Sheng Zhiyong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sheng.
Sheng Zhiyong
盛志勇
Born(1920-07-01)1 July 1920
Shanghai, China
Died27 January 2024(2024-01-27) (aged 103)
Beijing, China
Alma materShanghai Medical University
Scientific career
FieldsBurn surgery
InstitutionsThe 4th Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital

Sheng Zhiyong (Chinese: 盛志勇; pinyin: Shèng Zhìyǒng; 1 July 1920 – 27 January 2024) was a Chinese burn surgeon who was vice president of the 304 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

Sheng was born into a family of doctors in Yangshupu, Shanghai, on 1 July 1920, while his ancestral home in Deqing County, Zhejiang.[2][3] After graduating from Shanghai Medical University in 1942, he worked at the 1st Hospital of Shanghai Red Cross.[2][3] In 1947, he went to the School of Medicine, Texas State University as a visiting scholar for further studies, and returned to China on 31 December 1948.[2][3]

In January 1949, he worked at Shanghai Hudong Hospital and subsequently Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital in January 1950.[2][3] In the same year, he joined the medical team of the People's Volunteer Army.[2][3] On 25 January 1951, he became a member of the First Batch of Volunteer Medical and Surgical Teams of the People's Volunteer Army.[2][3] He worked at the 2nd Army Hospital in Qiqihar, mainly responsible for treating wounded volunteers.[2][3]

In 1952, he was transferred to the Military Medical Sciences Academy as deputy director of the Department of Experimental Surgery, responsible for the business of experimental surgery and establishing an animal laboratory to expand the area of the surgical laboratory.[2][3] In January 1961, he became director of Trauma Surgery at the PLA 301 Hospital.[2][3] In 1962, he went to the General Hospital of the Tibet Military District to treat the wounded sent from the front in the Sino-Indian War.[2][3] In 1979, after the outbroke of the Sino-Vietnamese War, he went to Guangxi to inspect the treatment of war injuries in military hospitals.[2][3]

In January 1981, he was vice president of the 4th Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital and director of the Trauma Surgery Center of the Military Medical Training College.[2][3] During his tenure at the PLA 304 Hospital, he established the Trauma Surgery Center.[2][3]

On 27 January 2024, he died in Beijing, at the age of 103.[4]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ Ouyang Daming (欧阳大名) (16 July 2014). 盛志勇. 81.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 盛志勇：在烧伤领域建树特别功勋. cae.cn (in Chinese). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 盛志勇 抚平患者灼热的伤痛，他创造了烧伤医学领域多个奇迹. thepaper (in Chinese). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ 沉痛悼念盛志勇院士！. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

Bibliography

  • Li Runhong (黎润红); Zhang Daqing (张大庆) (2015). 仁术宏愿·盛志勇传 [Biography of Sheng Zhiyong] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Science and Technology Press. ISBN 9787504667243.