Li Shu Fan

Li Shu Fan

Li Shu-fan (1887- November 24, 1966) was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Li graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1908 and later trained at Edinburgh University.

Li was the Minister of Public Health under Sun Yat-sen (a fellow alumnus of the Hong Kong College of Medicine). He was the head of the Canton Kung Yee University Medical School in Guangzhou (then called Canton) from 1923–1924; he treated Mikhail Borodin at this time. In 1926, he was named to head the Yeung Wo Nursing Home, which under his leadership was reorganized and renamed to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. He retired from medical practice in 1958, but remained Chairman of the Board and Medical Superintendent until his death in 1966. His younger brother Li Shu Pui succeeded him as Superintendent.[1]

He was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1937-1941.

The Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation was established in March 1963.[2]

In 1964, he published his autobiography, Hong Kong Surgeon.

A building at the University of Hong Kong is named for him.

Sources

Notes

  1. obituary of Li Shu Pui, BMJ (British Medical Journal) 2005;331:908 (15 October 2005) doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.908
  2. http://www.hongkongsanatorium.com/eng/LSF_%20Foundation/LSF_Foundation_main.html
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Ts'o Seen-wan
Chinese Unofficial Member
1937–1941
Succeeded by
Li Tse-fong
Political offices
Preceded by
Lo Man-kam
Member of the Sanitary Board
1932–1937
Succeeded by
R. A. de Castro Basto
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