Gong Xie

XIE Gong Yuan, passed away on April 16, 2014 at his home. He was 66 years old. He was born in Quingdao, China on November 15, 1947, the son of Qianhao (father) and Qiao Fu (mother). He is survived in Lexington by his wife of 43 years Wenyi Zhao, his son Ang ("Bob") Xie, and five older sisters who live in China. Gong Yuan graduated from the Shanghai 2nd Medical School in 1970, where he also received clinical training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology and received his Masters in Medicine in 1981. He practiced medicine and cardiology in Ningxia People's Hospital for five years before coming to the University of Kentucky Medical Center as a research and clinical Fellow in Cardiology from 1987-93. During this time he gained national recognition in echocardiography and the evaluation of heart failure. During this time he also became Board Certified in the specialties of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Echo-cardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. He achieved the rank of Full Professor while on faculty at UK in 2005. In 2006, he was instrumental in establishing the Chinese-American Heart Association -- an international organization of physicians and health workers to care for people with heart disease in China. In 2007 he joined the faculty of the University of Missouri in Columbia, to become Director of the Cardiac Imaging Center. While there, he established successful programs in Cardiac CT and MRI scanning. He retired in July 2013 due to health issues and returned to Lexington. Dr. Xie was a dedicated physician and cardiovascular researcher. He had a passion for teaching young physicians who honored him with many awards. He enjoyed history, politics, authentic Chinese food, and classic American movies, had a great sense of humor which was appreciated by all. He will be greatly missed. A visitation will be held Sat from 2-4pm at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Harrodsburg Rd. No services are planned at this time.