Ding Yi'e,
a 4th-generation descendant of the Menghe Ding lineage and Chief Physician at Longhua Hospital.
Life Journey of Ding Yi'e
1968-1976
He spent eight years in rural Shaanxi as a "barefoot doctor." Using his grandfather's classic texts and formulas sent in letters from his father, he provided affordable TCM care. He also completed a "Western Doctors Learning TCM" program in Xianyang to systematically master TCM classics.
1944-1967
Born in 1944 in Shanghai to the prestigious Ding medical family.
He graduated from the Medical Department of Beijing Medical College (now Peking University Health Science Center) in 1967, establishing a rigorous foundation in Western medicine.
1976
In the autumn of 1976, he transferred to Longhua Hospital in Shanghai. Practicing alongside his father, Ding Jimin, and uncle, Ding Jinan, he fully mastered the family's clinical essence and rose to become a Chief Physician and a representative inheritor of "Ding’s Internal Medicine."
1990-Now
He lectured at many universities in the United States, served as a doctoral supervisor at the California College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and other institutions, and assisted in writing/translating "On the Origin and Development of the Menghe School of Medicine," promoting traditional Chinese medicine to the world.
Ding Yie with his parents and sister
University application photo
Visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing with his university classmates
Working as a barefoot doctor in rural Shaanxi
Director Ding Yi'e and Dr. Haimer are discussing the contents of the book on pulse diagnosis.
Ding Yi'e accompanied Jiang Xide on a visit to the Menghe School of Medicine Museum.
Huang Xianming hosted a banquet in Shanghai for the president and his wife of the California University of Chinese Medicine.
From left to right: President Rom, Vice President Zhao Zhenping, Huang Xianming, and Ding Yi'e.
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1885
Born in Menghe Town, Wujin, Jiangsu Province.
Entered a private school to study the Four Books and Five Classics, establishing a strong foundation in classical Chinese literature.
Began studying the Treatise on Febrile Diseases (Shanghan Lun), entering the world of medicine due to family financial hardships.
Formally apprenticed to his cousin Ding Songxi to learn the theories of Fei Boxiong. He later studied under Ma Zhongqing, Ma Peizhi, and the Chao family, mastering internal medicine, external medicine, and throat specialties.
Left Menghe for Suzhou to practice medicine. Faced fierce competition and initial poverty.
1894
Recommended by Chao Chongshan to practice at the Renji Benevolent Hall. During this period, he also studied under the Scarce Cold (Shanghan) master Wang Lianshi.