Dr. Hung-Chi Chen: “Blurring Geographical Boundaries in Plastic Surgery” – A “Giants in Plastic Surgery” Interview
Release Date: 12/18/2023
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info_outlineIn this "Giants in Plastic Surgery" episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, we peer into Dr. Hung-Chi Chen’s life – both in the minute details of what a typical week looks like for him, as well as the things that bring him joy outside of work – his family and how they have influenced his life and work. Having trained across the world in Taiwan, China, Australia, and the United States, as well as having done charity work in various other countries such as India, South America, and Southeast Asia, Dr. Chen reveals a unique cross-cultural perspective and how fellows and doctors in different cultures have different skills that they bring to the table. A lively surgeon who has a lifelong dedication to his work, Dr. Chen delivers useful perspective.
Read a recent classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Chen and co-authors, “The “Crater” Arteriotomy: A Technique Aiding Precise Intimal Apposition in End-to-side Microvascular Anastomosis”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Chen
Dr. Hung-Chi Chen is presently the Superintendent of International Medical Service Center at the China Medical University Hospital. He specializes in complex microvascular reconstructive surgery as well as the microvascular transfer of intestine for various reconstructive – which he has written a book on. He is an academic, innovator, scientist, educator, leader, and master surgeon.
He has over 600 papers to his name and has directed more than 150 fellows in almost 30 countries. He treats some of the most challenging cases from all over the globe and his career spans almost 40 years. He was named one of the most inspirational scientists of the world in 2021.
He is the past President of the Reconstructive Microsurgery Institute in Taiwan, and the Chief of Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, in Taoyuan.
Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England.
Your producer & editor, Charlene Kok, is a Year 2 Medical Student in Imperial College London, England, with a keen interest in Plastic Surgery.
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