Chang Chen, MD, PhD

Research interests: artificial intelligence and multi-omics in lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and clinical translation

Dr. Chang Chen is a thoracic surgeon and the director of Tongji University-affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. He received his medical degree and Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University and Soochow University, respectively. He was trained at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (2002-2003, sponsored by China Scholarship Council). And he has more than 22 years of experience as a thoracic surgeon and devoted his clinical practice to diagnosing and treating patients with thoracic disease.

He is now the Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Tongji University, Director of the Shanghai Lung Transplantation Engineering and Technology Research Center, and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinical Research Center of Tongji University. He received Guest Professorship at Lanzhou University and a Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) Fellowship.

His research interests include artificial intelligence and multi-omics in lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and clinical translation. He is the Program Director of the National Key Research and Development Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. And Prof. Chen has contributed to over 200 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, European Respiratory Journal, Radiology, JAMA Surgery, and Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

Associate Editor-in-Chief
Terms of Appointment: August 2023 - July 2024