Invited Faculty

Po-Lin Chen

Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Po-Lin Chen

Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Po-Lin Chen is currently the Director of Stroke Center of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. Dr. Chen completed his medical training at Kaohsiung Medical College and his training in Neurology at Taichung Veterans General Hospital. He also completed the degree of Master of Science from the Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Chen was involved in several worldwide randomized controlled trials, including RESPECT-ESUS and THALES. His primary research interest is in clinical Neurology and autonomic function. His main publications include topics on autonomic functions in stroke subtypes, blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke, imaging parameters in predicting stroke outcomes, etc. Dr. Chen dedicates himself to stroke treatment and is currently the Director of Taiwan Stroke Society. He drafted several guidelines in stroke management in Taiwan, including thrombolytic therapy and antithrombotics. In the future, he plans to dig more into the real-world data of well-designed, prospective registries to improve stroke care.
Chih-Hung Chen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Chih-Hung Chen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University

Training:

Dec. 2003 to Dec. 2005 Post-Doc. Fellow

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Aug. 1994-July 1995 Chief Resident, Department of Neurology,

Department of Neurology, NCKU Hospital

July 1991-July 1994 Resident, Department of Neurology,

Department of Neurology, NCKU Hospital

Education:

1984 - 1991 Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan Universit
Wei-Laing Chen

China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Wei-Laing Chen

China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Wei-Liang Chen

Neuroradiology and Neurointervention

Incumbent

• Deputy Director, Medical Imaging Department, Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University

Director of Neuroradiology Department

Member of ROC and ROC Neuroradiology Association

Member of Taiwan Neurovascular Surgery and Interventional Medicine Association

Member of Taiwan Stroke Association

Member of Taiwan Stroke Treatment and Research Medical Association (T-STARS)

Member of Taiwan Interventional Therapy Society

Certified Physician and Instructing Physician Specializing in Interventional Neurovascular Therapy

Certified Physician and Instructing Physician Specializing in Mechanical Embolectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Experience

• Changhua Christian Hospital, Deputy Director, Department of Imaging Medicine 2018-2020

• Director of the Department of Imaging Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital 2016-2018

• Head of Imaging and Arterial Embolectomy, Stroke Team, Changhua Christian Hospital

• In 2017, it passed the evaluation of domestic medical center hospitals with excellent grades

• Deputy Secretary General of the Radiological Society of the Republic of China

• Deputy Secretary General, Neuroradiology Society of the Republic of China

• Director of Taiwan Neurovascular Surgery and Interventional Medicine Association

• Passed the stroke evaluation by JCI and the National Medical Policy Association

• Department of Imaging Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Department of Imaging Medicine, China Affiliated Hospital, attending physician
Chang-Ming Chern

En Chu Kong Hospital, Taiwan

Chang-Ming Chern

En Chu Kong Hospital, Taiwan

Brief C. V. of Dr. Chang-Ming Chern

Current position:

Vice-Superintendent, En Chu Kong Hospital – Sanxia, New Taipei City

Attending physician, Department of Neurology, En Chu Kong Hospital – Sanxia

Visiting Professor, Taipei Chengshih University of Science and Technology

Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University School of Medicine

Visiting attending physician, Department of neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Previous Professional Experience

Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital

Vice-Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital

Chief, Section of Cerebrovascular Disease, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Director, Stroke and Neurovascular Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Attending physician, Department of neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Fellowship in Neurology, Boston University Medical Center

Resident and Chief Resident, Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Education:

National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine. M.D.

Bonston University School of Public Health. M.P.H.
Nai-Fang Chi

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Nai-Fang Chi

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Dr. Nai-Fang Chi is an associated professor of School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University since 2022. He is also an neurology attending physician of Taipei Veterans General Hospital since 2018 and Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital from 2008 to 2018. His interests of research is cerebral hemodynamics, biomarkers of cerebrovascular diseases, and neuroimagings. He has publications focusing in cerebral blood flow autoregulation and risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases.
Hui-Ying Chiang

Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan

Hui-Ying Chiang

Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan

Dr. Chiang was graduated from University of Utah, College of Nursing. She performs her nursing practices in the academic and clinical domains. Dr. Chiang is a professor in the area of gerontological nursing and long-term care who has been a faculty of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan. Also, she services as a Vice Director of Nursing Department in Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan. Her clinical specialty and research include nursing quality, nursing workforce, and nurse education. Dr. Chiang developed post-graduate nurse training programs, cross-culture practicum, preceptor programs, and international collaborative programs.

