Lin Zhengbin
Appearance
Lin Zhengbin | |||||||
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林正斌 | |||||||
Born | |||||||
Died | 10 February 2020 Wuhan, Hubei, China | (aged 62)||||||
Alma mater | Tongji Medical College Kanazawa University | ||||||
Scientific career | |||||||
Fields | organ transplantation | ||||||
Institutions | Wuhan Tongji Hospital | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 林正斌 | ||||||
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Lin Zhengbin (Chinese: 林正斌, 6 July 1957 – 10 February 2020) was a Chinese physician and organ transplant expert at Wuhan Tongji Hospital.
Biography
[edit]Lin graduated from Tongji Medical College in 1987, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in medicine. After graduation, he started his career at Wuhan Tongji Hospital , engaged in organ transplants for more than 30 years.[1] He was chief physician of the Institute of Organ Transplantation of Tongji Hospital.[2]
He retired in July 2017, but was rehired by Wuhan Tongji Hospital.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Lin was infected with the virus. He died on 10 February 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "武汉一医生感染新冠肺炎去世,从确诊到去世不到一个月" (in Chinese). The Paper. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Wuhan professors succumb to virus". China Daily. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "移植专家林正斌离世:院方称尚不知如何染病,家人也被感染正治疗" (in Chinese). ifeng.com. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Tribute to Chinese Medical Staff Who Died Fighting New Coronavirus". Yicai Global. 17 February 2020.