Dana met a famous Chinese Medical Doctor this past week (Doctor Wu Cheng-yuan) a Doctor of Neurology and a Neuro Surgeon, and he invited us to tour the new wing of a hospital where they had acquired new equipment on Saturday morning.
We became aware of Dr. Wu's prominence in China quickly. He gave Dana a signed copy of his recently published book which helped us to understand him better. These are some of the things we learned:
1. He was invited by University of Utah President Cecil Samuelson to attend the U of U Medical School where he did research and contributed to the success of the school.
2. He then went to University of Georgia where he did medical research on a stem cell transplant process which proved successful as he discovered a medical process for surgical treatment of Cerebellar Degeneration. He successfully accomplished the stem cell transplants in the brains of rats so that it would "stick and assist" the healing processes. This was a major medical event and was a new medical treatment. He has lectured about stem cell transplants around the world and in America at Duke University and others. That is not all. He is famous. In his book, among others, he has letters of congratulations on his medical publications and research from not only Dr. Samuelson, but from Dr. Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Doctor Wu and another man, named Jussi (a Chinese English teacher at our university here) picked us up in their car at 8:30 am and off we went about 20 miles to the new hospital facility.
We met everyone who was important at the hospital including the President, CEO, Department Heads, and Managers. They took a lot of group pictures and of us touring their hospital and new wing as well as with their shiney new equipment. They had a new MRI machine, a new Gamma Knife (Lazer) Machine used to find and eliminate brain tumors. They machines were installed and being used for surgery in China. One was made by General Electric and the others were made in China. We went and had a wonderful day with him and all of the other Doctors and Administrators of the facilities there. After the tour, we went to watch a lecture on brain surgery by another top medical professor, which of course was in Chinese, so we all left to go tour the Wards of the Hospital. We met patients in the hospital wards. We learned a lot on this one...
We were told that we were the first American visitors to that hospital. It was clearly a historical event and is now well documented with photos. We even took a few photos ourselves.
Jay had to try one of these Gamma Knife Machines out. Look Mom.
This was a real patient going through an MRI.
Jay and Dana and the shiney new machines...
Dr. Wu and Jay at the new machine made in China.
As we walked to the next building, we watched a medical crew transporting a patient to the other hospital annex.
We witnessed the departure of a patient who had broken bones, which had been mended and so he could go home... He was being loaded into his truck to be taken home. This is not a Chinese ambulance!
Then lunch for everyone, was on our host, Dr. Wu as we drove to a local, but rural, Chinese restaurant. This turned out to be one of the most fun, longest, biggest and best lunches we have had in China. They started off by asking us what we would like to drink. Water or course, but they insisted of a better drink such as wine or beer. It was wonderful as we were wined and dined and as we toasted almost everything we could think of with "Orange Fanta". Hey, they asked us what we really would like to drink? Interestingly enough, they also drank and toasted health, long life, peace and happiness and a miriad of other things with the same drink. They all drank what we liked, not beer or wine which is most common at such a meal. They all knew we were LDS and from Utah. Mr. Wu just knew. He has been to Salt Lake City and to Provo. He told us that the people of Utah were the most kind of all the states of American which he has visited. We had a terrific time and they finally returned us to our apartment with promises to get together again. What a wonderful day we enjoyed today -- with such wonderful people!
1. He was invited by University of Utah President Cecil Samuelson to attend the U of U Medical School where he did research and contributed to the success of the school.
2. He then went to University of Georgia where he did medical research on a stem cell transplant process which proved successful as he discovered a medical process for surgical treatment of Cerebellar Degeneration. He successfully accomplished the stem cell transplants in the brains of rats so that it would "stick and assist" the healing processes. This was a major medical event and was a new medical treatment. He has lectured about stem cell transplants around the world and in America at Duke University and others. That is not all. He is famous. In his book, among others, he has letters of congratulations on his medical publications and research from not only Dr. Samuelson, but from Dr. Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Doctor Wu and another man, named Jussi (a Chinese English teacher at our university here) picked us up in their car at 8:30 am and off we went about 20 miles to the new hospital facility.
We met everyone who was important at the hospital including the President, CEO, Department Heads, and Managers. They took a lot of group pictures and of us touring their hospital and new wing as well as with their shiney new equipment. They had a new MRI machine, a new Gamma Knife (Lazer) Machine used to find and eliminate brain tumors. They machines were installed and being used for surgery in China. One was made by General Electric and the others were made in China. We went and had a wonderful day with him and all of the other Doctors and Administrators of the facilities there. After the tour, we went to watch a lecture on brain surgery by another top medical professor, which of course was in Chinese, so we all left to go tour the Wards of the Hospital. We met patients in the hospital wards. We learned a lot on this one...
We were told that we were the first American visitors to that hospital. It was clearly a historical event and is now well documented with photos. We even took a few photos ourselves.
Jay had to try one of these Gamma Knife Machines out. Look Mom.
This was a real patient going through an MRI.
Jay and Dana and the shiney new machines...
Dr. Wu and Jay at the new machine made in China.
As we walked to the next building, we watched a medical crew transporting a patient to the other hospital annex.
We witnessed the departure of a patient who had broken bones, which had been mended and so he could go home... He was being loaded into his truck to be taken home. This is not a Chinese ambulance!
Then lunch for everyone, was on our host, Dr. Wu as we drove to a local, but rural, Chinese restaurant. This turned out to be one of the most fun, longest, biggest and best lunches we have had in China. They started off by asking us what we would like to drink. Water or course, but they insisted of a better drink such as wine or beer. It was wonderful as we were wined and dined and as we toasted almost everything we could think of with "Orange Fanta". Hey, they asked us what we really would like to drink? Interestingly enough, they also drank and toasted health, long life, peace and happiness and a miriad of other things with the same drink. They all drank what we liked, not beer or wine which is most common at such a meal. They all knew we were LDS and from Utah. Mr. Wu just knew. He has been to Salt Lake City and to Provo. He told us that the people of Utah were the most kind of all the states of American which he has visited. We had a terrific time and they finally returned us to our apartment with promises to get together again. What a wonderful day we enjoyed today -- with such wonderful people!
4 comments:
You GUYS must be pretty important to meet such an important person.
That was very impressive and informative,He had such new stem cell advances in medicine. Thats a great photo of Dr. Russell Nelson. You were so lucky ro tour that Hospital.
way to be missionaries out their to all the big and important people. you two are the greatest. love your baby son
So neat. I was amazed with the transporting photos. Wow - kind of third worldy
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