Huang Jiasi

Huang Jiasi

Huang Jiasi (1906.7.14-1984.5.14), Han nationality, was born in Yushan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. He is a famous cardiothoracic surgeon and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Huang Jiasi graduated from Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 1933, and then worked in Shanghai Medical College and Michigan University. After returning to China, he founded China Medical University and has been engaged in medical education.

Huang Jiasi was vice chairman of the China Association for science and technology, honorary president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, honorary president of the Capital Medical University of China, deputy to the first, second, third and fourth National People's Congress, and member of the fifth and Sixth National Committee of the Chinese people's political Consultative Conference. In his later years, Huang Jiasi spared no effort to develop biomedical engineering, which is still in its infancy in China. He did a lot of work for the establishment and development of this frontier discipline. He is one of the founders of cardiothoracic surgery and bioengineering in China.

Life of the characters

Aspiring youth

In the 32nd year of Guangxu (July 14, 1906), Huang Jiasi was born in a feudal scholarly family in Yushan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province.

In 1919, the May 4th Movement brought anti feudal thoughts to Yushan. Huang Jiasi left Yushan to study in Nanchang primary school.

In the spring of 1921, he was admitted to the second grade of Nankai Middle School and studied in the same window as Cao Yu.

In 1925, when the May 30th massacre broke out, he and his classmates broke the ban of Concorde and marched on the streets.

In 1928, Huang Jiasi entered Peking Union Medical College Hospital for undergraduate study.

The essence of Medicine

In 1930, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yanjing University.

In 1932, the Japanese army entered Gubeikou of the Great Wall. He joined the union medical team and went to the front line of Rehe.

In 1933, he graduated from Peking Union Medical College with outstanding achievements and received a doctor's degree.

In 1935, he came to Shanghai to teach at the national Shanghai Medical College.

In 1937, he was the chief physician of Shanghai Medical College. In the same year, the August 13 incident happened. He bravely took the responsibility of vice captain of the medical team of national Shanghai Medical College and went to Wuxi to prepare for the construction of the wounded hospital. After the fall of Shanghai, he was not willing to be a slave of the subjugated country. He decided to leave his wife and children for the time being, and moved to Kunming and Chongqing with Shangyi alone.

Study in the United States

In 1939, he was promoted to lecturer in surgery. In 1940, he was admitted to Tsinghua University with outstanding results and studied in the United States. He was the only international student majoring in medicine among the 20 places.

In 1941, Huang Jiasi came to the University of Michigan to study with John Alexander, the founder of thoracic surgery in Europe and America. He had a solid foundation and quickly mastered thoracic surgery under the guidance of his tutor.

In 1943, he went to the medical school of the University of Michigan to study thoracic surgery. He obtained two certificates of American surgeon and master of surgery. He was a founding member of the American Thoracic Surgery Society, a member of the Alexander Thoracic Surgery Society and a member of the international society of surgery. He was listed in the world's who's who in the United States. During his stay in the United States, he also served as the president of the Chinese Students Association of the University of Michigan, organizing a seminar on China's construction every two weeks, aiming to learn skills well and serve the motherland.

Return home with determination

In 1945, the fascists of Germany and Japan were destroyed one after another. Not affected by the favorable treatment of the United States, he returned to the motherland with two certificates of American surgeon and master of surgery, and was determined to cut through the thorns and thorns to create the cause of thoracic surgery in China. He can't wait to return home by the first American transport plane in the Pacific. During the bumpy flight of three days and three nights, I lost my luggage during the transfer in India, but I brought back the complete set of equipment for thoracic surgery. Professor of Shanghai Medical College. When he arrived in Shanghai, he taught in Shanghai Medical College, and worked in the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital and the first hospital of the Red Cross Society of China (now Huashan Hospital). Soon after, he carried out thoracic surgery such as pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary suppurative infection, esophageal tumor and congenital cardiovascular malformation. He also helped Chengzhong sanatorium (now Shanghai first Pulmonary Hospital) and National Defense Medical College (now Shanghai Second Military Medical University) carry out thoracic surgery. At that time, many people advised him to set up a joint business to increase his income. "I'm interested in being a good teacher and a good thoracic surgeon," he said with a smile. Using the surgical instruments he brought back to China, he carried out various types of pneumonectomy, esophagectomy, arterial duct ligation and pericardiectomy in China earlier. Shortly after liberation, he was named Professor of democracy, attended the symposium held by Mayor Chen Yi, and was elected chairman of the labor union of Shanghai Red Cross Hospital and vice chairman of Shanghai medical trade union. At the same time, he was employed as a member of the Provisional Management Committee of Shanghai Medical College.

