Lin Zhengbin
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Lin Zhengbin | |||||||
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林正斌 | |||||||
| Born | (1957-07-06)6 July 1957 | ||||||
| Died | 10 February 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 62) Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||
| Cause of death | Complications of COVID-19 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tongji Medical College Kanazawa University | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | organ transplantation | ||||||
| Institutions | Wuhan Tongji Hospital [zh] | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 林正斌 | ||||||
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Lin Zhengbin (Chinese: 林正斌, 6 July 1957–10 February 2020) was a Chinese physician and organ transplant expert at Wuhan Tongji Hospital.
Career
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 [zh], 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]
Death
During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in China, Lin was infected with the coronavirus. He died on 10 February 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.[2][4]
Accusation
Falun Gong supporters accused him of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners.[5]
References
- ^ "武汉一医生感染新冠肺炎去世，从确诊到去世不到一个月" (in Chinese). The Paper. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Wuhan professors succumb to virus". China Daily. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "移植专家林正斌离世：院方称尚不知如何染病，家人也被感染正治疗" (in Chinese). ifeng.com. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Tribute to Chinese Medical Staff Who Died Fighting New Coronavirus". Yicai Global. 17 February 2020.
- ^ "武漢器官移植教授染疫身亡 被指參與活摘器官" (in Chinese). New Tang Dynasty Television. 11 February 2020.