Lan Xichun (; 1907–1995) was a surgeon of

general surgery General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid ...

and cardio-thoracic surgery. He did the first splenic-renal vein anastomotic operation in China. He improved the operation of cholelithiasis and laid the foundation of hepatobiliary surgery in China. He is also one of the pioneers of cardiovascular surgery. He did the first mitral commissurotomy operation in China. He was also engaged in medical education and brought up a lot of new surgeons. He served as President of

Renji Hospital Renji Hospital () is a general hospital in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A". The hospital is a university hospital affiliated to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. History Renji i ...

and

Shanghai Second Medical College The Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM, ), formerly Shanghai Second Medical University, is a public medical school in Shanghai, China. Clinical medicine of SJTUSM is consistently ranked first among medical schools nationa ...

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兰锡纯——中国胆道与心脏血管外科的主要奠基人
1907 births 1995 deaths Chinese surgeons Cheeloo University alumni University of Toronto alumni St. John's University, Shanghai faculty Shanghai Second Medical University faculty Chinese medical researchers Chinese medical academics People from Yuncheng Educators from Shanxi 20th-century Chinese physicians Physicians from Shanxi Biologists from Shanxi 20th-century surgeons {{china-med-bio-stub