Qiu Weiliu


Qiu Weiliu was a Chinese specialist specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is hailed as "the father of plastic surgery in China".

Biography

Qiu was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, on 13 October 1932, while his ancestral home is in Fengjie County. In 1951, he entered Sichuan Medical College, where he majored in stomatology.
After graduation in 1955, Qiu was assigned as a lecturer to the Guangci Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Second Medical College. He moved to the Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical College in 1965. He served as director at the hospital for 19 years, ultimately being appointed president in 1984. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1983. Qiu was a prolific researcher, and investigated oral cancer, surgery for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and reconstructive and plastic surgery of the face. He co-authored over 400 scientific articles and was editor-in-chief of over 40 books.
On 24 May 2024, Qiu died in Shanghai, at the age of 91.

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