Expertise at Chang Gung System

Weng, Yi-Hsin , M.D.
Institution:Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Physician of Associate Professor
Department: Section of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology
Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel:+886-3-3281200 ext 5237
Fax: +886-3-3287226
E-mail: yhweng@cgmh.org.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Neurosciences
  • Medical Imaging
  • Transplantation

Employment Record:
●1993-1997 Resident Physician, Department of Neurology; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
●1997-1998 Fellowship, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
●1998-2006 Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
●2006-2013 Physician of Assistant Professor, Section of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

Education:
1986-1993 M.D. Chung-Shan Memorial Medical College of Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan
2007~ Present Ph.D Chang Gung University, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Honors and Awards:
2011 and 2012 Excellent Teachers, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
2009 and 2010 Excellent Tutor, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Selected Publications:
1. Yi-Hsin Weng, Yah-Huei Wu Chou, Wen-Shiang Wu, Kun-Ju Lin, Hsiu-Chen Chang, Tzu-Chen Yen, Rou-Shayn Chen, Shiaw-Pyng Wey, Chin-Song Lu. PINK1 Mutation in Taiwanese Early-Onset Parkinsonism:Clinical, Genetic, and Dopamine Transporter Studies. Journal ofNeurology. 2007; 254(10):1347-1355.(SCI)
2. Kun-Ju Lin+, Yi-Hsin Weng +, Shiaw-Pyng Wey, Ing-Tsung Hsiao, Chin-Song Lu, Daniel Skovronsky, Hsiu-Ping Chang, Mei-Ping Kung , Tzu-Chen Yen. Whole-Body Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-FP-(+)-DTBZ (18F-AV-133):a Novel Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 Imaging Agent. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2010; 51(9):1480-1485. (SCI)
3. Chu-Yu Chen+, Yi-Hsin Weng+, Kun-Yi Chien, Kun-Ju Lin, Tu-Hsueh Yeh, Yi-Ping Cheng, Chin-Song Lu, Hung-Li Wang*. (G2019S) LRRK2 activates MKK4-JNK pathway and causes degeneration of SN dopaminergic neurons in a transgenic mouse model of PD. Cell Death and Differentiation. 2012 Oct; 19(10):1623-1633. (SCI)
4. Shao-Cheng Lin+, Kun-Ju Lin+,Ing-Tsung Hisao,Chia-Ju Hsieh,Wey Yil Lin,Chin-Song Lu,Shiaw-Pyng Wey,Tzu-Chen Yen,Mei-Ping Kung,Yi-Hsing Weng*. In Vivo Detection of Monoaminergic Degeneration in Early Parkinson Disease by 18F-9-Fluoropropyl-(+)-Dihydrotetrabenzazine PET.The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2014 Jan ;55(1):73-79. (SCI)
5. Kun-Ju Lin†, Yi-Hsin Weng†, Chia-Ju Hsieh, Wey-Yil Lin, Shiaw-Pyng Wey, Mei-Ping Kung, Tzu-Chen Yen, Cing-Song Lu, Ing-Tsung Hsiao. Brain Imaging of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 in Healthy Aging Subjects by 18F-FP-(+)-DTBZ PET. PLOS ONE. 2013 Sep 30;8(9):e75952. (SCI)

All Publications

Board Certification:
1996 Specialist of Neurology,Certification No.: 000405
2003 Specialist of critical care medicine,Certification No: SC1286
2009 Advanced Objective Skill Clinical Examination ,Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
2012 Committee members of Brain Neural Behavioral Mental,The Faculty of medicine,Chang Gung University

Ongoing Projects:
Developing a novel imaging biomarker in the differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism by 18F-DTBZ PET
Investigating therapeutic effects of LRRK2 inhibitors using PARK8 mouse models (NRC subproject 5)