肝臟移植

March 23, 1984
The first liver transplantation in Taiwan was performed by Dr. Chao-Long Chen at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. It was the first successful liver transplant with extended survival in Asia as well as the first case where the organ was procured from a brain dead donor. This event ignited extensive debate and discussion that led to a consensus on the definition of brain death in the medical profession.

October 19, 1984
The Medical Association of the Republic of China issued the statement that “brain death equals death”, which prompted the legislation of the Human Organ Transplant Act. The concept of brain death was then legally defined and accepted.　

November 4, 1985
Dr. Chao-Long Chen performed the second case of liver transplantation in Linkou. The patient is alive to date. Since the first liver transplant patient died from a traffic accident three years after transplantation, the second case became the longest surviving liver transplant recipient in Asia.

World transplant records. In: Cecka JM, Terasaki PI, eds. Clinical transplants 2001.

1987
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the honor of outstanding medical staff in the Chang Gung System for three times because of his contribution in liver transplantation. The Gold Medals were from the Formosa Plastic Group Chairman, Yung-Ching Wang (1987, 1991, 1996)

August, 1988 – July, 1989
Dr. Hideo Kawarasaki of the University of Tokyo led his liver transplant team to Taiwan to collaborate with Dr. Chao-Long Chen for six visits. They cooperated in developing an animal model of living donor liver transplantation.

June 19, 1990
Professor Masatoshi Makuuchi invited Dr. Chao-Long Chen to supervise their first liver transplant operation in National Shinshu University. The recipient became the longest surviving liver transplant patient in Japan.　

August 10, 1990
Dr. Chao-Long Chen performed the first case of liver transplantation for biliary atresia in Taiwan at Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The patient is alive and well to date. It was the first successful pediatric liver transplant in Taiwan.　

August 28, 1991
Dr. Chao-Long Chen performed the first case of liver transplantation for choledochal cyst. The patient is alive and well to date.

June 12, 1992
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the most outstanding alumnus award from Kaohsiung Medical University.

December 18, 1992
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the first prize of outstanding scientific papers of the year 1992 from the International College of Surgeons, China Section with his essay “Liver Transplantation in Taiwan: The Chang Gung Experience”.

August, 1993
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was promoted as Professor of Surgery (Ministry of Education).

January 15, 1994
The first liver transplantation for hepatitis C in Taiwan was performed at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The recipient delivered a healthy baby three years later, becoming the first liver transplant recipient to become a mother after the operation.　

June 17, 1994
The Liver Transplant Program of the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (KCGMH-LTP) performed the first living donor liver transplantation in Taiwan.　

World transplant records. In: Cecka JM, Terasaki PI, eds. Clinical transplants 2001. UCLA Immunogenetic Center, 2002:297

October 7, 1994
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the first prize of outstanding scientific papers of the year 1994 from the International College of Surgeons, China Section, with his essay “Metabolic Effects of Liver Transplantation in Wilson’s Disease”.　

December 1994
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was invited as a Visiting Professor of Surgery by the University of Miami, U.S.A.

January 6-7, 1996
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital hosted the “First International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Symposium”.

January 18, 1996
Dr. Chao-Long Chen obtained the National Outstanding Award in Science and Technology from the Executive Yuan of Taiwan.　

March 13, 1996
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first liver transplantation for glycogen storage disease in Taiwan and the patient is alive and well to date.

April 12, 1996
Six members of KCGMH-LTP: Chao-Long Chen, Yaw-Sen Chen, Yu-Fan Cheng, Yuan-Cheng Chiang, Fu-Liu Hsing and Miao-Wei Huang, were invited by the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Manila to performed the first living donor liver transplantation in the Philippines.

November 6, 1996
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome in Taiwan. The patient got married and had children after transplantation.　

May 20, 1997
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first split liver transplantation in Asia.

Chen CL, et al. Split liver transplantation (Review article) Asian Journal of Surgery 25:285-290, 2002

July 1, 1997
The KCGMH-LTP integrated the basic and clinical research and founded the liver transplant research center. Associate Professor Shigeru Goto was in charge of the basic arm, which currently consists of transplant cellular immunology lab, transplant molecular biology lab, transplant protein chemistry lab, transplant surgery lab, SPF animal lab and bioartificial liver lab.

