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Doctor's Introduction

How, Cheng-Hung

Present
  • Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery
  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
  • Adjunct Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
  • Ministry of Education–Appointed Assistant Professor
  • Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management
Expertise
  • Da Vinci–Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pulmonary and Mediastinal Diseases
  • 3D Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Pulmonary Diseases:
  • Lung cancer、Pneumothorax、Hemothorax、Empyema、Metastatic lung tumors、Lung volume reduction surgery
  • Mediastinal Conditions:
  • Mediastinal tumors、Infections、Foreign bodies、Myasthenia gravis、Diaphragmatic paralysis or hernia
  • Chest Wall Disorders:
  • Pectus excavatum、Chest wall tumors、Rib fracture fixation (ORIF)、Thoracic trauma
  • Tracheal Conditions:
  • Tracheostomy、Tracheal stenosis、Tracheal tumor surgery
  • Esophageal Diseases:
  • Esophageal cancer、Esophageal diverticulum、Esophageal stricture、Anti-reflux surgery
  • Oncologic Adjunctive Procedures:
  • Vascular graft (Port-A) placement、Minimally invasive endoscopic feeding jejunostomy
Education
  • Graduate, Post-Baccalaureate Program in Medicine
  • Kaohsiung Medical University
  • Master of Science, Institute of Pharmacology
  • National Taiwan University
  • Doctoral Studies, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
  • National Taiwan University
Medical Experience
  • Board-Certified Surgeon
  • Board-Certified Specialist, Taiwan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Board-Certified Specialist, Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Accredited Clinical Instructor in Critical Care Medicine
  • Certified Da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgeon, Taiwan Society of Thoracic Surgery
  • Certified Instructor in Da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Taiwan Society of Thoracic Surgery