Nguyen Thanh Liem
Nguyen Thanh Liem is a Vietnamese surgeon. He was the recipient of the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in Science, Technology and Environment. He is the director of the Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology.
Career
[edit]Liem performed the first laparoscopic surgery on a child in Asia.[1] He served as the director of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital.[2]
In 2018 he received the Nikkei Asia Prize in Science, Technology and Environment for his work in reducing Vietnam’s child mortality rate.[3][4] As of 2018 he was the director of the Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "VN doctor awarded 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize". vietnamnews.vn. Viet Nam News. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "First Vietnamese doctor received Nikkei Asia Prize". vietnamtimes.org.vn. Vietnam Times. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b TOMIYAMA, ATSUSHI. "Nikkei Asia Prizes 2018: The man who lowered Vietnam's child mortality rate". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asia Review. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Khoa, Dang. "Vietnamese surgeon wins Nikkei Asia Prize for pioneering children treatments". vnexpress.net. VN Express. Retrieved 14 May 2020.