Zhao Yupei


Zhao Yupei is a Chinese surgeon and politician who is the current president of the Chinese Medical Association, in office since May 2021. Previously he served as president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
He was an alternate of the 18th and 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Zhao was born in Changchun, Jilin, in July 1954. He graduated from Norman Bethune Medical University in 1982 before gaining a master's degree in medical science from China Union Medical University in 1987.
Starting in 1987, he served in several posts in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, including deputy director and then director of Surgery, deputy dean of Department of Surgery. In December 2007, he was promoted to become president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, a position he held until November 2020. In May 2021, he was chosen as president of the Chinese Medical Association, replacing Ma Xiaowei.

Honours and awards