Zhong Nanshan

Zhong was born on 20 October 1936 at the Central Hospital in Nanjing，Because the hospital is located south of Zhongshan in Nanjing, his parents named it "Nanshan" according to the location of his birthplace, He was educated at Beijing Medical University, where he finished his residency training in internal medicine. After graduating from university in 1960, Zhong Nanshan had few opportunities to participate in clinical medicine. He once taught medicine, worked as a worker, and edited the school newspaper until he was transferred back to the Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College in 1971. Zhong completed further training at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and the University of Edinburgh Medical School between 1979 and 1981, graduating from the University of Edinburgh Medical School with an MD in 1981. == Career ==

Zhong Nanshan was awarded the title of one of the first batch of national-level experts with outstanding contributions in 1984. Served as graduate tutor in 1985.In 1995, he became a doctoral supervisor. In May 1996, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Zhong became president of the Chinese Thoracic Society in 2000 and became president of the Chinese Medical Association in 2005. He is currently the director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease. SARS outbreak When Zhong directed the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, they received the second case of a SARS patient as early as 20 December 2002. Over the next month, 28 similar cases were reported in Zhongshan alone, and on 21 January 2003, Zhong and other doctors and researchers in related fields reported this disease at an emergency meeting and gave it the name atypical pneumonia. On 28 January 2003, Zhong felt sick and discovered that he had caught pneumonia. Concerned that the news that a leading researcher and doctor for respiratory diseases falling ill during the SARS outbreak would cause fear and panic for the general public, Zhong decided to not receive treatment in the hospital. Instead he returned home, hoping that it was not caused by SARS and that he could recover without treatment. With care from his wife, Li Shaofen, he managed to recover after eight days. After recovery he immediately returned to the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases to direct the fight against SARS. On 11 February 2003, at a press conference held by the Guangdong Department of Health, Zhong explained the disease and its symptoms, and calmed the public by asserting that it was "preventable" and "curable". that authorities in Wuhan were likely understating the severity of the outbreak, and on the same day, publicly announced on state television the same. During the pandemic, Zhong had promoted publicly the usage of a controversial traditional Chinese medicine of Lianhua Qingwen capsule for treating COVID-19 infection. Though later he had denied any commercial tie with the pharmaceutical company that supplies the capsule, on 4 May 2021, an article from Retraction Watch showed that Zhong and his coworkers were financially tied to the Yiling Pharmaceutical company that supplies the capsule. In 2020, Zhong worked with Tencent to establish an AI Joint Lab to conduct research on disease screening, prevention, and outbreak warnings. Zhong also worked on pandemic research projects with Foxconn and Alibaba Cloud. == Honors ==

; Awards and Prizes :* 2021: Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist :* 2020: Grand Lotus Medal of Honour (GML) :* 2020: Order of the Republic :* 2016: Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize :* 2007: WAO Awards for Distinguished Recognition On 12 December 2020, the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University unveiled a bronze statue of Zhong Nanshan was unveiled on its 132nd anniversary. ; Paper of the Year :*The Lancet; 2008: The editorial board praised Zhong and his team, as they "clarified that carbocisteine can prevent the worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and can improve life at an affordable price, which is of great significance to developing countries." (Note: The editorial board selected six papers for readers to vote, and announced two winners, one selected by the editorial board and one with the highest reader votes. Zhong's paper obtained the highest number of votes.) ; Professional Titles :* 1989: Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians ; Honorary Degrees :* 2005: Honorary Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine ; Professional Societies :* 1985–1990: Member, WHO Advisory Panel on Smoking & Health :* 1982–1985: Member, Executive Committee, Chinese Medical Association :* 1989–2000: Member, Executive Committee, American College of Chest Physicians :* 1989–present: Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) == Personal life ==

Zhong was an outstanding college athlete in the 1950s. The Beijing Municipal Track and Field Team attempted to recruit him as a full-time athlete, but he was determined to become a doctor and declined the offer. Through his sports connection, he was introduced to , a basketball player who was a member of the China women's national basketball team for 13 years. And won the 1964 French "Four Nations" women's basketball championship. But because Li Shaofen was a member of the national women's basketball team at the time and could not get married, Zhong Nanshan waited for her for eight years. They married on 31 December 1963. They have two children: son Zhong Weide, a physician, who is a doctor in the Urology Department of Guangzhou First People's Hospital and the absolute main force of the hospital's basketball team, and daughter Zhong Weiyue, a swimmer, once won the short course world championship. His father, Zhong Shifan, is a doctor of medicine from the State University of New York and a pediatric medical expert. His mother, Liao Yueqin, graduated from Peking Union Medical College and is the founder of Guangdong Cancer Hospital. == See also ==