Lin Fang-yue

Lin Fang-yue is a Taiwanese cardiovascular surgeon, hospital superintendent, professor, and former health minister.

Education Lin attended medical school at National Taiwan University, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and, in 1989, his Ph.D. in clinical medicine as a student at the NTU Clinical Research Institute. His doctoral dissertation, completed under Professor Yang Wan-fa, was titled, "A study of bicaval inflow occlusion" (Chinese: 入流阻斷術之研究).

Career After graduation, Lin was a cardiovascular surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital and later became its superintendent.

Department of Health minister In May 2008, Lin took office as the minister of the Department of Health for Taiwan. The China Post reported that as a former high school classmate of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), he was persuaded to join the cabinet "for old time's sake" and to help with the National Health Insurance system's financial difficulties, while pledging that the department had no immediate plans to increase premiums. At the time of his inauguration, he had the highest public support of any cabinet member. cleared milk products for sale that had trace amounts of the industrial chemical. That change in policy met with criticism from the DPP and public protests. Lin resigned two days later, saying, "The Department of Health's decision, made for efficiency's sake, caused misunderstandings and shattered consumer confidence. I should take responsibility." Serving for only 128 days, he had the shortest tenure of any cabinet member since Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) became premier. Current and former staff criticized Lin's appointment to head the hospital, saying it was politically motivated. Lin's successor at the Department of Health, Yeh Ching-chuan (葉金川), denied that accusation, and saying that President Ma was not part of the decision to appoint Lin. Lin was inaugurated as the hospital's eighth superintendent on January 16, 2009, where he served until January 2015.

Personal life Lin is married to his wife, Lin Ching-yun(林靜芸), a celebrity cosmetic surgeon and the founder of Jean's Clinic of Plastic Surgery.

Medical publications

Chiang, Chi Huei & Yue, Lin. (2010). Principles of Pulmonary Protection During Heart Surgery. 10.1007/978-1-84996-308-4_47. Other medical publications