Fu-Chan Wei

Institution
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Country
Taiwan

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Wei was awarded the 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences for his essential contribution to saving lives and restoring human dignity, bringing about a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of cancer, trauma and congenital anomalies through innovations and excellency. He is also the innovator of the osteoseptocutaneous fibula flap, which revolutionized the reconstruction of composite bone and soft tissue defects in the jaw and extremities. He established microsurgical center at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and has been recognized as one of the “twenty most important innovators in plastic surgery over the past 400 years” by the American Society of Plastic Surgery and “10 most influential reconstructive surgeons in the 21st century” by the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons. Wei is also recognised for his vision, leadership, and teaching.

(Photo: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital)

AWARDS
  • 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences

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