Vice President John S. Kuo
| Year | Education |
|---|---|
| 1996-2002 | Ph.D. in Health Administration, Department of Health Administration, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, U.S.A |
| 1990-1992 | M.H.A in Health Services Administration, Graduate Institute of Health Services Administration, ChinaMedicalUniversity, Taichung, Taiwan |
| 1976-1983 | M.D. in Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Year | Working Experience |
|---|---|
| 2001.03-2009.07 | Superintendent, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan |
| 2001.08-2003.01 | Director, Graduate Institute of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan |
| 1993.08-2000.07 | Chair, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan |
| 2006.07-2009.07 | President, Taiwan College of Family Physicians |
| Year | Working Experience |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Outstanding Paper Award of MSD,“Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Elders with Frailty: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community-Dwelling Elders in Taiwan” published in PLoS ONE 2011 |
| 2009 | Delta Omega National Public Health Honorary Society, Mu Chapter |
| 2009 | University of South Carolina, Michael E. and Saundra P. Samuels, Distinguished Alumni award –The field of Health Management and Policy |
| 2006 | Outstanding Paper Award of GlaxoSmithKline, “Efficacy and safety of MonascusPurpureus Went rice in subjects with Hyperlipidemia” published in Eur J Endocrinol 2005 |
| 2003 | Outstanding Paper Award of MSD, “Objective Evidence of Impairment of Alveolar Integrity in Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Using Radionuclide Inhalation Lung Scan” published in Lung 2002 |
| 2001 | Asia Travel Award, “Quality of life in primary caregivers of CVA and DM hospitalized elders: The assessment of well-being and functioning using SF-36 health questionnaire”, 2001 ISOQOL Pan-Pacific Conference |
| Publications (2013-present) |
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| Chuan-Wei Yang, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. The joint effect of cigarette smoking and polymorphisms on LRP5, LEPR, near MC4R and SH2B1 genes on metabolic syndrome susceptibility in Taiwan. Molecular Biology Reports 2013 Jan; 40(1): 525-33. SCI |
| Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Metabolic Syndrome and Colorectal Neoplasm. Cause-Effect or Effect-Cause Relationship. J Clin Gastroenterol 2013 Jan; 47(1):6-8. [EDITORIALS] SCI |
| Chiu-Shong Liu, Ru-Jiun Huang, Fung-Chang Sung, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chih-Ching Yeh*. Association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms and risk of metabolic syndrome. Disease Markers 2013 Jan; 34(3): 187-97. SCI |
| Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Yung-Kai Lin, Chi Wen Juan, Suhsing Lee, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Moderating role of interior amenities on hospital medical directors’ patient-related work stresses. Health Environments Research and Design Journal 2013 Jan; 6(2): 77-92. SSCI |
| Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Li-Hua Huang, Yung-Kai Lin, Lih-Jyh Fuh, Suhsing Lee, Edward Chen, Cheng-Chieh Lin. Factors related to the chemical substance use of physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in Taiwan. International Journal of Public Policy 2013 Jan; 9 (4-5): 416-34. |
| Shwn-Huey Shieh, Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh, Shu-Hui Liu, Chun-Ru Chien, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Trong-Neng Wu*. Delayed time from first medical visit to diagnosis for breast cancer patients in Taiwan. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 Jan; In press SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Nai-Hsin Meng, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chiu-Kai Chang, Yih-Dar Lee, Cheng-Chun Lee, Tsai-Chung Li*. Frailty and its associated factors in an elderly Taiwanese metropolitan population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013 Feb; 62(2): 292-294. (Letter) SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Nai-Hsin Meng, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chiu-Kai Chang, Yih-Dar Lee, Cheng-Chun Lee, Tsai-Chung Li. Sarcopenia prevalence and its associated factors in an elderly Taiwanese metropolitan population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013 Mar; 61(3): 459-462. (Letter) SCI |
