A. Advantages and features:

1. Unique in the country: Tracheoscopy for premature infants and newborns.

2. Precursor treatment: Stem cell infusion for newborn brain damage.

3. Surgery for extremely low birth weight premature infants and newborns, such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, retinal surgery and examination.

4. High-risk newborns' rescue team for surfactant administration.

5. Hypothermia therapy for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

6. 24-hour transfer team for premature infants and high-risk newborns.

B. Service target: High-risk, low birth weight premature infants and newborns.

1. Life-long support:

• Before delivery: Consultation with neonatal specialists.
• In the delivery room: Medical team for delivery and emergency care.
• In the neonatal intensive care unit: Specialized care and consultation.
• After discharge: Rehabilitation and assessment.
• Long-term developmental and nutritional follow-up.

2. Comprehensive system-wide consultation: The neonatal specialist medical team integrates expert opinions to provide interdisciplinary medical services to treat sick infants.

 

C. Cross-team integration:

Integration of neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers, to form a high-quality, comprehensive, interdisciplinary team for the care of premature infants and newborns.

 

Specialty services:

Child preventive healthcare services, vaccination, premature infants, low birth weight babies, newborn fever, neonatal jaundice, neonatal respiratory distress, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care.

 

Director of Neonatology:  Yu-Sheng Lee

Education:

• Ph.D. in Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
• M.S. in Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
• M.D. in Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan

Experience:

• Training at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Center for Maternal and Child Medical Care at Kurashiki Central Hospital in Japan
• Attending Physician in Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Attending Physician in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Clinical Research Fellow in Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Clinical Research Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Clinical Research Fellow in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Clinical Research Fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Chief Physician in Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Resident Physician in Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Resident Physician in Department of Pediatrics, Hualien Yuli Veterans Hospital, Taiwan

Current Position:

• Director of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yang-Ming University
• Assistant Professor, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Yang-Ming University

Specialties:

• Pediatrics, Preventive Healthcare, Vaccination
• Neonatology
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• Pediatric Bronchoscopy
• Licenses and Certifications:
• Taiwan Pediatric Association, Board Certified Pediatrician
• Taiwan Society of Neonatology, Board Certified Neonatologist
• Taiwan Society of Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Board Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist
• Taiwan Pediatric Association, Board Certified Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
• Taiwan Pediatric Association, Board Certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Instructor, Taiwan Society of Neonatology
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor, Taiwan Society of Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine
• Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Instructor, Taiwan Society of Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine.

Outpatient Hours

• Thursday  morning:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 07603
• Friday       morning:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 07603

 

 

Attending Physician/ICN Director: Mei-Jy Jeng

Education:

• Bachelor of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine
• Doctor of Clinical Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine

Experience:

• Visiting scholar in neonatal respiratory physiology and respiratory therapy at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
• Visiting scholar in pediatric and neonatal emergency and critical care at the University of Arizona Medical Center, USA
• Clinical research fellow in neonatal and critical care medicine
• Attending physician in the Department of Pediatrics at Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Chief physician and attending physician in the Department of Pediatrics at Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Attending physician in the Department of Pediatrics at Hualien Yuli Veterans Hospital

Current positions:

• Professor at the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine
• Joint-appointed Professor in the Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, specializing in pediatrics
• Director of the Division of General Pediatrics at Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Expertise:

• Neonatology
• Pediatric respiratory therapy
• Pediatric pulmonology
• Pediatric emergency and critical care medicine
• Instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Licenses:

• Pediatric specialist
• Neonatology specialist
• Pediatric pulmonology specialist
• Critical care medicine specialist
• Subspecialist in pediatric critical care medicine
• Subspecialist in pediatric emergency medicine
• Certified ultrasonographer

Teaching experience:

• Clinical teaching assistant at National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine (1989-1992)
• Clinical lecturer at National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and National Defense Medical Center (1992-1994)
• Adjunct lecturer at National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine (1994-2001)
• Instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) at major medical centers
• Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine (2002-2006)
• Associate Professor in the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and joint-appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, specializing in pediatrics (2006-2010)
• Professor at the Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and joint-appointed Professor in the Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, specializing in pediatrics (2011-present)
• Instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) at major medical centers.

Outpatient Hours

• Monday afternoon:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 17603
• Friday    afternoon:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 17609

 

 

Attending Physician/ NICU Director: Pei-Chen Tsao​  

Education:

• Ph.D. in Physiology, National Yang-Ming University
• M.S. in Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
• B.S. in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Experience:

• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Su-Ao Veterans Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Neonatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Pediatric Pulmonology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Pediatric Critical Care Division, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Pediatric Emergency Division, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Chief Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Resident Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Current:

• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Specialty:

• General Pediatrics
• Neonatology
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Licenses:

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Specialist
• Pediatric Pulmonology Specialist
• Neonatology Specialist
• Specialist in Pediatrics, Republic of China

Outpatient Clinic:

• Tuesday    morning:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 07601
• Thursday  morning:  Childhood Vaccination& Premature Outpatient ，Clinic Code 07601

 

 

Attending Physician: Wei-Yu Chen

Education

• Master's degree in Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
• Bachelor's degree in Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Experience

• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Chief Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Resident Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Current Position

• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Expertise

• General Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Vaccination
• Neonatology
• Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Licenses

• Pediatrician, Taiwan Pediatric Association
• Neonatologist, Taiwan Society of Neonatology
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Taiwan Pediatric Association
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist, Taiwan Pediatric Association
• Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Subspecialist, Taiwan Pediatric Association

 

 

 

Attending Physician: Chia-Sui Chou

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Military Medicine, National Defense Medical Center
• Master's degree in Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Experience

• Resident Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Chief Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Clinical Researcher, Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Branch, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital

Current Position

• Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Expertise

• General Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Vaccination
• Neonatology
• Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine