[5] He passed the Pre-Medical Entrance Test of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in 1924[8] and obtained his BS diploma from Yenching University in 1930.

As Japan invaded China, Huang hurried to arrive at Wuxi as the deputy chief of the Shanghai medical team.

In 1940, Huang got Tsinghua University's single place for the medical student studying in the U.S. whose expense from the return of the Boxer Indemnities.

[8] After the Second Sino-Japanese War ended in 1945, Huang could hardly wait to return China; however, the trip delayed when he fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis.

[5] During the Korean War, Huang served at an army hospital and was appointed to supervise medical activities in Shanghai.

[5] His excellent skill led to arranging his seat next to Mao Zedong's during the congressional dinner in 1951, which could be regarded as a great honour in China.

[10] During the same period, Huang also dedicated much of his energy to edit the first modern surgical textbook in the Chinese language, which was distributed for evaluation at medical schools nationwide in 1958.

[7] The new PUMC was officially opened in September 1959, it was the only medical school in China providing an 8-year education and training program.

[5] The CAMS Institute of Biomedical Engineering once moved to the West China during the Cultural Revolution, which halted its normal research.

He led a circuit medical team at Xiangyin in 1964, then he edited a textbook for the barefoot doctors in the next year.

[8] On June 22, 1983, Huang underwent surgical repair of his abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was complicated by postoperative myocardial infarction.

[14][15] Huang's mother, Xie Yuhong (Chinese: 謝玉虹), was one of a few contemporary literate females in China, raised her 5 sons alone and died in 1925.