October 8, 1997
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first living donor liver transplant without transfusion of blood or blood products.

World transplant records. In: Cecka JM, Terasaki PI, eds. Clinical transplants 2001.

October 1997
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as an Honorary Professor by the China Medical University in Shengyang, China.

January 21, 1998
The KCGMH-LTP performed liver transplantation for a Japanese child named Hirotasu Kushita, who was the first foreign patient to undergo liver transplantation in Taiwan.

April 1, 1998
The KCGMH-LTP began to train Japanese surgical fellows,including:

July 1, 1998
The KCGMH-LTP began to train Japanese and Southeast Asian surgical fellows, including:

Toshiro Tatsuma	(1998.4-1993.3)
Vanessa H. de Villa	(1998.7-2002.7)
Hirotaka Yokoyama	(1999.4-2000.3)
Yukio Iwashita	(2000.4.-2001.3)
Mitsuhisa Takatsuki	(2001.6-2003.3)
Yuji Morii	(2003.4-2004.3)
Ravishankar K. Diddapur	(2004)
Allan Dante M. Concejero	(2004.10-present)
Salleh Ibrahim	(2004.11-2005.10)
Shridhar G. Iyer	(2006)
Amornetta P. Jordan	(2006.1-2008.2)
Chung-Yip Chan	(2007.1-2008.1)
Jee Keem Low	(2008.3-2009.3)
David Lam	(2008.12-2009.12)
Anthony Q. Yap	(2009.1-2010.12)
Kailash K. Jawade	(2009.4-2010.4)
Vaishali Jawade	(2009.4-2010.4)
Dibyajyoti Bora	(2009.12-2010.12)
Konstantin N. Lutsyk	(2010.5-2010.12)
Tan T'zu-Jen	(2010.5-present)
Ruslan Alikhanov	(2010.7-2010.12)
Abdul Wahab Dogar	(2010.10-2011.02)

August, 1998
Ms.Hui-Bo Yang, a living liver donor, and Mr.Yong-Xian Wang organized“Liver Patient Communication”.

November 1998
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting Professor by the Third Military Medical University of China.

January 14, 1999
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation in Taiwan and the patient is alive and well to date.

January 27, 1999
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first internationally collaborated split liver transplantation in Asia in cooperation with the University of Hong Kong.

August 1, 1999
Dr. Bruno Jawan was promoted to Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology of the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.　
September, 1999
Professor Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Vice-Superintendent of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center.
October 1999
Seigo Kitano,Professor of Surgery at Oita Medical University of Japan, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

November 1999
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting Professor by Beijing Friendship Hospital of the China Capital Medical University.

November 24, 1999
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first liver transplantation for neonatal hepatitis in Taiwan. The patient is alive and well to date.

January 21, 2000
Taiwan’s first case of spousal living donor liver transplantation was performed at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

April 8, 2000
In Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Drs. Chao-Long Chen, Yaw-Sen Chen and Chih-Chi Wang accomplished three separate liver transplants simultaneously. All three patients were discharged from the hospital on May 8. They have been alive and well to date.

June 28, 2000
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first liver transplantation for Alagille syndrome in Taiwan. The patient is alive and well to date.
September 11, 2000
The Liver Intensive Care Unit was inaugurated.
November 1, 2000
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 100^th liver transplant. Of these, 52 were living donor liver transplants and the survival rate was 100%, which is the highest global record. Since 2000, living donor liver transplantation has become a routine operation, being performed at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital on a weekly basis.

December 2000
Surgeons from Kyushu University, Mitsuo Shimada, Takashi Nishizaki and Yuji Soejima visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

February 21, 2001
Jose Gabrielle Teotico from the Philippines underwent live donor liver transplantation in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He was the first foreign patient to undergo living donor liver transplantation in Taiwan.

April 25, 2001
The KCGMH-LTP performed the first living donor liver transplantation with a liver graft from a pregnant woman for her daughter in a life threatening situation. After five months, the mother delivered a healthy baby.

World transplant records. In: Cecka JM, Terasaki PI, eds. Clinical transplants 2001. UCLA Immunogenetic Center, 2002:297

May 30, 2001
A South African Chinese underwent living donor liver transplantation in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He was the first patient from another continent to undergo liver transplantation in Taiwan.

