title: Fu-Chan Wei-Surgeon, Innovator, and Leader of the Legendary Chang Gung Microsurgery Center.
abstract: Fu-Chan Wei is a world-renowned plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is clearly one of the most influential and innovative surgeons in the history of plastic surgery. The Taiwanese legend is the innovator of the osteoseptocutaneous fibula flap, which revolutionized the reconstruction of composite bone and soft tissue defects in the jaw and extremities. He has pioneered several perforator flaps, including the free style variety. He has taken toe-to-hand microsurgical transplantation to a whole new level. He is not only recognized for his surgical skills and clinical innovations, but also for his vision, leadership, and teaching. The establishment and development of the famous Microsurgery Center at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital is unparalleled anywhere. The international fellowship program in microsurgery there remains the envy of all microsurgical trainees. Dr. Wei and his colleagues have trained and influenced more than 1,500 surgeons from all over the world. The aim of this video article is to share what we learned by interviewing Fu-Chan Wei at Chang Gung. The story of Fu Chan Wei, his colleagues, and the development of the Microsurgery Center in Taiwan is worth knowing.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University and Medical College, Taiwan; and Plastic Surgery Division, Dalhousie University, Saint John, Canada.
authors.forename: Nidal Farhan
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Al Deek
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University and Medical College, Taiwan; and Plastic Surgery Division, Dalhousie University, Saint John, Canada.
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lalonde