JAN-WEI CHIU M.D.

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Attending physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

No 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

Phone: +886-2-28757361, +886 922714728

FAX: +886-2-28757359

E-mail: [email protected]

Education

1980-1987      Medical doctor, National Yang-Ming Medical College 

Experiences 

 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND SPECIALTIES

1.Neurological rehabilitation

2.Electrodiagnosis

3.Burn rehabilitation

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1990 Taiwan Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1995 Taiwan Association of Stroke

2007 Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture

2008 Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine

2015 Taiwan Association of Prolotherapy and Regenerative Medicine

LICENSRUE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Publications 

1. Chan RC, Chiu JW, Chou CL, Chen JJ.  Median nerve lesion at wrist in cyclists. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei). 1991 Aug;48(2):121-124.
2. Chiu JW, Chou CL, Chan RC, Chen JJ, Hsu TC. Ulnar neuropathy in Asian games cyclists. J Rehabil Med (Chinese) 1991(2):25-9.
3. Yang TF, Pan SP, Bair WN, Lee SE, Chan RC, Chiu JW, Kao CC, Cheng LY, Won TT, Hsu TC. Selective posterior rhizotomy in the management of spastic cerebral palsy. J Rehabil Med (Chinese) 1992;20(12):125-130.
4. Chiu JW, Chou CL, Hsu TC. Cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease. Chine Med J (Chinese)1996;57:S230.
5. Chuang TY, Yen YS, Chiu JW, Chang RC, Chiang SC, Hsiao MP Lee LS. Intraoperative monitoring of skin temperature changes of hands before, during, and after endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: using infrared thermograph and thermometer for measurement. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1997 Jan;78(1):85-88.
6. Yang TF, Chan RC, Chuang TY, Liu TJ, Chiu JW. Treatment of cerebral palsy with botulinum toxin: evaluation with gross motor function measure. J Formos Med Assoc. 1999 Dec;98(12):382-386.
7. Yang TF, Chan RC, Kao CL, Chiu JW, Liu FJ, Kao NT, Kuo TB. Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability for cerebral palsy patients. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 May;81(5):350-354.
8. Chiu JW, Tsou CH, Liou JT, Hsin ST, Luk HN.  Transient cross-resistance to neuromuscular blocking agents in a patient with tetanus. Anesthesiology. 2003 Feb;98(2):579-581.
9. Lee MJ, Chiu JW, Lee HW, Liu TJ, Chan RC. Diffuse positive sharp waves in a patient with left radial palsy: “EMG” disease. J Rehabil Med (Chinese)2004;32(4):209-213.
10. Fan T, Lu YH, Chiu JW, Yang TF, Chang LC, Chan RC, Yu KJ. Rehabilitation therapy for women with urinary incontinence. J Rehabil Med (Chinese)2005;33(4):191-196.
11. Wu MJ, Chiu JW, Chou CL, Chan RC. Clinical diagnosis and prognosis of Hirayama disease: a case report. J Rehabil Med (Chinese)2010;38(2):123-130.
12. Hs SS, Hu M-H, Wan Y-H, Yip PK, Chiu JW, Hsieh C-L. Dose-response of functional electrical stimulation on upper extremity function in stroke patients. Stroke. Apr 2010;41:821-824.
13. Lee TH, Chiu JW, Chan RC. Cervical cord injury after massage: a case report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2011;90(10):856-859.
14. Lee TH, Chiu JW, Chan RC. RE: cervical cord injury after massage. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Mar;91(3):280; author reply 280-281.
15. Chen HW, Fen CK, Chiu JW, Lai CJ, Chan RC, Yang TF. Clinical application of evoked potentials and pedicle screw stimulation during correction of severe scoliosis: a case report. J Rehabil Med (Chinese)2013;40(2):117-123.
16. Yang TF, Wang JC, Chiu JW, Lai CJ, Chan RC, Lee SS (2013) Ultrasound-guided refilling of an intrathecal baclofen pump--a case report. Childs Nerv Syst  2013; 29(2): 347-349.
17. Yang TF, Chen HH, Liang ML, Chen C, Chiu JW, Wang JC, Lai CJ, Liao KK, Chan RC. Intraoperative brain mapping to identify corticospinal projections during resective epilepsy surgery in children with congenital hemiparesis. Child’s Nervous System 2014 Sept;30(9): 1559-1564
18. Yang TF, Wang JC, Hsu S P.C. Lee CC, Lin CF, Chiu JW, Chan RC, Lee SS. Localization of the cricothyroid muscle under ultrasound guidance for vagal nerve mapping. J Clinic Anesth 2015 May;27(3): 252-5.
19. Liu DH, Tsai MW, Lin SH, Chou CL, Chiu JW, Chian CC, Kao CL. Ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid injections for trigger finger: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Arch Phy Med Rehab 2015 sept on line.
20. Hsu PC, Chiu JW, Chou CL, Wang JC. Acute Radial Neuropathy at the Spiral Groove Following Massage: A Case Presentation. PM R. 2017 Oct;9(10):1042-1046. 
21. Yang TF, Chiu JW, Feng CK, Hsieh YC, Yang CY, Wang JC, Liao KK. Localization of the trunk muscles using musculoskeletal ultrasound guidance for pedicle screw stimulation during spine surgery. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Sep;43:151-156.
22. Wang JC, Liao KK, Lin KP, Chou CL, Yang TF, Huang YF, Wang KA, Chiu JW. Efficacy of Combined Ultrasound-Guided Steroid Injection and Splinting in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 May;98(5):947-956.
23. Yang CY, Chen HH, Chen C, Chiu JW, Chou CL, Yang TF. Pattern of Corticospinal Projections Defined by Brain Mapping During Resective Epilepsy Surgery in a Patient with Congenital Hemiparesis and Intractable Epilepsy. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:1050.e9-1050.e12
24. Wang JC, Lin KP, Liao KK, Chang YC, Wang KA, Huang YF, Chiu JW. Sonographic median nerve change after steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2018 Sep;58(3):402-406. 
25. Yang CY, Liang ML, Chen HH, Chiu JW, Liao KK, Yang TF. Using subdural strip electrodes to define functional sensory nerves and the most inferior functional portion of the conus medullaris during detethering surgeries for tethered cord syndrome: a pilot study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct;29(4):456-460.
26. Hsu PC, Feng CK, Huang SH, Chiu JW, Chou CL, Yang TF. Health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with different types of scoliosis: A cross-sectional study. J Chin Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;82(2):161-165.
27. Hsu PC, Lo YC, Wu PY, Chiu JW, Jeng MJ. The relationship of seasonality and the increase in urinary tract infections among hospitalized patients with spinal cord injury. J Chin Med Assoc. 2019 May;82(5):401-406.
28. Hsu PC, Liao KK, Lin KP, Chiu JW, Wu PY, Chou CL, Wang NY, Wang JC. Comparison of Corticosteroid Injection Dosages in Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Nov;101(11):1857-1864.
29. Hsu PC, Chiu JW, Yang YC, Jeng MJ. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Retrospective Population Cohort Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Aug 1;100(8):760-765.
30. Chen CF, Yu YB, Tsai SW, Chiu JW, Hsiao LT, Gau JP, Hsu HC. Total knee replacement for patients with severe hemophilic arthropathy in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based retrospective study. J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Feb 1;85(2):228-232.