| Chung-Hsing Wang, Yu-Liang Lai, Wen-Shin Chang, Kang-His Wu, Hsien-Yuan Lane, Chang-Fang Chiu, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Da-Tai Bau*. Significant Association of Caveolin-1 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms with Childhood Leukemia in Taiwan. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2013 Mar; 10(2): 75-79. Other |
| Tseng CK, Chih-Te Ho, Hua- Shui Hsu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Tsai-Chung Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin*. Selenium Is Inversely Associated With Interleukin-6 In The Elderly. Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging 2013 Mar; 17(3):280-4 SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Chih-Yi Hsiao, Chiu-Shong Liu, Sing-Yu Yang, Cheng-Chun Lee, Tsai-Chung Li*. Time trend analysis of the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007: a population-based study. BMC Public Health 2013 Apr; 13: 318. SCI |
| Yi-Chun Li, Fei-Na Chen, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, Ming-May Lai, Cheng-Chun Lee, Tsai-Chung Li*, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Percentage of body fat assessment using bioelectrical impedance analysis and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in a weight loss program for obese or overweight Chinese adults. PLoS ONE 2013 Apr; 8(4):e58272. SCI |
| Hua-Shui Hsu, Chia-Ing Li, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Kuo-Chin Huang, Tsai-Chung Li, Hui-Ying Huang, Wen-Yuan Lin. Iron deficiency is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in the elderly living in long-term care facilities. Nutrition 2013 May; 29(5):737-43. SCI |
| Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Yung-Kai Lin, Cheng-Chieh Lin*, Tien-Tse Lin. Job autonomy, its predispositions, and its relation to work outcomes in community health centers in Taiwan. Health Promotion International 2013 Jun: 28(2):166-77. SSCI |
| Yueh-Hsiang Liao, Jaung-Geng Lin, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Tsai-Chung Li*. Distributions of Usage and the Costs of Conventional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Lung Cancer Patients in Taiwan. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 Jun; 2013:984876. SCI |
| Yu-Lung Chen, Kao-Chi Cheng, Shih-Wei Lai, I-Ju Tsai, Che-Chen Lin, Fung-Chang Sung, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Pei-Chun Chen*. Diabetes and risk of subsequent gastric cancer: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Gastric Cancer 2013 Jul;16(3):389-96. SCI |
| Chia-Wen Tsai, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Liang-Chun Shih, Wen-Shin Chang, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Da-Tian Bau. Association of Interleukin-10 (IL10) Promoter Genotypes with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Risk in Taiwan. Anticancer Res. 2013 Aug; 33(8): 3391-3396. SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Ching-Chu Chen, Fei-Na Chen, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, MD, Sing-Yu Yang, Cheng-Chun Lee, Tsai-Chung Li. Risks of diabetic nephropathy with variation in hemoglobin a1c and fasting plasma glucose. American Journal of Medicine 2013 Nov; 126(11):1017.e1-1017.e10 . SCI |
| Walter Chen, Wen-Been Shiao, *Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Cheng-Chieh Lin. Rural and urban married Asian Immigrants in Taiwan: determinants of their physical and mental health. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2013 Dec; 15(6): 1038-47. SSCI |
| Ya-Ting Yu, Chih-Te Ho, Hua-Shai Hsu, Chia-Ing Li, Lance E. Davidson, Chiu-Shong Liu, Tsai-Chung Li, Chuen-Ming Shih, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin*. Subclinical Hypothyroidism Is Associated with Elevated High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein among Adult Taiwanese. Endocrine 2013 Dec; 44(3):716-722. SCI |
