Wu Mengchao

Dr. Wu Mengchao (Chinese: 吴孟超; 31 August 1922  – 22 May 2021),[1] was a Chinese surgeon and medical scientist who specialized in hepatobiliary surgery. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Mengchao
吴孟超
Born(1922-08-31)31 August 1922
Minqing County, Fuzhou, Republic of China
Died22 May 2021(2021-05-22) (aged 98)
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
EducationTongji University
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
InstitutionsEastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University
Sub-specialtiesHepatobiliary surgery
AwardsState Preeminent Science and Technology Award

Wu was born in Minqing County, Fuzhou, China. Considered the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery", in 2005 he was awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, China's highest scientific prize, by President Hu Jintao. He was the founding director of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital affiliated to the Second Military Medical University in Shanghai.

Wu died in Shanghai on 22 May 2021.[2]

The minor planet 17606 Wumengchao was named after him.[3]

References
  1. "Personage Column: WU Mengchao". The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology. Springer. 2 (1): 1. 2000. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. 微博国际版 (22 May 2021). "【送别！#吴孟超逝世#】". 央视新闻. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. "17606 Wumengchao (1995 ST53)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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