On April 4, a message spread in the circle of orthopedic circles: Professor Xia Lei, deputy director of the Department of Orthopedics and doctoral supervisor of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, died at the age of 56 at 6:00 a.m. due to a sudden heart attack and ineffective rescue on April 4, 2021.
Subsequently, an obituary from the Orthopedics Branch of the Henan Medical Association and the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Henan Medical Doctor Association came out:
Obituary: Professor Xia Lei, deputy director of the Department of Orthopedics and doctoral supervisor of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, died at 6:00 a.m. on April 4, 2021 due to a sudden heart attack and ineffective rescue. Professor Xia Lei is a well-known expert in spine surgery in China, especially in the field of spinal orthopedics. Throughout his life, he had a good academic style, exquisite skills, integrity, and noble medical ethics. Before his death, Professor Xia Lei also served as a standing committee member of the Orthopedic Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the chairman of the Spine Deformity Branch of the Henan Rehabilitation Medicine Association, and the standing committee member of the Orthopedic Branch of the Henan Medical Association. His unfortunate and untimely death is a major loss to the orthopedic community in Henan Province and the orthopedic community in China. Although the sound is gone, the British name will remain for a long time! May it go all the way! We are deeply grateful for the concern of our orthopedic colleagues across the country!
Orthopedics Branch of Henan Medical Association,
Orthopedic Physicians Branch of Henan Medical Doctor Association
April 4, 2021
Relevant media also published memorial articles
It is also reported that on March 29, the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Henan Medical Doctor Association held a standing committee in Zhengzhou, and the meeting was replaced. Professor Xia Lei was elected as the president of the 4th Orthopedic Physicians Branch of Henan Medical Doctor Association.
Henan Medical Doctor Association is the official academic organization of Henan, and only experts with certain authority and qualifications can serve as the president of the branch in the organization of the society. The sudden death of Professor Xia Lei is a major loss to henan's medical community.
Professor Xia Lei's untimely death shocked the medical community in Henan.
Professor Xia Lei is gentle and elegant, Ji Yuxuan, scholarly style, impressed, acquaintances around him, died suddenly, and it is not easy to adapt.
After the news of Xia Lei's death was sent, many people in the Circle of Friends WeChat group were incredulous, and some friends said that they had just seen this, thinking it was fake news, unacceptable, and mourning Professor Xia!
A colleague of Professor Xia Lei of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zheng University said in the group, "Plan, Brother Lei will have surgery tomorrow" April 5 is Professor Xia Lei's surgery day, and several patients are also looking forward to Professor Xia Lei to relieve their pain for surgery. However, they will never see Professor Xia Lei again.
Public information shows:
Professor Xia Lei graduated from the First Military Medical University in 1988, deputy director of the Department of Orthopedics, Director of the Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Director of the Institute of Spinal Deformities of Zhengzhou University, Director of the Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Spine Deformities in Henan Province, and Director of the Key Medical Laboratory of Spinal and Spinal Cord Diseases in Henan Province. Doctor of Medicine, Chief Physician, Second-level Professor, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Supervisor, Scholar in the United States, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Talent of Henan Province.
He has been engaged in clinical, teaching and scientific research in orthopedics for nearly 30 years. He has been sent to the University of Washington School of Medicine, the United States TSRH Hospital to visit, exchange for nearly 1 year, and has also visited and exchanged with famous European spine centers such as the University of Bordeaux School of Medicine in France, the Hôpital Avicenne Hospital in Paris, And the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, mainly studying cervical, thoracic spine and lumbar spine diseases. In 2006, while at TSRH Hospital in the United States, he studied under the 2011 president of SRS (North American Scoliosis Society). Professor Stephens Richard, studying the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of scoliosis; In 2010, while at the University of Washington School of Medicine, he studied under Lawrence G. 2010, President of the SRS (North American Scoliosis Society). Professor Lenke, who studied the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of scoliosis, studied under the guidance of CSRS (American Cervical Spine Research Society) 2014 President K. Lenke. Professor Daniel Riew learns about the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis. He has won the most consecutive award for surgery in the first ward of the orthopedic department of the hospital. Indications: Neck, chest and lumbar spine diseases, spinal fractures, spinal cord injuries. He specializes in conservative and surgical orthopedics for various types of lateral and kyphosis deformities, as well as various spinal surgeries such as cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Member of the Standing Committee of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association,
Member of the Spine Surgery Group of the Orthopedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association,
Member of the Spine Expert Committee of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association,
Member of the Spinal Deformities Committee of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association,
Member of the Standing Committee of the Professional Committee for the Prevention and Control of Spinal Diseases of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association,
Vice Chairman of the Spine Degeneration Group of the Spinal Disease Prevention and Control Committee of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association,
Member of the Standing Committee of the Orthopedic Innovation and Transformation Committee of the Chinese Association of Research Hospitals,
Vice Chairman of the Spine Group of the Orthopedic Innovation and Transformation Committee of the Chinese Association of Research Hospitals
Vice Chairman of the Spine Deformity Group of the Spine Surgery Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Research Hospitals,
Vice Chairman of the Spinal Deformity Group of the Spinal and Spinal Cord Injury Committee of the Chinese Rehabilitation Medicine Association,
Standing Committee Member of Scoliosis Research Branch of China Association for the Promotion of International Exchanges in Healthcare,
Member of the Standing Committee of the Digital Orthopaedics Society of SICOT China,
Chairman of the Spinal Deformity Committee of Henan Rehabilitation Medicine Association,
Vice President of Orthopedic Physicians Branch of Henan Medical Doctor Association,
Vice Chairman of the Spine and Spinal Cord Committee of Henan Rehabilitation Medicine Association,
Member of the Standing Committee of the Orthopedics Branch of Henan Medical Association,
Deputy Leader of Spine Group of Orthopaedics Branch of Henan Medical Association,
Chairman of the Spinal Deformity Working Committee of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of Henan Medical Doctor Association,
Lecturer, AOSpine Asia Pacific Lecturer Group,
Spine magazine reviewer,
Member of the Editorial Board of spine magazine Chinese,
Member of the editorial board of the Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord.
(Source: Healthy Henan)