Te-Chao Fang, MD PhD

Nephrology

SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS：
• Proteinuria; hematuria
• Edema
• Acute kidney injury
• Chronic kidney disease
• Hemodialysis/Peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplantation
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Acid-base disorder
• Internal medicine (Diabetes and Hypertension, etc)

LANGUAGES SPOKEN：
• English
• Chinese

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION：

1987-1994 M.D., Taipei Medical College
2004-2010 Ph.D., Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University

ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS：

1990-1991 Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1991-1993 Senior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
1993-1994 Chief Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
1993-1995 Clinical Fellow in Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
1995-2014 Consultant Physician, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
1997-2001 Lecturer of Medicine, Tzu Chi Medical College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
1998-2002 Director, Division of Nephrology & Dialysis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
2001-2006 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tzu Chi Medical College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
2002-2005 Fellowship, Histopathology Unit, Cancer Research UK, London, UK
2002-2007 Ph.D., Institute of Cellular and Molecular Science, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, UK
2005-2014 Director, Division of Nephrology & Dialysis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
2006-2013 Associate Professor of Medicine, Tzu Chi Medical College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
2009-2013 Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Tzu Chi Medical College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
2010-2013 Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
2013-2014 Professor of Medicine, Tzu Chi Medical College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
2014-2016 Attending physician, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
2014-Now Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
2014- Now Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
2015/02-2015/11 Director, Department of Medical Education, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
2016-Now Attending physician, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

PUBLICATIONS：

Hsiao PJ, Wu KL, Chiu SH, Chan JS1, Lin YF, Wu CZ, Wu CC, Kao S, Fang TC, Lin SH, Chen JS (2016)(SCI): Impact of the use of anti-diabetic drugs on survival of diabetic dialysis patients: a 5-year retrospective cohort study in Taiwan. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2016 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Tang CH, Chen TH, Fang TC, Huang SY, Huang KC, Wu YT, Wang CC, Sue YM (2016)(SCI): Do automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis have the same clinical outcomes? A ten-year cohort study in Taiwan. Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 8;6:29276.
Hsieh TC, Chou CL, Chen JS, Kuo CH, Wang YC, Lai YH, Lin YL, Wang CH, Fang TC (correspondence) (2016)(SCI): Risk of mortality and of atherosclerotic events among patients who underwent hemodialysis and subsequently developed retinal vascular ccclusion: a Taiwanese retrospective cohort study. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb 1;134(2):196-203.
Wang YC, Hsieh TC, Chou CL, Wu JL, Fang TC (correspondence) (2016)(SCI): Risks of adverse events following coprescription of statins and calcium channel blockers: A nationwide population-based study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan;95(2):e2487.
Chao LK, Fang TC (correspondence) (2015): Dialysis catheter-related pulmonary embolism in a patient with paraquat intoxication. Tzu Chi Medical Journal Published online: July 2 2015
Kuo CH, Hsieh TC, Wang CH, Chou CL, Lai YH, Chen YY, Lin YL, Wu ST, Fang TC (correspondence) (2015)(SCI): Increased risks of mortality and atherosclerotic complications in incident hemodialysis patients subsequently with bone fractures: a nationwide case-matched cohort study. PLoS One 2015 10(4):e0121705
Chou CL, Pang CY, Lee TJ, Fang TC (correspondence) (2015)(SCI): Beneficial effects of calcitriol on hypertension, glucose intolerance, impairment of endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation, and visceral adiposity in fructose-fed hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2015; 10(3): e0119843
Hung TH, Chou CL, Fang TC (correspondence) (2014)(SCI): Impact of renal dysfunction in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infections other than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Hepatol Res 2014;44:863-870
Chou CL, Hsieh TC, Wang CH, Hung TH, Lai YH, Chen YY, Lin YL, Kuo CH, Wu YJ, Fang TC (correspondence) (2014)(SCI): Long-term outcomes of dialysis patients after coronary revascularization: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Arch Med Res 2014; 45:188-194
Fang TC (correspondence) (2013): Causal relationship between hepatitis C infection and chronic kidney disease. Acta Nephrologica 2013; 27:181-182
Lai YH, Fang TC (correspondence) (2013): The pleiotropic effect of vitamin D. ISRN Nephrology 2013; Article ID 898125: e1-e6
Chou CL, Fang TC (correspondence) (2013): Coronary artery disease in dialysis patients: What is the optimal therapy? Tzu Chi Medical Journal 2013;25:82–85
Lin YL, Chen YY, Lai YH, Chou CL, Wang CH, Fang TC, Hsu BG (2013): Inverse association of serum adiponectin level with body mass index in peritoneal dialysis patients. Acta Nephrologica 2013;27:16-22
Chou CL, Pang CY, Lee T.J., Fang TC (correspondence) (2013)(SCI): Direct renin inhibitor prevents and ameliorates insulin resistance, aortic endothelial dysfunction, and vascular remodeling in fructose-fed hypertensive rats. Hypertens Res 2013;36:123-128
Fang TC (correspondence), Pang CY, Chiu SC, Ding DC, Tsai RK (2012)(SCI): Renoprotective effect of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in immunodeficient mice suffering from acute kidney injury. PLoS One 2012;7(9):e46504
Lin HF, Li YH, Wang CH, Chou CL, Kuo DJ, Fang TC (correspondence) (2012)(SCI): Increased risk of cancer in chronic dialysis patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012;27: 1585-1590