CAAC Membership Director
Liwen Tang, M.D., M.S
Pediatric Cardiologist
Director of Education
Assistant Professor
Floating Hospital for Children
Tufts Medical Center
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MEDICAL SCHOOL
9/1988-6/1993 Sun Yat-Sen
University of Medical Science
Guangzhou, P.R. China
Degree: Doctor of Bachelor
GRADUATE SCHOOL
9/1997-5/1999 University
of Kentucky, School of Art & Sciences
Lexington, KY
MS, Statistics
RESIDENCY
7/20004-6/2007
Children’s Hospital of Michigan/Detroit Medical Center,
Detroit, MI
Pediatrics
FELLOWSHIP
7/2007-6/2010
Children’s Hospital of Michigan/Detroit Medical Center,
Detroit, MI
Pediatric Cardiology
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
10/2008-12/2015 American Board
of Pediatrics
11/2010-12/2017 American Board of
Pediatric Cardiology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Cardiology-member
Chinese American Academy of Cardiology
Chinese American Heart Society-lifetime member
WORKING EXPERIENCE
07/2010- now Pediatric Cardiologist
(Focusing on Echocardiography)
Director of
Education
Assistant
Professor
Floating
Hospital for Children
Tufts Medical
Center
Tufts
University
Boston, MA
06/1999-03/2004
Statistician, Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceutical Company
Cincinnati,
OH
1/1998-5/1999 Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics,
School of Arts & Science
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2/1997-5/1997 Research Assistant, Department of pathology
School of medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
07/1993-2/1997
Pediatrician, First Municipal Hospital of Guangzhou
Guangzhou,
P.R. China
PUBLICATIONS
1. Hou G, Liang X, Chen R, Tang
L, Huang F, Xu P , Ou C, Wang Y. A
preliminary study of presence and localization of the Wilson disease gene product
in Human hepatocytes. Chin J Nerv
Men Dis, 2000, 26(4): 202-206
2. Hou G, Liang X, Chen R, Tang L, Wang Y, Xu P, Zhang Y, Ou C.
Copper transportation of WD protein in hepatocytes from Wilson disease patients
in vitro. World J Gastroenterol, 2001;7(6):846-851
3. Forbes TJ, Moore P, Pedra CA,
Zahn EM, Nykanen D, Amin Z, Garekar S, Teitel D, Qureshi SA, Cheatham JP,
Ebeid MR, Hijazi ZM, Sandhu S, Hagler DJ, Sievert H, Fagan TE, Ringwald J, Du
W, Tang L, Wax DF, Rhodes J, Johnston TA, Jones TK, Turner DR, Pass R,
Torres A, Hellenbrand WE. Intermediate follow-up following intravascular
stenting for treatment of coartctation of the Aorta. Catheter Cardiovasc
Interv. 2007 Oct 1;70(4):569-77.
4. Forbes TJ, Garekar S, Amin Z,
Zahn EM, Nykanen D, Moore P, Qureshi SA, Cheatham JP, Ebeid MR, Hijazi ZM,
Sandhu S, Hagler DJ, Sievert H, Fagan TE, Ringewald J, Du W, Tang L, Wax
DF, Rhodes J, Johnston TA, Jones TK, Turner DR, Pedra CA, Hellenbrand WE;
Congenital Cardiovascula r Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC).
Procedure results and acute complivcations in stenting native and recurrent
coarctation of the aorta in patients over 4 years of age. Catheter Cardiovasc
Interv. 2007 Aug 1;70(2):276-85.
5. Tang L, Forbes TJ, Du W, Zilberman MV. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pressure Gradient
across the Stent in Patients Treated for Coarctation of the Aorta. Congenital
Heart disease, 2009 Jul 1: 4(4): 269-272
6. Tang L,
Du W, Delius R, L’Ecuyer TJ, Zilberman MV. Low donor-to-recipient
weight ratio effects on survival of pediatric heart transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Sep 1;14(6):741-5. Epub 2010 Mar 4
7. Tang L, Du W, L’Ecuyer TJ. Perioperative renal failure in
pediatric heart transplant recipients: outcomes and risk factors. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Jun;15(4):430-6
8. L’Ecuyer TL, K Sloan, Tang
L. Impact of donor cardiopulmonary resuscitation on pediatric heart
transplant outcome. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Nov;15(7):742-5
ABSTRACTS
1. Tang L,
Forbes TJ, Du W, Zilberman MV. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pressure Gradient
across the Stent in Patients Treated for Coarctation of the Aorta Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Symposium
(PICS). Las Vegas, Nevada. July 2008
2. Sloan K, L’Ecuyer TJ, Tang L . The impact of CPR on pediatric
heart transplant survival. Annual Pediatrics Academic Society/Society for
pediatric Research PAS/SPR annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, May 2009
3. Tang L, L’Ecuyer TJ.
Perioperative renal failure in pediatric
heart transplant recipients: outcomes and risk factors. International Society
of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 29th Annual Meeting and
Scientific Sessions, Paris, France, April 22-25, 2009
4. Tang L,
Du W, L’Ecuyer TJ, Zilberman MV. Low donor-to-recipient weight ratio
effects on survival of pediatric heart transplant patients. American Academy of
Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition (NCE), Washington DC, DC, Oct
16-22, 2009
5. Tang L,
L’Ecuyer TJ, Aggarwal S. Is Bicaval Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Superior
to the Biatrial Technique? American
College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session. Atlanta, Georgia, March 14 - 16, 2010
6. Tang L, L’Ecuyer TJ, Aggarwal
S. Is Bicaval Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Superior to the Biatrial
Technique? Annual Pediatrics Academic Society/Society
for pediatric Research PAS/SPR annual Meeting.
Vancouver, Canada; May1-4, 2010