Expertise at Chang Gung System

Wei, Kuo-Chen ,M.D.
Institution: Linkou Chang Gung memorial hospital
Position: Assistant professor/Attending physician/Vice chairman
Department: Neurological Surgery
Office Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel:+886-3-3281200 ext 2412
E-mail: kuochenwei@cgmh.org.tw

Focus of Interest:
  •  Neurosurgery: intraoperative monitoring
  •  Biosignatures of brain tumor
  •  Drug delivery system for brain tumor: focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier opening, nanotechnology


Employment Record:
◎2004/8/1 – 2012/7/31: Adjunct instructor, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
◎2012/8/1 – 2014/8/31: Adjunct assistant professor, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
◎2014/9/1 – Present: Assistant professor, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
◎1993/9/1 – Present: Full-time attending physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch
◎2008/7/1 – 2012/6/30: Chief, Division of Brain Tumor, Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch
◎2012/1/1 – 2014/6/30: Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch
◎2013/9/1 – Present: Vice chairman, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch

Education:
1978/9/1 – 1985/6/30: M.D., Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. (7/1/1984-6/30/1985: Rotating internship)
1987/9/1 – 1989/6/30: Residency, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
1989/7/1 – 1993/6/30: Residency, Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
1999/7/1 – 2001/1/31: Post MD research, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Honor & Awards:
2013 Chien-Tien Hsu’s Cancer Research Award, The Chinese Oncology Society: Taipei, May 2-4, 2014

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Board Certification:
1. Physician license: no.013829, 1986-present
2. Surgeon license: no.002595, 1991-present
3. Specialty: neurosurgeon license no.000253, 1993-present
Professional Affiliations:
Member of Taiwan Surgical Association
Member of Taiwan Neurosurgical Society
Member of Taiwan Neurospinal Society
Member of Taiwan Society for Neuro-Oncology
Member of Taiwan Society for Skull Base Surgery
Member of Taiwan Society for Stereotactic Functional Neuosurgery and Radiosurgery
International member of American Association of Neurological Surgeons, since March 2011
Professional Activities:
●Member of Tissue Bank Committee, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, 2010-present.
●Deputy director, Cancer Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch, 2013-2015.
●Medical consulting member, Centers for Disease Control, R.O.C.(Taiwan), 2004-2005, 2007-2009.
●Medical personnel of global budgets review (2008-2010) and medical service review (2012-2014), Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.
●Member of Board of Directors, Taiwan Society for Neuro-Oncology, R.O.C., 2007-2009, 2013-2015.
●Secretary General, Taiwan Society for Neuro-Oncology, 2011-2013.
●Member of Board of Directors, Taiwan Society for Stereotactic Functional Neuosurgery and Radiosurgery, 2009-2015.
●Vice chairman of Insurance and Medical Affair Committee, Taiwan Neurosurgical Society, 2009-2011.
●Member of Board of Directors, Taiwan Neurosurgical Society, 2013-2015.
●Member of Board of Directors, Taiwan Neurospinal Society, 2011-2013.