| Office1: | President of the Chinese Medical Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor1: | Ma Xiaowei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office2: | President of Peking Union Medical College Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | December 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term End2: | November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhao Yupei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 赵玉沛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Changchun, Jilin, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhao Yupei (; born July 1954) 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 member of the 18th and 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Zhao was born in Changchun, Jilin, in July 1954. He graduated from Norman Bethune Medical University (now Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University) in 1982 before gaining a master's degree in medical science from China Union Medical University (now Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College) in 1987.
Starting in 1987, he served in several posts in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, including deputy director and than 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.[2] [3] In May 2021, he was chosen as president of the Chinese Medical Association, replacing Ma Xiaowei.