Wang Guangfa | |||||||
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王广发 | |||||||
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| Born | 1964 (age 60–61)[2] | ||||||
| Alma mater | Beijing Medical University Jichi Medical University Peking University | ||||||
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| Fields | respiratory medicine,critical care medicine[1] | ||||||
| Institutions | Peking University First Hospital | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王廣發 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王广发 | ||||||
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Wang Guangfa (Chinese:王广发, born 1964)[2] is a Chinese physician. He is a respiratory expert atPeking University First Hospital.[3]
Wang enteredBeijing Medical University in 1981, majoring in medical, where he graduated in 1987 and earned a bachelor's degree. Between 1995 and 1996 he was studied inJichi Medical University, majoring in respiratory medicine. Later, he earned a master's degree inPeking University in 2001, and doctor's degree in 2006.
Since 1998 he started working inPeking University First Hospital. DuringSARS Outbreak, he served as the chief examiner and expert group leader of SARS at Peking University First Hospital, responsible forSARS treatment of the hospital.[4]
In January 2020, a "unknown cause pneumonia" (later known asCOVID-19)outbreak in Wuhan. Wang was part ofNational Health Commission's expert group and visitedWuhan. On 10 January, Wang toldChina Central Television (CCTV) that "There was uncertainty regarding the human-to-human transmission" and the outbreak was "preventable and controllable".[5] However, he was infected by COVID-19 and hospitalized on 21 January.[6][7] On 30 January, he recovered and discharged from the hospital.[3]