Zhang Qi (; 14 November 1922 – 13 November 2019) was a Chinese physician, professor and doctoral advisor at

Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine () is a public medical university in Harbin, China Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Repub ...

. He was named a "Master of National Medicine" of China in 2009 and won the Bethune Medal.

Biography

Zhang Qi was born on 14 November 1922 in Laoting County,

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

, Republic of China. He studied

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...

with his grandfather, and began practicing medicine at age 20, starting a medical career spanning more than 76 years. Zhang served as researcher and vice president of Heilongjiang Provincial Chinese Medicine Institute and as professor and doctoral advisor at

, with a specialization in the treatment and research of kidney diseases. His research won more than ten provincial and ministerial awards. He advised 40 doctoral students, 13 master's students, and three post-doctoral researchers. He also published eight books. His daughter, Zhang Peiqing (), studied under him and is a physician at Heilongjiang Provincial Chinese Medicine Institute. He was named a "Master of National Medicine" of China in 2009, and won the . In September 2019, he was among the 80 recipients of the National Outstanding Contribution in Chinese Medicine Award. He served as a delegate to the 5th and 6th

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

es. Zhang died on 13 November 2019, a day before his 97th birthday.

References

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