Biography:Zhong Nanshan
Zhong Nanshan | |
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钟南山 | |
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| Born | 20 October 1936 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Alma mater | Peking University Health Science Center, University of Edinburgh Medical School |
| Known for | discovering the SARS coronavirus |
| Spouse(s) | Li Shaofen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pulmonology, respiratory diseases |
| Institutions | Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University |
Zhong Nanshan (Chinese: 钟南山; pinyin: Zhōng Nánshān; born 20 October 1936)[1] is a Chinese pulmonologist who discovered the SARS coronavirus in 2003.[2] He was president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease.[2] He is most well known for managing the SARS outbreak in Guangdong province in 2003.[3] He was voted one of China's top 10 scientists in 2010.[4]
Education
Zhong was born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.[5] Zhong was educated in the Peking University Health Science Center and finished his residency training in internal medicine in the university hospital. In 1980s, he completed further training at the St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and the University of Edinburgh Medical School between 1979 and 1981. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School with an MD in 1981.[2]
Career
Zhong became president of the Chinese Thoracic Society in 2000. He became president of the Chinese Medical Association in 2005. He is currently the director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease.[2] Zhong has discovered the relationship between protein malnutrition and COPD and has developed a calibrated formula on energy consumption for patients with COPD.[5]
Personal life
Zhong was an outstanding college athlete in the 1950s. The Beijing Municipal Track and Field Team attempted to recruit him as a full-time athlete, but he was determined to become a doctor and declined the offer. Through his sports connection, he was introduced to Li Shaofen (zh), a top woman basketball player who played in China's national team for 13 years. They married on 31 December 1963.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "钟南山" (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Engineering. http://www.cae.cn/cae/jsp/introduction.jsp?oid=20111231115352671145511. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, MD". Journal of Thoracic Disease. http://www.jthoracdis.com/about/editorInChief. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ "SARS hero Zhong Nanshan named China's best scientist". whatsonxiamen. http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/tech551.html. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ "SARS hero named among China's 10 best scientists, technicians". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/06/c_13637285.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Zhong Nanshan". The HoLeung Ho Lee Foundation. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606233448/http://www.hlhl.org.cn/english/showsub.asp?id=525. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "钟南山的妻子是女篮５号". 2003-06-16. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-06-16/02521173575.shtml.
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