Dr. Chiang is a Board Director of Taiwan Nurses Association who oversees the medical-surgical nursing committee and advances nursing professional development. Through her works, it demonstrates that the health care resource and workforce should be consistent with the cultural values and experiences of the client in global contexts. This is not only more desired by clients, but also more effective and outcomes more enduring.
Philip Choi

Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia

Philip Choi

Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia

Dr Philip Choi is the Clinical Lead for Hyper-acute Stroke and Stroke Research, Eastern Health, Melbourne; Stroke Neurologist, Eastern Health, Austin Health and Victorian Stroke Telemedicine, Ambulance Victoria. Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Eastern Health Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Dr Choi established an ongoing quality improvement program in hyper-acute stroke treatment at Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health since 2015. This resulted in dramatic improvement in acute stroke treatment metrics, with Box Hill Hospital recognized by the Australia Stroke Foundation as having one of the fastest door-to-needle times for 3 consecutives years from 2019. He pioneered the concept of a “tele-stroke unit” model to support regional hospitals with no formal stroke unit. The pilot has been successfully implemented at Echuca Regional Health with grant funding support since late 2021 and is being transitioned and incorporated to routine clinical practice from late 2022 due to the success of the pilot. Further grant funding has been secured to expand the pilot to 2 more regional sites. He is the primary supervisor of the stroke fellowship program at Eastern Health.
Ping-Song Chou

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Ping-Song Chou

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Education

2006 Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2015 Department of and Master’s Program in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Professional experience

2006-2011 Residency, Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

2011-present Attending Staff in Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

2019-present Director, Stroke Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

2018-present Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
Chun-Hsing Chou

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan

Chun-Hsing Chou

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan
Hai- Jui Chu

En Chu Kong Hospital, Taiwan

Hai- Jui Chu

En Chu Kong Hospital, Taiwan

Dr. Chu Hai Jui graduated from Fu-Jen Catholic University, School of Medicine in Taiwan. Subsequently, he completed his residency in neurology at National Taiwan University Hospital.

Currently, he is the director of the Department of Neurovascular Intervention and serves as an attending physician at En-Chu-Kong Hospital in New Taipei City.

In addition, Dr. Chu was recognized as a lecturer by the Ministry of Education and acts as a clinical instructor for the Department of Neurology at National Taiwan University, College of Medicine.

Dr. Chu's practice and research interest focus on endovascular procedures and comprehensive treatments of cerebrovascular diseases. He has published a dozen of research journals in this field.
Su-Kiat Chua

Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Su-Kiat Chua

Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Present position:

Director of Cardiology, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic Hospital, New Taipei City

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Education:

Postgraduate Research Training

2011-2016 PhD, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Doctor of Medicine

1996-2003 MD, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Experience:

2002-2003 Intern, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

2003-2006 Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

2006-2008 Fellow in Cardiology, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

2009-2010 Research Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, USA

2010-present Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
I-Ching Chuang

Chang Gung University, Taiwan

I-Ching Chuang

Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Dr. Chuang is an assistant professor at Chang Gung University. Her research interests mainly focus on investigating the effectiveness of health promotion programs for the community-based elderly. She has clinical experience in the fields of elderly and pediatrics. Dr. Chuang aims to develop effective interventions that improve functional activities for older adults with cognitive impairments through occupational therapy.
Hou Chang Chiu

Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan

Hou Chang Chiu

Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
Cheng-Yu Chung

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Cheng-Yu Chung

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Chih-Ping Chung

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Chih-Ping Chung

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Dr. Chung serves clinical services in the Medical Center since 2006 including critical cares of acute stroke, prevention of stroke and management of vascular dementia. Professional specialty includes cerebrovascular Doppler ultrasonography and cerebral MRI imaging analysis. As a Professor of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Her research interests are (i) to explore the role of cerebral small vessel disease in unhealthy aging & neurodegenerative diseases, (ii) to elucidate the aging process in brain and physio-cognitive functions (iii) mechanisms and management strategy for posterior circulation stroke, and (iv) to uncover the influences of cerebral venous insufficiency on cerebral circulation and its role in certain neurological diseases. To achieve these goals, several studies have been conducted and published in leading journals in Neurology and cerebrovascular fields such as Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Stroke, etc.
Chung-Ton MOK, Vincent

