Fu-Chan Wei

Specialties 

  • Microsurgical Reconstruction Surgery
  • Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Fluent Languages

  • Mandarin ,English ,Taiwanese Hokkien

Current Position

  • Academician, Academia Sinica
  • Distinguished Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Education

  • Clinical Research Fellow, University of Louisville, USA
  • Clinical Research Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Kaohsiung Medical University, Medical Department 

Experience

  • Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou (1994-2000)
  • Director, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Professor, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (1990-Present)
  • Dean, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University (2003-2011)
  • Vice President, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (1997-2003)
  • President, Taiwan Association of Plastic Surgeons (1992-1994)
  • Secretary-General, International Microsurgical Reconstruction Society (1996-1999)
  • President, International Microsurgery Society (1997-1999)
  • President, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (2001-2003)
  • Vice Secretary-General, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2007-2011)
  • Associate Editor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal (2012-Present)
  • Recipient, President’s Science Award (2019)
  • Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University School of Medicine (2021-Present)

Certifications

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

Publications 

  • Free flap reconstruction after surgical release of oral submucous fibrosis: Long-term maintenance and its clinical implications
  • Vascularized toe proximal interphalangeal joint transfer in posttraumatic finger joint reconstruction: The effect of skin paddle design on extensor lag.
  • Scalp, skull, orbit, and maxilla reconstruction and hair transplantation.
  • Syngeneic adipose-derived stem cells with short-term immunosuppression induce vascularized composite allotransplantation tolerance in rats.
  • Confusion among perforator flaps: What is a true perforator flap?