Xie Jinliang
Summary: Xie Jinliang, male, is the Executive Deputy Director of the Organ Transplant Center at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, and he is a professor. He has performed over 500 kidney transplant surgeries. Xiangya Hospital of Central South University is home to the Ministry of Health's Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center and the Renal Disease and Blood Purification Research Institute, and is a national center for organ transplant treatment and research. The Organ Transplant Center was established in September 2004, and liver transplants have become routine surgeries at the hospital. The hospital has performed up to 17 transplants in a single day, and the center conducts emergency liver transplants with ample donor sources. A WOIPFG telephone investigation revealed short waiting times and availability of young and healthy donors.
In view of the broader background of the Chinese Communist Party's state crime of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, since Xiangya Hospital of Central South University has been allegedly involved in the crime, Xie Jinliang, the director of the hospital's Executive Deputy Director of the Organ Transplant Center, is a major suspect.
Xie Jinliang, male, Executive Deputy Director of Organ Transplant Center, Professor
Personal Profile: After graduating from Hunan Medical University in 1988, he was assigned to the Department of Urology of Xiangya Hospital. He received his doctorate degree in medicine in 1995 and became an associate professor in 1999 and a professor in 2005. He began to participate in organ transplants in 1990. He specializes in kidney transplantation, and has performed more than 500 kidney transplants. For more than twenty years, he has been the Executive Deputy Director of the Organ Transplant Center and has presided over the daily work of the Center.[1]
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University is home to the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health and the Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification of Central South University. It is also a state-level organ transplantation diagnosis, treatment and research center.
The Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health is the key clinical base of hepatobiliary and intestinal surgery of the Ministry of Health. The center consists of an organ transplant center with five research laboratories: liver surgery, organ transplantation, biliary surgery, anorectal surgery, and biomedicine. The center's clinical treatment carries out piggyback liver transplantation.[2]
The Research Center has established several bases: the Xiaolan Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health,[3] the Inner Mongolia Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health,[4] and the Ruikang Hospital Clinical Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health.[5] The Research Center instructs these hospitals in performing liver transplants.
In July 2003, Xiaolan Hospital of Zhongshan and the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health established the Xiaolan Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health in Xiaolan People's Hospital to solve the research topics related to liver transplantation.[6]
In September 2004, the hospital established an Organ Transplant Center. Liver transplantation has become routine surgeries in this hospital.[7]
The Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification of Central South University can carry out kidney transplantation. Academicians Li Leishi and Liu Zhihong from the Kidney Transplant Center of Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region were hired as chief scientists of the Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification of Central South University.[8]
The number of transplants in a single day is staggering. The hospital once performed up to seventeen transplant surgeries in one day.
According to the website of Xiangya Hospital, on May 26, 2005, one liver transplant, six kidney transplants, and eight corneal transplants were performed;[9] on September 3, 2005, seven heart, liver and kidney transplants were completed.[10] In early February 2006, two liver transplants were completed within seventy-two hours.[11] On April 28, 2006, seventeen transplants were performed in one day, including two liver transplants, seven kidney transplants, and eight corneal transplants.[12]
The hospital's Organ Transplant Center can carry out emergency liver transplants and the sources of donors are abundant.
The hospital claims to have completed thirty-eight liver transplants for patients with severe hepatitis and acute liver failure since 2002.[13] The average survival time of patients with severe hepatitis after entering the hospital is three days, and "can only be treated by emergency liver transplantation".[14]
The hospital has a strong team of liver and kidney transplant surgeons.
The Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health currently has 129 medical, teaching, and research personnel, including twelve professors and personnel with corresponding titles and twenty-six associate professors and personnel with corresponding titles.[15]
The investigation name list released by WOIPFG in 2014 included members of the hospital's transplant surgeon team[16]: There are seven chief surgeons, two associate chief surgeons, three attending surgeons, and four others engaged in kidney transplants. They completed seven kidney transplants in one day.[17] They can form up to seven kidney transplant teams. There are five chief surgeons, four associate chief surgeons, and one attending surgeon engaged in liver transplants, and they can form multiple liver transplant teams.
The hospital's liver transplant center has a large number of hardware facilities and ward beds.
In April 2006, the construction of the building for Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health began in Xiangya Hospital, with Zhang Yangde as the director of the center.[18]
The No. 60 and No. 61 wards of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center are located on the fourth and the fifth floors of the old surgical building of Xiangya Hospital with ninety beds.[19]
The Ruikang Hospital Clinical Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health is located in Ruikang Hospital affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. The Guangxi base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health has two outpatient clinics (3rd floor) and two wards (19th floor), namely hepatobiliary surgery and gastrointestinal surgery, with 100 beds.[20]
Telephone Investigation: The wait time for organs is short, and patients can choose young and healthy donors.
Investigation Respondent: Xie Jinliang, Director of Kidney Transplant Center of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Investigation Date: March 3, 2016 (Tel: +86-13908469057)
Summary: Twenty kidney transplants have been done this year. As long as there’s suitable match, surgery can be arranged immediately.
(Recording 1 download: MP3; transcript download: Attachment 5) [21]
Investigation Respondent: Dr. Tang Huihuan, Liver Transplant, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Investigation Date: March 12, 2016 (Tel:+86-13808470091)
Summary:
Tang Huihuan: Now the price is over 500,000 yuan because the donor is getting expensive.
Investigator: As I remembered, it was either 2005 or 2006, the patient got an organ transplant within one week after being admitted to the hospital.
Tang Huihuan: Yes, yes.
Investigator: Isn’t it?
