The Tianjin Institute of Neurosurgery was established in 1993 and relocated from the Tianta Campus to the Jizhao Campus in 2016. It is currently located in Building D of the Research Complex at Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, covering a total floor area of approximately 4,000 square meters. As a core research platform of the hospital, the Institute hosts two provincial-and ministerial-level key laboratories and manages multiple public technology service platforms. It also provides open-shared access to a full array of advanced large-scale research equipment.

The institute is dedicated to integrating basic research closely with clinical practice. The training system developed by its Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory has been widely adopted by medical institutions nationwide. In partnership with Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and Tianjin Medical University, the Institute has founded the Shenzhen Neurosurgical Technology Training and Innovation Center (Stanford University Subcenter, USA), a specialized Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, and the Head-and-Neck Surgical Anatomy Laboratory. These landmark initiatives have garnered widespread recognition for the Institute across the global neurosurgical community.

The institute has undertaken over 100 research projects at the national, provincial and ministerial levels, and established distinctive disciplinary strengths in cerebrovascular bypass surgery — especially posterior circulation and high-flow bypass procedures — neuroendovascular therapy, and the clinical management of severe traumatic brain injury. Its outstanding research achievements have won the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. Affiliated with the National Demonstration Advanced Stroke Center, the institute also takes a leading role in coordinating municipal-level stroke prevention and treatment initiatives across Tianjin.

Education and professional training constitute another core mission of the institute. In collaboration with Tianjin University, it has set up a branch base of the National Stroke Academy. Tianjin Huanhu Hospital and the institute boast a distinguished expert team, including recipients of the Special Government Allowance from the State Council and nationally renowned high-level medical professionals. Through in-depth integration of clinical expertise, scientific research and professional education, the institute has established a prominent national standing in the clinical diagnosis, treatment and research of complex cerebrovascular diseases, traumatic brain injuries, intracranial tumors and other major neurosurgical conditions.