July 1, 2001
Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng was promoted to Chief of the Department of Radiology of the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

October 2001

Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting Professor by Nankai University of Tianjin, China

October 2001
Professor K.C. Tan of National University of Singapore led the liver transplant team consisting of ten members to observe living donor liver transplants in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

November 12, 2001
The liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital consisting of Chao-Long Chen, Yaw-Sen Chen, Chih-Chi Wang, Vanessa H. de Villa, Yuan-Cheng Chiang, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Yu-Fan Cheng, Tung-Liang Huang, Bruno Jawan, Jien-Wei Liu, Miao-Wei Huang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Li-Man Lin and Hsiu-Lan Liao, altogether fourteen staff members, were invited by Peking University to perform the first pediatric right lobe living donor liver transplant in China. This is the joint medical adventure of the largest scale so far between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

December 2001
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the first prize of outstanding scientific papers of the year 2001 from the International College of Surgeons, Taiwan Section, with his paper entitled “Minimal Blood Loss Living Donor Hepatectomy”.

January 31, 2002
The liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital consisting of thirteen staff members including Chao-Long Chen, Yaw-Sen Chen, Chih-Chi Wang, Chih-Che Lin, Yuan-Cheng Chiang, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Yu-Fan Cheng, Tung-Liang Huang, Bruno Jawan, Hsiang-Ning Luk, Miao-Wei Huang, Chiung-Chuan Tsai and Li-Man Lin, were invited by the Peking Union Medical College Hospital to team up with Jie-Fu Huang and Shou-Xian Zhong to perform the first adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation in Beijing.

February 2002
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting Professor by the Peking Union Medical College Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

April 10, 2002
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 100^th living donor liver transplant. The 5-year actuarial patient and graft survival rates of the first 100 recipients were both at 97%.

April 20, 2002
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital hosted the 2002 Living Donor Liver Transplantation Symposium. The major speakers were Professor Koichi Tanaka of Kyoto University, Professor Masatoshi Makuuchi of University of Tokyo, Professor Sung-Gyu Lee of Ulsan University, Professor Sheung-Tat Fan of University of Hong Kong and Professor Chao-Long Chen of Chang Gung University.

July, 2002
Dr. K. Prabhakaran and a 7-member transplant team from the National Singapore University Hospital visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.
July 1, 2002
Dr. Hock-Liew Eng was promoted to Chief of the Department of Pathology of the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.
August 28, 2002

The KCGMH-LTP performed the first dual graft living donor liver transplantation in Taiwan.

Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: The Asian Perspective was published as a Supplement to Transplantation.

Professor Chao-Long Chen was appointed as the Superintendent of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center.
March, 2003
The KCGMH-LTP began to train surgeons coming from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.　
July, 2003
Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng and Dr. Hock-Liew Eng were promoted to Professor under the Taiwan Ministry of Education rules and implementing guidelines.
July, 2003
Ms.Hui-Bo Yang, herself a living liver donor, published a collection of articles about experiences and reflections of patients undergoing liver transplantation. The first edition of this book was entitled “Mood Story”.

Professor Chao-Long Chen and Professor Jatin P. Shah from Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center were conferred the title of Honory Fellow by the Philippine College of Surgeons.

October 1, 2003
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 150th living donor liver transplant. All donors are alive and back to their pre-donation life styles. The actuarial survival rates of the 150 recipients are 97.9% at one year and 96% at five years.

October 24, 2003
Dr. Chao-Long Chen won the first prize of outstanding scientific papers of the year 2003 from the International College of Surgeons, Taiwan Section, with his essay “Living Donor Liver Transplantation: 12 Years of Experience in Asia”

March, 2004
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting professor in Beijing University.　
March 23, 2004
The KCGMH performed the first case of the liver transplantation in Taiwan for hepatitis E virus complicated by fulminant hepatic failure.
May, 2004
The KCGMH was exempted by the Taiwan National Health Insurance from its requirement of securing permit for liver transplantation before the actual operation in recognition of the Center’s excellent survival outcome.
June, 2004
Ms.Hui-Bo Yang published the second edition of her collection of articles.
November 24, 2004
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 200th living donor liver transplantation. All donors recovered well and have returned to their previous lifestyle. The 1- and 5-year recipient survival rates were 97% and 93%, respectively.

