Education
She attended medical school at Beijing"s Union Medical College, and later took advanced training in London and Manchester.
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Lin Qiaozhi
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Career
In 1929, she became the first female resident physician in Union Hospital"s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1939, Lin went to the United States to study at Chicago Medical College. In 1948, she returned to Union Hospital and worked there till her death.
She did research in the fields of fetal breathing, female pelvic diseases, gynecologic oncology and neonatal hemolytic disorders.
She revolutionized modern Chinese gynecology and oncology. As an obstetrician, she delivered over 50,000 babies in her career.
She died in Beijing on April 22, 1983.
Membership
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
