This morning, Prof. Yang Zhiquan of the Department of Functional Neurosurgery received a transatlantic phone call from Houston, USA right after he started work. She had been suffering from trigeminal neuralgia for 12 years. She had been taking carbamazepine for a long time with no effect, and had sought treatment from local hospitals for many times, but still had no obvious effect. After learning that Professor Yang has rich experience in treating trigeminal neuralgia, she asked for Professor Yang’s contact information through various inquiries and consulted him on the phone about the current domestic and international treatment progress of trigeminal neuralgia. After carefully inquiring about her medical history, Professor Yang explained in detail the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in foreign countries and in China with his many years of experience and gave her valuable advice on her condition. He affectionately called Prof. Yang Zhiquan “the authority of treatment”. Yang Zhiquan, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Currently, the Department of Functional Neurosurgery of Xiangya Hospital, headed by Professor Yang Zhiquan, has carried out 1200 cases of trigeminal neuralgia and facial spasm surgery, and the annual volume of surgery in 2014 has exceeded 400 cases, and it is estimated that this year will exceed 500 cases, which is the unit with the highest number and quality of such surgeries in six provinces of Central South and surrounding provinces. With excellent surgical skills, good surgical results and very low complications, we have won the trust of patients and the affirmation of our peers from all provinces, including from Tibet, Shanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Henan. This time, we received a call from abroad, which proves that the functional neurosurgery department of Xiangya Hospital has enjoyed a certain popularity at home and abroad.