In 1950, he attended the National Health Conference and the meeting of representatives of natural science workers of the Chinese plenary session. In the winter of the same year, when the Korean War was approaching the Yalu River, he took the lead in signing up for the Shanghai volunteer medical operation team to fight U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and went to the Northeast front line as the commander in chief and the leader of the second brigade. At the end of the year, Premier Zhou and other leaders of the Central Committee cordially received him.

In 1951, he served as the chief of the first batch of volunteer medical operations in Shanghai to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, led 320 people to the northeast to treat the wounded volunteers, and was praised by the central leadership. He first reported esophagogastric neck anastomosis in our country, which expanded the scope of radical operation and reduced the operative mortality.

Medical success

In 1952, Shanghai Medical College was reorganized and renamed Shanghai First Medical College. He was appointed Vice President and President of Zhongshan Hospital. Apart from the busy administrative work and social activities, president Huang has always insisted on teaching and medical work. He was in charge of teaching and scientific research, actively carried out educational reform, absorbed useful scientific management experience of Soviet experts, carried out discipline construction, strengthened scientific research of basic theory and clinical application, advocated "three basics and three stricts", and made remarkable achievements. He not only established cardiothoracic surgery in Zhongshan Hospital and Huashan Hospital, but also helped the former National Defense Medical College (now Changhai Hospital Affiliated to the Second Military Medical University), Sino US hospital affiliated to Tongji University Medical College, and Chengzhong hospital (now Shanghai Tuberculosis Research Institute) to carry out thoracic surgery. The Department of thoracic surgery founded by him has developed to 96 beds, becoming an important base for providing medical services, carrying out clinical research and training professionals.

In 1953, president Huang made remarkable achievements in tuberculosis control in China. The incidence rate of tuberculosis decreased gradually, and the number of lung cancer cases increased, while lung cancer was easily misdiagnosed as tuberculosis or inflammation in the early stage. He also wrote an article calling for attention to the early diagnosis of lung cancer, and personally carried out the animal experimental research of tracheobronchial surgery.

In 1955, Huang Jiasi was appointed member of the Biology Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 1956, Huang Jiasi participated in the formulation of the national 12-year science and technology development plan. In the same year, he summarized the experience of surgical fistula and resection therapy in 1376 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and organized Shanghai thoracic surgeons to conduct academic exchanges, promote and improve their quality. He also wrote to the Ministry of health, proposed early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, and proposed to establish Shanghai Chest Hospital in combination with Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai Second Medical College and Nanyang hospital. He established the first specialized hospital of cardiothoracic surgery in China, Shanghai Chest Hospital, and served as the first president.

In 1957, Huang Jiasi established Shanghai thoracic hospital, the first specialized thoracic surgery hospital in China, as president and director of thoracic surgery. Shanghai thoracic surgeons were organized to summarize the clinical experience of more than 1000 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis treated by pneumonectomy, establish the routine operation of pneumonectomy, and put forward the proposal of early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

Establishing Medical University

In 1958, he was transferred to Beijing and successively served as president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and President of Capital Medical University. At the same time, he also serves as the deputy leader of the medical group of the State Science and Technology Commission, the deputy director of the medical science committee of the Ministry of health, a member of the presidium of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the vice chairman of the Chinese Association for science and technology, the vice president of the Chinese Medical Association, and the chairman of the surgical society of the Chinese Medical Association. Huang Jiasi was transferred to President of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. In addition to leading the four hospitals and more than 10 research institutes under the Academy, he and some experts proposed to establish a high-level medical college by taking advantage of the advantages of the Academy in talent, equipment and scientific research level. The central government approved the proposal and appointed him president of China Medical University. In less than half a year, he welcomed the first batch of 8-year medical students with great courage and energy, relying on all the teaching staff. From the teaching staff, equipment, campus construction to teaching plan, curriculum, etc., he personally presided over the solution.

In 1960, he first studied the problems of bronchoplasty and cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery. Combined with the conditions at that time, he improved the method of cutting and suturing patent ductus arteriosus in congenital heart disease. All these played a guiding and promoting role in the development of thoracic surgery in China at that time.

In 1963, the teaching building of China Medical University was completed. China Medical University has 27 teaching and research departments and 212 full-time teachers. He basically integrated the good experience of the old Union Medical College into the education of China Medical University, such as strict admission, paying attention to the cultivation of students' basic knowledge, self-study and hands-on ability, setting up tutorial system in clinical teaching, paying attention to basic skills training, etc., making today's Union Medical College a famous first-class university at home and abroad

Chinese PinYin : Huang Jia Si