Yu Yanhong, female, Han ethnicity, was born in October 1962 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province. She started working in August 1983 and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1993. She holds a postgraduate degree in Pathology and Pathophysiology from Southern Medical University, a Doctor of Medicine degree, and is also a professor, chief physician, and doctoral supervisor.

Yu Yanhong has a rich work experience. From 1978 to 1983, she studied in the Medical Department of Hunan Hengyang Medical College, majoring in medicine. From 1983 to 1985, she worked as an obstetrician - gynecologist at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Hengyang Medical College. From 1985 to 1988, she pursued a master's degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical Department of Hunan Medical University. Subsequently, from 1988 to 2004, she worked in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of the First Military Medical University, gradually rising from a doctor to deputy director and then director. During this period, from 1990 to 1991, she was a visiting scholar at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Experimental and Clinical Traumatology and Shock in Austria. From 2004 to 2005, she served as the director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University. From 2005 to 2008, she was a member of the Party Committee and vice - president of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University. Additionally, from 2004 to 2007, she continued her studies in the Pathology and Pathophysiology program at Southern Medical University and obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree. From 2008 to 2013, she served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice - president of Southern Medical University. From 2013 to 2018, she served as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and president of Southern Medical University. From 2016 to 2017, she studied in Class 1 of the Mid - and Young - level Cadre Training Program at the Central Party School. From January to June 2018, she served as a vice - governor and member of the Party Leadership Group of Guangdong Province. Since June 2018, she has been a member of the Party Leadership Group of the National Health Commission, the secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She initially served as the deputy director and has been serving as the director since 2023. She also serves as the vice - chairperson of the All - China Women's Federation and the vice - chairperson of the China Soong Ching - ling Foundation. She is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Committee for Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports.

Yu Yanhong has achieved remarkable results in academic research. She is an expert enjoying special government allowances from the State Council and a national - level candidate for the New Century National Hundred, Thousand and Ten - Thousand Talent Project. She has presided over and completed a number of projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, sub - projects of the 973 Program, and research projects of the National Health and Family Planning Commission. She has won the Second Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and the Second Prize of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award several times. Clinically, she carried out clinical research such as "Treatment techniques and comprehensive prevention and control of critically ill pregnant women" and "Comprehensive treatment of fetal growth restriction with low - dose heparin" at an early stage, and actively promoted research on placental medicine and placental stem cells. Internationally, she was the first to propose applying the theory of restrictive fluid infusion to the treatment of obstetric hemorrhagic shock. A series of her SCI - published papers have received high attention from peers. She also edited the first undergraduate textbook on "Midwifery" published by the People's Medical Publishing House, published more than 30 papers, edited 1 monograph, and participated in editing 6 others. In the professional field, Yu Yanhong is good at perinatal medicine, and has profound attainments in the rescue and treatment of critical and severe cases in obstetrics and gynecology, high - risk pregnancy, and prenatal diagnosis. She is a well - known perinatal medicine expert in China. In particular, her research on "The pathogenesis and early diagnostic criteria of amniotic fluid embolism" has reached an internationally advanced level.