January, 2005
Superintendent Zhi Du, Gastrointestinal Surgery Department Director Yi-Jyun Wang, and Anesthesiology Department Director Bao-Zhu Gao of the Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe liver transplantation.

May, 2005
Professor and Superintendent Guei-Hua Chen, Surgery Department Director Min-Ciang Lu, and Deputy Director Chang-Jie Cai of the Third Affiliated Hospital of the Guangzhou Sun Yat-Sen University visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.
July 2005
Twelve (12) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended the 11th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in Los Angeles, USA and presented 11 papers (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 15). Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng was awarded a travel grant to present his paper entitled "Hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplantation".

September, 2005
Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting professor at the Third Center Clinical Institutes of the Tianjin Medical University, China.

September, 2005
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 100th living donor liver transplantation for biliary atresia. The 1- and 5-year survival rates were both 98%, a global record.

Liver Transplantation Center of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital was awarded the "Golden Award of 2005 National Biotechnology and Medical Care Quality Award" and "2005 Symbol of National Quality".

February-March, 2006

Dr. K.K. Madhavan and Dr. Ernest Hidalgo of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

May 2006

Ten (10) doctors, 4 nurses and 1 social worker from the KCGMH - LPT attended the 12nd Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in Milan, Italy and presented 12 papers. (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 17).

Dr. Chih-Che Lin was awarded a travel grant from the 12th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society in Milan, Italy to present his paper entitled "High level active immunization is a feasible and effective strategy to prevent de novo hepatitis B virus infection in pediatric patients after living donor liver transplantation"

　
May, 2006
Dr. Bruno Jawan was promoted to Professor under the Taiwan Ministry of Education rules and implementing guidelines.
June 2006

Liver transplant experts from southern China, Drs. Yang Yang and Xu Chi of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, Dr. Ze-Min Hu, chief of the Zhongshan City People’s Hospital in Guangdong, Dr. Jie Zhou of Nanfang Hospital, Nangfang Medical University, and Dr. Bo Li, chief of the Western China Hospital of Sichuan University, visited and observed living donor liver transplants in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

The Superintendent of the Hiroshima University Hospital, Professor Toshimasa Asahara, led a team of 10 university hospital officials to visit Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observe living donor liver transplants.

Seven (7) members of the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital attended The 2006 Joint Congress of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, and The Transplantation Society in Boston, U.S.A. and presented 12 papers.

Dr. Chao-Long Chen and Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng were appointed as Visiting Professors in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital.

Five (5) liver transplant experts from central China, led by Professor Shu-sen Zheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Superintendent of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Dr. Jia Fan, Vice-Superintendent of the Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University of Shanghai, Dr. Qiang Xia, chief of the Transplantation Center of Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dr. Cheng-Hong Peng, chief of the Transplantation Center of Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, and Dr. Lin Zhong, chief of the Transplantation Center of the Shanghai First People’s Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

Twelve (12) members of the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, led by Professor Chao-Long Chen, Dr. Bruno Jawan, Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng, Dr. Chih-Chi Wang, Dr. Tsan-Shiun Lin, Dr. Shih-Ho Wang, Dr. Chee-Chien Yong, Miao-Wei Huang, Hsiu-Lan Liao, Li-Man Lin, Hui-Chuan Liao and Pei-Yi Shen, were invited by the Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to perform the first pediatric living donor liver transplantation in Shanghai.

The KCGMH-LTP performed its 400th liver transplant. Of these, 295 were living donor liver transplants and 105 were deceased donor liver transplants.

Ten (10) members of the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, led by Professor Chao-Long Chen, Dr. Bruno Jawan, Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng, Dr. Chih-Chi Wang, Dr. Jien-Wei Liu, Dr. Tsan-Shiun Lin, Miao-Wei Huang, Hsiu-Lan Liao, Li-Man Lin and Wen-Chih Wang, were invited by the Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to perform the second living donor liver transplantation in Shanghai.

