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Professor Wei Cheng (PhD, Master of Surgery, FACS, FRCS, MBBS)
Director of Paediatric Surgery, Southern Health, Victoria
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
Professor Cheng is a paediatric surgeon and a scientist. Clinically, he is interested congenital abnormalities and laparoscopic surgery in children.
His lab, situated in the Monash Institute of Medical Research, focuses on the developmental biology and human genetic research of the hindgut development as well as gut regeneration. He actively fosters collaborations across disciplines and across the world.
Selection of recent publications:
- The role of conservative management in congenital tracheal stenosis: an evidence-based long-term follow-up study
Cheng W, Manson DE, Forte V, Ein SH, MacLusky I, Papsin BC, Hechter S, Kim PWC.
J Pediatr Surg, 2006 Jul;41(7):1203-7.
- DeltaNp63 plays an anti-apoptotic role in ventral bladder development.
Cheng W, Jacobs WB, Zhang JJ, Moro A, Park JH, Kushida M, Qiu W, Mills AA, Kim PC.
Development. 2006 Dec;133(23):4783-92.
- The role of Shh transcription activator Gli2 in chick cloacal development.
Liu G, Moro A, Zhang JJ, Cheng W, Qiu W, Kim PC.
Dev Biol. 2007 Mar 15;303(2):448-60.
- Shh transcription mediator Gli2 regulates the mesenchymal patterning of bladder
Cheng W, Yeung CK, Ng YK, Zhang JR, Hui CC, PCW Kim
J Urol. 2008 Oct;180(4):1543-50.
- Constipation in children is associated with significantly increased incidence of spina bifida occulta
Zheng-Wei Yuan, Wei Cheng，Ana Hou, Wei Wang, Shucheng Zhang, Dan Liu, Fei Gao, Hui Li, Weilin Wang
Journal of Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, 2008 (accepted for publication)
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