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Pulmonary Medicine

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We have Asia's most comprehensive interventional bronchoscopy team, providing one-step diagnosis and treatment. Innovatively establishing a critical care center and utilizing Artificial Intelligence for visualized information integration and monitoring.

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Chia-Hung Chen 007996@tool.caaumed.org.tw

Department Introduction

The division of chest medicine in CMUH was established in 1980 and belonged to the department of internal medicine. The chest medicine and critical care unit was established in July 1990, combining the scope of chest medicine and respiratory medicine. Now, we have 22 resident physicians and become the largest-scale training hospital for chest medicine in central Taiwan. In 2007, cooperating with the cancer center, we established a lung cancer team to provide a comprehensive lung cancer care.

In addition, we set up different wards including general medical ward, intensive care unit and respiratory care ward in accordance with the project, “integrated delivery system (IDS) for mechanical ventilator dependent patients,” by National Health Insurance (NHI).

The wards of the chest medicine are located on the 8th floor of the First Medical Building, the 20th floor of the LI-FU Medical Building and the 7th floor of the Acute and Critical Care Medical Building. The division of chest medicine, featuring 80-100 beds, mainly takes care of the patients with common chest diseases and lung cancer. The chest examination rooms are located on the 2nd floor of the Children's Medical Building and the B1 of the Acute and Critical Care Medical Building. The examination lists include pulmonary function, ultrasound, bronchoscopy and exercise pulmonary function. The pulmonary rehabilitation room is located on the 8th floor of the Rehabilitation Building.

The services of the division of respiratory medicine include the care for patients with respiratory failure, the management for mechanical ventilation, preoperative and postoperative patient care, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen and aerosol therapy.

The chest medicine and critical care unit is cooperating with our other two medical centers, the hyperbaric oxygen therapy center and the sleep center.

In retrospect, medicine has been changing constantly. The success of the chest medicine and critical care unit should be attributed to the great effort of CMUH on purchasing the latest medical facilities and keeping updating to make us top other hospitals in a short time. In addition, the well-rounded medical team, involving professional attending physicians and resident physicians, and the cooperation among the division of thoracic surgery, radiology and pathology also make a great contribution.

In the future, the chest medicine and critical care unit will cooperate with the development of CMUH in cancer and critical care to provide medical care of good quality in terms of the services, to uphold the tradition and reputation in terms of the teaching and to keep publishing papers and innovating in terms of the research in order to become a world-class chest medical center.

Service

Disease

Pulmonology-related diseases cover various conditions affecting the lungs, airways, pleura, and respiratory system. Common diseases include
Lung cancer, COPD, Asthma, Pneumoina, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pneumothorax, Pleural effusion, Bronchectasis.

Symptoms

Common symptoms of pulmonology-related diseases are often associated with the respiratory system and include
▪︎ Cough ：Persistent or recurrent cough, which may be dry or produce mucus.
▪︎ Shortness of breath (Dyspnea) ：A feeling of breathlessness, especially during physical activity or even at rest.
▪︎ Chest pain ：Discomfort or pain in the chest, which may worsen with deep breathing or coughing.
▪︎ Hemoptysis (Coughing up blood)：The presence of blood-streaked sputum or noticeable blood, which may indicate a serious lung condition.
▪︎ Wheezing ：A high-pitched whistling sound during breathing, often seen in airway obstruction or asthma.
▪︎ Fatigue ：Persistent shortness of breath can lead to reduced energy levels and overall exhaustion.
▪︎ Fever ：Often associated with lung infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis.
▪︎ Unexplained weight loss ：Sudden or unexplained weight loss, which could be a warning sign of severe conditions like lung cancer.
▪︎ Night sweats ：Common in conditions such as tuberculosis.
▪︎ Cyanosis (Bluish discoloration of nails or lips) ：Indicates a lack of oxygen in the blood, often seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or severe lung diseases

