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Kao-Wha Chang, MD

1. Appointment
   • Director of Orthopaedic Department of Armed Force Taichung General Hospital
   • Chief of Taiwan Spine Center
   • Guest professor of Peking University 1st Hospital
2. Education
   • Medical School: National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan 1971 to 1978
   • Resident: Department of Orthopaedic, Armed Force Taichung General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan 1981 to 1984
   • Specialist: Department of Orthopaedic, Armed Force Taichung General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan 1984 to 1988
   • Fellow: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Boston, United States 1988 to 1989
   • Fellow: Suny Health Science Center, New York, United States 1989 to 1990
   • Chief: Department of Orthopaedic, Armed Force Taichung General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan 1989 to present
   • Postgraduate: Department of Bio-industrial Mechatronics Engineering, PhD class, National Chung Hsing University
3. Licensure and Certifications
   • Taiwan Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
   • Taiwan Orthopaedic Surgeons certification
4. Professional Associations
   • Member of International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
   • Member of Orthopaedic Association R.O.C.
   • Member of Spine Surgery Society R.O.C.
   • Member of Joint Reconstruction Society R.O.C.
   • Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
5. Spinal Specializations
   • Deformities
   • Cervical, thoracic and lumbar herniated disc
   • Sciatica
   • Spinal stenosis
   • Ankylosing Spondylitis
   • Spinal Fractures
   •Tumor and Cancer
   •Spinal Infection
   •Spondylolisthesis
   • Osteoporosis
6. Awards
   • 1991 The best paper of Chinese Journal Medicine
   • 1993 The best military Role Model
   • 1995 The best service doctor - Golden medal award
   • 1998 The best research award
   • 2001 The best military doctor - Golden medal award