Liu Dawei, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine

Liu Dawei is a specialist at the clinic whose career is closely tied to how ICU care became a defined medical discipline in China. In 1982, the clinic’s critical care unit history highlights early ICU development under Professor Chen Dechang, and later, after Liu Dawei took over as department head, emphasis shifted to building a structured discipline system; this transition is part of the clinic’s critical care narrative. Liu Dawei led the creation of the Chinese Medical Association Critical Care Medicine Branch and served as its first and second chair, helping standardize critical care practice. During the SARS era, he led a team to establish the SARS-ICU at China-Japan Friendship Hospital, and Peking Union Hospital’s strengthened medical department was deployed as part of the response. He also took over as director of the strengthened medical department. His academic and teaching contribution includes serving as editor-in-chief for “Critical Care Medicine: 600 Questions for Attending Physicians,” which was compiled, completed, and published. His research and clinical-science work is reflected in awards for studies including multi-organ dysfunction and infection-related shock mechanisms, including major national and municipal prizes in 2002 and 2015.

Education

No education details are listed in the provided profile information.

Work experience

• Professor, Critical Care Medicine (Strengthened Medical Department), Peking Union Hospital (page indicates he later took over as director; specific start/end dates not stated).
• Led the creation of the Chinese Medical Association Critical Care Medicine Branch; served as first and second chair.
• Led a team to establish SARS-ICU at China-Japan Friendship Hospital.

Clinical focus and techniques

In the clinic’s critical care context, Liu Dawei’s work is centered on ICU-level management and research into infection-related shock and hemodynamic treatment systems.

• SARS-ICU establishment (team-led implementation).
• Research focus includes infection-related shock mechanisms and hemodynamic treatment system development (reflected in award-winning work).

Professional societies and certifications

• Chinese Medical Association Critical Care Medicine Branch — founder and served as first and second chair.

Academic output

• Editor-in-chief of “Critical Care Medicine: 600 Questions for Attending Physicians,” compiled and published.

Courses and advanced training

• Invited by the Ministry of Health to host multiple national training programs in critical care medicine.

Awards and recognition

• 2002 — “Clinical and Basic Research on Multi-Organ Dysfunction” won the National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize and the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Progress Second Prize.
• 2015 — “Mechanism Research on Infectious Shock and Establishment of a Hemodynamic Treatment System” won the Huaxia Medical Science and Technology Award Second Prize, Beijing Science and Technology Progress Second Prize, and the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award Third Prize.

For international patients, the clinic’s international-patient visiting process and online appointment tools are available. The profile does not list specific languages spoken; however, his published and award-recognized work supports his ability to communicate complex critical care concepts in academic and clinical settings.