Recommended Physician

▪︎ 一般胸腔疾病：Wen-Liang Huang、Chih-Ching Yen、Chia-Hsiang Li、Wei-Cheng Chen、Shinn-Jye Liang、Yu-Chao Lin、Chih-Yu Chen、Bing-Ru Wu/a>、Wei-Chun Chen、Yi-Cheng Shen、How-Yang Tseng、Wei-Chun Huang、Chieh-Lung Chen、Chi-Kang Teng、Ding-Han Chen、KUO YU-CHU、CHEN HSU-YUAN
▪︎ 胸腔重症疾病：Yu-Chao Lin、Wei-Cheng Chen、Bing-Ru Wu、Yi-Cheng Shen、Shinn-Jye Liang、How-Yang Tseng、Chieh-Lung Chen、Chi-Kang Teng、Ding-Han Chen、KUO YU-CHU、CHEN HSU-YUAN
▪︎ 肺部感染性疾病：Wu-Huei Hsu、Wei-Chih Liao、Bing-Ru Wu、Wei-Cheng Chen、Shinn-Jye Liang、How-Yang Tseng、Chieh-Lung Chen 、CHEN HSU-YUAN
▪︎ 肺纖維化：Shuo-Chueh Chen、How-Yang Tseng、Chia-Hung Chen、Yu-Chao Lin/a>、Wen-Chien Cheng、Wei-Chun Chen、Chia-Hsiang Li、Chih-Yu Chen、Ding-Han Chen
▪︎ 呼吸道疾病(氣喘、肺阻塞、支管擴張症)：Wu-Huei Hsu、Te-Chun Hsia、Wei-Cheng Chen、Hung-Jen Chen、Liang-Wen Hang、Chih-Ching Yen、Chia-Hung Chen、Shinn-Jye Liang、Yu-Chao Lin、Shuo-Chueh Chen、Chia-Hsiang Li、Wen-Chien Cheng、Chih-Yu Chen、Yi-Cheng Shen、How-Yang Tseng、Wei-Chun Chen、Chi-Kang Teng、KUO YU-CHU、CHEN HSU-YUAN
▪︎ 肺癌：Te-Chun Hsia、Chih-Yen Tu、Liang-Wen Hang、Hung-Jen Chen、Wei-Chih Liao、Shuo-Chueh Chen、Wen-Chien Cheng、Wei-Chun Chen
▪︎ 介入性氣管鏡：Chih-Yen Tu、Chia-Hung Chen、Wen-Chien Cheng、Bing-Ru Wu、Wei-Chih Liao、How-Yang Tseng、CHEN HSU-YUAN
▪︎ 高壓氧：Yu-Chao Lin、Yi-Cheng Shen、Wen-Chien Cheng、Wei-Chun Chen、Chia-Hsiang Li、Chi-Kang Teng
▪︎ 睡眠醫學：Liang-Wen Hang、Shinn-Jye Liang

Our Teams

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Wu-Huei Hsu

Vice Superintendent

Internal medicine Pulmonary infection Chest ultrasound Thoracic imaging

Wen-Liang Huang

Consultant

COPD Asthma Sleep Medicine Pulmonary Medicine

Te-Chun Hsia

Director

Dr. Hsia graduated from China Medical University and completed his residency training at China Medical University hospital. During his fellowship, he received training in respiratory therapy and critical care medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. In 1999, he underwent hyperbaric medicine training at the Zingonia (Bergamo) Hyperbaric Medical Center in Italy. He later served as an attending physician in the Department of Chest at China Medical University hospital. During his tenure as an attending physician, Dr. Hsia obtained a Master's and Ph.D. degree in Medicine from China Medical University. Throughout his service at China Medical University and hospital, he held administrative positions such as Director of the Department of Respiratory Therapy, Coordinator of the Lung Cancer Team and Director of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit. Currently, he is a professor at China Medical University and serves as the Director of the Intensive Care Medicine Center and Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at China Medical University Hospital. Dr. Hsia’s research interests primarily focus on global clinical trials of new drugs for lung cancer. In the field of basic medical research, he emphasizes the study of cell signaling pathways in cancer and genetic polymorphisms in respiratory diseases.

Chih-Yen Tu

Director

Interventional bronchoscopy Lung cancer

Wei-Cheng Chen

Attending Physician

Critical care medicine
General pulmonary disease, such as pulmonary infection disease, airway disease, lung cancer
General internal medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Liang-Wen Hang

Director

Sleep Medicine
COPD and Asthma
Lung cancer
Critical and Respiratory Care

Chih-Ching Yen

Attending Physician

Critical and Respiratory Care. Pulmonary Medicine: Cough, dyspnea, allergy and asthma

Wei-Chih Liao

Director

Pulmonary medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Pulmonary hypertension

Hung-Jen Chen

Attending Physician

Lung cancer Pleural disease Chest ultrasound Cough

Chia-Hung Chen

Attending Physician

Interventional bronchoscopy Lung cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Asthma

Chia-Hsiang Li

Attending Physician

Common Internal medicine
Pulmonary infection: Pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis
Obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
Lung cancer
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Shuo-Chueh Chen

Attending Physician

Lung cancer, include diagnosis, target therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy Chest image interpretation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchial asthma, Pulmonary fibrosis