• 1950:

Merge of first and second surgical deparments.

• 1953:

Chairman,Tien Cheng Kao and superintendent performed the first frontal lobectomy to treat intractable psychotic disorder.

• 1954:

First successful resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

• 1962:

Professor Lin Tien-Yu，developed finger fracture method and Lin’s clamp for liver resection。

• 1964:

First successful open heart operation in Taiwan

• 1968:

First Kidney transplant in Taiwan and Asia.

• 1971:

Set-up of surgical intensive care units for open heart, kidney transplant, severe burn, brain surgery, major trauma, shock, and heart-lung failure patients.

• 1973:

First microscopic neurosurgery in Taiwan.

First coronary bypass surgery in Taiwan.

More than 100 open heart operations.

• 1975:

First transcutaneous cauterization for trigeminal neuralgia and facial spasm in Taiwan.

• 1976:

First intraarterial balloon pump to assist circulation in Taiwan.

• 1979:

The first in Taiwan and the second in the world successful partition of ischio-typed conjoined twin.

• 1980:

First successful free flap transfer operation.

• 1981:

The second successful partition of ischio-typed conjoined twin.

• 1983:

First use of high pressure oxygen chamber.

• 1986:

Successful partition of the youngest thraco-abdominal type conjoined twin in the world.

• 1987:

First heart transplant in Taiwan. 

• 1990:

First laparoscopic cholecystectomy at National Taiwan University Hospital.

• 1991:

Surgical ward from west site to east site.

• 1992:

Successful partition of hear conjoined twin.

• 1994:

First successful Norwood operation in Taiwan.

First successful laparoscopic splenectomy.

First use of ECMO in Taiwan.

Successful partition of the youngest thracoabdominal type conjoined twin.

First pancreas transplant in Taiwan.

First laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy.

First successful embolization therapy for giant intracranial arteriovenous malformation.

First successful hypothermia and non-heart beat operation for giant intracranial arteriovenous malformation under assist of ECMO.

A donor for 6 reciepients.

First successful lung transplant in Taiwan.

Completion of more than 10000 open heart operations.

First successful Batista Operation.

First pulmonary autograft for neonatal aortic valve stenosis (Ross operation)

Extensive use of mini laparoscopiccholecystectomy and pediatric laparoscopic operation.

First successful Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression for sciatic pain.

First successful thracoscopic sympathetomyfor intractable angina.

First successful live-related liver transplant.

First successful lung retransplant in Asia.

The neurosurgical team successfully used ventriculoscope to perform third ventriculostomy in patient with hydrocephalus.

Successful live-related liver transplant for the smallest body weight (5.5 kg) receipient.

First pediatric laparoscopic fundoplication.

First laparoscopic operation for morbid obesity.

First successful use of artificial liver for bridgetoliver transplant.

First heart transplant for patients operated with Batista Operation.

First case of using centrifugal pump and roller pump left ventricular a ssist device for 31 days and successfully bridge to heart transplant in Asia.

First successful liver transplant from non-heart-beat donor.

First successful adult live-related liver transplant.

First use of laparoscopic nephrectomy for live-related kidney transplant.

Using near-infrared brain oximeter to measure pre- and post brain oxygenation in thoracic sympathectomy patients.

First successful pulmonary lobar transplant in Taiwan.

First successful endoscope-assisted parathyroidectomy.

Finish of study in clinical effect of addition of Glutamine to total paraenteral nutrition.

First total laparoscopic nephrectomy for live-related kidney transplant in Taiwan.

Set-up of clinical nursing staff system.

Celebration for first successful pulmonary lobar transplant.

Presented the world's first long-term followup results for *Parkinsonism patients treated with subthalamic nucleus ablation.

Successful kidney transplant for small children (body weight less than 10 Kg).

The first successful bridge to heart transplant with HeartMate VE system in Taiwan.

First successful case report of Eisenmenger syndrome  treated with ECMO, open heart surgery, lung transplantation, and cardiac catheter intervention.

First successful enteric drainage simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant.

First and youngest (13 years old) simultaneous heart and kidney transplant.

First organ transplant from donor whom previously is a receipient of brain-death organ.

Breast sentinel lymph node biopsy.

First use of staged dilation and stenting for long segmental tracheobronchial stenosis caused by tuberculosis.

Completion of pneumatic driven HeartMate ventricular assist device clinical trial.

Pediatric heart transplantation using donor with body weight three times larger  of the recipient.

Live-related liver transplant for smallest-weighted child in Taiwan.

First open heart surgery in Yulin branch, National Taiwan University Hospital.

First successful ABO incompatible live-related kidney transplant.

Successful live-related kidney transplant for the youngest child (1 year and 8 months old) in Taiwan.

Modifiec auto-transplantation technique for excision of left atrial malignant fibrohistocytoma.

