Wang Shiwen

Wang Shiwen

Wang Shiwen (March 29, 1933 - January 30, 2012), female, expert in geriatric cardiology and geriatric emergency medicine, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering, Professor, doctoral supervisor, chief physician and former director of Institute of geriatric cardiovascular disease of PLA General Hospital.

After graduating from the medical school of National Central University in 1956, Wang Shiwen entered the PLA General Hospital; joined the Communist Party of China in 1960; transferred to the Third Clinical Department of the PLA General Hospital in 1963; transferred to the Department of Geriatric Cardiology and Nephrology of the PLA General Hospital in 1974 and served as the director of the Department; went to Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital for pathological research in 1984; and entered the University of California in 1985 He was engaged in post doctoral research in the Department of pathology of Chinese Academy of medicine. He obtained the post doctoral certificate of cardiovascular pathology in 1986 and became the director of the Institute of geriatric medicine of PLA General Hospital after returning to China in the same year. He was the director of Geriatric Cardiology Department of PLA General Hospital in 1989. He was elected as an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1996 and served as the director of the Institute of Geriatric Cardiology of PLA General Hospital from December to December in the same year《 He founded the English journal of geriatric cardiology in 2003 and died in Beijing on January 30, 2012 at the age of 79.

Wang Shiwen has long been committed to the clinical, scientific research and teaching of geriatric heart disease and geriatric emergency medicine.

Life of the characters

Wang Shiwen was born in Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province on March 29, 1933. In August 1950, Wang Shiwen entered the Medical College of National Central University. In August 1956, Wang Shiwen graduated from the Medical College of National Central University with a bachelor's degree in medicine. After that, he worked in the PLA General Hospital as a cardiologist. In April 1960, Wang Shiwen joined the Communist Party of China and became a member of the Communist Party of China. In August 1963, Wang Shiwen was transferred to the Third Clinical Department of PLA General Hospital. In August 1974, Wang Shiwen was transferred to the Department of Geriatric Cardiology and Nephrology, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, and served as the director of the Department (until February 1986). In July 1984, Wang Shiwen went to Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital for pathological research (until June 1985). In January 1985, Wang Shiwen entered the Department of Pathology, School of medicine, University of California, USA, engaging in postdoctoral research in cardiovascular pathology. In January 1986, Wang Shiwen obtained the postdoctoral Certificate in cardiovascular pathology. After returning to China in the same year, he served as director of the Institute of Geriatrics, General Hospital of the Chinese PLA (August 1986 to December 1993). In December 1989, Wang Shiwen served as director of Geriatric Cardiology Department of PLA General Hospital (until December 1996). In February 1996, Wang Shiwen was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, under the Ministry of medicine and health. From December of the same year to January of 2012, he served as director of Institute of geriatric cardiovascular disease of PLA General Hospital. In June 2002, Wang Shiwen founded the Chinese Journal of multiple organ diseases for the elderly and served as the general manager. In 2003, Wang Shiwen founded the first English edition of Journal of geriatric cardiology in China. At 20:50 on January 30, 2012, Wang Shiwen died in Beijing at the age of 79.

Main achievements

Achievements in scientific research

In the world, Wang Shiwen first put forward the clinical syndrome of elderly multiple organ failure, which seriously endangers the health and life of the elderly, and put forward the theory of lung activation mechanism of elderly multiple organ failure, which improves the success rate of treatment. In China, we took the lead in summing up and promoting the experience of medical support for non cardiac surgery in elderly patients with heart disease, and carried out a series of studies on elderly patients with coronary heart disease, especially myocardial infarction and heart failure, which reduced their complications and mortality. as of June 2011, Wang Shiwen has published more than 170 papers, among which more than 150 have been published as the first author, and 15 monographs have been edited by her. as of June 2011, Wang Shiwen has successively won the second prize of national science and technology progress award, the first prize of military science and technology progress award, the first prize of medical achievements award, the first prize of Guanghua Science and Technology Fund Award, etc.

personnel training

Wang Shiwen advocated innovation all her life. She often said to her students, "on the road of medicine, it's impossible to make greater progress just by taking the road of others. Innovation is the soul of medical career." Wang Shiwen often admonishes her students that medicine is different from other disciplines. Doctors are faced with people. It is our responsibility to entrust patients with their lives. She pointed out that it's not difficult to be a general doctor, but it's not easy to be a good doctor who is deeply trusted by patients and their families, respected by colleagues, and has both political integrity and ability. We must devote our whole body and mind to patients. Wang Shiwen is the academic leader of the first geriatric doctor training center and the only geriatric postdoctoral mobile station in China. As of June 2011, she has trained the first batch of geriatrics masters, 27 doctors and 13 postdoctors, most of whom have become technical backbone and discipline leaders of Geriatrics, and some continue to carry out cardiovascular research in the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries.

Honorary recognition

Social service

Reference sources

Personal life

Wang Shiwen loves patients more than herself. She always covers the stethoscope with her hands before checking the patients during consultation rounds. When she comes back from meetings and business trips, she always goes straight to the ward from the airport regardless of the tiredness of the journey. In May 2001, she had just finished the leg surgery, because she couldn't put down the patient she was concerned about, so she went round in a wheelchair.

Character evaluation

Wang Shiwen is one of the founders of geriatrics in China. As a doctor, Wang Shiwen performed the duty of rescuing the wounded with benevolence, established lofty medical ethics and formed a good doctor-patient relationship. (Xinhuanet review) Wang Shiwen has deep attainments in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly, especially in the medical support of surgical operation for severe heart diseases and the treatment of major difficult and complicated diseases. She is famous for being calm and prudent, bold and decisive, daring to be responsible and not afraid to take risks. Every major rescue, she went to the front line, waiting for the patients, carefully observed and analyzed the condition, developed a scientific and effective treatment plan, so that countless patients prolonged their lives. (review of modern nursing News)

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