Expertise at Chang Gung system

Ting-Jung Wu ,M.D, Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
Position: Doctor / Assistant professor
Department: Department of Surgery, Division of  Liver and Transplantation Surgery.
Office Address: Department of Surgery, No. 5, Fushing Street, Kweishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan 333 (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3281200 ext. 3631
E-mail: wutij5056@gmail.com

Focus of Interest:
  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Transplantation
Employment Records:
2005/08~2006/07 Attending physician: Division of Trauma and Emergent Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou.      
2006/08~Present Attending physician: Division of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou.  
2007/08~2011/07 Lecturer: Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou.
2008/08~2011/08 Lecturer: Department of Medical Science, Chang Gung University. 2011/08~Present Assistant professor: Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou.
2013/08~Present Assistant professor: Department of Medical Science, Chang Gung University.                                                                                                               
Education:
1993/09~2000/06 Medical School:  Taipei Medical College 
2006/09~2013/07 Post-Graduate Education: PhD degree, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University.    
2011/01~2012/12 Research fellow: Visiting scientist, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA.                  

Selected Publications:
1. Dahiya D, Wu TJ★, Lee CF, Chan KM, Lee WC, Chen MF. Minor versus major hepatic resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients: a 20-year experience. Surgery. 2010;147(5):676-685.

2. Wu TJ, Wang F, Lin YS, Chan KM, Yu MC, Lee WC. Right hepatectomy by the anterior method with liver hanging versus conventional approach for large hepatocellular carcinomas. Br J Surg. 2010;97(7):1070-1078.

3. Wu TJ, Dahiya D, Lee CS, Lee CF, Chou HS, Chan KM, et al. Impact of portal venous hemodynamics on indices of liver function and graft regeneration after right lobe living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2011;17(9):1035-1045.

4. Wu TJ, Chen TC, Wang F, Chan KM, Soong RS, Chou HS, et al. Large fragment pre-s deletion and high viral load independently predict hepatitis B relapse after liver transplantation. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e32189.

5. Wu TJ, Chan KM, Chou HS, Lee CF, Wu TH, Chen TC, Yeh CT, Lee WC. Liver transplantation in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: the influence of viral characteristics o clinical outcome. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013; 20(11): 3852-90.

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Board Certification / Professional Affiliations:
- Republic of China License
- Board of Surgery, Republic of China
- Board of Gastroenterology Surgery

Ongoing Projects:
[2012/08/01 ~Present] Principle investigator

Investigation of the molecular links between liver inflammation and hepatocellular
carcinoma(HCC) on post hepatectomy patient survival: The activation of NfκB pathway  and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of HCC cancer cell.

[2012/08/01~Present] Co-principle investigator

Crosstalk between dendritic cells,myeloid-dericed suppressor cell and regulatory T-cells and reversal of immunosuppression in murine hepatocellular carcinoma model