Meng-Huang WU TaiwanChairman, Department of OrthopaedicsTaipei Medical University Hospital

After graduating from Taipei Medical University, Max finished his orthopedic residency at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Linkou and Kaohsiung. Under the guidance of Professor Tsung-Jen Huang, he became an attending surgeon in 2012. In 2015, he joined the Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, and now is the Chairman of the depratment, Director of Prospective Innovation Center of Taipei Medical University Hospital and Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Jungu Biomedical Device Co., Ltd.. Max is a board director of Taiwan Medical Design Society, Taiwan Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, executive board director of Taiwan Society of Endoscopic Spine Surgery, editor of Neurospine, associate editor of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorder, academic editor of Biomedical research international, AOSpine SEA Faculty, SRS candidate fellow, 500Startup and BE accelerator mentor, 66 papers (52 SCI, 33 1st/the corresponding author), 2 chapters in English books, 9 invention patents (2 in the United States, 1 in Japan, 1 in China, 4 in Taiwan, 1 in Europe), excellent teaching resident doctor of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 7 national paper competition winners, the 15th and 19th National Innovation Award (Study and Research Group), the Gold Award of the Biomedical Group in the 2020 Biomedical Industry and New Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and four public-funded visiting scholarships (Stanford University Biodesign, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Health and Welfare, Medical Materials Clinical Trial Trainers, The University of Hong Kong, The Catholic University of Korea), collaborate with the Industrial Technology Research Institute and the University of Illinois on the development of medical devices including artificial spine implants that have developed a 3D printed sacral fixation system and a 3D printed cage and one startup company.