Mai-Szu Wu, MD

Nephrology

SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS：
• Critical care nephrology
• Internal medicine
LANGUAGES SPOKEN：
• English
• French
• Chinese

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION：

• Taipei Medical University MD

 

ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS：

• Attending Physician, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, (1991.7-2012.5)
• Chief, Devision of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (2003.3-2012.3)
• Director, department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung (2008.7-2012.5)

 

PUBLICATIONS：

• Wu IW, Hsu KH, Sun CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS, Lee CC(2014).Oral adsorbent AST-120 potentiates the effect of erythropoietin-stimulating agents on Stage 5 Chronic kidney disease patients: a randomized crossover study. Nephrol Dial Transplant.(2014):1-9.
• Wu IW, Hsu KH, Sun CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS, Lee CC(2014).Oral adsorbent AST-120 potentiates the effect of erythropoietin-stimulating agents on Stage 5 chronic kidney disease patients: a randomized crossover study. Nephrol Dial Transplant.(29):1719-27.
• Yu YJ1, Wu IW, Huang CY, Hsu KH, Lee CC, Sun CY, Hsu HJ, Wu MS(2014).Multidisciplinary predialysis education reduced the inpatient and total medical costs of the first 6 months of dialysis in incident hemodialysis patients. PLoS One.():-.
• Hsu HJ, Yen CH, Hsu KH, Wu IW, Lee CC, Sun CY, Chou CC, Chen CY, Yang SY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS, Hung MJ(2014).Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Is a Modulator on the Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Vasospastic Angina. The Scientific World Journal.(2014):-.
• Hwang DY, Chien SC, Hsu YW, Kao CC, Cheng SY, Lu HC, Wu MS, Chang JM(2014).Genetic Polymorphisms of ORAI1 and Chronic Kidney Disease in Taiwanese Population. BioMed Research International.(2014):-.
• Hsu HJ, Yen CH, Hsu KH, Wu IW, Lee CC, Hung MJ, Sun CY, Chou CC, Chen YC, Hsieh MF, Chen CY, Hsu CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS(2014).Factors associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrology.(15):1-9.
• Lee CT, Wu IW, Chiang SS, Peng YS, Shu KH, Wu MJ, Wu MS(2014).Effect of oral Ferric citrate on serum phosphorus in hemodialysis patients: multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Nephrology.():-.
• YC Lin, CY Hsu, CC Kao, TW Chen, HH Chen, CC Hsu, MS Wu(2014).Incidence and Prevalence of ESRD in Taiwan Renal Registry Data System (TWRDS): 2005-2012. Acta Nephrologica.(28):65-68.
• Sun CY, Hsu HH, Wu MS(2013).P-Cresol sulfate and indoxyl sulfate induce similar cellular inflammatory gene expressions in cultured proximal renal tubular cells. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.(28):70-78.
• Wu IW, Hsu KH, Lee CC, Sun CY, Hsu HJ, Hung MJ, Wu MS(2013).Re-evaluating the predictive roles of metabolic complications and clinical outcome according to eGFR levels-a four-years prospective cohort study in Taiwan. BMC Nephrology.(14):92-.
• Hsu HJ, Yen CH, Chen CK, Wu IW, Lee CC, Sun CY, Chang SJ, Chou CC, Hsieh MF, Chen CY, Hsu CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS(2013).Association between uremic toxins and depression in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. General Hospital Psychiatry.(35):23-27.
• Hsu CY, Wu Ms(2012).Early Hemoperfusion May Improve Survival of Severely Paraquat-Poisoned Patients. PLoS ONE Nephro.(26):121-133.
• Sun CY, Chang SC, Wu MS(2012).Uremic Toxins Induce Kidney Fibrosis by Activating Intrarenal Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Associated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. PLoS ONE Nephro.(7):1-10.
• Sun CY, Chang SC, Wu MS(2012).Suppression of Klotho expression by protein-bound uremic toxins is associated with increased DNA methyltransferase expression and DNA hypermethylation. Kidney International.(81):640-650.
• Yang HY, Yen TH, Lin CY, Chen YC, Pan MJ, Lee CH, Yu CC, Wu MS, Wu SS, Weng CH, Chen KH, Hung CC, Yang CW(2012).Early Identification of Leptospirosis as an Ignored Cause of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. Shock.():-.
• Wu IW, Hsu KH, Hsu HJ, Lee CC, Sun CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS(2012).Serum free p-cresyl sulfate levels predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in elderly hemodialysis patients- A prospective cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant.(27):1169-1175.
• Tian YF, Tsai CS, Lee PC, Chu SH, Chien YS, Loong CC, Chen CH, Wu MS, Chu SH, Lian JD(2012).New-onset diabetes mellitus in cyclosporine-treated organ transplant patients in Taiwan: interim analysis (6 months) of post-marketing surveillance. Transplant Proc.(44):661-666.
• Sun CY, Cherng WJ, Jian HZ, Hsu HH, Wu IW, Hsu HJ, Wu MS(2012).P-Cresol sulfate and indoxyl sulfate induce similar cellular inflammatory gene expressions in cultured proximal renal tubular cells. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.(0):1-9.
• Sun CY, Cherng WJ, Jian HZ, Hsu HH, Wu IW, Hsu HJ, Wu MS(2012).Aliskiren reduced renal fibrosis in mice with chronic ischemic kidney injury-beyond the direct renin inhibition. Hypertension Research.(35):304-311.
• Hung MJ, Yang NI, Wu IW, Cheng CW, Liu PC, Chen SJ, Wu MS, Cherng WJ(2012).Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular remodeling in predialysis chronic kidney disease patients. J Nephrol.(25):96-106.
• Hsu HJ, Yen CH, Hsu KH, Lee CC, Chang SJ, Wu IW, Sun CY, Chou CC, Yu CC, Hsieh MF, Chen CY, Hsu CY, Weng CH, Tsai CJ, Wu MS(2012).Association between Cold dialysis and Cardiovascular Survival in Hemodialysis Patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.(27):2457-2464.
• Hsu CY, Hsieh MF, Sun CY, Lin CJ, Wu JD, Wu MS(2012).Patient able to stay on peritoneal dialysis after retroperitoneal-approach radical nephrectomy. Peirtoneal dialysis international.(32):104-106.
• Hsu CY, Sun CY, Lee CC, Wu IW, Hsu HJ, Wu MS(2012).Global DNA methylation not increased in chronic hemodialysis patients : A case-control study. Renal Failure.(34):1195-1199.
• Hsu HJ, Yen CH, Chen CK, Hsu KH, Hsiao CC, Lee CC, Wu IW, Sun CY, Chou CC, Hsieh MF, Chen CY, Hsu CY, Tsai CJ, Wu MS(2012).Low plasma DHEA-S increases mortality risk among male hemodialysis patients. Experimental Gerontology.(47):950-957.