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James Chang

  • Department of Surgery
    Assistant Professor
  • (678) 843-5437
  • james.middleton.chang@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. James Middleton Chang received his MD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013 and completed his general surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona in 2018. After completing his vascular surgery fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in 2020, he joined the Emory Surgery faculty. Dr. Chang's primary practice location is Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital. His various clinical interests include aortic aneurysm and dissection, cerebrovascular disease and stroke prevention, and peripheral arterial disease, while his research focuses on aortic aneurysm and dissection and cerebrovascular disease and stroke prevention.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Research

Focus

  • Vascular conditions and surgical treatments.

    Aortic aneurysm and dissection, and cerebrovascular disease and stroke prevention.

Publications

  • Kidney donor profile index and post-transplant health care utilization: Implications for value of transplant care delivery.
    Clin Transplant Volume: 36 Page(s): e14618
    06/01/2022 Authors: Mour GK; Chang Y-H; Calderon E; Chang JM; Velazco CS; Jadlowiec CC; Reddy KS; Heilman RL; Mathur AK
  • Outcomes and Health Care Utilization After Early Hospital Dismissal in Kidney Transplantation: An Analysis of 1001 Consecutive Cases.
    Ann Surg Volume: 275 Page(s): e511 - e519
    02/01/2022 Authors: Calderon E; Chang Y-H; Chang JM; Velazco CS; Giorgakis E; Srinivasan A; Moss AA; Khamash H; Heilman R; Reddy KS
  • 6. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Enhances Dialysis Access Evaluation During Telemedicine Visits in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units.
    Ann Vasc Surg Volume: 69 Page(s): 108
    11/01/2020 Authors: Khaidakova G; Chang JM; Niyyar V; Teodorescu V
  • 9. Case Report: Accurate Placement of Thoracic Aortic Endografts.
    Ann Vasc Surg Volume: 69 Page(s): 110
    11/01/2020 Authors: Chang JM; Jordan W
  • 15. Case Report: Endoanchor Fixation and Placement of Infrarenal Aortic Endografts.
    Ann Vasc Surg Volume: 69 Page(s): 113
    11/01/2020 Authors: Chang JM; Jordan W
  • Stratifying SLN incidence in intermediate thickness melanoma patients.
    Am J Surg Volume: 215 Page(s): 699 - 706
    04/01/2018 Authors: Chang JM; Kosiorek HE; Dueck AC; Leong SPL; Vetto JT; White RL; Avisar E; Sondak VK; Messina JL; Zager JS
  • Discussion of: "The success of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant therapy: A single institution review".
    Am J Surg Volume: 214 Page(s): 1102 - 1103
    12/01/2017 Authors: Chang JM; Kosiorek HE; Wasif N; Gray RJ; Stucky C-CH; Northfelt DW; Anderson KS; McCullough AE; Tolgay Ocal I; Pockaj BA
  • The success of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant therapy: A single institution review.
    Am J Surg Volume: 214 Page(s): 1096 - 1101
    12/01/2017 Authors: Chang JM; Kosiorek HE; Wasif N; Gray RJ; Stucky C-CH; Northfelt DW; Anderson KS; McCullough AE; Ocal IT; Pockaj BA
  • Development and validation of a novel clinical fluorescence in situ hybridization assay to detect JAK2 and PD-L1 amplification: a fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for JAK2 and PD-L1 amplification.
    Mod Pathol Volume: 30 Page(s): 1516 - 1526
    11/01/2017 Authors: Chen M; Andreozzi M; Pockaj B; Barrett MT; Ocal IT; McCullough AE; Linnaus ME; Chang JM; Yearley JH; Annamalai L
  • Clinical Outcomes after Surgery for Linitis Plastica of the Stomach: Analysis of a Population Cancer Registry.
    Am Surg Volume: 83 Page(s): 23 - 29
    01/01/2017 Authors: Chang JM; Lara KA; Gray RJ; Pockaj BA; Wasif N
  • Trends in mastectomy and reconstruction for breast cancer; a twelve year experience from a tertiary care center.
    Volume: 212 Page(s): 1201 - 1210
    12/01/2016 Authors: Chang JM; Kosiorek HE; Dueck AC; Casey WJ; Rebecca AM; Mahabir R; Patel SH; Keole SR; Wong WW; Vargas CE
  • Current surgical management of carotid body tumors.
    Volume: 64 Page(s): 1703 - 1710
    12/01/2016 Authors: Davila VJ; Chang JM; Stone WM; Fowl RJ; Bower TC; Hinni ML; Money SR
  • Endovascular repair of expanding thoracic aortic aneurysms in high surgical risk patients.
    Ann Card Anaesth Volume: 19 Page(s): 158 - 161
    01/01/2016 Authors: Chang JM; Davila VJ; Lanza LA; Ramakrishna H; Fowl RJ; Money SR
  • Back to Basics: Traditional Nottingham Grade Mitotic Counts Alone are Significant in Predicting Survival in Invasive Breast Carcinoma.
    Ann Surg Oncol Volume: 22 Suppl 3 Page(s): S509 - S515
    12/01/2015 Authors: Chang JM; McCullough AE; Dueck AC; Kosiorek HE; Ocal IT; Lidner TK; Gray RJ; Wasif N; Northfelt DW; Anderson KS
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