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Ying-Ming Tsai

Ying-Ming Tsai

Kaohsiung City

Summary

Renowned Medical Doctor and Associate Professor with extensive experience at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, adept in medical diagnostics and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Excelled in patient care through accurate diagnoses and comprehensive care plans, enhancing patient trust. Proven mentor and researcher, significantly contributing to medical education and clinical practice improvement. Demonstrates exceptional physical examination skills and patient relationship management.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical-doctor

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
08.2002 - Current
  • Diagnosed and treated patients suffering from chronic conditions such as airway diseases, lung fibrosis, lung infection and lung cancer .
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex patients.
  • Conducted thorough physical examinations and diagnostic tests, leading to accurate diagnoses and timely medical interventions.
  • Established strong relationships with patients and their families, fostering trust and commitment to the healthcare plan.
  • Mentored junior physicians and medical students, fostering a supportive learning environment that promoted professional growth.
  • Educated patients and families on benefits of healthy diet and adequate exercise.

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
08.2021 - Current
  • Designed and delivered courses for on-campus and online delivery.
  • Managed a clinical practice alongside teaching responsibilities, providing real-world experience for students while maintaining excellent patient care standards.
  • Advised students on career paths, helping them navigate residency applications and specialty choices within internal medicine.
  • Contributed to the development of departmental curriculum, ensuring relevance and alignment with current medical research.
  • Reviewed manuscripts submitted to medical journals as part of editorial boards or ad hoc reviewer roles, ensuring high-quality publications in the field of internal medicine.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery processes.
  • Participated and contributed to collaborative research projects.

Medical Doctor

Kaohsiung Medical University Gang Shan Hospital
03.2024 - Current
  • Diagnosed and treated patients suffering from chronic conditions.
  • Established strong relationships with patients and their families, fostering trust and commitment to the healthcare plan.
  • Educated patients and families on benefits of healthy diet and adequate exercise.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex patients.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Johns Hopkins University
06.2010 - 06.2012
  • Overcame technical challenges by troubleshooting equipment issues or refining experimental procedures as necessary.
  • Drafted manuscripts and presented findings as effects of Blag 2 on fibrocytes at AAAAI conferences.
  • Contributed to high-impact publications as "Functional Interaction of Cockroach Allergens and Mannose Receptor (CD206) in Human Circulating Fibrocytes"by collaborating with fellow researchers and providing critical input.

Education

M.D. - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung Taiwan
06-2002

Ph.D. - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung Taiwan
06-2020

Master of Science - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung Taiwan
06-2009

Skills

  • Physical examination
  • Medication prescription
  • Health assessments
  • Differential diagnoses
  • Care team collaboration
  • Medical diagnostics
  • Respiratory evaluation
  • Medical Research
  • Medical Diagnosis

Scientific paper

1. Tsai YM, Wu KL, Huang YC, Wu YY, Chang CY, Chang YY, Chiang HH, Liu LX,   Hung JY. (2024, Jan). Upregulated enhancer of rudimentary homolog promotes   epithelial‑mesenchymal transition and cancer cell migration in lung   adenocarcinoma.. Molecular Medicine Reports, Jan;29(1):9.

2. Hsu CC, Tsai YM, Yang SF, Hsu JS. (2023, Sep). Primary pulmonary   meningioma.. Kaohsiung J Med Sci., PMID: 37698283 .

3. Wu YY, Hsu YL, Huang YC, Su YC, Wu KL, Chang CY, Ong CT, Lai JC, Shen   TY, Lee TH, Hung JY, Tsai YM. (2023, Aug). Characterization of the pleural   microenvironment niche and cancer transition using single-cell RNA sequencing   in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Theranostics, 13(13):4412-4429. MOST   110-2314-B-037-124-MY3. .

4. Huang YC, Hou MF, Tsai YM, Pan YC, Tsai PH, Lin YS, Chang CY, Tsai EM,   Hsu YL. (2023, Jun). Involvement of ACACA (acetyl-CoA carboxylase α) in the   lung pre-metastatic niche formation in breast cancer by senescence phenotypic   conversion in fibroblasts. Cell Oncol (Dordr), 46(3):643-660.

5. Chao-Yuan Chang, Yung-Chi Huang,Hung-Hsing Chiang, Yu-Yuan Wu,Kuan-Li   Wu,Yung-Yun Chang,Lian-Xiu Liu,Ying-Ming Tsai*, and Ya-Ling Hsu (2022, Dec).   Ladinin 1 Shortens Survival via Promoting Proliferation and Enhancing   Invasiveness in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Int. J. Mol.   Sci., 24(1),   431. nstc 110-2314-B-037-124-MY3. 

