Wang Zhonggao (Chinese: 汪忠镐; 28 July 1937 – 3 November 2023) was a Chinese vascular surgeon who was a professor at Capital Medical University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wang Zhonggao
汪忠镐
Born(1937-07-28)28 July 1937
Died3 November 2023(2023-11-03) (aged 86)
Beijing, China
Alma materShanghai Medical College, Fudan University
Scientific career
FieldsVascular surgery
InstitutionsCapital Medical University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWāng Zhōnggǎo

Biography

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Wang was born in Xiaoshan County (now Xiaoshan District), Zhejiang, on 28 July 1937.[1][2] He attended the Zhejiang Provincial Xiaoshan High School [zh].[1][2]

After graduating from Shanghai First Medical College (now Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University) in 1961, he was despatched to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where he worked under Prof. Zeng Xianjiu [zh].[2][1] In 1979, he became a visiting scholar at Duke University and the University of North Carolina.[2][1] He returned to China in 1981.[2][1] He joined the Jiusan Society in 1982.[1] In 1986, he was transferred to Beijing Cardiopulmonary Vascular Center - Anzhen Hospital, he remained in the hospital until 1992, when he was transferred again to the 8th Clinical College of Peking University - Institute of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Posts and Telecommunications.[2] In 2000, he was hired by the Vascular Research Institute of the 1st Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, and in January 2004 moved to the Institute of Vascular Surgery of Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University.[2]

On 3 November 2023, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 86.[3][4]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 汪忠镐院士逝世. 93.gov.cn (in Chinese). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 汪忠镐院士. cas.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cao Zijian (曹子健) (4 November 2023). 中国科学院院士、摩擦学专家温诗铸和血管学家汪忠镐逝世. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ Hu Zhiwei (胡志伟) (15 November 2023). 怀念恩师汪忠镐院士:解反流之苦 做学科典范. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.