Li-Tzong Chen , MD, Ph.D

職名（所属）: Chair Professor
施設名: Kaohsiung Medical University

Dr. Li-Tzong Chen’s Story

Li-Tzong Chen, MD, PhD, a dural qualified gastroenterologist and medical oncologist, has focused on clinical and translational research in digestive tract malignancies. He has organized inter-institution clincial and translational research teams in Taiwan focusing on gastric cancer (including MALT lymphoma) hepatocellular, pancreatic, biliary tract cancer and rare GI tumors, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and neuroendocrine tumor (NET). He organizes and conducting investigator-initiated, multicenter cooperative studies through Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group (TCOG), and actively participated in industry-sponsored trials to facilitate new treatment options for GI cancers.

Research Interest

Experiment therapy, translational research, Early phase clinical trials, GI Oncology

Qualifications, certified physicians, medical specialists, etc.

Internalist, Gastroenterologist and Medical Oncologist

Specialized field

GI Oncologist

Professional Experience

Present	Chair Professor, Dep. Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
Present	Emertitus Investigator, National Institute of Cancer Res. NHRI, Taiwan
2021–2024	Preseident, Taiwan Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (TNETS)
2019-2021	President, Taiwan Oncology Society (TOS)
2014-2021	Director, Natl Inst. of Cancer Research, NHRI, Taiwan