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Chung-Ton MOK, Vincent

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Prof. Vincent Mok's research aims to understand mechanisms of dementia and to investigate strategies that may help to prevent dementia. He is the first to report the association of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and cognitive impairment in Asia and the first to report the community prevalence of CSVD among Asians (Chinese). Such findings have significantly increased the awareness that strategies targeting CSVD (e.g. blood pressure lowering) can help to prevent dementia in this region, where the burden of dementia is particularly huge.

Prof. Mok conducted the largest single-centre study investigating the prevalence and mechanisms of early and delayed cognitive decline in the context of stroke and found that concurrent presence of amyloid plaques as detected by in-vivo amyloid PET imaging and CSVD are important factors associated with early and delayed cognitive decline after stroke, respectively. Such findings provide a road map of how to prevent vascular cognitive impairment.

He received the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science & Technology) in Natural Sciences (1st Class) from the Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China in 2011 for his research in cerebrovascular disease, Outstanding Fellow Award from the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK for his exceptional academic leadership in areas of research, education and service in 2016, Endowment as Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine by CUHK in 2017, Excellent Research Award and 10th HMRF Anniversary Award from the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his research in vascular cognitive impairment in 2017 and 2021, respectively. He received 7 times Teacher of the Year Award and the Master Teacher Award from the Faculty from the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK.

Prof. Mok has authored more than 300 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (with book chapters), with publications at Lancet, JAMA, Lancet Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, JAMA Neurology, JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP), Annals of Neurology, Neurology and Stroke.
Aurauma Chutinet

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand

Aurauma Chutinet

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand

Aurauma Chutinet, MD., MSc., is Associate professor in the Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and the Director of the Chulalongkorn Stroke Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

After she completed her internal medicine and neurology training from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in 2002 and 2006, respectively, Dr. Chutinet received a certificate in fellowship training in Stroke and Neurosonology (Thailand) in 2010. She was a Stroke Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston for 2 years from 2009-2011 under the NINDS-funded Specialized Program of Translational Research in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) projects and Harvard American Stroke Association / Bugher Foundation for Stroke Prevention Research Center.

To date, Dr. Chutinet leads a multidisciplinary team of stroke professionals at the Chulalongkorn Stroke Center which is focused on effective stroke prevention, management and recovery. Her clinical and research interests are large vessel atherosclerosis, thrombolysis, stroke risk factors, stroke genetic, biomarkers, neuroprotective agents and neurovascular ultrasound.
Geoffrey Cloud

Monash University, Australia

Geoffrey Cloud

Monash University, Australia

Professor Geoffrey Cloud was appointed Director of Stroke Services at Alfred Health and adjunct Professor of Stroke Medicine at the Central Clinical School of Monash University, in July 2016. Prior to moving to Australia, he had been Consultant Stroke Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer working in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at St George’s Hospital in London.

Professor Cloud was Associate Director for Stroke at The Royal College of Physicians of London 2009 -2016 and helped develop the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP). Professor Cloud was a member of the Clinical Advisory Group that informed and implemented the London Stroke Strategy in 2010 – the largest transformation of stroke services ever.

Professor Cloud has been an investigator for more than 50 randomized controlled stroke trials, currently sits on steering committees of 5 randomized control trials and has published widely in acute stroke, stroke prevention and stroke recovery themes as well as quality improvement in stroke care. He co-authored the Oxford University Press Handbook of Stroke Medicine.

Professor Cloud is chair of the AuSDaT data monitoring committee and the AuSCR Quality Improvement Committee and current member of the Stroke Society of Australasia Committee.
Epiphania Collantes

Philippine General Hospital, Philippines

Epiphania Collantes

Philippine General Hospital, Philippines
Deidre De Silva

National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

Deidre De Silva

National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

Dr De Silva is a senior consultant neurologist and head of neurology at the Singapore General Hospital. She is associate professor with Duke-NUS medical school, a board member of the world stroke organization and the chair of the Singapore Ministry of health stroke services improvement team. She serves as an executive committee member of the local stroke support organization, the Singapore National Stroke Association, for which she has been a past president.