Dr. Cheng Presents at the 10th Annual Meeting of Chinese Breast Cancer Society
March 19th, 2018 | Categories: Presentations
Great pleasure to attend the 10th Annual Meeting of Chinese Breast Cancer Society, Hangzhou, March 17, 2018. I presented my experience with making an accurate diagnosis of breast cancer-related lymphedema, and selecting the appropriate treatments for lymphedema. The most discussed topics in this conference were how to select the breast conservative treatment (preserving breast) versus breast reconstruction; and how to minimize the complications of breast cancer-related lymphedema versus lymphedema microsurgery. It was great to catch-up with many local friends and especially an old friend, Mien Chie Hung, Vice President of... Read More
Dr. Cheng Gives a Live Interview for the Formosa Cancer Foundation
March 12th, 2018 | Categories: Presentations
I was very pleased to give the first live interview on Facebook for the Formosa Cancer Foundation last Friday. Over the 25-minute live broadcast, we talked about the care for post breast cancer patients, with special emphasis on breast reconstruction and breast cancer-related lymphedema. Microsurgical deep inferior epigastric perforator flap is the state-of-art technique for breast reconstruction with a natural permanent and symmetric breast mound. The lymphoscintigraphy and indocyanine green lymphography are the important tools for acute diagnosis of breast cancer-related lymphedema. Lymphovenous anastomosis and vascu... Read More
Chang Gung Welcomes Dr. Kevin Chung from the University of Michigan as a Guest Speaker
March 4th, 2018 | Categories: News
It is our great honor to have Dr. Kevin Chung from the University of Michigan (UM) visiting us again as our Distinguished Professor last week. He gave us a grand round of hand surgery for Plastic Surgery and Orthopedics, and a series of research master classes. Appreciate the time, experience and knowledge you shared with us. We have learned so much and made incredible progress through the commitment, interaction, leadership, and trust from the collaboration between UM and CGMH. I cannot thank Dr. Chung enough for his tremendous support for Chang Gung. ... Read More
An Inspirational Visit to Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford Medical School
February 25th, 2018 | Categories: Other
San Francisco # 4. I am very impressed by the resources, innovations, and quality of researches at the Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford Medical School. The team is proudly led by Drs. James Chang, Michael Longaker, and Geoffrey Gurtner. All of them are world-class innovators and excellent role models for the young plastic surgeons. They have published numerous papers in the top medical journals. I had a successful brainstorming session with their research team. Several lymphedema research ideas came up from our meeting. I look forward to the collaboration with such a brilliant creative team in the near future. ... Read More
