Expertise at Chang Gung System

Kuo-Chin Huang , M.D.
Intitution:Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi / Chang Gung University
Position: Chief / Physician / Professor
Department: Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Address: No. 6, West Sec., Chia-Pu Rd., Pu-Tz City, Chiayi County 613, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: 886-5-3621000 Fax: 886-5-3623005
E-mail: kc2672@adm.cgmh.org.tw , kc2672@gmail.com

Focus of Interest:
  • Orthopedics

Education:
  1. MD, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  2. PhD Candidate, Chang Gung University

Employment Record:
 • Professor of Orthopaedics, CGU
 • Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CGMH, Chiayi
 • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, CGU
 • Board Member, Taiwan Orthopaedic Trauma Association
 • Director, Osteoporosis Center, CGMH, Chiayi

Selected Main Publications:

  1. Shen SH, Huang KC*, Tsai YH, Yang TY, Lee MS, Ueng SW, Hsu RW. Risk analysis for second hip fracture in patients after hip fracture !1 surgery: a nationwide population-based study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014; in press. (Co-First Author; SCI; IF: 5.302)
  2. Yang TY, Tsai YH, Shen SH, Huang KC*. Radiographic outcomes of percutaneous pinning for displaced extraarticular fractures of the distal radius: a time course study. BioMed Res Int. 2014; 2014:540874. (Corresponding Author; SCI; IF: 2.880)
  3. Hsieh PH, Huang KC*, Shih HN. Prosthetic joint infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An outcome analysis compared with con
    4. trols. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8): e71666. (SCI; IF: 4.092; Co-First Author)
  4. Yang TY, Wang TC, Tsai YH, Huang KC*. The effects of an injury to the brain on bone healing and callus formation in young adults with fractures of the femoral shaft. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012; 94(2): 227- 230. (Corresponding Author; SCI; IF: 2.832)
  5. Huang KC*, Hsieh PH, Huang KC, Tsai YH. Vibrio necrotizing soft-tissue infection of the upper extremities: Factors predictive of amputation and death. J Infection. 2008; 57(4): 290-297. (First Author; SCI; IF: 4.126)

Full Publications List

Board Certification:
 • Taiwan Board of Surgery (No. 004154)
 • Taiwan Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (No. 001112)
 • Taiwan Board of Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine (No. 0229)

Ongoing Projects:
 • Effect of high glucose on the osteogenic potential of rat bone marrow stromal cells: Is it Notch-signaling related? (CMRPG6C0081-3; 2013 ~ 2016)