Yun-Ting Chang

 

E-Mail: ytchang@vghtpe.gov.tw

Education:

1980-1987     M.D., National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

1999-2004     Ph.D., Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

              Conditions and Treatments:

              General skin disorders, cutaneous amyloidosis, psoriasis, acne, alopecia,

              skin infections, cosmetic medicine

Present Position:

Professor, Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Attending physician, Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Career:

1989-1994 Residency, Department of Dermatology, Veterans General  Hospital-Taipei

1994-         Attending physician, Department of Dermatology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei

1997-2000 Lecturer, Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming   University

2000-2003  Assistant Professor, National Yang-Ming University

2003-2007  Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming University

2007-         Professor, National Yang-Ming University

2016-2023 Chief, Division of Dermatologic Diagnosis, Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Recent publications:

1. Hua TC, Chung PI, Chen YJ, Wu LC, Chen YD, Hwang CY, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT,* Liu HN. Cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with rosacea: A nationwide case-control study from Taiwan. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Aug;73(2):249-54.

2. Chung PI, Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Hua TC, Wu LC, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT,* Liu HN. Autoimmune comorbid diseases associated with lichen planus: a nationwide case-control study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Aug;29(8):1570-5. (SCI)

3. Chen YT, Chen YJ, Hwang CY, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Chen CC, Chu SY, Lee DD, Chang YT, Liu HN. Comorbidity profiles in association with vitiligo: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Jul;29(7):1362-9. (SCI)

4. Wu CY, Shieh JJ, Shen JL, Liu YY, Chang YT,* Chen YJ.* Association between antidiabetic drugs and psoriasis risk in diabetic patients: Results from a nationwide nested case-control study in Taiwan. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jan;72(1):123-30. (SCI)

5. Wu CY, Chen DY, Shen JL, Ho HJ, Chen CC, Kuo KN, Liu HN, Chang YT*, Chen YJ*. The risk of cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking tumor necrosis factor antagonists: a nationwide cohort study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2014 Sep 30;16(5):449. (SCI)

6. Chen CC, Murray PJ, Jiang TX, Plikus MV, Chang YT, Lee OK, Widelitz RB, Chuong CM.* Regenerative hair waves in aging mice and extra-follicular modulators follistatin, dkk1, and sfrp4. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Aug;134(8):2086-96. (SCI)

7. Chen CC, Chiang AN, Liu HN, Chang YT.* EGb-761 prevents ultraviolet B-induced photoaging via inactivation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and proinflammatory cytokine expression. J Dermatol Sci. 2014 Jul;75(1):55-62. (SCI)

8. Wu BY, Wu BJ, Lee SM, Sun HJ, Chang YT, Lin MW. Prevalence and associated factors of comorbid skin diseases in patients with schizophrenia: a clinical survey and national health database study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 Jul-Aug;36(4):415-21. (SCI)

9. Chang YT, Lin CH, Lee CT, Lin MW, Liu LY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Liu HN, Tsai SF, Matsuura I.* Detection of common mutations in sporadic primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis by DNA mass spectrometry. Br J Dermatol, 2014 Apr;170(4):974-6. (SCI)

10. Liu HN, Wang WJ, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT. Senile gluteal dermatosis: a clinical study of 137 cases. Int J Dermatol. 2014 Jan;53(1):51-5. (SCI)

11. Hua TC, Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. The natural course of early-onset atopic dermatitis in Taiwan: a population-based cohort study. Br J Dermatol. 2014 Jan;170(1):130-5. (SCI)

12. Wu LC, Sun PL, Chang YT*. Extensive deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis and Chronic Renal Failure. Mycopathologia, 2013 Dec;176(5-6):457-62. (SCI).

13. Chu SY, Chen YJ, Liu CJ, Tseng WC, Lin MW, Hwang CY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chen TJ, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction in systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population based study.  Am J Med, 2013 Nov;126(11):982-8. (SCI).

14. Hwang CY, Hwang YY, Chen YJ, Chen CC, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Atopic diathesis in patients with kawasaki disease. J Pediatr. 2013 Sep;163(3):811-5. (SCI).

15. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Shen JL, Chen TT, Chang YT*. Association between traditional systemic antipsoriatic drugs and tuberculosis risk in patients with psoriasis with or without psoriatic arthritis: Results from a nationwide cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 July; 69(1):25-33. (SCI).

16. Chen YJ, Chen CC, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Li CY, Hwang CY, Chu SY, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Increased risk of sexual dysfunction in male patients with psoriasis-a nationwide population-based follow-up study. J Sex Med. 2013 May;10(5):1212-8. (SCI).

17. Shiao YM, Chung HJ, Chen CC, Chiang KN, Chang YT, Lee DD, Lin MW, Tsai SF, Matsuura I. MCP-1 as an effector of IL-31 signaling in familial primary cutaneous amyloidosis. J Invest Dermatol, 2013 May;133(5):1375-8. (SCI).

18. Kao WY, Hwang CY, Su CW, Chang YT, Luo JC, Hou MC, Lin HC, Lee FY, Wu JC. Risk of hepato-biliary cancer after cholecystectomy: a nationwide cohort study. J Gastrointest Surg 2013 Feb;17(2):345-51. (SCI).

