Wei-Chi Wu

Wei-Chi Wu, MD, PhD, is currently the Professor of Ophthalmology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan. After he finished his PhD at Chang Gung University, he completed his fellowship and Postdoctoral Research with Dr. Michael Trese at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. His main interest of research is in the field of pediatric retina, including retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, Coats disease, abusive head injury and pediatric retinal detachment. He is currently the editor of Translational Vision Science & Technology and American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Report. He has authored more than 320 papers, 7 book chapters and edited one textbook. He has won many awards for his contribution in the research of retinal disease. His recent awards included the 16th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) Congress Best Abstract Awards (2023), Golden Paper Award, International College of Surgeon (2023), The 1st Asia Pacific Eye 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologists 2022, World Top 2% Scientists Award (2022), Excellent Paper Award of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (2022), The 18th National Innovation Award (2021), The 14th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) Congress Best Abstract Awards (2021), Golden Paper Award, International College of Surgeon (2020), Excellent Paper Award of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (2019), Taiwan Macula Society Academic Award, Taipei, Taiwan (2018), Prof Rajvardhan Azad Oration Award, Raipur, India (2018).