Shi Xuemin


Shi Xuemin was a Chinese traditional medicine practitioner who was a professor at Tianjin University of [Traditional Chinese Medicine], a onetime president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Life and career

Shi was born in Tianjin on 6 June 1938. He attended the Tianlü Normal University Affiliated Boys' High School. In 1957, he enrolled at Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
After graduation in 1962, Shi became a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner at the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where he eventually became president in 1983. He also taught at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1983 and to full professor in 1991.
On 11 May 2025, Shi died in Tianjin at the age of 86.

Honours and awards