Expertise at Chang Gung System

Wu, Meng-Huang, M.D.
Intitution: Chang Gung memorial hospital, Chiayi
Position: Physician
Department: Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Spine Surgery Section
Address: Orthopedics department, No.6, W. Sec., Jiapu Rd., Puzi City, Chiayi County 613, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: 886-5-3621000 Ext. 2855/2009 Fax: 001-886-5-3623002
E-mail: maxi123@cgmh.org.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Orthopedics
  • Stem cell
  • Surgery
  • Tissue Engineering

Education:
  1. Medical Department, Taipei Medical University, Taipai city, Taiwan (R. O. C.) (Degree: Bachelor): 09/1998~06/2005
  2. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang-Gung University: 09/2012~

Employment Record:
 Attending Physician, Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Spine Surgery Section, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Honors and Awards:
  1. Excellent Teaching Resident, Internal medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, KeeLung, 2005
  2. Clinical paper competition, Honorable mention, Annual Conference of Taiwan Spinal Society, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009, 3. Comparison of epidural morphine-soaked hemostatic sponge with patient controlled morphine pump in postoperative pain control after posterior lumbar spine decompressive surgery Wu MH, Wong CH, Niu CC, Tsai TT, Chen LH, Chen WJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Feb 15.
  3. Clinical paper competition, 2nd place, 2011 Annual Conference of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, Taiwan, 2011, 10 Comparison of the accuracies of transpedicular screw insertion in CT-free, CT-based, and intraoperative CT navigation spine surgeries. MH Wu, TJ Huang, YY Li , CC Cheng, KC Huang, Robert WW Hsu Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders, 3 (2012) 39 - 42.
  4. Short-term rearch fellow in Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA (2014-1-15~2-13)

Selected Main Publications:

  1. Role of the supine lateral radiograph of the spine in vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a prospective study. Wu MH, Huang TJ, Cheng CC, Li YY, Hsu RW. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Jul 19;11:164.
  2. Candidal arthritis in revision knee arthroplasty successfully treated with sequential parenteral-oral fluconazole and amphotericin B-loaded cement spacer. Wu MH, Hsu KY. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 Feb;19(2):273-6.
  3. A Comparison of Three Types of Postoperative Pain Control after Posterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery. Wu MH, Wong CH, Niu CC, Tsai TT, Chen LH, Chen WJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Feb 15.
  4. Comparison of the accuracies of transpedicular screw insertion in CT-free, CT-based, and intraoperative CT navigation spine surgeries. MH Wu, TJ Huang, YY Li , CC Cheng, KC Huang, Robert WW Hsu Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012 3:39-42.
  5. Complications of cement-augmented dynamic hip screws in unstable type intertrochanteric fractures - a case series study. Wu MH, Lee PC, Peng KT, Wu CC, Huang TJ, Hsu RW. Chang Gung Med J. 2012 Jul;35(4):345-53.

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Board Certification:
 ◎ Taiwan Orthopaedic Surgeon Board Certification
 ◎ Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification
 ◎ International Society for Clinical Densitometry Certification
 ◎ Member of Taiwan Spine Society
 ◎ Member of Taiwan Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
 ◎ Member of AOspine
 ◎ Member of North American Spine Society