Zhong Nanshan

Not to be confused with Zhongnan Mountains.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhong.
Professor
Zhong Nanshan
FRCPE FRCP FRCPI
钟南山
Zhong in 2015
Member to the National People's Congress
(11th, 12th)
In office
March 2008 – March 2018
ChairmanWu Bangguo→Zhang Dejiang
Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(8th, 9th, 10th)
In office
March 1993 – March 2008
ChairmanLi Ruihuan→Jia Qinglin
Delegate to the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
(17th)
In office
1997–2002
General SecretaryHu Jintao
Personal details
Born (1936-10-20) 20 October 1936 (age 88)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
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(m. 1963)​
Children3
Alma materPeking University Health Science Center
University of Edinburgh Medical School
Occupationpulmonologist
AwardsMedal of the Republic (2020)
Known forDiscovering the SARS coronavirus
Scientific career
FieldsPulmonology, respiratory diseases
InstitutionsGuangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases
Guangzhou Medical University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese钟南山
Traditional Chinese鍾南山
Literal meaningZhong South-mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Nánshān
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋ nǎnʂán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng Nàahm-sāan
JyutpingZung1 Naam4-saan1
IPA[tsʊŋ˥ nam˩san˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJCheng Lâm-soaⁿ

Zhong Nanshan (born 20 October 1936)[1] is a Chinese pulmonologist.[2] He was president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease.[2] Zhong was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in August 2020.[3]

Zhong earned international fame for managing the SARS outbreak[4] and was renowned for refuting the official line which downplayed the severity of the crisis.[5] He was voted one of China's top 10 scientists in 2010.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic which was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, Zhong was a leading advisor in managing the crisis, suggesting evidence-based control measures to contain the disease and sharing the successful treatment plan with the international community.[5][7] He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.[7]

  1. ^ 钟南山 (in Chinese (China)). Chinese Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, MD". Journal of Thoracic Disease. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "敢医敢言，生命至上——记"共和国勋章"获得者钟南山-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "SARS hero Zhong Nanshan named China's best scientist". whatsonxiamen. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "The coronavirus discovered in China is causing global alarm". The Economist. 23 January 2020. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "SARS hero named among China's 10 best scientists, technicians". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Zhong Nanshan: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.