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
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