Five (5) liver transplant experts from northern China, led by Dr. Da-Zhi Chen, chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery at the Beijing You-An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Dr. Shi-Chun Lu, chief of the Transplantation Center of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Dr. Tong-Lin Zhang, chief of the Liver Transplant Department of Beijing University Third Hospital, and Dr. Zhi-Jun Zhu, chief, and Dr. Zang-Yun Jin of the Tianjin First Center Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

Ten (10) members of the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, led by Professor Chao-Long Chen, Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng, Dr. Yuan-Cheng Chiang, Dr. Shih-Ho Wang, Dr. Tsan-Shiun Lin, Dr. Chih-Hsien Wang, Dr. Allan Concejero, Hsiu-Lan Liao, Li-Man Lin and Wen-Chih Wang, were invited by the Beijing University Third Hospital to perform the first pediatric living donor liver transplantation for Wilson’s Disease in their hospital.

The Taiwan National Health Insurance Bureau announced the national survival statistics in transplantation. Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital topped the list of liver transplant centers in terms of number of transplants and survival rates.

Seven (7) doctors and 2 nurses from the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital attended the 13^thInternational Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) Annual Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and presented 18 papers. (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 20).

Dr. Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Visiting Professor at the Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University.

Dr. Chih-Chi Wang was promoted as Chief of the General Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery of the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

Six (6) team members of the KCGMH-LTP, led by Professor Chao-Long Chen, Dr. Yu-Fan Cheng, Dr. Chih-Chi Wang, Dr. Tsan-Shiun Lin, Dr. Allan Concejero, and Li-Man Lin, were invited by the Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to perform living donor liver transplantation for biliary atresia.

Seven (7) liver transplant experts from central China, led by Professor Xiang-Cheng Li, chief of the Transplantation Center of Jiangsu Province Hospital, Associate Professor Jian Wu of the Liver Transplant Center of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Dr. Jian-Jun Zhang, vice-chief of the Transplantation Center of the Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dr. Bo-Yong Shen, vice-chief of The Transplantation Center of Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Professor Guo-Qing Chen of the Liver Transplant Center of First People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dr. Jian Zhou, vice-chief of the Liver Transplant Center of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, and Dr. Jian-Min Qian, chief of Transplantation Surgery at the Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

Professor Chao-Long Chen was elected as Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Eighteen (18) doctors and 7 nurses of the liver transplantation team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital went to Pattaya, Thailand to attend the 10^th Congress of The Asian Society of Transplantation. Professor Chao-Long Chen was an invited speaker in 2 scientific sessions. The team presented 23 papers.

The KCGMH-LTP performed living donor liver transplantation on a Chinese child named Han-Zhi Mai, the first mainland China patient to undergo liver transplantation in Taiwan.

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center became one of the training centers in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of the Henri Bismuth Hepatobiliary Institute.

The KCGMH-LTP performed its 500th liver transplant. Of these, 382 were living donor liver transplants and 118 were deceased donor liver transplants.

Six (6) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended the 2008 Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in Paris, France and presented 9 papers.

The 4 staff and research fellows of KCGMH-LTP attended the 22nd International Congress of The Transplantation Society in Sydney, Australia and presented 10 papers.

December 2008
The KCGMH-LTP began to train European surgical fellow.
David Lam (2008.12)
Konstantin N. Lutsyk (2010.5-2011.5)
Ruslan Alikhanov (2010.7-2011.7)
Andrzej Lech Komorowski (2013.07－2013.09)

December 2008
Professor Jean C Emond, Thomas S Zimmer Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

President Ying-Jeou Ma congratulated Superintendent Chao-Long Chen in the Presidential Office for the excellence in quality of services.

25^th Anniversary of the First liver transplant in Taiwan and First successful liver transplant with extended survival in Asia performed by Professor Chao-Long Chen.

The Taiwan National Health Insurance Bureau declared the national survival statistics in transplantation in the past 10 years. Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital remained as the number one liver transplant center in terms of number of transplants and survival rates.

April 15, 2009

An American artist underwent living donor liver transplantation in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. She was the first American patient to undergo liver transplantation in Taiwan.

Nine (9) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended the 15th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in New York, USA and presented 20 papers (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 23).

The KCGMH-LTP performed its 600th liver transplant. Of these 475 were living donor liver transplants and 125 were deceased donor liver transplants.

Five (5) liver transplant experts from central China, led by Professor Zhi-Hai Peng, Vice Superintendent of First People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Professor Shuang-Jian Qiu of the Liver Transplant Center of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University,Professors Zhuo-Yi Wang and Min Zhang of the Liver Transplant Center of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, andAssociate Professor Feng Cheng of the Liver Transplant Center of Jiangsu Province Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

September 2009
Professor Yu-Fan Cheng was appointed as the Director of the Cancer Center of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

September 24, 2009
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 500th living donor liver transplant.