Successful live-related kidney transplant for two-pair old aged patients (donors' age, 67, 68; receipients' age, 68, 67).

First successful bilateral lung transplantation combined with cardiac repair for atrial septal defect with severe pulmonary hypertension of  Eisenmenger's syndrome in Taiwan.

Completion of 200 liver transplants.

Completion of 272heart transplant, the largest seriesin Asia.

Successful treatment of a patient with deep burn over 97% of body surface.

Coronary implantation and bidirectional coronary perfusion to treat anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) with severe heart failure and mitral regurgitation.

Trifucated graft technique for aortic arch replacement.

Ultra-long duration (240minutes)of cardiac resuscitation and ECMO support for fulminant myocarditis, and successful bridge to heart transplantation.

New-Technique: Endovascular stent-graft operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

First successful use of ECMO for bilateral lung transplantation in Taiwan.

Laser and radiofrequency ablation for varicose vein.

First successful bilateral lung transplant with the assist of ECMO.

Set-up of research center for neuroblastoma.

New-Technique: Endovascular stent-graft for Thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Completion of 100 Gasless Laparoscope gastrointestinal operations.

Patent in Taiwan for gasless laparoscopic retractor.

First successful live-related liver transplant in Vietnam.

Completion of more than 500 laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Set-up of CyberKnife Radiosurgery center for treatment of neoplasms inside and outside cranium.

The neurosurgical team started to perform awakes surgery for patients with brain tumor on or near important functional area.

The neurosurgical team started to perform intra-operative brain stem cranial nerve nuclei mapping.

Set up ECPR program and Publication of ECMO assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Lancet 1000 cases of ECMO experience in NTUH.

A man survived 16 days without a heart while awaiting transplant surgery.

Publication of Hybrid MIS surgery for 500 cases gastric cancer.

Publication of the third best grades of Mini-Whipple sugery in Asia.

Publication of the first successful Hybird Surgery.

Completion of laparoscopic esphagectomy and reconstruction.

Completion of the first Mini-thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer,

Publication of the frirst two laparoscopic Splenectomy.

Publication of the first VNS Therapty Demipulse Model 103 Generator in 4 years old child.

Completion of the first SILS distal pancreatectomy in the world on May.

Publication of the first SILS distal pancreatectomy in Asia in 11/Jun/2010.

The heart transplantation team complete the first cross test positive heart transplantation in 12/Nov/2010. 

To hold a Education Course of Asian-Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons in conjoin with 2011 Neurosurgery Update Course of National Taiwan University.

To hold 12th Annual Congress of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and 6th Asian Venous Forum.  

To hold The 4th Biannual Meeting of World Academy of Neurosurgery

To hold 13th Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Set-up of Cardiovascular center and Robotic operation room Publicaion of the Davinci operation 165 case

Professor Yong-Kwang Tu formally take over the chairman of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

The liver transplant team successfully perform a "minimally invasive surgery on the right arm of the living donor liver" to write a new page for NTU hospital surgery.

The development of nano-knife "tumor irreversible electric shock perforation therapy" minimally invasive technique.

Publication of Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation(ECMO) breakthrough 2000 cases, the largest in Asia.

A 1.6 kilogram premature infants undergo tracheal tracheoplasty, is the world's lightest case of this kind of operation.

Set-up of Weight loss and Metabolic surgery center is established in September.

NTUH-Surgery received Outstanding Award in Medical Team on 2015 BSC (balanced scorecard) and OKR (object and key result) Evaluation.

NTUH–Surgery received Honorable Award in Medical Team on 2015 Annual Report Evaluation.

Dr. Shu-Chien Huang performed Taiwan’s first ventricular septation combined with arterial switch operation.

Dr. Shu-Chien Huang developed a mini-invasive pulmonary valve replacement procedure for adult Tetralogy of Fallot patient who has pulmonary regurgitation after surgery, so as to avoid re-opening of chest.

NTUH-Surgery received Outstanding Award in Medical Team on BSC (balanced scorecard) and OKR (object and key result) Evaluation, 2016.

The Centre of Mini-invasive Interventional Oncology CMIO, led by Dr. Kai-Wen Huang, received Award for Excellent Clinical Service – 3^rd Place, NTUH.

Prof. Chiun-Sheng Huang received Outstanding Award for Research – Medical Technology Innovation 2017, NTUH.

Opening of NTUH Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center located on the 9^th floor of the Research Building on November 29^th.

The medical team for Nanoknife treatment has been recognized worldwide. NTUH is among the three authorized clinical training centers for the treatment in the world and the only one in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Newer Lobe, Better Day” - The Lung transplant team received a certificate with the 2017 SNQ (Symbol of National Quality) in Hospital Category.

“One Click to Live Your Life – the world’s best ECPR” - The cardiovascular surgery ECMO team received a Golden Award from the 2017 SNQ (Symbol of National Quality) in Hospital Category.