Li Leishi

Li Leishi

Li Leishi (October 26, 1926 - March 16, 2010), born in Changsha, Hunan Province, is a nephrologist, founder of Chinese kidney therapy, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering, vice president and professor of Clinical College of Medical College of Nanjing University.

Li Leishi graduated from national Zhongzheng Medical College in 1948, served as vice president of the Medical College of Nanjing University in 1963, director of the Institute of Nephrology of the Chinese people's Liberation Army in 1964, joined the Communist Party of China in 1981, went to the Royal Hospital of Melbourne University in Australia as a visiting professor in April 1986, served as vice president of the Clinical College of Medical College of Nanjing University in 1986, and was elected as the eighth CPPCC National Committee in 1993 He was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994, a member of the presidium of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1998, a lifelong honorary member of the international society of nephrology in 2003, a first-class merit award from the Central Military Commission in 2009, and died on March 16, 2010 at the age of 84.

Li Leishi has been engaged in clinical, medical, scientific research and teaching for more than 40 years, involving various fields of internal medicine. From 1950s to 1960s, he was mainly engaged in tropical (parasitic and infectious diseases); from 1960s to 1970s, he worked in the Department of internal medicine, mainly in cardiovascular diseases; after 1970s, he specialized in kidney diseases. He not only set a precedent for physicians to do kidney transplantation, but also entered the field of renal biopsy by pathologists.

Life of the characters

On October 26, 1926, Li Leishi was born in Changsha County, Hunan Province. In 1931, the whole family moved to Shanghai. Li Leishi studied in Shanghai pushilu primary school. In 1933, his father Li PUTANG went to Nanjing to teach. Li Leishi studied in Youfu West Street Primary School in Nanjing. In 1934, Li PUTANG, his father, became Secretary of the salt administration of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, and his family moved to Hangzhou. In 1937, his father Li PUTANG died of illness in Hangzhou. Li Leishi's family lived at 23 Tongtai street in Changsha. In 1938, the "Wenxi fire" broke out on the sofa. At the end of the year, due to the impact of the Anti Japanese War, Li Leishi's family moved several times in Hunan, passing through Changsha, Anhua, Loudi, Baifang and other places. In April 1941, he returned to Guangyi middle school with his brother Li Jieshou. In February 1942, he and his brother Li Jieshou dropped out of school on their own initiative. Together with his mother Li zhouxia, they went to Guilin, Guangxi to join Li Zhong. In August 1943, he and his brother Li Jieshou were admitted to the clinical medicine major of National Chung Cheng medical college. In September, he entered the clinical medicine major of Zhongzheng Medical College and joined the "three Youth League" under the mobilization of his classmates he gaoqiu and Li Longgang. In 1944, Zhongzheng Medical College moved from Yongxin, Jiangxi Province to Tangjiang, Jiangxi Province. In 1945, Zhongzheng Medical College moved to Changting, Fujian, where he studied with his brother Li Jieshou. In 1946, Zhongzheng Medical College moved to Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, where he studied with his brother Li Jieshou. In 1948, he and his brother Li Jieshou worked as interns in Nanjing Central Hospital from Zhongzheng medical college. In June 1949, he began to work after graduation. from April 1963 to April 1986, he was the vice president of Medical College of Nanjing University. from April 1964 to April 1986, he was the director of the Institute of Nephrology of the PLA. In April 1981, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1982, Li Leishi went to Australia to attend the second Asia Pacific Conference on kidney disease. Due to the low level of kidney disease research in China at that time, he was not qualified to speak as a representative of the conference. from April 1986 to May 1986, he went to the Royal Hospital of the University of Melbourne, Australia as a visiting professor. from May 1986 to March 2010, he was vice president and professor of Clinical College of Medical College of Nanjing University. in 1990, he was elected as the director of the international society of Nephrology (representing the Asia Pacific region) at the Tokyo Conference. In 1992, he founded and edited the Journal of kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplantation. In 1994, he was elected as one of the first academicians of the Chinese Academy of engineering and served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of medicine and health. In 1998, he was selected as a member of the presidium of the Chinese Academy of engineering. In March 2005, the 10th International Blood Purification conference was held in San Diego, and Li Leishi was the executive chairman of the conference again. on the morning of March 16, 2010, he jumped from his home on the 14th floor of Beijing West Road in Nanjing and died. He was 84 years old.

