14 Facts About Zhang Xiaoqian

Zhang Xiaoqian, known as Hsiao-ch'ien Chang, was a Chinese gastroenterologist who is considered the founder of gastroenterology in China.

Zhang Xiaoqian served as President of Hsiang-Ya Medical College and Vice President of Peking Union Medical College, and was a founding member of both Academia Sinica and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Zhang Xiaoqian became a chief resident physician at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 1924.

Zhang Xiaoqian went to the US for further education at Johns Hopkins University for one year.

Zhang Xiaoqian became an Associate in Medicine at PUMC in 1932, and engaged in medical research at Stanford University the next year.

Zhang Xiaoqian accepted a professorship at PUMC Hospital in 1948.

Zhang Xiaoqian was elected a founding academician of Academia Sinica in 1948 and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955.

Zhang Xiaoqian was appointed Vice President of PUMC in September 1962 and Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in 1978.

Zhang Xiaoqian died of lung cancer on 8 August 1987 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, at the age of 89.

Zhang Xiaoqian had four children, all of whom became scientists or physicians.

Zhang Xiaoqian's eldest daughter Zhang Youduan is a biochemist with a Ph.

Zhang Xiaoqian's second daughter, a graduate of Hsiang-Ya Medical College, is a radiologist.

Zhang Xiaoqian's son, Zhang Youshang, is a biochemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who served as Vice President of the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry.

Zhang Xiaoqian's youngest son, Zhang Youhui, is an oncologist and former President of the Cancer Institute of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.