Mr. Ruyu Du has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2005 and is a member of the nomination committee. Mr. Du joined Peking University People’s Hospital in 1959 as a surgeon and served as the president of the hospital from 1983 until 1998, when he retired. Mr. Du currently serves as a professor of surgery at Peking University, and he is also honorary president of Peking University People’s Hospital. Mr. Du is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Medical Association, a director of the Surgery Society of China Medical Association, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association. Mr. Du has been the chief editor for the Chinese Journal of Surgery since 1992 and served as deputy chief editor of the Clinical Journal of General Surgery from 1985 to 1992 and of the Chinese Journal of Experimental Surgery from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Du is the author of over 150 articles published in Chinese and international professional journals. Mr. Du has been a member of the Chinese delegation to the International Society of Surgery since 1998. Mr. Du holds his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in medical surgery from Peking University. |