Lin Zhengbin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Zhengbin (Chinese: 林正斌, 6 July 1957 – 10 February 2020) was a Chinese physician and organ transplant expert at Wuhan Tongji Hospital.

Lin Zhengbin
林正斌
Born	(1957-07-06)6 July 1957 Wuhan, Hubei, China
Died	10 February 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 62) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Alma mater	Tongji Medical College Kanazawa University
Scientific career
Fields	organ transplantation
Institutions	Wuhan Tongji Hospital
Chinese name
Chinese	林正斌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Zhèngbīn

Biography

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]