Expertise at Chang Gung System

Cherng, Wen-Jin,M.D.
Intitution:Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Superintendent/Professor of Medicine
Department: Cardiology Department
Address:No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3281200

Focus of Interest:
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine
  • Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Medicine, General & Internal
  • Medical Imaging

Fulltime Employment:
  1. Fellowship, Cardiology Dept, National Cardiovascular Center, Japan (1991)
  2. Fellowship, Cardiology Dept, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, New York, USA (1991-1992)
  3. Chairman, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (1994-1998)
  4. Chief, Cardiology Dept, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (1994-1998)
  5. Chairman, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou (1997-2003)
  6. Vice-Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (2001-2003)
  7. Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (2003-now)
  8. Fellowship, American Heart Association (2004-now)
  9. Fellowship, European Society of Cardiology (2013-now)

Education:
  • Kaohsiung Medical University, College of Medicine

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Cherng WJ, Hood WB, Liang CS.  Effects of metoprolol on ventricular function in rats with myocardial infarction.  Am J Physiol. 1994; 266 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 355) H787-794. SCI.
  2. Cherng WJ, Wang CH, Hung MJ, Chuang SY.  Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the prediction of cardiac events in patients with acute or chronic myocardial infarction.  American Heart Journal 1998; 136:1021-9. SCI. (Corresponding Author)
  3. Cherng WJ, Hsieh BT, Wang CH, Hung MJ, Cheng KY, Yen TT, Lee N. Vascular responses to endovascular irradiation of Rhenium-188 in the rabbit model after angioplasty. J Radioanaly Nucle Chem 2003; 257: 255-260. SCI.
  4. Yang NI, Wang CH, Hung MJ, Chen YC, Wu IW, Lee CC, Wu MS, Kuo LT, Cheng CW, Cherng WJ. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography provides advanced haemodynamic information associated with intra-dialytic hypotension in patients with autonomic dysfunction. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010;25:249-254.  SCI. (Corresponding Author)
  5. Wang CC, Chen JH, Yu WC, Cheng JJ, Yin WH, Wu CC, Li AH, Lin WS, Chen PS, Ueng KC, Huang JL, Tsai FC, Wang CH, Fu TC, Liu MH, Chen PR, Pai HY, Cherng WJ. 2012 Guidelines of Taiwan Society of Cardiology(TSOC) for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. Acta Cardiol Sin 2012;28:161-195. (Corresponding Author) SCI.

Board Certification:
 1. National Qualification for Consultant Physician, Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine
 2. National Qualification for Consultant Cardiologist, Society of Cardiology, R.O.C.
 3. Instructor, The Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, R.O.C. Honorary member, Taiwan Society of Cardiovascular Interventions