脂肪性肝病）、不明原因的肠道出血、炎症性肠病、消化系统心身疾病的诊断和防治研究及内镜下治疗早癌等方面的整体水平处于国内领先地位，部分达到国际先进水平。各亚专业均有一定知名度的学术带头人。学科主干人员76位，包括高级职称32位。已故的江院士和萧教授曾为中国工程院士和“世界胃肠病学大师”兼亚太消化病协会主席。在职的教育部“长江学者”特聘教授1名、讲座教授1名，国家杰出青年科学基金获得者2名、优青2名、“新世纪百千万人才工程国家级人选”2名、教育部“新世纪优秀人才”2名、卫生部“有突出贡献的中青年专家”1名、国务院学位委员会学科评议组成员1名。主干人员获博士学位比例超过90%，拥有国外学历和进修经历者占75%。数位教授在上海市专业学会中任正副主任委员、以及中华医学会专业委员会前任主任委员、现任副主委及专业学组正副组长、博士研究生导师13位，硕士研究生导师15位。
仁济消化科（东西南）目前拥有住院床位166，临床内镜中心4600平米，实验室场地1600平方米，并有完善、先进的基础和临床科研设备；自1984年上海市消化疾病研究所成立（国内第1个消化疾病研究所）之际，即有独立于医院大病理科的消化病理室和消化B 超室；有丰富的临床标本库和日益完善的数据库与网络。2019年门诊量超过50万人次，一直稳居全国第一位；各种内镜诊治超过13万人次。特别是，我们学科是目前国内仅有的两本消化内科SCI学术期刊之一《J Dig Dis》和著名的中文核心期刊《胃肠病学》的主办单位和编辑部所在地。我们曾成功举办了8届“上海国际消化病学术会”，与会外国学者约500人次，有较大的学术影响。历年获国家自然科学基金项目共超过150项（包括1项创新群体 、4项重点和2项国际合作重点）；以通讯作者和通讯作者单位发表SCI论文超过400篇，包括大于10分的论文37篇（Cell、 Lancet Oncol、Cancer Discovery、Gastroenterology、Gut、Lancet GH、Hepatology、Cell Res、JNCI、Nat Chem Biol、Nat Biomed Eng、Nat Commun等）。第1完成单位和第1完成单位获国家科技进步奖4项，省部级科技进步奖约30项。
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology / Shanghai
Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease (SIDD) is comprised by Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of The National Health Commission. Professor Jiang Shao-Ji Jiang (the late academician from Chinese Academy of Engineering) and Tenured Professor Shu-Dong Xiao were founders of the discipline. Professor Jing-Yuan Fang is the current director.
The discipline is a National Key Discipline of Ministry of Education, National Key Clinical Specialty, 211 Key Discipline, Shanghai Key Discipline and Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of The National Health Commission, Shanghai "Top Priority" Clinical Center, Shanghai Clinical Quality Control Center of Department of Gastroenterology and Shanghai Research Center of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Currently the discipline has 166 beds, Digestive Endoscopy Center of 4600 square meters and laboratory of 1,200 square meters. The number of outpatients from Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is up to 500,000 one year, ranking first in the country. There are 19 people with senior professional titles and 18 with associate professional titles, including the "World Gastroenterology Organization guru", winner of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China, "Cheung Kong Scholar Professor" of Ministry of Education, "New Century Talents Project National Candidates", "New Century Excellent Talents" of Ministry of Education, "Outstanding Contributions of Experts", Shanghai "Leading Talent" and Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leaders. In the medical teaching and research team, the proportion of Ph.D. is up to 65% and the proportion of teachers with overseas degree or learning experience is up to 75%. Many professors position as chairman of the Asia Pacific Society of Gastroenterology, chairman and standing committee of Digestive Diseases Branch of Chinese Medical Association, the standing committee of Chinese Digestive Endoscopy Society, and the executive standing committee of Digestive Physician Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, etc. There are five graduate students from SIDD currently serving as directors of Department of Gastroenterology in the triple grade A and first-class general hospitals in Shanghai.
In the past 20 years, the discipline has undertook more than 133 national projects supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China, State Key Program of National Natural Science of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science and Technology Key Special Program, 973 Program, 863 Program and health welfare industry fund in the fields of carcinogenesis and prevention of gastrointestinal cancer, diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori and its related diseases, diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease and other aspects. Nearly 450 SCI papers have been published with corresponding authors from SIDD, including 38 papers in journals with the impact factor over ten (Cell, Lancet Oncol, Cancer Discovery, Gastroenterology, Gut, Hepatology, Lancet GH, Nat Chem Biol, Nat Biomed Engineering, Cell Res, JNCI, Nat Commun, etc) . As the leading unit or with researchers to complete the projects, the discipline has won the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award three times, the third prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award for one time, the first prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award for one time, the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Ministry of Education for two times, the first prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award for three times. It has also won the second National Science and Technology progress Award once as the second leading unit in the project.
The discipline distinguishes itself with the treatment of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection, treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection and related diseases (active gastritis, peptic ulcer, etc.) with acid-related diseases (gastroesophageal reflux disease), the diagnosis and treatment of unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding, treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis, treatment and prevention of gastric and colorectal cancer, treatment of fatty liver disease, diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune liver disease, non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis, medical treatment before and after liver transplant, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
The discipline carries out extensive academic exchanges both at home and abroad. It has hosted "Shanghai International Digestive Diseases Academic Conference" for eight times, the National Consensus Seminar on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Digestive Diseases for three times and published the consensus of the Chinese Medical Association as the first and corresponding authors every time. It has editorials of two academic journals: SCI indexed J Dig Dis (IF between 1.5-2.0) and CSSCI source periodical journal "Gastroenterology".