Nine (9) doctors, four (4) nurses and two (2) transplant coordinators from KCGMH-LTP attended the 11th Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation in Beirut, Lebanon and presented 20 papers. Professor CL Chen delivered 2 invited lectures in this congress

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October 10, 2009

The Liver Transplantation Research Center’s Assistant Professor Toshiaki Nakano, PhD and Research Assistant Jia-Yun Lai, MSc were married in Kaohsiung. In addition to their relatives, friends, and hospital staff from Chang Gung Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, sixteen (16) professors and doctors from Hiroshima University, Josai International University and Oita Medical University attended the couple’s wedding.

Surgeons from Kyoto University, Yasuhiro Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Kanazawa and Junji Iwasaki visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

December 31, 2009
In 2009, the KCGMH-LTP performed 116 transplants. Among these transplants were 109 living donor liver transplantations. Currently, only KCGMH and Asan Medical Center in Korea are the key centers that perform more than 100 LDLTs per year in the world.

January 2010
Professor Chao-Long Chen continues to serve on the Editorial Board of the Journal “LIVER TRANSPLANTATION” for the next five-year term, and became member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “TRANSPLANTATION”.

April 6, 2010
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 700th liver transplant.Of these 568 were living donor liver transplants and 132 were deceased donor liver transplants.

June 16-19, 2010
Thirty(30) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended the 16th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) in Hong Kong and presented 43 papers (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 50).Professors Chao-Long Chen and Yu-Fan Cheng delievered 3 invited lectures in this congress.

August, 2010
Surgeons from Jikei University School of Medicine, Professor Katsuhiko Yanaga, Koichiro Haruki, Yuki Fujiwara and Kenei Furukawa visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

August, 2010
Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Zhi-Yong Huang, Professor Zhi-Shui Chen, Associate Professor Nian-Qiao Gong, Hong-Ping Luo and Min-Hui Zhang visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

November 26, 2010
Professor Chao-Long Chen was appointed as the Distinguished Visiting Consultant of the Changi General Hospital, Singapore.

December 27, 2010
Imaging Center for Liver Transplantation of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital was bestowed with the “Silver Award of 2010 National Biotechnology and Medical Care Quality” and “2010 Symbol of National Quality”.

January 20, 2011
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 800th liver transplant. Of these 665 were living donor liver transplants and 135 were deceased donor liver transplants.

February, 2011
Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Professor Fock Kwong Ming, Teo Eng Kiong, Salleh Ibrahim, Tan Gee Seng, Yoong Chee Seng, Siau Chuin, Neo Tze Guan, Sun Li, Feng Ying, Song Xiao Ying, Yap Mei Foon, Loo Chuan Ing and Kow Fang Hai visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

March, 2011
Shanghai First People's Hospital Vice-Superintendent Peng Zhi Hai and Drs. Li Shi Tong, Sun Xing, Xing Tong Hai and Peng Wen visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

April, 2011
The Vascular Cryopreservation Bank of CGMH-LTP was inspected and approved by the Department of Health.

April 29, 2011
Prof. Koichi Tanaka visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to forge collaboration between the Kobe Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation and Kaohsiung Chang Gung Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences.

June, 2011
Shanghai Chang Zheng Hospital Dr. Wang Zheng Xin, Xu Hai Tao and Head Nurses Ms. Zhang Pei Fang, Ms. Yang Hai Qin visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

June 22-25, 2011
Sixteen(16) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended The 2011 Congress of International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) in Valencia, Spain and presented 35 papers (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 38). Professor Chao-Long Chen delievered 1invited lectures in this congress.

Doctor Leo Leung-Chit Tsang (mentee) and Professor Yu-Fan Cheng (mentor) ?were bestowed with the “Rising Star Award”.

October 8, 2011

November 8, 2011
The KCGMH-LTP performed its 900th liver transplant. Of these 760 were living donor liver transplants and 140 were deceased donor liver transplants.