6. Kuo CY, Tsai MJ, Hung JY, Wu KL, Tsai YM, Tsai YC, Chuang CH, Lee TH,   Chen HC, Yang CJ, Chong IW. (2022, Dec). Different Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors   Used in Treating EGFR-Mutant Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma with Brain Metastasis   and Intracranial Intervention Have No Impact on Clinical Outcomes. Cancers (Basel), 15(1):187.

7. Yung-Chi Huang, Chao-Yuan Chang, Yu-Yuan Wu, Kuan-Li Wu ,Ying-Ming   Tsai,Hsiao-Chen Lee,Eing-Mei Tsai and Ya-Ling Hsu (2022, Dec). Single-Cell   Transcriptomic Profiles of Lung Pre-Metastatic Niche Reveal Neutrophil and   Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Roles in Breast Cancer. Cancers, 15(1), 176.

8. En-Chi Hsu; Kuan-Li Wu; Ying-Ming Tsai; Mei-Hsuan Lee; Ming-Ju Tsai;   Chia-Yu Kuo; Yu-Chuan Liu; Fu-Wen Liang; Chih-Jen Yang; Jen-Yu Hung (2022,   Oct). Real-world treatment pattern and prognostic factors of stage IV lung   squamous cell carcinoma patients. Kaohsiung   Journal of Medical Sciences, 38(10); 1001-1011. nstc 110-2314-B-037-126-MY2.

9. Kuan-Li Wu, Ying-Ming Tsai, Yung-Chi Huang, Yu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Yuan Chang,   Yu-Wei Liu, Ya-Ling Hsu, Jen-Yu Hung (2022, Oct). LINC02323 facilitates   development of lung squamous cell carcinoma by miRNA sponge and RBP   dysregulation and links to poor prognosis. Thorac   Cancer , doi:   10.1111/1759-7714.14760.

10. Kuan-Li Wu, Yung-Chi Huang, Yu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Yuan Chang, Yung-Yun Chang,   Hung-Hsing Chiang, Lian-Xiu Liu, Ying-Ming Tsai, Jen-Yu Hung (2022, Jun).   Characterization of the Oncogenic Potential of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor   4A1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma via Cell Cycle Regulation and Immune   Microenvironment Reprogramming. Biology (Basel) , 11(7):975..

11. Hsiao-Chen Lee, Chao-Yuan Chang, Kuan-Li Wu, Hung-Hsing Chiang, Yung-Yun   Chang, Lian-Xiu Liu, Yung-Chi Huang, Jen-Yu Hung, Ya-Ling Hsu, Yu-Yuan Wu,   Ying-Ming Tsai (2022, May). The Therapeutic Potential of ADAMTS8 in Lung   Adenocarcinoma without Targetable Therapy. Journal   of personalized medicine , 12(6):902. nstc 110-2314-B-037-124-MY3.

12. Hsiao-Chen Lee, Chao-Yuan Chang, Yung-Chi Huang, Kuan-Li Wu , Hung-Hsing   Chiang, Yung-Yun Chang, Lian-Xiu Liu, Jen-Yu Hung, Ya-Ling Hsu, Yu-Yuan Wu,   Ying-Ming Tsai (2022, May). Downregulated ADAMTS1 Incorporating A2M   Contributes to Tumorigenesis and Alters Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Lung   Adenocarcinoma. Biology (Basel), 11(5):76. nstc   110-2314-B-037-124-MY3. 

13. Wei-An Chang, Ming-Ju Tsai, Jen-Yu Hung , Kuan-Li Wu, Ying-Ming Tsai,   Yung-Chi Huang, Chao-Yuan Chang, Pei-Hsun Tsai, Ya-Ling Hsu (2021, Oct).   miR-150-5p-Containing Extracellular Vesicles Are a New Immunoregulator That   Favor the Progression of Lung Cancer in Hypoxic Microenvironments by Altering   the Phenotype of NK Cells. Cancers (Basel), 13;13(24):6252.

Chao-Yuan Chang, Kuan-Li Wu, Yung-Yun Chang, Pei-Hsun Tsai, Jen-Yu Hung, Wei-An Chang, Shu-Fang Jian, Yung-Chi Huang , Inn-Wen Chong, Ying-Ming Tsai, Ya-Ling Hsu (2021, Sep). Amine oxidase, copper containing 3 exerts anti‑mesenchymal transformation and enhances CD4 + T‑cell recruitment to prolong survival in lung cancer. Oncol Rep, 46(3):203. MOST 110-2314-B-037-124-MY3. 

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

Medical Doctor

Kaohsiung Medical University Gang Shan Hospital
03.2024 - Current

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
08.2021 - Current

Postdoctoral Researcher

Johns Hopkins University
06.2010 - 06.2012

Medical-doctor

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
08.2002 - Current

M.D. - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University

Ph.D. - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University

Master of Science - Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University
Ying-Ming Tsai