Tang Huihuan: Yes. It depends on chance. Anyway, if there is a liver source, we will be able to do it quickly!
(Recording 2 download: MP3; for complete recording transcript, please see: Attachment 2)
Investigation Respondent: Dr. Zhu, Doctors’ Office of Kidney Transplant, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University[22]
Investigation Date: September 24, 2019 (Tel: +86-73189753702)
Summary: The surgery itself has risks. It's not only the surgery having risks. Some of the subsequent treatments also have risks.
Q: I want a younger and healthier donor.
A: You can make such requests. Just tell them when you register. No problem!
(Recording 3 download: MP3; transcript lownload: pdf 104)
References
[1] Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Expert Database, Organ Transplant Center, Xie Jinliang
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/web/zj_info.aspx?id=844&chn=424
[2] cnki.net: Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of Ministry of Health, Yearbook of Central South University, 2001
http://kns55.zh.eastview.com/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?filename=N20040800…
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[3] Health News: Inner Mongolia Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health was established in Baogang Hospital, 2011-06-16
http://www.jkb.com.cn/localnews/neimeng/2011/0616/300069.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[4] Health News: Inner Mongolia Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health was established in Baogang Hospital, 2011-06-16
http://www.jkb.com.cn/localnews/neimeng/2011/0616/300069.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[5] Xinhuanet.com: The Guangxi Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health is established in Ruikang Hospital, September 15, 2011, Source: Xinhua Health, Editor: Geng Jian
http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2011-09/15/c_122036922.htm
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[6] People.cn: Xiaolan People’s Hospital of Zhongshan in Guangdong, two bases seek development, by Song Hanxiao
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper503/10753/977290.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[7] Xiangya Hospital Journal: “Our hospital set a new record for organ transplant surgeries. Seventeen liver, kidney, and corneal transplants were completed in one day.” May 14, 2006
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/medpro/xyyx/zhyx/2006-05-14/ medpro _20060514165311.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/cn/images/nationalcriminalreports/250.jpg
[8] Central South University News: The Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification of Central South
University
was established in Xiangya Hospital, 2011/7/6
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/web/Content.aspx?chn=284&id=15062
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
Central South University News: The Institute of Nephrology and Blood Purification of Central South University was established in Xiangya Hospital, 09-03-28
http://cne.csu.edu.cn/Html/news/2009/328/12335D60I.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/cn/images/nationalcriminalreports/178.png
[9] Xiangya Hospital Central South University: One liver transplant, six kidney transplants, and eight corneal transplants were performed on the same day Update time: 2005-6-3
http://www.renminbao.com/rmb/article_images/2006-5-30-changsha06.jpg
[10] Xiangya Hospital Central South University: Our hospital completed seven heart, liver and kidney transplant surgeries in one day Update time: 2005-9-3
http://www.renminbao.com/rmb/article_images/2006-5-30-changsha05.jpg
[11] Xiangya Hospital Central South University: Our hospital completed two liver transplants within 72 hours
http://www.renminbao.com/rmb/article_images/2006-5-30-changsha03.jpg
[12] Xiangya Hospital Journal: “Our hospital set a new record for organ transplant surgeries. Seventeen liver, kidney, and corneal transplants were completed in one day.” May 14, 2006
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/medpro/xyyx/zhyx/2006-05-14/ medpro _20060514165311.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/cn/images/nationalcriminalreports/250.jpg
[13] Xiangya Hospital Central South University: An Introduction to Liver and Thyroid Surgery Department of General Surgery Department
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/web/Content.aspx?chn=1781&id=240
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06161…
[14]Journal of Clinical Surgery, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2006
“Prognostic factors and management of emergency liver transplantation for severe hepatitis” Authors: Fu Zhiren, Ma Jun (Department of Organ Transplant, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, 200003)
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/cn/images/nationalcriminalreports/635.png
[15] cnki.net: Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of Ministry of Health, Yearbook of Central South University, 2001
http://kns55.zh.eastview.com/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?filename=N20040800…
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[16] List of medical personnel in non-military medical institutions suspected of live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in Hunan Province released by WOIPFG
December 24, 2014
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/node/45808#_Toc405291322
[17] Xiangya Hospital Journal: “Our hospital set a new record for organ transplant surgeries. Seventeen liver, kidney, and corneal transplants were completed in one day.” May 14, 2006
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/medpro/xyyx/zhyx/2006-05-14/ medpro _20060514165311.html
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/cn/images/nationalcriminalreports/250.jpg
[18] renminbao.com: Seventeen transplants a day. There is an organ allocation center in Changsha (multiple photos).
http://www1.renminbao.com/rmb/articles/2006/5/30/40605p.html
[19] Xiangya Hospital Central South University: An introduction to the Hepatobiliary and Intestine Research Center of National Health and Family Planning Commission
http://www.xiangya.com.cn/web/Content.aspx?chn=1012&id=65
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06162…
[20] Xinhuanet.com: The Guangxi Base of the Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery Research Center of the Ministry of Health is established in Ruikang Hospital, September 15, 2011, Source: Xinhua Health, Editor: Geng Jian
http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2011-09/15/c_122036922.htm
WOIPFG archive link:
http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/sites/default/files/report/2016/64700_06160…
[21] A WOIPFG Investigation Report on the Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Crime of Live Organ Harvesting against Falun Dafa Practitioners (II)
https://www.zhuichaguoji.org/node/67047
[22] WOIPFG’s 2019 Comprehensive Investigation Results regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s Live Organ Harvesting of Falun Dafa Practitioners
