Chih-feng Yen MD, PhD

Chih-Feng Yen, MD, PhD, graduated from Taipei Medical University (MD) and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences of Chang Gung University (PhD), is the vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH), and Associate Professor of Chang Gung University, Taiwan. He was the past President of Taiwan Association for Minimally Invasive Gynecology (TAMIG, 2013-2014). Currently he serves as the Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Association for Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE), and the Standing board of Supervision of the Taiwan Endometriosis Society (TES). A/Prof. Yen provides clinical expertise in gynecologic endoscopy with successful experiences for thousands of patients with laparoscopic and/or hysteroscopic operations. He also focuses on the current advanced laparoscopic techniques, including laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery recently. His research program focused on adenomyosis, endometriosis, and the molecular and cellular biology of endometrium.

A/Prof. Yen was a visiting assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, and authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, primarily in the field of gynecologic endoscopy and reproductive sciences, and has written several textbook chapters. He is currently the Editorial Board member of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG), which is the official Journal of AAGL; and the Managing Editor of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy (GMIT), the official journal of APAGE; as well as the reviewer of several internationally renowned journals.