Zhao Yupei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Yupei (Chinese: 赵玉沛; born July 1954) is a Chinese surgeon and politician who is the current president of the Chinese Medical Association, in office since May 2021. Previously he served as president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Zhao Yupei
赵玉沛
President of the Chinese Medical Association
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2021
Preceded by	Ma Xiaowei
President of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
In office December 2007 – November 2020
Preceded by	Liu Qian [zh]
Succeeded by	Zhang Shuyang [zh]
Personal details
Born	July 1954 (age 70–71) Changchun, Jilin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College
Scientific career
Fields	Surgery
Institutions	Beijing Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Medical Association
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	赵玉沛
Traditional Chinese	趙玉沛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhào Yùpèi

He was an alternate of the 18th and 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Biography

Zhao was born in Changchun, Jilin, in July 1954. He graduated from Norman Bethune Medical University (now Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University) in 1982 before gaining a master's degree in medical science from China Union Medical University (now Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College) in 1987.

Starting in 1987, he served in several posts in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, including deputy director and then director of Surgery, deputy dean of Department of Surgery. In December 2007, he was promoted to become president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, a position he held until November 2020.^[2][3] In May 2021, he was chosen as president of the Chinese Medical Association, replacing Ma Xiaowei.

Honours and awards

• 2005 Member of the American College of Surgeons
• 2007 Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgery, England
• 2010 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
• December 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)