[Profile]

• Education

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Chang-Shan Medical University,

• Career and Experience

  Current Positions：
  • - Now, Attending physician, Division of Allergy, immunology and Rheumatology, VGHTPE, Taiwan,
  • - Now, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University,
  Experiences：
  • - , Resident, Internal medicine, VGHTPE, Taiwan,
  • - , Chief resident, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, VGHTPE, Taiwan,
  • - , Lecturer, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University,

• Medical Expertise

  1. Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Sjogren syndrome, Gout

• License

  National Board of Medicine National Board of Internal Medicine National Board of Rheumatology National Board of Allergy and Immunology

[Publications]

1. Tsai-Chu Yeh, Wei-Sheng Chen, Yu-Sheng Chang, Yi-Chun Lin, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chang-Youh Tsai, Jin-Hua Chen, Chi-Ching Chang. Risk of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Sjögren syndrome and Behçet's disease: a nationwide, population-based cohort study. Sleep Breath. 2020 Sep;24(3):1199-1205 (IF: 2.655)
2. Chen WS, Chang YS, Chang CC, Chang DM, Chen YH, Tsai CY, Chen JH  Management and Risk Reduction of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan. Sleep. 2016;39(10):1883-1890. (IF: 6.313)
3. Wang SH, Chang YS, Liu CJ, Lai CC, Chen TJ, Chen WS. Incidence and risk analysis of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. Lupus. 2014;23(7):665-71. (IF: 2.858)
4. Chen WS, Lin KC, Chen CH, Liao HT, Wang HP, Li WY, Lee HT, Tsai CY and Chou CT.  Autoantibody and Biopsy Grading Are Associated with the Expression of ICAM-1, MMP3 and TRAIL in the Salivary Gland Mononuclear Cells of Chinese Patients with Sjögren’s  Syndrome.  J  Rheumatol. 2009;36(5):989-96. (IF: 5.346)
5. Chen WS, Huang DF. Lupus associated intestinal vasculitis. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jul 16;361(3):e3 . (IF: 176.082)