Organization
Md Anderson Cancer Center
Country
United States
Edward Chang
United States
EDUCATION New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY (08/1999-05/2003)
M.D. Honors Cell Biology
•2001-Medicine Clerkship Essay Award
•2002-ACP ASIM Regional Clinical Research Abstract and Poster Winner
•2002-2003-NYU School of Medicine Honors Program
•2002-2003-J.T. Tai Foundation Scholarship
•2003-Inductee to Delta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
•2003-Abraham Ellis Clinical Research Grant
•2003-ACP ASIM Regional Clinical Research Abstract and Poster First Place
•2003- Milton B. Rosenbluth Foundation Clinical Research Grant
• 2003-Founder NYU Chapter Operation Smile
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (08/1995-05/1999)
B.A. Major Biology, Minor Chemistry and Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude
•1995-1999-Dean’s List
•1998-Golden Key National Honor Society
•1999-Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
EXPERIENCE Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner, June 2006-June 2008
• Examining role of HIF1α mediated neovascularization in aging (RO1 supplement grant 2008-2010, PI Gurtner)
• Examining the role of endothelial progenitor cells in aging and diabetes (NIH LRP Grant 2008-2011, PI Gurtnter)
• Developing a novel technique for sutureless microvascular anastomosis with thermoreversible gels and adhesives (Stanford Bio-X grant 2006-2008, PI Gurtner)
• Tissue engineering and gene therapy using novel bioreactor
NYU Laboratory for Microvascular Research and Tissue Engineering, New York, NY
Research Assistant, Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner, March 2002-May 2003
TRAINING and AWARDS
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (06/2003-06/2010)
• 06/2003-06/2004-Julius R. Krevans Award (Surgery Intern of the Year)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (06/2006-06/2008)
• 01/2009-American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Best Scientific Research Paper
• 05/2008-Stanford University Plastic Surgery Research Symposium Best Basic Science Paper
• 04/2008-Wound Healing Society Young Investigator’s Award
• 07/2006-06/2009-National Institutes of Health LRP grant
FELLOWSHIP MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (07/2010-06/2011)
• 07/2010-01/2014: Candidate member American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
EMPLOYER MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (7/2011-present)
• Professor (9/2021-present)
• Co-Director Baylor Head and Neck Annual Flap Course (2020-present)
• Associate Professor (9/2016-8/2021)
•Assistant Professor (7/2011-8/2016)PUBLICATIONS
1. Lee ZH, Ismail T, Shuck JW, Chang EI. Innovative Strategies in Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Jun 24;59(7):1194.
2. Danker S, Shuck JW, Taher A, Mujtaba B, Chang EI, Chu CK, Liu J, Garvey PB, Hanna E, Yu P, Largo RD. The lateral forearm flap versus traditional upper extremity flaps: A comparison of donor site morbidity and flap thickness. Head Neck. 2023 Sep;45(9):2413-2423.
3. Ismail T, Padilla P, Kurlander DE, Corkum JP, Hanasono MM, Garvey PB, Chang EI, Yu P, Largo RD. Profunda Artery Perforator Flap Tongue Reconstruction: An Effective and Safe Alternative to the Anterolateral Thigh Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jun 27.
4. Hassan AM, Ray N, Govande JG, Paidisetty P, Largo RD, Chu CK, Mericli AF, Schaverien MV, Clemens MW, Hanasono MM, Chang EI, Garvey PB, Phillips BT, Selber JC. Long-term Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Comparing Skin-Preserving, Staged Versus Delayed Microvascular Breast Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5711-5722.
5. Zeng N, Chen Y, Wu Y, Zang M, Largo RD, Chang EI, Schaverien MV, Yu P, Zhang Q. Pre-epithelialized cryopreserved tracheal allograft for neo-trachea flap engineering. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 May 5
6. Hassan AM, Paidisetty P, Ray N, Govande JV, Largo RD, Chu CK, Mericli AF, Schaverien MV, Clemens MW, Hanasono MM, Chang EI, Butler CE, Garvey PB, Selber JC. Ensuring Safety While Achieving Beauty: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Mastectomy and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Outcomes in Patients with Obesity. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 5.
7. Hassan AM, Egro FM, Talanker MM, Shah NR, Liu J, Maricevich RS, Chang EI, Hanasono MM, Selber JC, Butler CE. Comparison of Long-term Surgical Outcomes and Microsurgical Skills between Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Trainees. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Mar 8;11(3):e4709.
8. Smith JM, Boukovalas S, Chang EI, Liu J, Selber JC, Hanson SE, Reece GP. Analysis of Breast Aesthetic Revision Procedures after Unilateral Abdominal-based Free-flap Breast Reconstruction: A Single-center Experience with 1251 Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Mar 8;11(3):e4861.
