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The chronicle of the Department of Otolaryngology, NTUH (1938–2007)

  • 1938/04  the foundation of the Department of Otolaryngology, Taihoku (Taipei)   
    Imperial University Medical School Affiliated Hospital 
  • 1945/11  renamed as the Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated  Hospital of National Taiwan University School of Medicine
  • 1947/08  Associate Professor Tien-Tzu Lin moved from the Second Affiliated  Hospital and appointed as the chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology of the First Affiliated Hospital of the National Taiwan University School of Medicine
  • 1950/07  Resident system established, Ta-Tsai Liao served as chief resident
  • 1956/11  Associate Professor Shih-Mien Tu appointed as chairman
  • 1958/08  Shih-Mien Tu and Wen-Chih Hung promoted to the rank of Professor; system of outpatient clinic reformed
  • 1960/08  divisions of subspecialties established, staffs of subspecialties in charge of service and teaching
  • 1964/07  Mow-Ming Hsu in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical   Mssion to Socialist People's Libyan Arab
  • 1965/11  Otolaryngological Society of Republic of China founded, Prof. Shih-Mien Tu elected as the 1st president of director board, Ti Hsieh as the general secretary
  • 1969/09  Mow-Ming Hsu returned and served as full-time staff
  • 1971/08  Mow-Ming Hsu promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1971/11  2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery hosted by the department, Shih-Mien Tu as the president and Wen-Chih Hung as general secretary
  • 1972/08  Prof. Shih-Mien Tu appointed as the vice-director of National Taiwan University Hospital; Associate Prof. Ta-Tsai Liao succeeded as the chairman
  • 1973/08  Tsong-Chou Lynn promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1973/12  "Basic Science Course in Otolaryngology" held yearly
  • 1974/08  Mow-Ming Hsu promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1977/08  Shiann-Yann Lee promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1978/08  Tiao-Kai So succeeded as the chairman
  • 1979/05  Prof. Wen-Chih Hung retired
  • 1979/08  Ho-Whey Lin promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1980/01  "Temporal Bone Dissection Course " held yearly
  • 1980/04  Ta-Tsai Liao in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Mssion to Saudi Arab Kingdom for half year
  • 1980/08  Ti Hsieh promoted to the rank of Professor
  • 1980/08  Kai-Nan Lin in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Missionto Saudi Arab Kingdom for 2 years
  • 1981/08  Ti Hsieh succeeded as the chairman
  • 1982/03  Tsong-Chou Lynn in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical 
  • Mssion to Saudi Arab Kingdom for half year
  • 1982/08  Mow-Ming Hsu promoted to the rank of Professor
  • 1982/08  Chia-Ming Liu in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Mission to Saudi Arab Kingdom for 2 years
  • 1984/06  publication of seasonal journal "Reflector" by the department began
  • 1984/08  Shiann-Yann Lee promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1985/01  Chuan-Jen Hsu in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Mission to Saudi Arab Kingdom for 1 year
  • 1985/03  International Symposium on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma hosted by the department
  • 1985/07  Associate Prof. Tiao-Kai So retired
  • 1985/08  Tsong-Chou Lynn promoted to the rank of Professor; Kai-Nan Lin promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1985/10  Yen-Liang Chang in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Mission to Saudi Arab Kingdom for 2 years
  • 1985/12  1st Taiwan-Japan (East Asian) Conference on Phonosurgery hosted by the department
  • 1986/08  Chuan-Jen Hsu promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1986/08  Prof. Shih-Mien Tu retired and appointed as director of Tzu-Chi Hospital
  • 1987/08  Mow-Ming Hsu succeeded as the chairman
  • 1987/10  Yi-Ho Young in charge of Otolaryngology in Official Medical Missionto Saudi Arab Kingdom for 1 year
  • 1987/11  Prof. Krause, chairman of Department of Otolaryngology Michigan University, appointed as the 1st visiting professor of the department
  • 1987/12  Mow-Ming Hsu elected as the 7th president of director board of Otolaryngological Society of Republic of China