Main achievements

Achievements in scientific research

Li Leishi pioneered the treatment of IgA nephropathy, innovated the immunopathological technique of renal biopsy, and created the oblique angle needling method, with a success rate of 99.7%. He invented Tripterygium wilfordii to treat nephritis, emodin to treat uremia, and his work in the modernization of traditional medicine in the field of kidney disease enjoys a high reputation in the world. He also pioneered the treatment of lupus nephritis with mefenac vinegar and Proctor in the world The continuous blood purification technology has successfully created the immunoadsorption therapy for the treatment of lipoprotein nephropathy. according to the website of Chinese Academy of Engineering in April 2020, Li Leishi has published more than 600 papers and edited 12 monographs. according to the website of He Liang He Li foundation in April 2020, Li Leishi has been invited to give lectures in the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Australia, India, Singapore and other countries 40 times, widely introducing the academic achievements of kidney disease in China. He has organized and served as the president of the International Conference on kidney disease for three times. according to the website of Chinese Academy of Engineering in April 2020, it has successively won five second prizes of national science and technology progress, all of which are first authors, three first prizes of military science and technology progress and nine second prizes.

personnel training

According to the website of He Liang He Li foundation in April 2020, Li Leishi has trained 48 doctoral and master's degree students and more than 300 refresher doctors, most of whom have become the backbone of kidney disease specialty in various regions.

Honorary recognition

Social service

Personal life

Li Leishi's father, Li PUTANG, and his mother, Li zhouxia. At home ranked sixth and third. Elder sister Li Min, elder brother Li Ao, second elder sister Li Zhong, elder brother Li Jieshou. In 1934, Li Min died of typhoid fever. In 1937, his father Li PUTANG died in Hangzhou at the age of 45. Li zhouxia, Li Ao, Li Zhong, Li Jieshou and Li Leishi transported Li PUTANG's body from Hangzhou to Shanghai and then to Changsha by water. After Li PUTANG died, Li PUTANG's brother Li Zantang took the responsibility of raising his family. Li Leishi and his brothers Li Ao and Li Jieshou are academicians of the Chinese Academy of engineering, known as the "three brothers of the Li family". Li Ao is an expert in burn surgery. He was vice president of the Third Military Medical University and director of the Burn Research Institute of Southwest Hospital. He founded the first burn ward in China and was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994. Li Jieshou, the elder brother, is the founder of enterocutaneous fistula treatment, the founder of clinical nutrition support, and the pioneer of Asian small bowel transplantation. He was elected as academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1996. Li Leishi, 74, went to Beijing for a meeting in 2000. He suddenly felt a pain in his neck. The next day, he went to have a CT scan. As a result, all three cervical vertebrae were destroyed, which was the corrosive damage of tumor metastasis. He was wheeled to the senior cadre ward in a wheelchair. His brother Li Jieshou worked out a treatment plan for his brother, and soon after the operation, Li Leishi returned to work.

Character evaluation

Li Leishi has been a doctor for 60 years. He loves patients, has excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics. Training countless top students, known as a generation of medical masters. Li Leishi has made great contributions to the development of nephrology in China. (Wanjiang online review) Li Leishi is recognized as a medical champion, a pioneer and founder of modern nephrology in China, and also the first brand in the field of nephrology in China. He is an internationally renowned nephrologist and one of the founders of the Chinese society of Nephrology and the Asia Pacific Society of nephrology. For more than 60 years, Li Leishi has cultivated a number of backbone forces for the development of kidney disease in China. Li Leishi has long served as vice chairman of the Chinese society of internal medicine and vice chairman of the Chinese society of nephrology. He has profound academic attainments, and is also good at clinical medicine and experimental research. He has made outstanding contributions to the development of modern nephrology in China and enjoys a high reputation in the world. He has been engaged in clinical and experimental research of internal medicine for more than 40 years. He has rich clinical experience and profound basic knowledge. He has made great contributions to the treatment of critical patients and the diagnosis of difficult cases. (review of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation)

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