廣東祈福醫院由愛國企業家彭磷基先生2001年創立，是中國首家通過國際JCI認證的醫院，國家大型綜合性三甲醫院。醫院建筑面積30萬平方米，可開放床位3000張，是中國民營醫院的天花板。今天上午，該院迎來首位國際客座教授，他就是德國脊柱學會前主席，德國巴德宏堡醫院脊柱中心主任，世界胸腔鏡技術第一人Rosenthal教授。因個人獨立完成4000例胸腔鏡手術震驚世界。因為Rosenthal 教授這項胸腔鏡獨特技術，約旦國王阿卜杜拉二世曾專程飛來他工作的德國巴德宏堡醫院脊柱中心接受治療。今天上午中德骨科交流中心落戶廣東祈福醫院，未來這周Rosenthal 教授將在該院擔任國際客座教授，并在醫院開展了一系列學術交流活動，包括門診、查房、手術指導、手術實操、科室內部培訓、科室管理討論、重點疑難病例討論、大師公開課等。未來該院將會更好服務廣東百姓的脊柱健康。

Guangdong Clifford Hospital was founded by the patriotic entrepreneur Peng Linji in 2001. It is the first hospital in China that passed the international JCI certification and a national major comprehensive Class III Grade A hospital with an area of 300,000 square meters and 3,000 beds, making it top ranking private hospital in China. This morning, the hospital welcomed its first international visiting professor, Dr. Rosenthal, the former President of the German Spine Society, the Head of the Section of Spine Surgery of Regional Hospital Bad Homburg Germany, and the world-class master in thoracoscopic technique for spine surgery. He impressed the world by independently conducting 4,000 thoracoscopic spine surgeries, which attracted King Abdullah II of Jordan to visit him and receive treatment at the hospital where he worked in. This morning, the Sino-German Orthopedic Communication Center was established in Guangdong Clifford Hospital and Dr. Rosenthal is working as an international visiting professor at the hospital this week. He will carry out a series of academic exchange activities in the hospital, including outpatient clinics, ward rounds, surgical guidance, surgical practice, training within the department, discussion on department management, discussion on key and difficult cases, public class, etc. In the future, the hospital will provide better service for Guangdong people on treatment for spinal diseases.