Chwei-Chin Chuang

Dr.Chuang
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Specialties 

  • Adult brachial plexus injury
  • Obstetric brachial plexus palsy
  • Peripheral nervous system surgery
  • Hand surgery
  • Facial paralysis reconstruction
  • Microsurgical vascular surgery
  • Functional free muscle transfer
  • Abnormal nerve innervation
  • Homologous nerve transplantation, nerve substitutes, synthetic nerve conduits
  • Nerve regeneration
  • Nerve conduits
  • Animal research related to nerves

Fluent Languages

  • Mandarin ，English ，Taiwanese Hokkien

Current Position

  • Senior  Consultant, Chang Gung Hospital
  • Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Honorary Director, Taiwan Hand Surgery Society
  • Ministry of Education Designated Professor

Education

  • Kaohsiung Medical University, Medical Department

Experience

  • 1984 Clinical Researcher, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
  • 1988 Researcher, A. Narakas, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1988 Researcher, H. Millesi, Vienna, Austria
  • 1994 Researcher, T Kondo, Cheng Hsin Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2007–2008 President, 13th Term, Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery
  • 2009–2010 President, 10th Term, Taiwan Hand Surgery Society
  • 2014–2016 President, 1st Term, Taiwan Microsurgery Society
  • 2014–2022 Reviewer, PRS and PRS Global, leading journals in the field of plastic surgery
  • 2015–2017 President, 9th Term, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)
  • 2019 Harry J. Bunckle Speaker, ASRM
  • Supervisor, 14th Term, Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery
  • Supervisor, 15th Term, Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery

Certifications

  • Taiwan Surgical Association
  • Taiwan Hand Surgery Society
  • Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery
  • Taiwan Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association
  • Taiwan Microsurgery Society
  • The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM)
  • The World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)

Publications 

  • Author of a chapter on "Adult Brachial Plexus Injury" in the fourth edition of "Plastic Surgery" (2006, 2013, 2018, 2023).
  • Reviewer for leading journals in the field, such as PRS and PRS Global
  • "Free tissue transfer for the treatment of facial paralysis"
  • "Smile" reconstruction in facial paralysis
  • Minimum 4-year follow-up on contralateral C7 nerve transfers for brachial plexus injuries
  • "Postparalysis facial synkinesis: clinical classification and surgical strategies"
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