March 6, 2012
A team of six liver transplant experts from central China, led by Professor Jun Shi, Superintendent of Jiangxi People's Hospital, together with Dr. Xiao-wu Huang, chief of Hepatic Tumor Surgery Division of Zhong Shan Hospital in Shanghai, Dr. Jun Yu, chief of HPB Surgery Division of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Dr. Xin Wang from Transplantation Division of Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dr. Jun Ma from Transplantation Division of Shanghai Chang Zheng Hospital and Dr. Mu-jian Teng, chief of Liver Transplantation Center of Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

March 10, 2012
Venerable Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan immortalized through Chinese calligraphy the “Father of Liver Transplantation”.

May 16-19, 2012
Sixteen (16) members of the KCGMH-LTP attended The 2012 Annual International Congress of International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) in San Francisco, USA and presented 32 papers (The total number of scientific papers presented from Taiwan was 38).

June 9, 2012
Professor Chao-Long Chen was conferred the Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by Cheng Shiu University.

June 21, 2012
A high-level team from Singapore headed by Prof. K Satku, Director of Medical Services of the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH), visited KCGMH to understand and learn how liver transplant services are organized in KCGMH. The other members of the team included Dr. Lee Heow Yong, Acting Director, Hospital Services, MOH; Dr. Hong Weiwei, Assistant Director, Hospital Services, MOH; Ms. Tan Yan Lin, Manager, Hospital Services, MOH; Prof. Prabhakaran, Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatric Surgery, National University Health System (NUHS) & Director, Pediatric Organ Transplant Program, NUHS; and Dr. Cheow Peng Chung, Head, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Team, Singapore General Hospital.

June 26-27, 2012
A team of 7 liver transplant experts from Beijing and Tianjing, Dr. He Qiang, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Vice Director Lin Dong-Dong, Beijing You-An Hospital, Prof. Li Guang-Ming, Peking University People’s Hospital, Dr. Li Wei, General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, Dr. Zhang Ya-Min, and Dr. Gao Wei, Tianjin First Central Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

July 24, 2012
July 24, 2012 marked the 1000th liver transplantation performed in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Of these, 854 were living donor liver transplantations and 146 were deceased donor liver transplantations.

July 29-31, 2012
Professor Chao-Long Chen was appointed as a member of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) convened by the Singapore Ministry of Health. He was also invited to overlook the liver transplant programs at Singapore National University Hospital and Singapore General Hospital.

August 7-8, 2012
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital was selected by Novartis as a Center of Excellence to host the 2012 Living Donor Liver Transplantation Preceptorship Program. This was attended by international surgeons from Asia and America.

August 11, 2012
“The 1000th Liver Transplant Celebration and Awarding Ceremony for Living Liver Donors” was held in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. President Ying-Jeou Ma, Fo Fuang Shan Buddhist Master Hsing-Yun, Minister of Health Wen-Ta Chiu, Former Chang Gung University President Chau-Hsiung Chang, Executive Yuan Minister without Portfolio Chiu-Hsing Yang, Chairman of Chang Gung Steering Committee Yu-Ray Chen, members of the liver transplant team, and liver transplant recipients and donors met together for the grand celebration. More than 800 participants witnessed the success of the liver transplant program.

September 17, 2013
The KCGMH-LTC completed its 1000th living donor liver transplantation. All 1000 donors recovered well. In addition, the respective 1- and 5- year survival rates of the recipients are 95.7% and 90.5%. These records are among the best in the world.

October 1, 2013
As requested by Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, the KCGMH-LTC performed the first hyper-reduced size liver transplantation in Taiwan on a Guatemalan baby.

October 10, 2013
Another feather in our cap was added when we performed the1000th living donor liver transplantation in Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, the patient happened to be the third sibling to undergo transplant following vertical transmission of hepatitis B in the family leading to liver cirrhosis and cancer in 3 brothers.

April 1, 2014
2003-2012 transplant survival statistics of Taiwan National Health Insurance Department reaffirms Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital as premier liver transplant center with highest number of transplantations and the best survival outcomes.

April, 2014
A team of 4 experts from the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Dr. Yu Liang of the First Affiliated Hospital, Xian JiaoTong University; Dr. Wang Qi of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University; Associate Professor Zhang Wan-Guang of TongJi Hospital and Dr. Zhao Jin-Ming, Clinical Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed livingdonor liver transplants.

