Prof. Kuo-Liong Chien

EDUCATION

1981-1988

Bachelor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

1995-2000

Ph.D., Section of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

1987-1988

Internship in National Taiwan University Hospital

1990-1993

Resident in Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital

1993-1995

Cardiology Fellowship in Section of Cardiology & Chief Resident in Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital

1995-Date

Attending Physician in Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital

2001/10- 2002/4

Researcher, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan, Directed by Prof. Heizo Tanaka

2006-2007

Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health and Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA, Directed by Prof. Walter Willett & Prof. Frank B. Hu

2010/7- 2010/8

Visiting Scholar, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health & Therapeutics, Leeds, UK

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

Attending physician, Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Section), National Taiwan University Hospital

PAST APPOINTMENTS

2005/8-2010/7

Associate Professor, Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

2002/8-2005/7

Assistant Professor, Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

1998-2002

Instructor, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University & National Taiwan University Hospital

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

1. Editor Board of the journal, World Journal of Meta-Analysis (Since 2013)

2. Recent Patent Reviews on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (Since 2006)

3. Associate Editor of BMC Research Notes (Since 2008)

4. Associate Editor of Acta Cardiologica Sinica (Official journal of Taiwan Society of Cardiology) (Since 2003)

5. Associate Editor of Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (Official journal of Formosan Medical Association) (Since 2010)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Kuo-Liong Chien received the Medical Degree from Medical College, National Taiwan University in 1988. After training a cardiologist in National Taiwan University in 1995, he undertook the graduate course and received the PhD degree in College of Public Health, National Taiwan University in 2000, majored in genetic epidemiology and cardiovascular epidemiology. Now as the professor and director in the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, he conducts a prospective cohort study in a community for cardiovascular disease risk factor prevention. In the same time, he is conducting health data-based research using national health dataset and cooperating with Japanese researchers. He has published more than 200 scientific papers on cardiovascular diseases, including coronary disease, stroke, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension prevention. His contribution to public health is on non-communicable disease (NCD) management and prevention in Taiwan, and his interests in NCD as actively attending the annual meeting of AWI (APRU World Institute) as the representative of National Taiwan University College of Public Health and the annual meeting of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH).