Shang-Yi Chiang | |
Native Name: | 江尚宜 |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | Changhua County, Taiwan |
Nationality: | Taiwanese |
Fields: | Ophthalmology, Regenerative Medicine, Arts collector |
Workplaces: | Tri-Service General Hospital |
Alma Mater: | National Defense Medical Center (MD, PhD) |
Chiang Shang-Yi (; born 1972), also known as Ken S.Y. Chiang, is a Taiwanese ophthalmologist, scholar, public speaker, surgeon and contemporary art collector. He is known predominantly for his researches in the field of ophthalmology and regenerative medicine. He currently lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]
Chiang received his M.D. degree at National Defense Medical Center in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Medicine in 2012.
Chiang's research centered on proteomic analysis and identification of aqueous humor proteins with a pathophysiological role in diabetic retinopathy.[2] Much of his work employed statistic computer simulation. Currently, Chiang is a research scholar at National Defense Medical Center and a surgeon at Tri-Service General Hospital. Chiang is publicly invited for many speaking engagements on topics in science, medicine, or arts. Chiang is the co-founder of TeamLab Research that focuses on a series of researches related to eyes diseases and regenerative medicine. In Taiwan, Chiang's current initiative envisions a proposal, Taiwan Young Ophthalmologists Association, T.Y.O.A., for purpose of providing services and advice to young ophthalmologists, aged below 45, trained in Taiwan, and it serves as an exchange platform to facilitate communications regarding medical career planning, advanced education, professional training program, research opportunities, or scholarship funding.