| Nai-Hsin Meng, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chin-Kai Chang, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Comparison of Height- and Weight-Adjusted Sarcopenia in a Taiwanese Metropolitan Older Population. Geriatrics and Gerontology International 2014 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12227. [Epub ahead of print] SCI |
| Min-Chun Chao, Sung-Lin Hu, Hua-Shui Hsu, Lance E. Davidson, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Wen-Yuan Lin*. Serum homocysteine level is positively associated with chronic kidney disease in a Taiwan Chinese population. Journal of Nephrology 2014 Jan 16. [Epub ahead of print] SCI |
| I-Chien Wu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chao A. Hsiung, Ching-Yi Wang, Chih-Hsing Wu, Ding-Cheng Derrick Chan, Tsai-Chung Li, Wen-Yuan Lin, Kuo-Chin Huang, Ching-Yu Chen, Chih-Cheng Hsu*, for the Sarcopenia and Translational Aging Research in Taiwan (START) Team. Epidemiology of sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan: A pooled analysis for a broader adoption of sarcopenia assessments. Geriatrics and Gerontology International 2014 Feb; Suppl 1:52-60. SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Jen-Huai Chiang, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin,, Teng-Fu Hsieh,, Tsai-Chung Li*. Cancer risks among patients with type 2 diabetes: A 10-year follow-up study of two population-based cohorts of diabetic patients and general population. BMC cancer 2014 May 29; 14(1): 381. |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Ming-May Lai, Yih-Dar Lee, Ching-Chu Chen, Chuan-Wei Yang, Tsai-Chung Li*. Risks of decreased renal function and increased albuminuria for glycemic status stratified by metabolic syndrome component: Taichung Community Health Study. J Biomed Biotechnol 2014 May; 2014: ID 841497. SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Fang-Yang Wu, Li-Na Liao, Chia-Ing Li, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chuan-Wei Yang, Nai-Hsin Meng, Chiu-Kai Chang, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu, Tsai-Chung Li*. Association of CRP gene polymorphisms with serum CRP level and handgrip strength in community-dwelling elders in Taiwan－Taichung Community Health Study for Elders (TCHS-E). Experimental Gerontology 2014 May 23; 57C: 141-8. SCI |
| Wen-Yuan Lin, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Chih-Te Ho, Lance E. Davidson, Hua-Shui Hsu, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chang-Fang Chiu, Ching-Tien Peng, Chih-Yi Chen, Wen-Yu Hu, Ling-Nu Hsu, Chia-Ing Li, Tsai-Chung Li, Chin-Yu Lin, Ching-Yu Chen, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Hospice shared-care saved medical expenditure and reduced the likelihood of intensive medical utilization among advanced cancer patients in Taiwan—a nationwide survey. Supportive Care in Cancer 2014 Jul; 22(7): 1907-14. SCI |
| Fang-Yang Wu Chiu-Shong Liu, Li-Na Liao, Chia-Ing Li, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Chuan-Wei Yang, Nai-Hsin Meng, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chiu-Kai Chang, Jen-Hao Hsiao, Tsai-Chung Li*, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Vitamin D Receptor Variability and Physical Activity are Jointly Associated with Low Handgrip Strength and Osteoporosis in Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Taiwan: The Taichung Community Health Study for Elders (TCHS-E). Osteoporosis International 2014 Jul; 25(7): 1917-1929. SCI |
| Cheng-Chieh Lin, Patricia A. Peyser, Sharon L.R. Kardia, Chia-Ing Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Julia S. Chu, Wen-Yuan Li, Tsai-Chung Li *. Heritability of cardiovascular risk factors in a Chinese population – Taichung Community Health Study and Family Cohort. Atherosclerosis 2014 Aug; 235(2): 488-95. SCI |
| Chih-Hsueh Lin, Che-Yi Chou, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Yang Huang, Tsai-Chung Li*, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Association between frailty and subclinical peripheral vascular disease in a community-dwelling geriatric population. Geriatrics and Gerontology International 2014 (Accepted) SCI |
| Li-Na Liao, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Tsai-Chung Li*, Cheng-Chieh Lin*. Three-year incidence of elevated albuminuria and associated factors in a population-based cohort: The Taichung Community Health Study. Eur j Prev Cardiol 2014 Jun 5. (Accepted) SCI |