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Po-Chih Chang |
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• Attending Physician, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University
• MOE-Certified Associate Professor
• Board Director, Taiwan Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Supervisor, Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
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EDUCATION |
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Sports Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Medical Education, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
• Ph.D. Candidate, Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Kaohsiung Medical University
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EXPERIENCE |
• Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
• Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Society of Thoracic Surgery
• Secretary-General, Taiwan Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Associate Chair, Post-Baccalaureate School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University
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LICENSE |
• Board Certified in General Surgery, Taiwan (Certificate No. 005556)
• Board Certified in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Taiwan (Certificate No. 394)
• Board Certified in Digestive Surgery, Taiwan (Certificate No. 1447)
• Board Certified in Traumatology, Taiwan (Certificate No. 404)
• Board Certified in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Taiwan (Certificate No. A022)
• Certified Robotic (da Vinci System) Surgeon, Taiwan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Certificate No. 0076)
The Taiwanese Board of Certificate, Traumatology (No. 404)
The Taiwanese Board of Certificate, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (No. A022)
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PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY |
Weight management; early lung cancer screening; diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary ground-glass opacities (GGOs), lung cancer, empyema, lung abscess, pneumothorax, mediastinal tumors, esophageal cancer, esophageal motility disorders, esophageal diverticula, chest trauma, chest wall deformities, and other thoracic diseases.
Laparoscopic bariatric and metabolic surgery, including robotic-assisted (da Vinci) surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy with jejunal bypass, sleeve gastrectomy with ileal bypass, and other bariatric procedures.
Advanced laparoscopic surgery, including robotic-assisted (da Vinci) surgery, metabolic surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus, bariatric surgery, fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrostomy, jejunostomy, partial gastrectomy, diaphragmatic hernia repair, and hiatal hernia repair.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), including uniportal VATS, mini-thoracoscopic surgery, and robotic-assisted (da Vinci) surgery, for lung cancer, pulmonary tumors, lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge resection, empyema, pneumothorax, esophageal cancer, esophageal tumors, mediastinal tumors, and thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
Chest wall reconstruction, tracheal stent placement, esophageal stent placement, surgery for chest trauma, thoracoscopic-assisted minimally invasive rib fracture fixation, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, and mediastinoscopy.
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