James Chang
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Member, Bio-X
- Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Orthopaedic Surgery
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Hand & Upper Extremity - North Campus 450 Broadway Street Pavilion A, 2nd Floor MC 6120 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 723-5256 Fax (650) 721-3422Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity Clinic 730 Welch Rd 1st Floor MC 5890 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-4818 Fax (650) 497-8891Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5824Alternate Contact Crystal Bardelmeier Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-725-7181Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Pediatric Hand Problems
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Facial Nerve Injuries
- Plastic Surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (2006 - present)
- Treasurer, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2011 - 2014)
- Board Member, American Board of Plastic Surgery (2010 - present)
- Plastic Surgery Residency Review Committee Member, Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (2010 - present)
- Program Director, Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center (1999 - 2008)
- Research Director, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2007 - 2010)
Honors and Awards
- Andrew J. Weiland Medal for Research Achievement, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2011)
- Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellow, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2006-07)
- Royal College of Surgeons Foundation Traveling Lectureship, Royal College of Surgeons (2003)
- Leslie M. Hovey Teacher of the Year Award, Stanford Plastic Surgery (2003)
- Scholarship Essay Award First Place, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (1999)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1998) |
| Internship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1994) |
| Fellowship: | UCLA Medical Center CA (2000) |
| Board Certification: | Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery (1999) |
| Board Certification: | Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Plastic Surgery (2002) |
| Medical Education: | Yale University School of Medicine-Graduate CT (1993) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- Stanford-Cambodia Hand Surgery, International
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My role in research is to apply novel advances in tissue engineering and microsurgery to the clinical problems of hand trauma, peripheral nerve injuries, and congenital hand problems. I am interested in developing new tissues and techniques that will allow optimal reconstruction of form and function to those patients requiring reconstructive surgery.
Publications
- Microsurgical reconstruction of the smile--contemporary trends. Microsurgery. 2013; (1): 69-76
- Bioreactor optimization of tissue engineered rabbit flexor tendons in vivo. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012; (2): 109-14
- Human flexor tendon tissue engineering: decellularization of human flexor tendons reduces immunogenicity in vivo. Tissue Eng Part A. 2012; (7-8): 796-805
- Idiopathic true brachial artery aneurysm in an 18-month-old girl. J Vasc Surg. 2012; (5): 1426
- Microsurgery education in residency training: validating an online curriculum. Ann Plast Surg. 2012; (4): 410-4
- New concepts and technologies in reconstructive hand surgery. Clin Plast Surg. 2012; (4): 445-51
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