Andrew Ching-Hung Chang, MD

Andrew C. Chang, M.D., is the Cameron Haight Collegiate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan. After completing his undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medical education at The Johns Hopkins University he pursued general surgical residency at Vanderbilt University. During this time he also obtained an individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to study cardiothoracic transplantation with Richard N. Pierson, III, M.D. He then continued as a thoracic surgical resident and subsequently thoracic surgical fellow at the University of Michigan, completing these in 2003, before joining the faculty.

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Dr. Chang's research focus includes thoracic oncology, particularly studying the tumorigenesis of esophageal cancer, as well as studying patient-related outcomes following thoracic operations.

He is currently working in collaboration with Dr. David Beer studying the pathogenesis of esophageal cancer. His particular interest is in studying the progression of disease from dysplasia in Barrett's esophagitis to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma, utilizing microarray analysis and validation in order to identify potential targets for therapy and/or chemoprevention.