China forensic doctor goes viral for her muscular build, handles 600 corpses in 3 years
Fitness fanatic doctor says she delivers ‘justice’ to the dead, ‘peace’ to their families, aims to overturn stereotypes about profession
A forensic doctor in China who has gone viral thanks to her muscular build says she works out to perform better at work and break stereotypes about women in medicine.
Yanyan, 26, is the first woman forensic pathologist to investigate sudden or suspicious deaths in a forensic science laboratory in southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality.
She has worked there for the past three years after graduating a degree in forensic medicine from Chongqing Medical University.
As an experienced forensic pathologist, she has handled more than 600 bodies.
On social media, she runs an account with 14,000 followers, on which she is a fitness fanatic.
Yanyan said she could dead lift 120kg, hold a chainsaw with one hand and carry out a craniotomy in three minutes.