Award Recipient
TACS-Alliance Research Center
2021 Award Recipient
Wei-Tao (Joey) Chang
Award for Residentship and Clinical Research
(Small Animal Respiratory Medicine & Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care, 2021/8 ~ )
Wei-Tao (Joey), Chang was born and raised in Taiwan. He obtained his DVM degree from National Taiwan University in 2021. Joey has received an award for residency training and clinical research from TACS-Alliance Research Center and is currently a PGY resident in Small Animal Respiratory Medicine/Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care. He is enrolled in a training program under the categorical training track (small animal internal medicine with a focus on subspecialty respiratory and cardiovascular medicine) at National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital and allied specialty networks. He also participates part-time in a research project supported by National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan. His particular research interests include pulmonary function tests, clinical trials, echocardiography, and therapeutics of respiratory disease in dogs and cats. Outside of work, he loves to spend his spare time with his two dogs, Ralphie and Lumi, and is inspired daily by them.
Academic activities:
7. VCRS 2023 (oral presentation)
Wei-Tao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Pin-Yen Chen, Pei-Ying Lo, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Presence of feline coronavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in clinical cases with atypical lower airway or lung disease. The 41st Symposium of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society, Providence, RI (USA), Oct 23-25, 2023.
6. Original study (Co-Author)
Chung-Hui Lin*, Lynelle R. Johnson, Wei-Tao Chang, Pei-Ying Lo, Hui-Wen Chen, Huey-Dong Wu (2023): Quantifiable features of a tidal breathing phenotype in dogs with severe bronchomalacia diagnosed by bronchoscopy. Vet Quarterly (Accepted on Aug 17th 2023) (SCI)
5. ECVIM 2023 (oral presentation of ESVC)
Wei-Tao Chang, Laín García-Guasch, I-Ping Chan, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Jorge I. Matos, Pei-Ying Lo, Man-Cham Lam, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): The Pulmonary hypertension Remodeling/hemodynamic-Induced Manifestations on Echocardiography (PRIME) score for predicting the severity of canine pulmonary hypertension. The 33rd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Barcelona (Spain), Sep, 2023.
4. ECVIM 2023 (Co-Author, poster presentation of ESVC)
Younjung Chang, Wei-Tao Chang, Man-Cham Lam, Pei-Ying Lo, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Aortic insufficiency in dogs and cats: A retrospective study of clinical characteristics, echocardiographic findings, and prognosis in non-infectious and non-congenital cases. The 33rd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Barcelona (Spain), Sep, 2023.
3. ECVIM 2023 (Co-Author, poster presentation of ESVIM)
Chi-Ru Chen, Pei-Ying Lo, Yu Ho, Po-Yao Huang, Wei-Tao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Huey-Dong Wu, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Spectrographic analysis of lung sound for identifying visual characteristics of crackles in dogs. The 33rd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Barcelona (Spain), Sep, 2023.
2. ECVIM 2022 (poster presentation) (ESVIM: Poster abstract, 3rd prize)
Wei-Tao Chang, Pei-Ying Lo, Chung-Hui Lin* (2022): A retrospective evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of buprenorphine as an antitussive agent. Congress Proceedings of the 32nd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Gothenburg (Sweden), Sep, 2022.
1. VCRS 2021 (oral presentation)
Wei-Tao Chang, Pei-Ying Lo, Huey-Dong Wu, Chung-Hui Lin* (2021): Could recording time for barometric whole-body plethysmography be shorter in client-owned cats? The 39th Symposium of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society - Annual VCRS Virtual Symposium, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2021.
2022 Award Recipient
Chi-Ru (Roo) Chen
Award for Residentship and Clinical Research
(Small Animal Respiratory Medicine & Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care, 2022/9 ~ )
Chi-Ru (Roo) Chen is a first-year resident (PGY1) in Small Animal Respiratory Medicine/Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and was granted a residency training and clinical research award from TACS-Alliance Research Center in 2022. Roo is currently involved in the training program under the categorical training track of small animal internal medicine at National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital and allied specialty networks, which mainly focus on the subspecialty of respiratory and cardiovascular medicine. Aside from her residency training, Roo also engages part-time in a research project supported by National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan. She's especially interested in the application of digital stethoscopes in small animal respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. With her passion for her beloved dog and all the other small animals, Roo is dedicated to providing high-quality care to her patients and advancing the field of veterinary medicine through research.
Academic activities:
1. ECVIM 2023 (poster presentation of ESVIM)
Chi-Ru Chen, Pei-Ying Lo, Yu Ho, Po-Yao Huang, Wei-Tao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Huey-Dong Wu, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Spectrographic analysis of lung sound for identifying visual characteristics of crackles in dogs. The 33rd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Barcelona (Spain), Sep, 2023.
Younjung (Kelly) Chang
Award for Clinical Research (Cases of Aortic Insufficiency), 2022/8 ~ 2023/2
Younjung (Kelly) Chang was born and raised in South Korea and acquired DVM degree at National Taiwan University in 2022. She received an award for clinical research and training from TACS-Alliance Research Center in 2022. Kelly participated in clinical research and short-term training on small animal respiratory and cardiovascular medicine during Aug 2022 - February 2023. She studied basic knowledge of clinical trial, echocardiography, and cardiovascular/respiratory diseases. During this period, she worked with her colleagues in Clinical Service of Respiratory Medicine & Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care at National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital and allied specialty networks. Her clinical research focused on reviewing cases of aortic insufficiency, discovering the underlying cause and consequence associated with non-infectious and non-congenital cases. Apart from her career, she loves learning foreign languages and can speak Chinese, English and Spanish besides her mother tongue, Korean. Using her language skill, she enjoys traveling around the world and broadening her view. Currently she is learning art to capture beautiful moments on her sketchbook while traveling or in her everyday life.
Academic activities:
1. ECVIM 2023 (poster presentation of ESVC)
Younjung Chang, Wei-Tao Chang, Man-Cham Lam, Pei-Ying Lo, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Aortic insufficiency in dogs and cats: A retrospective study of clinical characteristics, echocardiographic findings, and prognosis in non-infectious and non-congenital cases. The 33rd European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, Barcelona (Spain), Sep, 2023. (Accepted on July 4th 2023.)
2023 Award Recipient
Pin-Yen (Ariel) Chen
Award for Residentship and Clinical Research
(Small Animal Respiratory Medicine & Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care, 2023/8 ~ )
Academic activities:
1. VCRS 2023 (Co-Author, oral presentation)
Wei-Tao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Pin-Yen Chen, Pei-Ying Lo, Chung-Hui Lin* (2023): Presence of feline coronavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in clinical cases with atypical lower airway or lung disease. The 41st Symposium of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society, Providence, RI (USA), Oct 23-25, 2023.
Fang-Yu Lin
Award for Residentship and Clinical Research
(Small Animal Respiratory Medicine & Integrated Cardiorespiratory Care, 2023/8 ~ )
Academic activities:
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