Multidisciplinary Team（MDT）is a consultation form which is composed of experts from different disciplines to make suitable diagnosis and treatment plans jointly for patients. Professional knowledge of various disciplines can be combined through it, thus the boundaries of specialty of disciplines will be broken and the level of diagnosis and treatment will be improved. MDT has been received attention recently in China and hospitals at all levels have gradually begun to explore and apply MDT. Demonstrating MDT’s definition, participation, procedure, development history and research status at home and abroad, analyzing obstacles of the development of MDT in China and making reasonable suggestions are helpful to promote application and popularization of MDT, increase the efficiency of consultation and the capacity of comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of diseases, improve the health outcomes of patients and the quality of medical and health services in China.