Gu Yudong
Chinese surgeon and politician (1937–2025)
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Gu Yudong (Chinese: 顾玉东; 19 October 1937 – 24 May 2025) was a Chinese microsurgery specialist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a representative of the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Born19 October 1937
Died24 May 2025 (aged 87)
Shanghai, China
AlmamaterShanghai Medical University
FieldsMicrosurgery
Gu Yudong | |||||||
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顾玉东 | |||||||
| Born | 19 October 1937 | ||||||
| Died | 24 May 2025 (aged 87) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Medical University | ||||||
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| Fields | Microsurgery | ||||||
| Institutions | Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾玉东 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧玉東 | ||||||
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Life and career
Gu was born in Zhangqiu County (now Zhangqiu District, Jinan), Shandong, on 19 October 1937.[1] He graduated from Shanghai Medical University in 1961.[1] He worked at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University since 1978.[1] He became director of Shanghai Institute of Hand Surgery in January 1995.[1]
On 24 May 2025, Gu died from a heart attack in Shanghai, at the age of 87.[2]
Honours and awards
- 1994 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]