9. Jozaghi Y, Chang EI, Clemens MW, Hanasono MM, Klebuc M, Yu P, Gaber AO, Selber JC. Simultaneous Scalp, Skull, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplant from a Single Donor: Insights from a 5-Year Follow-Up. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jun 1;151(6):1318-1321
10. Chang EI. Alternate Soft-Tissue Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction: The Next Generation of Workhorse Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jul 1;152(1):184-193.
11. Asaad M, Lu SC, Hassan AM, Kambhampati P, Mitchell D, Chang EI, Yu P, Hanasono MM, Sidey-Gibbons C. The Use of Machine Learning for Predicting Complications of Free-Flap Head and Neck Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;30(4):2343-2352.
12. Hassan AM, Franco CM, Shah NR, Netherton TJ, Mericli AF, Garvey PP, Schaverien MV, Chang EI, Hanasono MM, Selber JC, Butler CE. Outcomes of Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction After Oncologic Resection: 14-Year Experience at an NCI-Designated Cancer Center. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jun;30(6):3712-3720.
13. Shuck JW, Felder JA, Shammas RL, Chang EI, Selber JC, Phillips BT. Down with the Bean Bag: A Multi-institutional Experience with Total Latissimus Muscle Free Flap Harvest in the Supine Position. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan 13;11(1):e4755.
14. Shuck JW, Andejani DF, Garvey PB, Chang EI. Vascularized Condyle Reconstruction with Free Medial Femoral Trochlea and Fibular Flow-through Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan 13;11(1):e4738.
15. Ismail T, Kurlander DE, Lee ZH, Lunger A, Shuck JW, Largo RD, Chang EI. The Medial Femoral Condyle Flap: A Novel Versatile Tool for Complex Microvascular Maxillofacial Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jan 1;151(1):115e-119e.
16. Yao CMK, Jozaghi Y, Danker S, Karami R, Asaad M, Lai SY, Hanna EY, Esmaeli B, Gidley PW, Chang EI. The combined profunda artery perforator-gracilis flap for immediate facial reanimation and resurfacing of the radical parotidectomy defect. Microsurgery. 2023 May;43(4):309-315.
17. Asaad M, Morris N, Selber JC, Liu J, Clemens MW, Adelman DM, Chang EI, Butler CE. No Differences in Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes among AlloDerm, SurgiMend, and Dermacell for Prepectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 1;151(5):719e-729e.
18. Dip F, Alexandru N, Amore M, Becker C, Belgrado JP, Bourgeois P, Chang EI, Koshima I, Liberale G, Masia J, Mortimer P, Neligan P, Batista BN, Olszewski W, Salvia SA, Suami H, Vankerckhove S, Yamamoto T, Lo Menzo E, White KP, Rosenthal RJ. Use of fluorescence imaging during lymphatic surgery: A Delphi survey of experts worldwide. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S14-S20.
19. Zhang Q, Chiu Y, Chen Y, Wu Y, Dunne LW, Largo RD, Chang EI, Adelman DM, Schaverien MV, Butler CE. Harnessing the synergy of perfusable muscle flap matrix and adipose-derived stem cells for prevascularization and macrophage polarization to reconstruct volumetric muscle loss. Bioact Mater. 2022 Nov 4;22:588-614
20. Aten DM, Chang EI. Practical Strategies in Reconstruction of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Nov 1;150(5):1082e-1094e.
21. Outcomes for recurrent oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Contrera KJ, Zafereo ME, Yaniv D, Roberts DB, Gillenwater AM, Hanna EY, Weber RS, Myers JN, Chang EI, Garvey PB, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Hutcheson KA, Fuller CD, Tyler MA, Neskey DM. Oral Oncol. 2022 Nov;134:106127.
22. Hanson SE, Garvey PB, Chang EI, Reece GP, Liu J, Baumann DP, Butler CE. A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Clinical Outcomes with Different Processing Techniques in Autologous Fat Grafting. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Nov 1;150(5):955-962.
23. Kurlander DE, Garvey PB, Largo RD, Yu P, Chang EI, Hanasono MM, Mericli AF. The Cost Utility of Virtual Surgical Planning and Computer-Assisted Design/Computer-Assisted Manufacturing in Mandible Reconstruction Using the Free Fibula Osteocutaneous Flap. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Mar;39(3):221-230.
24. Nia ES, Patel MM, Chang EI, Legha RS, Kapoor MM. The Post-Operative Mammographic Appearance of Lymphovenous Bypass and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer. Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Aug 5;17(10):3760-3762.
25. Yin Z, Wang H, Liu Y, Wang Y, Chang EI, Yin J. Single-Institution Algorithm for Prevention and Management of Complications in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Oct 1;150:48S-60S.
