Wei Fu-chan

Wei Fu-chan (Chinese: 魏福全; pinyin: Wèi Fúquán) is a Taiwanese surgeon.

Wei was born in Tainan and earned a degree in medicine at Kaohsiung Medical College.[1][2] He received training in plastic surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, led by superintendent Samuel Noordhoff, who suggested that Wei "go abroad to bring home something new."[3] Subsequently, Wei pursued medical fellowships at the University of Toronto in Canada and the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery at the University of Louisville in the United States.[2] Upon completing his surgical training in 1983, Wei returned to Taiwan, and began his own microsurgery training program at Chang Gung in 1984.[3] Four years later, Wei helped establish the Microsurgical Intensive Care Unit at Chang Gung.[3] In 1994, Wei took charge of Chang Gung's Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.[3] Following the addition of other surgeons, Wei turned from trauma surgery to head and neck reconstruction.[3] In 2013, Wei operated on a woman from Hong Kong injured in the Manila hostage crisis of 2010.[4][5] Prior to Wei's treatment, the woman had gone through 32 surgeries.[6] Wei's team worked without fully detailed medical records, and the surgery itself took more than ten hours.[6][7] The Discovery Channel filmed the operation,[8] and aired footage as a portion of a three-part documentary series titled Taiwan Revealed,[9][10] which was scheduled to premiere on 5 June 2014 in Taiwan, before being aired in 35 other regions across Asia during June and July 2014.[11][12] The first viewing was held at the Taipei Guest House on 3 June 2014.[13]

Wei has taught at China Medical University and Taipei Medical University.[2] After a stint as vice superintendent of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei,[14] he was promoted to director,[15] and served as dean of the Chang Gung Medical College between 2003 and 2011.[2][16] On 5 July 2012, Wei became the first surgeon elected to Academia Sinica membership.[17][18] In 2018, Wei received one of three individual Global Healthcare Awards from the Taiwan Global Healthcare Association.[19] In 2019, Wei, Yuan-Pern Lee, and Yuan-Tsong Chen were awarded Taiwan's Presidential Science Prize.[20][21]

References
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  2. Lin, Kant Y. (1 November 2017). "Citation for Prof. Fu-Chan Wei, MD". Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. Al Deek, Nidal Farhan; Lalonde, Donald H. (September 2016). "Fu-Chan Wei—Surgeon, Innovator, and Leader of the Legendary Chang Gung Microsurgery Center". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 4 (9): e1042. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001042. PMC 5055018. PMID 27757352.
  4. "HK woman undergoes reconstructive surgery". Taipei Times. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. "Hostage drama survivor enjoys surgery rebirth". Taipei Times. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. Chen, Ching-fang; Cheung, Stanley; Liu, Kay (26 December 2013). "Reconstructive surgery success for Manila hostage crisis victim". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. Chiu, Chun-chin; Hou, Elaine (2 January 2014). "Hong Kong shooting victim discharged after surgery success". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. Chen, Ching-fang; Chen, Jay (22 December 2013). "Hostage crisis victim has reconstruction surgery in Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. Hou, Elaine (3 June 2014). "Hong Kong shooting victim recovering well after surgery in Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. "Show features tech, medical advances". Taipei Times. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. Chen, Ching-fang; Hsu, Elizabeth (3 June 2014). "Discovery to showcase Taiwanese surgeon's pioneering techniques". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  12. Hou, Elaine (3 June 2014). "Discovery Channel to present program on Taiwan's tech innovation". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  13. "'Taiwan Revealed' launched at Taipei Guest House". Taiwan Today. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  14. "Anatomy by Paintbrush". Taipei Review. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  15. Su, Joy (19 November 2003). "Face transplants nearing reality". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  16. "Hospital approved for hand transplants". Taipei Times. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  17. Chen, Chih-chung; Chen, Ching-fang; Lin, Kendra (5 July 2012). "More local scholars elected Academia Sinica academicians". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2019. Republished as: "Academia Sinica elects mostly local academics". Taipei Times. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  18. "The Science of Surgery". Taiwan Today. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  19. Lee, I-chia (5 June 2018). "Awards honor global health contributions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  20. "Presidential Science Prize winners announced". Taiwan Today. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  21. Lee, Chia-nan (30 October 2019). "Three researchers win top prize". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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