Yao-Chi Chuang

Yao-Chi Chuang is a Professor in the Division of Urology at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University Taiwan. Dr. Chuang is the chief of Center for Shockwave Medicine and Tissue Engineering at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. After graduating from the National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine in 1988, Dr Chuang completed his residency in urology at Veterans General Hospital, Taipei. He was awarded a research Fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology and Urology at the University of Pittsburgh in 1999–2000, where he worked with Professor deGroat, Chancellor, and Yoshimura on the study of physiology and pharmacology of lower urinary tract. Dr Chuang is a member of both the Surgical and Urology Associations of Taiwan. He has a particular interest in neuro-urology, female urology, and minimal invasive treatment for prostate disease. Dr Chuang is continuous working on the research of IC/PBS, OAB, UAB, DM related lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD), and use of low energy shock wave, botulinum toxin, and liposome for the treatment of LUTD. Dr Chuang has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, and he also serves as reviewers for many scientific journals. He has been invited to give lectures more than 100 times in the national and international meeting. Dr Chuang has won awards from Lapides Essay Contest for 6 times including grand prize in 2021, and Taiwan Urological Association for 9 times. Dr Chuang has received research grant from Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan since 2001, and NIH from 2003 to 2005. Dr Chuang has been recognized as World's Top 2% Scientists 2022 by Stanford University. Dr Chuang has got the national innovation award in 2024, Taiwan.

14th August 2025

Time	Session

09:00 17:30	Pan-Pacific Continence Society (PPCS) Special Forum in Urinary Tract Reconstruction Vesico-Vaginal Fistula: General Concept and Patient Preparation En MengTaiwan Moderator Chih-Chieh LinTaiwan Speaker Trans-Vaginal Repair for VV Fistula Naoya MasumoriJapan Moderator Ju-Chuan HuTaiwan Speaker Trans-Abdominal Repair for VV Fistula Eun Sang YooKorea (Republic of) Moderator Kwang Jin KoKorea (Republic of) Speaker Entero-Vesical Fistula: Concept and Repair Vincent TseAustralia Moderator Po-Yen ChenTaiwan Speaker Panel Discussion Lunch Break Surgical Reconstruction of Ureteral Stricture Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator Hao-Han ChangTaiwan Speaker Ureteral Stent and Selection Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator Chung-Cheng WangTaiwan Speaker Surgical Reconstruction of Urethra Stricture Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator Kyung Tak OhKorea (Republic of) Speaker Panel Discussion Robotic Surgery in Benign Urologic Disease Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Jisung ShimKorea (Republic of) Speaker Clinical Outcomes of Contact Laser Vaporization of the Prostate(CVP): Insights from Pressure Flow Studies Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Yoshitaka KuranoJapan Speaker Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Cystectomy and Bladder Repair for Urachal Cyst, Suspected of Urachal Tumor Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Masahiro KurobeJapan Speaker The Activation of Humoral Immunity Causes Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Related with Prostate Through the Different Mechanism from the Prostate Volume Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator Hidenori AkaihataJapan Speaker Age Related Impairment of Serum Testosterone Level after Prostate Surgery Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator Po-Ting LinTaiwan Speaker Evaluation of Ferroptosis and the Potential Treatment Effect of Dexmedetomidine in Diabetic Mice Cystopathy Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator Yu-An ChenTaiwan Speaker Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin A External Sphincter Injection and Transurethral Incision of the Bladder Neck in Female Underactive Bladder Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator Chen-Yen TsaiTaiwan Speaker TICC - 1F 101C

Time

Session

09:00

17:30

Pan-Pacific Continence Society (PPCS)

Special Forum in Urinary Tract Reconstruction

Vesico-Vaginal Fistula: General Concept and Patient Preparation

En MengTaiwan Moderator

Chih-Chieh LinTaiwan Speaker
Trans-Vaginal Repair for VV Fistula

Naoya MasumoriJapan Moderator

Ju-Chuan HuTaiwan Speaker
Trans-Abdominal Repair for VV Fistula

Eun Sang YooKorea (Republic of) Moderator

Kwang Jin KoKorea (Republic of) Speaker
Entero-Vesical Fistula: Concept and Repair

Vincent TseAustralia Moderator

Po-Yen ChenTaiwan Speaker
Panel Discussion
Lunch Break
Surgical Reconstruction of Ureteral Stricture

Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator

Hao-Han ChangTaiwan Speaker
Ureteral Stent and Selection

Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator

Chung-Cheng WangTaiwan Speaker
Surgical Reconstruction of Urethra Stricture

Alex Tong-Long LinTaiwan Moderator

Kyung Tak OhKorea (Republic of) Speaker
Panel Discussion
Robotic Surgery in Benign Urologic Disease

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Jisung ShimKorea (Republic of) Speaker
Clinical Outcomes of Contact Laser Vaporization of the Prostate(CVP): Insights from Pressure Flow Studies

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Yoshitaka KuranoJapan Speaker
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Cystectomy and Bladder Repair for Urachal Cyst, Suspected of Urachal Tumor

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Masahiro KurobeJapan Speaker
The Activation of Humoral Immunity Causes Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Related with Prostate Through the Different Mechanism from the Prostate Volume

Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator

Hidenori AkaihataJapan Speaker
Age Related Impairment of Serum Testosterone Level after Prostate Surgery

Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator

Po-Ting LinTaiwan Speaker
Evaluation of Ferroptosis and the Potential Treatment Effect of Dexmedetomidine in Diabetic Mice Cystopathy

Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator

Yu-An ChenTaiwan Speaker
Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin A External Sphincter Injection and Transurethral Incision of the Bladder Neck in Female Underactive Bladder

Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator

Chen-Yen TsaiTaiwan Speaker

TICC - 1F 101C

15th August 2025

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	Plenary Session 2-2 The Future of Surgical Skills Evaluation: What Is on Your Wish List? John DavisUnited States Speaker Jalil HosseiniIran Moderator New Artificial Urinary Sphinter Chun-Te WuTaiwan Moderator Véronique PhéFrance Speaker Anti-Cholinergics: Does Treating the Bladder Put the Brain at Risk? David WinkleAustralia Moderator Howard GoldmanUnited States Speaker Novel Target for GU Cancer Metastasis and Therapeutics Juvido P. Agatep, Jr.Philippines Moderator Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker Regeneration Medicine in Urology - A Promising Future or Hoax? En MengTaiwan Moderator Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Speaker The Roles of Androgen Receptor in Bladder and Kidney Cancers Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Chawnshang ChangUnited States Speaker TICC - 3F Banquet Hall
13:30 15:00	Young Leadership Forum Effective Communication Conflict Resolution; Develop a Compelling Vision to Motivate Others Effective Communication Conflict Resolution; Develop a Compelling Vision to Motivate Others Welcome Remarks Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Speaker Michael WongSingapore Speaker Introduction to Young Leadership 2025 Hung-Jen WangTaiwan Speaker Juan Luis VásquezDenmark Speaker Introduction to Asia School of Urology Michael WongSingapore Speaker To Publish or not to Publish? Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Speaker Bringing Innovation to Patient Henry HoSingapore Speaker Road to Excellent Research Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Speaker How to Escape Surgical Complications Eddie ChanHong Kong, China Speaker TICC - 3F Banquet Hall

16th August 2025

Time	Session

13:30 15:00	Semi-Live Surgery 3 Conventional Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Po-Ming ChowTaiwan Speaker Robotic Novel Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Véronique PhéFrance Speaker Robotic/Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator Ching-Pei TsaiTaiwan Speaker DISS plus FANS used in RIRS Yu-Chao HsuTaiwan Moderator Cheng-Chia LinTaiwan Speaker AI in Medical Imaging – Converting 2D Black & White to 3D and Applications in Mixed Reality (MR) used in RIRS Yung-Tai ChenTaiwan Moderator Yi-Sheng TaiTaiwan Speaker ECIRS Hsiang-Ying LeeTaiwan Moderator Yi-Yang LiuTaiwan Speaker TICC - 3F Plenary Hall

Time

Session

13:30

15:00

Semi-Live Surgery 3

Conventional Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation

Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Po-Ming ChowTaiwan Speaker
Robotic Novel Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation

Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Véronique PhéFrance Speaker
Robotic/Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction

Chieh-Lung ChouTaiwan Moderator

Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Moderator

Ching-Pei TsaiTaiwan Speaker
DISS plus FANS used in RIRS

Yu-Chao HsuTaiwan Moderator

Cheng-Chia LinTaiwan Speaker
AI in Medical Imaging – Converting 2D Black & White to 3D and Applications in Mixed Reality (MR) used in RIRS

Yung-Tai ChenTaiwan Moderator

Yi-Sheng TaiTaiwan Speaker
ECIRS

Hsiang-Ying LeeTaiwan Moderator

Yi-Yang LiuTaiwan Speaker

TICC - 3F Plenary Hall