Expertise at Chang Gung System

Chung-Kan Tsao, MD, MS.
Institution: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Department: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Office Address: 5, Fusing Sreet, Kweishan, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
Tel: +886-3-3281200 ext. 3355
E-mail: nightman251@gmail.com

Focus of Interest:
  • Tissue engineering
  • Head and neck reconstruction
  • Trachea reconstruction
Fulltime Employment:

2003.Jul – present Attending Physician, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2006.Jan – present Ward Chief, General Surgery Intensive Care Unit 5th
2010.Jul – present Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2013.Oct – present Chief, Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery


Education:

1988 – 1995 School of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (MD)
2010 – 2013 Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (MS)


Selected Publications:
1. Tsao CK, Wei FC, Chang YM, Cheng MH, Chuang DCC, Kao HK, Dayan JH. Reconstruction of the buccal mucosa following release for submucous fibrosis using two radial forearm flaps from a single donor site. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Jul;63(7):1117-23.
2. Tsao CK, Wan DC, Chen WF, Kao DS, Levi B. The commissure-based triangular flap for lip revision following reconstruction of a through-and-through defect. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Feb;65(2):271-3.
3. Chen WF, Tsao CK, Cheng MH*. A Novel Salvage Approach for Pedicle Axial Flap – Free-ization of Pedicle Internal Mammary Artery Perforator Flap. Microsurgery. 2012 May;32(4):314-7. doi: 10.1002/micr.21962.
4. Ko CY, Yang CY, Yang SY, Kua KL, Tsao CK, Chuang DCC, Chu IM, Cheng MH*. Cartilage formation through alterations of amphiphilicity of poly (ethylene glycol)-poly(caprolactone) copolymer hydrogels. Accepted by RSC Advances.
5. Tsao CK, Ko CY, Yang SR, Yang CY, Brey EM, Huang S, Chu IM, Cheng MH. Investigation of an Ectopic Approach for Engineering a Vascularized Tracheal Substitute. Accepted by Biomaterials.