June 4-7, 2014
Team members from KCGMH-LTP attended annual congress of ILTS 2014 held in London and delivered 2 invited guest lectures, and presented 14 research papers in the scientific forum of congress.

July 31, 2014
Ms. Paula Lorena Rodriguez Lima de Castellanos, president of the Central American Parliament, accompanied by 13 parliamentarians, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

September 26, 2014
Professor Chao-Long Chen had the privilege of delivering a keynote address in the Presidential Office on “Medical Outreach: Rooted in Taiwan, Spreading Globally” to commemorate Confucius birth anniversary celebration.

October 25, 2014
Professor Chao-Long Chen was appointed as Honorary Professor of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital.

November, 2014
Dr. Luo Yi of Renji Hospital, Shanghai; Vice Superintendent Zheng Hong and Dr. Gao Wei of Tianjin First Center Hospital visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and observed living donor liver transplants.

December 12, 2014
A nine member delegation led by Aristides Crespo Villegas, President of Guatemalan Congress, has honored us with their presence at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

December 15, 2014
Liver transplantation nursing team of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital was bestowed with the “Golden Award of 2014 National Biotechnology and Medical Care Quality” and “2014 Symbol of National Quality”.
“Medical Outreach: Rooted in Taiwan, Spreading Globally” was bestowed with the “Bronze Award of 2014 National Biotechnology and Medical Care Quality” and “2014 Symbol of National Quality”.

February 18, 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen and professor Yu-Fan Cheng had a courtesy call to President Danilo Medina Sanchez, Minister of the Presidency, Gustavo Aldofo Montalvo Franco, and Minister of Health at the Presidential Office in Santo Domingo.

February 18, 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen was conferred the title of Honorary Professor by the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

February 20, 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen and Professor Yu-Fan Cheng had a courtesy call to President Horacio Cartes at the Presidential Residence in Asuncion, Republic of Paraguay.

February 20, 2015
Honorary Doctor Chao-Long Chen was bestowed with Eminent Visiting Scholar Award by the University of Asuncion, Republic of Paraguay.

February 20, 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen was bestowed with “Ministerial Order ”– Meritorious service award by Antonio Barrios, Minister of Health, Republic of Paraguay.

February 21, 2015
Professors Chao-Long Chen and Yu-Fan Cheng were provided special military aircraft for a trip to Iguazu Falls in Brazil by the Government of Paraguay.

April 30, 2015
Surgeons from Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Professor Kenichi Hakamada, Dr. Taiichi Wakiya and Dr. Akiko Suto visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

May 14, 2015
A delegation of 17 members led by the president of the Central American Parliament visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and awarded Superintendent Chao-Long Chen with the highest civilian award of Central American Parliament “ Francisco Morazan” conferring the title of “Commander”. Professor Yu-Fan Cheng was bestowed with Health Service Medal.

May, 2015
Dr. Chih-Che Lin was promoted as Chief of Department of Surgery of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

July 8-11, 2015
Team members from KCGMH –LTP attended annual congress of ILTS 2015 held in Chicago and delivered a speech as guest lecturer, and presented 28 research papers in the scientific forum of the congress.

September, 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen and Ms Hui–Bo Yang released the book that has compiled 3 decades of exceptional service to mankind –“ The Creation of 1400 Rebirth Miracles.”

October 31 , 2015
Professor Chao-Long Chen was bestowed with the 25th Medical Dedication Award-Special Medical Contribution Award of the Republic of China. He was the first recipient to have received this prestigious award in the entire Chang Gung Medical System.

November, 2015
Professor Giuliano Testa, surgical director of Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

November, 2015
Dr. Ernest Hidalgo of Leeds University, UK and Dr. Ramon Charco of Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

November, 2015
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital was selected as a Center of Excellence to host the Master Class in Living Donor Liver Transplantation, 14 international and 17 national surgeons were trained during this scientific meeting.

February 23-25, 2016
Surgeons from Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Professor Kenichi Hakamada, Dr. Taiichi Wakiya, Dr. Daisuke Kudo and Dr. Norihisa Kimura visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

February 15~March 6, 2016
Dr. Luciano Vargas, medical director solid organ transplant of University of Nebraska Medical Center, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation..

July 27-28, 2016
Dr. Toru Ikegami, Director of Liver Transplant Service, Kyushu University Hospital, visited Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to observe living donor liver transplantation.

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