TEAM

Educational qualifications

• MD, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Sep. 1994- Jul. 2001
• PhD, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Sep, 2018~ Jul. 2021
• Researcher, Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, Jul. 2023- Jun. 2024

Experience

1. Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Medical Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
2. Chief of Pediatrics, Show Chan Memory Hospital
3. Assistant Professor of College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University and Chung Shan Medical University
4. Supervisor of Taiwan Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Areas of expertise

1. Pediatric Gastroenterology
2. Hepatology and Nutrition,

Professional writings

• Meng-Che Wu, Chia-Hsing Sung, Yu-Chuan Chang, Chi-Lin Ho, Chih-Chiang Wu, Kuei-Hua Wu, Chun-Yi Lee, and Kuen-Der Yang. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and Hepatitis A Virus among Children in Rural Central Taiwan.Japanese Journal of Infectious Disease 2015 Dec, 68, 494–503.
• Meng-Che Wu, Hsi-Kai Tsou, Cheng-Li Lin, James Cheng-Chung Wei. Incidence and risk of sepsis following appendectomy: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Scientific Reports 10, 10171 (2020).
• Meng-Che Wu, Jing-Yang Huang, Huang-Hsi Chen, and James Cheng-Chung Wei. Effect of early eradication therapy on systemic lupus erythematosus risk in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Lupus2020, 29(7) 751–760
• Meng-Che Wu, Pui-Ying Leong, Jeng-Yuan Chiou, Huang-Hsi Chen, Jing-Yang Huang and James Cheng-Chung Wei. Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Frontier in Medicine 2020, 6:330.
• Meng-Che Wu, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, Yu-Hsun Wang, James Cheng-Chung Wei. Impact of tonsillectomy on irritable bowel syndrome.PLoS ONE 2020, 15(9): e0238242.
• Meng-Che Wu, Ming-Shiou Jan, Jeng-Yuan Chiou, Yu-Hsun Wang, James Cheng-Chung Wei. Constipation might be associated with risk of allergic rhinitis.PLoS ONE 2020, 15(10): e0239723.
• Chi-Ya Yang‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Mei-Chen Lin, James Cheng-Chung Wei. Risk of irritable bowel syndrome in patients who underwent appendectomy.EClinicalMedicine 23 (2020) 100383
• Yen-Chu Huang‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Yu-Hsun Wan, James Cheng-Chung Wei. Influence of constipation on atopic dermatitis: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.Int J Clin Pract. 2020;00:e13691.
• Shao-Ju Lin, Meng-Che Wu, Jiaan-Der Wang, Chieh-Chung Lin. Successful treatment of pediatric acute liver failure with steroids.Int J Clin Exp Med 2020;13(4):2649-2654
• Sheng-Ling Jan, Chia-Man Chou, Meng-Che Wu, Ming-Chih Lin. A Unique Cause of Esophageal Perforation in An Infant.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2020 May;70(5):e106.
• Ming-Yang Shih, Meng-Che Wu, Yun-An Chen, Jiaan-Der Wang. Puffy Eyes and Pale Face. Journal of Pediatrics 2021 Jan;228:302-303.
• Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Eshwar Thota, Yu-Hsun Wang, Hend E Alqaderi, James Cheng-Chung Wei Tonsillectomy as a risk factor of periodontitis: A population-based cohort study J Periodontol.2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1002/JPER.21-0215.
• Shuo-Yan Gau, Jung-Nien Lai, Hei-Tung Yip, Meng-Che Wu*, James Cheng-Chung Wei* Higher Dementia Risk in People with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: a Real-World Evidence Front. Aging Neurosci. 2022, 14: 830729.
• Shuo-Yan Gau, Yu-Ping Hsiao, Wen-Chieh Liao, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma and Meng-Che Wu* Risk of liver dysfunction and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases in people with hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world evidencesFrontImmunol. 2022 Dec 14:13:959691. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.959691.
• Yu-Chuan Chang‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Hsing-Ju Wu, Pei-Lun Liao, James Cheng-Chung Wei Prenatal and early-life antibiotic exposure and the risk of atopic dermatitis in children: A nationwide population-based cohort studyPediatr Allergy Immunol. 2023 May;34(5):e13959.
• Yi-Feng Lee‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, Jing-Yang Huang, James Cheng-Chung WeiAssociation of early childhood constipation with the risk of autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: Real-world evidence from a nationwide population-based cohort studyFront Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 30:14:1116239.
• Wen-Chun Lin, Meng-Che Wu, Yu-Hsun Wang, Che-Hsuan Lin, James Cheng-Chung Wei The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome after COVID-19 infectionJ Med Virol. 2024 Jan;96(1):e29392.
• Shu-Ning Liu‡, Meng-Che Wu‡, Wei-Szu Lin, Ching-Heng Lin, James Cheng-Chung Wei Maternal autoimmune disease and offspring risk of haematological malignancies: a case-control studyEClinicalMedicine. 2024 Aug 30:75:102794.
• Meng‐Che Wu, Jonathan N. Glickman, Harland S. WinterEosinophilic esophagitis associated with infliximabtherapy in pediatric patients with inflammatory boweldiseaseJ Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025;1–5.