Wu Mengchao

Wu Mengchao 吴孟超
Born	31 August 1922 Minqing County, Fujian Province, China
Education	Tongji Medical College, Shanghai
Medical career
Profession	Medical doctor
Institutions	PLA Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai
Specialism	Hepatobiliary surgery
Notable prizes	State Preeminent Science and Technology Award

Dr. Wu Mengchao (Chinese: 吴孟超; 31 August 1922 - ^[1]), born in Minqing County, Fujian Province, China, growth in the East Malaysia in his youth, is a Chinese hepatobiliary surgery scientist and surgeon, who is currently an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is generally considered as the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery", and has been awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, which is the nation's highest scientific prize in 2005 by President Hu Jintao. He is now working in Shanghai as the founding director of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital affiliated to the People's Liberation Army Second Military Medical University.

References

1. "Personage Column: WU Mengchao". The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology. Springer. 2 (1): 1. 2000. Retrieved 3 January 2011.