19. Lee MS, Lin RY, Chang YT, Lai MS. The risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer, lymphoma and melanoma in patients with psoriasis in Taiwan: a 10-year, population-based cohort study. Int J Dermatol 2012 Dec;51(12):1454-60. (SCI).

20. Kao WY, Hwang CY, Chang YT, Su CW, Hou MC, Lin HC, Lee FY, Lee SD, Wu JC. Cancer risk in patients with pyogenic liver abscess: a nationwide cohort study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012 Sep;36(5):467-76. (SCI).

21. Chuang YY, Lee DD, Lin CS, Chang YJ, Tanaka M, Chang YT, Liu HN. Characteristic dermoscopic features of primary cutaneous amyloidosis: a study of 35 cases. Br J Dermatol. 2012 Sep;167(3):548-54. (SCI).

22. Chen YJ, Chang YT (co-first authors), Shen JL, Chen TT, Wang CB, Chen CM, Wu CY*. Association between systemic anti-psoriatic drugs and cardiovascular risk in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a nationwide cohort study. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Jun;64(6):1879-87. (SCI).

23. Chu SY, Chen YJ, Tseng WC, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Hwang CY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata in Taiwan: a case-control study. Br J Dermatol. 2012, Mar; 166 (3): 525-31. (SCI).

24. Li WH, Chen YJ, Tseng WC, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Chu SY, Hwang CY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Malignancies after renal transplantation in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Feb;27(2):833-9. (SCI).

25. Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Cancer risk in allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. Int J Cancer, 2012 Mar 1;130(5):1160-7. (SCI).

26. Chiu HY, Huang PY, Jee SH, Hu CY, Chou CT, Chang YT, Hwang CY, Tsai TF. HLA polymorphism among Chinese patients with chronic plaque psoriasis: subgroup analysis. Br J Dermatol. 2012 Feb;166(2):288-97. (SCI).

27. Liu HN, Wang WJ, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT. Senile gluteal dermatosis - a clinicopathologic study of 12 cases and its distinction from anosacral amyloidosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2012 Feb;26(2):258-60. (SCI).

28. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Shen JL, Chen TT, Chang YT*. Cancer risk in patients with chronic urticaria: a population-based cohort study. Archives of Dermatology, 2012 Jan; 148:103-108. (SCI).

29. Chu SY, Chen YJ, Tseng WC, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Hwang CY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Comorbidity profiles among patients with alopecia areata: the importance of onset age, a nationwide population-based study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011 Nov; 65 (5): 949-956. (SCI).

30. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Liao KK, Chen YC, Hwang CY, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Comorbidity profiles among patients with bullous pemphigoid: a nationwide population-based study. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Sep;165(3):593-599. (SCI).

31. Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Liu HN, Chang YT*. Response to eczema and cancer risk: a critical appraisal and review of the literature. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Sep;165(3):462-3. (SCI).

32. Liu HN, Liu TY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT. Insights into the mechanism of Piper betle leaf-induced contact leukomelanosis using C57BL/6 mice as the animal model and tyrosinase assays. Australas J Dermatol. 2011 Aug;52(3):172-8. (SCI).

33. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Chen TJ, Shen JL, Chu SY, Wang CB, Chang YT*. The risk of cancer in patients with psoriasis: a population based cohort study in Taiwan. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011 Jul;65(1):84-91.(SCI).

34. Chen YJ, Chang YT (equal contribution), Wang CB, Wu CY*. The risk of cancer in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Feb;63(2):352-8. (SCI).                                       

35. Lee DD, Huang CK, Ko PC, Chang YT, Sun WZ, Oyang YJ. Association of primary cutaneous amyloidosis with atopic dermatitis: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. Br J Dermatol. 2011 Jan;164(1):148-53. (SCI).

36. Chen YJ, Chang YT (equal contribution), Wang CB, Wu CY*. Malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. The American Journal of Medicine, 2010 Dec;123(12):1150.e1-6.(SCI).

37. Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Elevated risk of second primary cancer in patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. Journal of Dermatological Science, 2010 Dec;60(3):167-72. (SCI).

38. Hwang CY, Chen YJ, Lin MW, Chen TJ, Chu SY, Chen CC, Lee DD, Chang YT*, Wang WJ, Liu HN. Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Asthma in Taiwan: a National Study 2000 to 2007. Acta Dermato Venereol, 2010 Nov;90:589-594. (SCI).                                                                                

39. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Huang YL, Wang CB, Shen JL, Chang YT*. Cancer risks of dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2010 Apr;12(2):R70. (SCI).                                   

40. Lin MW*, Lee DD, Liu TT, Lin YF, Chen SY, Huang CC, Weng HY, Liu YF, Tanaka A, Arita K, Lai-Cheong J, Palisson F, Chang YT, Wong CK, Matsuura I, McGrath JA, Tsai SF*. Novel IL31RA gene mutation and ancestral OSMR mutant allele in familial primary cutaneous amyloidosis. Eur J Hum Genet. 2010 Jan; 18: 26-32. (SCI).

41. Chiang MC, Chiang FC, Chang YT, Chen TL, Fung CP. Erythema multiforme caused by Treponema pallidum in a young patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;48(7):2640-2.