Lin Zhengbin

Chinese physician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroChinese physician
PlacesChina
wasPhysician
Work fieldHealthcare
Gender
Male
Birth6 July 1957, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
Death10 February 2020Wuhan, People's Republic of China (aged 62 years)
Star signCancer
Education
Tongji Medical Collegebachelor's degree(1978—1983)
The details

Biography

Lin Zhengbin (Chinese: 林正斌, 6 July 1957–10 February 2020) was a Chinese physician and organ transplant expert at Wuhan Tongji Hospital.

Career

Lin graduated from Tongji Medical College in 1987, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in medicine. After graduation, he started his career at Wuhan Tongji Hospital [zh], engaged in organ transplants for more than 30 years. He was chief physician of the Institute of Organ Transplantation of Tongji Hospital. He retired in July 2017, but was rehired by Wuhan Tongji Hospital.

Death

During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in China, Lin was infected with the coronavirus. He died on 10 February 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.

Accusation

Falun Gong supporters accused him of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners.

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