Zhong Nanshan

Professor
Zhong Nanshan
FRCPE FRCP FRCPI
Professor Zhong Nanshan FRCPE FRCP FRCPI
钟南山
	Zhong in 2015
Delegate to the National People's Congress; (11th, 12th)
	In office; March 2008 – March 2018
Chairman	Wu Bangguo→Zhang Dejiang
Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; (8th, 9th, 10th)
	In office; March 1993 – March 2008
Chairman	Li Ruihuan→Jia Qinglin
Delegate to the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; (17th)
	In office; 1997–2002
General Secretary	Hu Jintao
Personal details
Born	20 October 1936 (age 87); Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Li Shaofen (m. 1963)
Children	3
Alma mater	Peking University Health Science Center; University of Edinburgh Medical School
Occupation	pulmonologist
Awards	Medal of the Republic (2020)
Known for	Discovering the SARS coronavirus
	Scientific career
Fields	Pulmonology, respiratory diseases
Institutions	Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases; Guangzhou Medical University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	钟南山
Traditional Chinese	鍾南山
Literal meaning	Zhong South-mountain
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōng Nánshān
IPA	[ʈʂʊ́ŋ nǎnʂán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jūng Nàahm-sāan
Jyutping	Zung1 Naam4-saan1
IPA	[tsoŋ˥ naːm˩saːn˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Cheng Lâm-soaⁿ

Zhong Nanshan FRCPE FRCP FRCPI (born 20 October 1936)^[1] is a Chinese pulmonologist.^[2] He was president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease.^[2] He is a recipient of Medal of the Republic, the highest honour of China.

Zhong earned international fame for managing the SARS outbreak^[3] and was renowned for refuting the official line which downplayed the severity of the crisis.^[4] He was voted one of China's top 10 scientists in 2010.^[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic which was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, Zhong was a leading advisor in managing the crisis, suggesting evidence-based control measures to contain the disease and sharing the successful treatment plan with the international community.^[4]^[6] He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.^[6]

^ 钟南山 (in Chinese (China)). Chinese Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, MD". Journal of Thoracic Disease. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ "SARS hero Zhong Nanshan named China's best scientist". whatsonxiamen. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "The coronavirus discovered in China is causing global alarm". The Economist. 23 January 2020. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "SARS hero named among China's 10 best scientists, technicians". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Zhong Nanshan: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[bio-1] 钟南山 (in Chinese (China)). Chinese Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[jtd-2] "Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, MD". Journal of Thoracic Disease. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[3] "SARS hero Zhong Nanshan named China's best scientist". whatsonxiamen. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[:0-4] "The coronavirus discovered in China is causing global alarm". The Economist. 23 January 2020. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[5] "SARS hero named among China's 10 best scientists, technicians". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[time100-6] "Zhong Nanshan: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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