Tsai, Tsung-Ting
,M.D. ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei-Linkou Medical Center / Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Position: 1.Assistant Professor of Chang Gung University
2.Chief of Orthopaedic Ward at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
3.Supervisor of Taiwan Spine Society
Department: 1.Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University
2.Attending Physician of Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Office Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel:+886-3-3281200 Ext. 3612 
E-mail: tsai1129@gmail.com 
Focus of Interest:- Orthopedics
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Medicine
- Stem cell
- Tissue Engineering
Employment Record:◎2009/02/01-present Assistant Professor of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
◎2003/07/01-present Attending Physician of Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei-Linkou Medical Center
◎2004/07/01-2005/10/30 Research Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
◎2002/07/01-2003/06/30 Clinical Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
◎1997/07/25-2002/06/30 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
Education:Ph.D. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
M.D. China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Honors and Awards:◎Second Place for Outstanding Article Award in 2014 Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association.
◎The 2013 Outstanding Article Award from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou for “Increased periostin gene expression in degenerative intervertebral disc cells” published in the Spine Journal.
◎Third Place for Outstanding Article Award in 2013 Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association.
Selected Main Publications:
- Tsai TT, Ho NY, Fang HC, Lai PL, Niu CC, Chen LH, Chen WJ, Pang JH*. Increased sulfatase 1 gene expression in degenerative intervertebral disc cells. J Orthop Res, 2014 Dec. [Epub ahead of print] MOST 103-2314-B-182-034. CMRPG3D0112.
- Tsai TT, Ho NY, Lin YT, Lai PL, Fu TS, Niu CC, Chen LH, Chen WJ, Pang JH*. Advanced glycation end products in degenerative nucleus pulposus with diabetes. J Orthop Res, 2014 Feb;32(2) :238-244. NSC 100-2314-B-182-059. CMRPG3C0821.
- Tsai TT, Shen SW, Cheng CM, Chen CF*. Paper-based tuberculosis diagnostic devices with colorimetric gold nanoparticles. Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 2013;14:044404. CMRPG3C0821.
- Tsai TT, Lai PL, Liao JC, Fu TS, Niu CC, Chen LH, Lee MS, Chen WJ, Fang HC, Ho NY, Pang JH*. Increased periostin gene expression in degenerative intervertebral disc cells. Spine J, 2013 Mar;13(3):289-298. NSC 97-2314-B-182A-009.
- Tsai TT, Guttapalli A, Agrawal A, Albert TJ, Shapiro IM, Risbud MV*. MEK/ERK Signaling Controls Osmoregulation of Nucleus Pulposus Cells of the Intervertebral Disc by Transactivation of TonEBP/OREBP. J Bone Miner Res, 2007 Jul;22(7):965-74.
Board Certification:
2002/11/20 Taiwan Orthopaedic Association, No.001260
2001/12/25 Taiwan Surgical Association, No.004640
Ongoing projects：
1.CMRPG3C0111-2: The therapeutic strategies of osteoporosis in orthopaedics: Pre-clinical investigations project #4: The Effects of Osteoporosis Medicines on Fracture Healing and Spinal Fusion in Osteoporotic Rat Model.2013/01/01~2015/03/31
2.CMRPG3D0671: Rapid diagnostic test of spinal tuberculosis using aggregation-based immunoassay with gold nanoparticles.2014/02/01~2015/01/31
3.MOST 103-2314-B-182-034: Developing a surface antigen detection device for tuberculosis using Rv3807c/Rv3887c transmembrane proteins with paper-based colorimetric gold nanoparticles. 2014/08/01~2015/07/31