1. Name of unit: Faculty – Department of Urology (BM7).
2. Date of establishment: October 15, 1979.
3. Contact information: Faculty – Department of Urology/Military Hospital 103
Address: No. 261 Phung Hung, Phuc La, Ha Dong, Hanoi.
Phone: 069566555, 069566556.
Email: tietnieu103@gmail.com
4. Functions and missions
– Education and training:
Conducting direct training for Ph.D., Masters, Level 1 specialists, and Level 2 specialists in Urology. This includes offering specialized orientation classes and ongoing training programs focused on Urology.
Engaging in the training of Ph.D., Master’s, Level 1 specialists, and Level 2 specialists in general surgery, alongside military and civilian general practitioner classes at the Military Medical Academy.
– Scientific research:
Leading scientific research projects at the state, ministerial, and grassroots levels.
Actively participating in scientific research projects across all levels.

– Treatment: Diagnosis, treatment, and consultation on all diseases in the fields of Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation.
Key techniques
– Transurethral endoscopy to treat lower urinary tract diseases: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder cancer, bladder stones, injections to treat overactive bladder (OAB).
– Transabdominal endoscopy to treat upper urinary tract diseases: ureteral stones, partial nephrectomy, total nephrectomy, ureteroplasty, kidney cysts, kidney tumors
– Treatment of urinary stones with invasive techniques: small tunnel percutaneous lithotripsy, endoscopic retrograde lithotripsy, flexible endoscopy
– Nephrectomy for laparoscopic and kidney transplantation
– Surgery to reconstruct the urinary tract and male genital organs: urethroplasty, bladder reconstruction
– Radical surgeries for urinary tract cancer such as cystectomy and total prostatectomy
5. Establishment history and some achievements:
– The Subfaculty of Urology is under the Department of General Surgery of Military Hospital 103, having treated many wounded and diseased soldiers in the war of National Liberation and the war to protect the Fatherland in the years 1960-1979. On October 15, 1979, the Falcuty of Urology under Military Hospital 103 was established with a staff of 17 people, including: 4 doctors, 12 nurses and 01 civil servant. Dr. Le Sy Toan is the Dean of the Department.
– On April 15, 1983, the Falcuty of Urology developed into the Department of Urology under Hospital 103 as it is today. Lieutenant Colonel, Second Degree Specilaist Le Sy Toan was appointed Head of the Faculty and also Dean of the Department.
– In 1989, PhD. Vu Van Kien was appointed Dean of the Department
– In 1996 Assoc. Prof., CSc. Vu Van Kien was appointed Head of the Faculty
– In 1996, Second Degree Specialist Nguyen Duc Tung was appointed Dean of the Department.
– In 2007, PhD. Vu Dinh Cau was appointed to be in charge of Head of the Faculty.
– In 2008, PhD. Tran Van Hinh was appointed Dean of the Department
PhD. Pham Quang Vinh was appointed Deputy Head of Faculty,
PhD. Nguyen Phu Viet was appointed Vice Dean of the Department
In 2009, PhD. Tran Van Hinh was appointed as Head of the Faculty and Dean of the Department.
Currently, the Department of Urology has 24 employees, including 9 doctors and 15 nurses.
Staff of the unit
The Department of Urology performs three main tasks simultaneously: training, treatment and scientific research.
5.1. Training
– Every year the Department teaches over 10 groups of subjects from cadets of university levels to post-graduate and post-university levels. The Department teaches over 6,000 hours/year. The Department has edited or participated in compiling many teaching textbooks and reference books for undergraduate and graduate cadets.
Some textbooks and books of the Department have been published.
5.2. Treatment
– Clinic and consulting room of the Department examine and consult urological diseases for 16,000-17,000 patients/year,
– The Department regularly accepts 80-85 patients for inpatient treatment in the Department. Each year, the Department treats over 2,700 patients and performs 2,000 surgeries.
High technology in treatment currently accounts for the majority of surgeries at the Department, many of which are on par with similar hospitals in the country or in the region:
– Small tunnel percutaneous lithotripsy treats kidney stones and upper urinary tract stones, and endoscopic retrograde lithotripsy are the two first-line advanced techniques for treating urolithiasis. Currently at the Department, only about 5-10% of urinary stone patients admitted to the hospital need open surgery. This rate has reached the level of the region.
– The Department has been the leading facility in the country since 2013, using bipolar excision and tissue vaporization techniques in the treatment of benign prostate prolapse, and has completed a state-level scientific research on the technique since 2015. The Ministry of Health awarded the Department with 2 certificates of merit for implementing bipolar excision and vaporization techniques for the treatment of benign prostate proliferation in 2014.
– Kidney transplant techniques are regularly performed by the Department with 6-8 pairs of transplants per week, reaching the milestone of over 1,000 kidney transplant cases. Currently, 90% of kidney transplant techniques from living donors are performed through laparoscopic surgery instead of previous open surgery. In addition, the Department also transferred transplant surgery techniques to Saint Pault Hospital and Thai Nguyen General Hospital.
Image of endoscopic retrograde lithotripsy technique
5.3. Scientific research
– In the last 10 years alone, the Department has presided over and completed acceptance
03 state level scientific research
10 ministerial and state branch level scientific research
– Scientific studies to guide young people to conduct scientific research for the purpose of attending national conferences and seminars have won many specific awards: 02 excellent prizes, 02 first prizes, 02 second prizes
5.4. Other work
– Staff of the Department take turns taking care of the soldiers’ health at the Nam Liet island clinic – Truong Xa archipelago, participating in line work such as taking care of family under preferential treatment policy, and field hospitals to stamp out the COVID epidemic.
– The Department regularly organizes professional meetings at the hospital level, with fellow institutes, inviting foreign experts to the hospital to exchange expertise
Inviting domestic and international reporters to exchange expertise