Lv Guoyue

WOIPFG’s Investigative Report on the Alleged Organ Harvesting of Living Falun Gong Practitioners by Lv Guoyue, Deputy Director of he First Hospital of Jilin University

Feb 10, 2025

Lv Guoyue, male, born in 1977

Personal Profile: Deputy director of the First Hospital of Jinlin University, chief surgeon, professor, doctorate in medicine, and doctoral supervisor; member of the Transplantation Group, Branch of Surgery, the Chinese Medical Association; member of the Scientific Committee of the China Liver Transplantation Registry (CLTR); national member of the Organ Transplantation Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; and standing member of the Organ Transplantation Branch.

He studied at Alberta University in Canada and Emory University in the United States.

After returning to the hospital, he started to set up the liver transplantation team. In October 2012, the Ministry of Health reviewed the implementation of DCD pilot work and it became the third qualified unit by DCD for liver transplantation after Guangdong Foshan Hospital and Central South University Hospital.

On July 27, 2013, the first liver transplantation in Jilin Province was done. In August, the Liver Transplantation Center of Jilin University was established. Up to now, the hospital independently completed more than 100 cases of DCD liver transplantation, and assisted Harbin Medical University-affiliated Second Hospital in completing the first inter-provincial liver transplantation in Jilin Province in October 2015. [1]

By the end of 2016, the hospital had completed 197 DCD liver transplants, 451 DCD kidney transplants, 6 DCD heart transplants, and 9 DCD lung transplants[2]. In 2015, the number of DCD liver transplants performed in Jilin University-affiliated First Hospital ranked among the top 20 in the country, ranking first in the Northeast region. It has now become the largest transplant center in northern China with the best transplant results, attracting a large number of patients from Guangdong, Qinghai, Shanxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Beijing, the three northeastern provinces and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to line up for transplants. In 2016, the center's liver transplant clinical work maintained a growth rate of about 40%[3]. From September 2014 to August 2021, the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University completed 428 whole liver transplants[4]. In December 2022, the medical team of the Liver Transplant Center of Jilin University-affiliated First Hospital completed four liver transplant operations in four consecutive days, most of which were emergency transplants[5].

The hospital has a large liver transplantation center. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery was officially divided into two independent medical groups on April 26, 2013. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, now a national key clinical specialty, is the liver transplantation center of Jilin University. At Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery I, there are 20 doctors, 3 professors and 3 associate professors; 3 doctoral supervisors, 5 Master's supervisors, 6 with doctoral degrees and 4 doctoral students.[6] Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (Group II) has 12 doctors, 3 professors and 1 associate professor; among them, there are 1 doctoral supervisor, 3 master's supervisors and 5 with doctoral degrees.[7] Several liver and kidney transplantation teams can be formed. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery I now has 90 beds. [8] Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (Group II) now has 88 beds. [9]

Donor surplus leads to free liver transplant campaign

Jilin Travel Radio and the Liver Transplant Center of the First Hospital of Jilin University jointly launched a one-month free liver transplant campaign for the first 10 children (June 1 to 30, 2017). [10]

On June 13, 2017, WOIPFG investigators conducted an investigation of the Travel Radio "Green Path for Darling Babies" free liver transplant enrollment program and confirmed that liver sources are plentiful and transplantation can be arranged at any time.
(Recording 1. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf 49)

On June 13, 2017, WOIPFG investigators called President Hua Shucheng of the First Hospital of Jilin University to ask about the free liver transplant campaign for 10 children. President Hua admitted that there was indeed such a campaign.
(Recording 2. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf 50)

On June 14, 2017, Zhang Haiyu, director of Pediatric Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University,said, "The first ten are free...our hospital has many donor sources."
(Recording 3. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf 51-1)

On June 14, 2017, in an investigation into the Travel Radio "Green Path for Darling Babies" free liver transplant enrollment program, the respondent mentioned that the liver source is confidential. The respondent said, "The liver source is confidential, you won’t know it even if you would spend 2 million yuan!"
(Recording 4. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf 51-2)

On June 15, 2017, an investigation was conducted with Mr. Liu from the organ donation office of the Jilin Red Cross, and he mentioned that "The liver source is not provided by our Red Cross" for the free liver transplant campaign at Jilin University. [11]
(Recording 5. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf 52)

September 9, 2020, urology surgeon at the First Hospital of Jilin University

Q: I want the organ of a Falun Gong practitioner who doesn’t smoke or drink. The organ is of the best quality. I just want this kind. Money is not an issue.

A: I can’t help you with this. If you want it, please contact our director directly. I can’t help you. We are not qualified to manage these things. Our director is responsible for managing these things. If you need it, please contact him. Our department director is Director Zhou Honglan, who is in charge of the team here.

(Recording 6 Download: MP3, Transcript Download: pdf100)

On January 3, 2021, a nurse on duty at the liver transplant ward of the First Hospital of Jilin University said: It is not affected during the epidemic, no problem. Some people wait for several months but still cannot get the transplant, while some may get it within a week of arriving. About 100 cases a year.

(Recording 7 Download: MP3, Transcript Download: pdf71)

Investigation Respondent: Lv Guoyue, vice president of Jilin University First Hospital

Investigation Date: March 8, 2023 (+86 13689825113)

Summary:

1. “The liver replacement surgery can be arranged within roughly 3 months.”

2. “I’m attending the two conferences in Beijing.”
(Recording 8. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf25)

Investigation Respondent: Qiu Wei, associate professor and deputy director of the Liver Transplantation Center at Jilin University First Hospital

Investigation Date: March 10, 2023 (+86 13804352728)

Summary:

1. “It can be as fast as two to three months.”

2. “The liver sources are all patients in Jilin Province, who meet brain death criteria, and their organs are harvested at our hospital.”

3. “We perform the most (organ transplants) in the three northeastern provinces, and we rank 15th or 16th in the entire country.”

4. “Over 100 cases were performed (in our hospital) last year, and over 120 cases the year before last year, 125 cases.”

(Recording 9. Download: MP3; Transcript Download: pdf29)

Investigation Respondent: Professor Wang Guangyi, director of the Liver Transplantation Center at the First Hospital of Jilin University

Investigation Date: March 10, 2023 (+86-13756661292)

Summary:

1. “It may take about one or two months to arrange a surgery. However, we are... that is... well, since our hospital is the only OPO (Organ Procurement Organization) in Jilin Province, the wait time should probably be faster nationwide.”

2. “In the recent few years of pandemic, we did not stop (doing transplants), we did not stop. Last year, we did probably more than 120 transplants.”

(Recording 10. Download: MP3; transcript download: pdf30)

Investigation Respondent: Professor Wang Meng, Liver Transplant at the First Hospital of Jilin University

Investigation Date: March 19, 2023 (+86 15804300199)

Summary:

1. “If the medical evaluation shows it’s okay, the surgery can be arranged within one to two months.”

2. “Organs are generally harvested in our hospital, and the provincial Red Cross Society is responsible for (procuring) them.”

3. “Over 100 liver transplants were performed last year.”

(Recording 11. Download: MP3; transcript download: pdf31)

Reference

[1]The First Hospital of Jilin University: Profile of Doctor Lv Guoyue

http://www.jdyy.cn/index.php/yygk/info/id/377.html