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Ching-Mao Chang

Building evidence-based integrative medicine from real clinical problems

M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Chang is Director and Attending Physician of the Division of Integrative Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and Associate Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His academic work centers on Sjögren’s syndrome, dry eye syndrome, autoimmune rheumatic diseases, TCM clinical trials, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and translational research.

Clinical IdentityDirector / Attending Physician, TVGH

Academic IdentityAssociate Professor, NYCU

Signature ThemesSjögren’s syndrome, dry eye, autoimmune disease

Research MethodsClinical trials, AI, biomarker, translational research

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“My goal is not only to publish papers, but to transform patients’ unmet needs into measurable, interpretable, testable, and applicable evidence for integrative medicine.”

76Journal papers

57Invited talks

75Awards

13Projects

Short Biography

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Dr. Ching-Mao Chang is currently the Director of the Division of Integrative Medicine, Department of Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and also serves as a faculty member in the School of Chinese Medicine at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. He graduated from the School of Chinese Medicine at China Medical University and later completed his master’s and doctoral training within the Chang Gung system, receiving comprehensive academic and clinical training in both Chinese medicine and integrative medical practice. In addition to his long-term commitment to the integration of clinical practice, research, and teaching in Chinese medicine, Dr. Chang founded the Autoimmune Disease and Dry Eye Syndrome Objective Measurements Lab (AIDDES Lab), with the aim of building a platform that combines traditional Chinese medicine thinking, objective measurement technologies, and translational medical research.

His research focuses on Sjögren’s syndrome, dry eye disease, and related immune-mediated disorders, while also advancing dialogue between classical Chinese medicine, clinical trials, objective quantitative assessment, and translational medicine. His philosophy in both teaching and research emphasizes a patient-centered approach, strong grounding in clinical practice, and rigorous attention to evidence, with the goal of demonstrating the clearer and deeper value of Chinese medicine in contemporary healthcare.

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Profile Video｜NYCU Institute of Traditional Medicine: Prof. Ching-Mao Chang

This profile video is placed near the top of the homepage so first-time visitors can quickly understand Dr. Chang’s clinical, teaching, research, and AIDDES Lab identity.

Profile · Philosophy

A concise gateway to clinical care, teaching, and research

This video serves as a homepage gateway for readers to understand Dr. Chang’s role across NYCU, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, integrative medicine, and AIDDES Lab.

From clinical practice, teaching, and research, the video introduces Dr. Chang’s role in scientific Chinese medicine and integrative medicine.

Homepage entry point for Dr. Chang’s academic profile and AIDDES Lab.
Connects NYCU, the Institute of Traditional Medicine, clinical care, and translational research.
Highlights the core direction: starting from patients and moving toward integrative medicine.

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Academic Portfolio

This website presents more than a CV. It brings together clinical practice, research, teaching, and international scholarship into a recognizable academic identity.

Problem-driven medicine

Starting from real patient suffering, with particular attention to dryness, pain, sleep, autonomic dysregulation, and quality of life.

Modern evidence in TCM

Integrating acupuncture, herbal medicine, and pattern-based thinking into trials, biomarkers, objective measurements, and real-world evidence.

Translational platform

Connecting symptoms with exosomes, HRV, AI tongue diagnosis, and multimodal data to build a durable research ecosystem.

Academic identity is not only about listing the past. It is about making people immediately understand what you truly work on, why it matters, and where you are heading next. — Personal Academic Website

Signature Positioning

With Sjögren’s syndrome and dry eye syndrome as the core, Dr. Chang connects autoimmune disease, integrative medicine, clinical trials, intelligent medicine, and translational science into a distinctive academic profile.

Featured Sections

All major contents are organized into independent pages for a formal academic website structure.

Publications

Submitted manuscripts, journal papers, conference papers, and books.

Projects

Dedicated project pages in both Chinese and English.

Talks

Invited talks and academic engagement organized by year.

Awards

Teaching, research, publication, and academic honors.

TCM Basic Theory Lecture Library

A mid-page carousel collecting Dr. Chang’s teaching reflections on the first five chapters of basic Chinese medicine theory.

TCM Basic Theory · Teaching Reflection

Chapter 1｜Introduction

The introduction is the first gate into Chinese medical thinking: not memorizing terms, but learning how to ask better clinical questions.

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Chapter 2｜Yin-Yang Theory

Yin and yang are not abstract labels. They are a clinical language for judging cold and heat, deficiency and excess, activity and preservation.

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Chapter 3｜Five Phases

The value of the Five Phases lies in relationships and disease transmission, not merely matching organs with elements.

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TCM Basic Theory · Teaching Reflection

Chapter 4｜Qi, Blood, and Body Fluids

Many clinical symptoms return to whether qi, blood, and fluids are sufficient, moving properly, and distributed normally.

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Chapter 5｜Etiology

Etiology trains students to ask where a pattern comes from, not merely attach a diagnostic label.

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The latest teaching website, public communication entries, and AIDDES reflections are integrated into the homepage.

Column · 2026-07-19

Hansheng Evergreen Tree Interview: Integrative Chinese-Western Treatment for IgG4-Related Disease

A video interview page connecting IgG4-related disease education with integrative medicine and long-term patient care.