Zhang Zhongde is a chiefphysicianinTCM Internal Medicine,a professor,and adoctoralsupervisor.He has been honored with the titles of"NationalDistinguished TCM Practitioner"and"Qihuang Scholar."He currentlyservesas a memberof the standing committee ofthe CPC GZUCM Committeeand vice president ofGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He is also the deananddeputysecretary of thepartycommittee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospitalof Chinese Medicine). Heis an expertmemberof the Comprehensive Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council,thedeputy leader of theExpertCommittee on Traditional Chinese MedicineEpidemicDisease Prevention and Control of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(SATCM), an academic leader of the high-level key discipline of traditional Chinese medicine "Emergency Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine" ofSATCM, thehead of the "TCM Epidemic Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Innovation Team" ofSATCMandtheleader of the discipline"Epidemic Prevention and Emergency Management" of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education.Heholds several positionssimultaneously, includingthe president of the Heat Disease Branchand the vice president ofthe Emergency Branchof the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies,as well as the vicepresident of the Emergency Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine(CACM), among others. For almost 35 years, he has beeninvolvedin clinical treatment, teaching,and scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine for severe respiratory emergenciesandcritical illnesses, and newly emerging and sudden infectious cases. Additionally, he haspersonallyexperienced and guidedthe clinical treatment ofmajor epidemics such as SARS, H1N1 influenza A, H7N9 avian influenza, dengue fever, and novelcoronavirus infections (COVID-19).Particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, hewent on14expeditions to combat it, taking the lead nationwide in proposing warning indicators for severe and critical conditions in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine. He innovated the theory of "supporting righteousness and detoxification" for treatingmajor infectious diseases. As the deputy team leaderofthecompiling team, hecontributed to the developmentof the national "Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 3 to 10)." He developed the "Supporting Righteousness and Detoxification Granules" andthe"Healthy Youth Detoxification Granules," successfullytransformingtheresearch outcomes.

He uses a collaborative treatment model that combinestraditionalChinese and Western medicine, leveragingthestrengths of both approaches. Hespreads the Chinese approaches and the experience of TCM practitionersto various parts of the world. He has receivedvarioushonors, including "National Outstanding Communist Party Member","National Advanced Individual in Fighting Against COVID-19","National Advanced Individual in Health System Fighting Against SARS","Most Beautiful Doctor","Nomination for the Eighth National Moral Model Award", "Outstanding Contribution Award in South Guangdong", "Model Citizen in South Guangdong", and "First-Class Merit in Fighting Against Infectious Atypical Pneumonia in Guangdong Province", among others.