Zhong Nanshan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhong.
Zhong Nanshan
Native name 钟南山
Born (1936-10-20) 20 October 1936
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Fields Pulmonology, respiratory diseases
Institutions Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University
Alma mater Beijing Medical University, University of Edinburgh Medical School
Known for discovering the SARS coronavirus

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 the 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 Beijing Medical University 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "钟南山" (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, MD". Journal of Thoracic Disease. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "SARS hero Zhong Nanshan named China's best scientist". whatsonxiamen. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "SARS hero named among China's 10 best scientists, technicians". Xinhua. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Zhong Nanshan". The HoLeung Ho Lee Foundation. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2013.


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