  • 1988/02  Chia-Ming Liu promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1988/08  Tzu-Yu Hsiao and Jenq-Yuh Ko served as full-time staff
  • 1988/11  50th anniversary of the department; publication of " memorial of 50thanniversary"
  • 1988/12  2nd Taiwan-Japan (East Asian) Conference on Phonosurgery hosted by the department
  • 1989/02  Yen-Liang Chang promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1989/12  Joint Meeting of Five Departments of Otolaryngology (Kagoshima  University, Kansai Medical University, Oita University, National Taiwan University, Yonsei University) hosted the department
  • 1990/06  Professor S. M. Tu's Academic Foundation established
  • 1991/08  Kai-Nan Lin promoted to the rank of Associate Professor; Yi-Ho Young promoted to the rank of Lecturer
  • 1991/10  Wards, research laboratories and staff offices of the department moved  into the 6th floor of new buildings of National Taiwan University Hospital
  • 1991/11  Ti Hsieh elected as the 8th president of director board of Otolaryngological  Society of Republic of China
  • 1992/08  Chuan-Jen Hsu promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1993/08  Shiann-Yann Lee promoted to the rank of Professor, and succeeded as the    chairman; Tzu-Yu Hsiao promoted to the rank of Lecturer; Prof. Ti Hsieh retired
  • 1993/12  2nd Taiwan-Japan Conference on Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery hosted by the department (President: Ti Hsieh; General Secretary: Chuan-Jen Hsu)
  • 1994/04  1st cochlear implantation at NTUH
  • 1994/08  Chia-Ming Liu promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1995/02  Tzu-Yu Hsiao promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1995/03  "News Report" of Prof. S. M. Tu's Academic Foundation published quarterly
  • 1995/08  Yi-Ho Young promoted to the rank of Associate Professor; Yuh-Shyang Chen promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 1997/08  Jeng-Yuh Ko promoted to the rank of Lecturer; Der-Huei Yeh promoted to   the rank of Lecturer
  • 1997/    Joint Meeting of Five Departments of Otolaryngology (Kagoshima  University, Kansai Medical University, Oita University, National Taiwan University, Yonsei University) hosted the department ???
  • 1999/08  Kai-Nan Lin succeeded as the chairman
  • 2000/02  1st workshop of Functional Endoscopic Surgery of Sinus (Course director:     Chia-Ming Liu)
  • 2001/01  Prof. M. M. Hsu retired
  • 2001/11  Kai-Nan Lin elected as the 11th president of director board of Taiwan Otolaryngological Society
  • 2001/12  6th Taiwan-Japan Conference on Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery hosted by the department (President: Mow-Ming Hsu; General Secretary: Kai-Nan Lin)
  • 2002/02  Tzung-Shiahn Sheen promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 2002/08  Chuan-Jen Hsu promoted to the rank of Professor; Jeng-Yuh Ko promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 2003/02  Tzu-Yu Hsiao promoted to the rank of Professor
  • 2003/12  4th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Cochlear implant and Related Sciences hosted by the department (President: Chuan-Jen Hsu; General Secretary: Tien-Chen Liu)
  • 2004/    Tsai appointed as 1st chairman of Department of Otolaryngology, Yun-Lin   Branch of NTUH
  • 2004/08  Yi-Ho Young promoted to the rank of Professor
  • 2004/11  Chuan-Jen Hsu elected as the 12th president of director board of Taiwan Otolaryngological Society
  • 2005/08  Chuan-Jen Hsu succeeded as the chairman
  • 2005/12  8th Taiwan-Japan Conference on Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery hosted by the department (President: Chuan-Jen Hsu; General Secretary: Tien-Chen Liu)
  • 2006/08  Pei-Jen Lou promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor
  • 2006/11  Joint Meeting of Eight Departments of Otolaryngology (Ajou University, Kagoshima University, Kanazawa Medical University, Kansai Medical University, Oita University, National Taiwan University, Shimane University, Yonsei University) hosted by the department ((President: Chuan-Jen Hsu; General Secretary: Chen-Chi Wu)
  • 2007/08  Pei-Jen Lou promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
  • 2007/11  83rd Academic Conference of Taiwan Otolaryngological Society hosted by  the department (President: Chuan-Jen Hsu; General Secretary: Tien-Chen Liu)