Brief Introduction
Dr. Chao is a surgeon scientist with clinical subspecialty in hepato-pancreato-biliary and gastric surgery, particularly for laparoscopic and robotic surgery. His research interests are pancreatic cancer treatment and the innovation of instruments for minimally invasive surgery.
Specialty
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pancreas surgery
- Gastric surgery
Education
- 1996 ~ 2003: M.D. College of Medicine Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2011 ~ 2020: PhD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University
Experience
- 2009.8 ~ 2010.7: Attending Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital
- 2010.8 ~ 2012.7: Attending Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou branch
- 2012.8 ~ : Attending Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- 2016.8 ~ : Assistant professor, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- 2019.8 ~ 2024.2: Chief, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- 2024.3 ~ 2025.2: Visiting Scholar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University Hospital
- 2024.8 ~ : Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Selected Publications
- Wei-Hsun Lu, Ying-Jui Chao*, Ting-Kai Liao, Ping-Jui Su, Chih-Jung Wang, Yan-Shen Shan, Effect of internal pancreatic duct stent on reducing long-term pancreaticojejunostomy stenosis following pancreaticoduodenectomy, Langenbecks Arch Surg 2025 Jan 27;410(1):5 (* Co-first author)
- Leia R Jones, Maurice J W Zwart, Nine de Graaf, Kongyuan Wei, Liu Qu, Jin Jiabin, Fu Ningzhen, Shin-E Wang, Hongbeom Kim, Emanuele F Kauffmann, Roeland F de Wilde, I Quintus Molenaar, Ying Jui Chao, Luca Moraldi, Olivier Saint-Marc, Felix Nickel, Cheng-Ming Peng, Chang Moo Kang, Marcel Machado, Misha D P Luyer, Daan J Lips, Bert A Bonsing, Thilo Hackert, Yan-Shen Shan, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Yi-Ming Shyr, Baiyong Shen, Ugo Boggi, Rong Liu, Jin-Young Jang, Marc G Besselink, Mohammad Abu Hilal; International Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery (I-MIPS), Learning curve stratified outcomes after robotic pancreatoduodenectomy: International multicenter experience Surgery 2024 Dec;176(6):1721-1729
- Ping-Jui Su, Yen-Ta Huang, Ting-Kai Liao, Wei-Hsun Lu, Chih-Jung Wang, Ying-Jui Chao*, Yan-Shen Shan, Comparing survival after proximal gastrectomy vs. total gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer: A systematic review and metaanalysis Oncology Letters 2024 Jul 5;28(3):427
- Siao Muk Cheng, Yung-Yeh Su, Nai-Jung Chiang, Chih-Jung Wang, Ying-Jui Chao, Chien-Jui Huang, Hui-Jen Tsai, Shang-Hung Chen, Chi-Yen Chang, Chia-Rung Tsai, Yi-Jie Li, Chia-Jui Yen, Shih-Chang Chuang, Jeffrey Shu-Ming Chang, Yan-Shen Shan, Daw-Yang Hwang, Li-Tzong Chen, Germline mutations of homologous recombination genes and clinical outcomes in pancreatic cancer: a multicenter study in Taiwan. Journal of Biomedical Science 2024 Feb 13;31(1):21
- Yi-Ting Fang, Ye-Ting Lin, Wu-Lung Tseng, Philip Tseng, Gia-Linh Hua, Ying-Jui Chao, Yi-Jen Wu, Neuroimmunomodulation of vagus nerve stimulation and the therapeutic implications. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2023 Jul 6;15:1173987
- Ying-Jui Chao*, Wei-Hsun Lu, Ting-Kai Liao, Ping-Jui Su, Chih-Jung Wang, Chao-Han Lai, Jo-Ying Hung, Pei-Fang Su, and Yan-Shen Shan, Feasibility of simultaneous development of laparoscopic and robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Scientific Reports 2023 Apr; 13(1):6190
- Yung-Yeh Su, Ying-Jui Chao*, Chih-Jung Wang, Ting-Kai Liao, Ping-Jui Su, Chien-Jui Huang, Nai-Jung Chiang, Yu-Ting Yu, Hong-Ming Tsai, Li-Tzong Chen, Yan-Shen Shan, The experience of neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus upfront surgery in resectable pancreatic cancer. a cross sectional study. International Journal of Surgery 2023 Jun8; DOI: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000495 (* Co-first author)