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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine

Division of
Digestive Diseases
and Nutrition

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Dr. Chung-Jyi Tsai

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Chung-Jyi Tsai, MD, ScD
Associate professor of medicine

Medical Education:
Taipei Medical University

Graduate Education:
Harvard University

Internal Medicine Residency:
Chang Gung University Hospital

Gastroenterology Fellowship:
Chang Gung University Hospital
University of Iowa Hospital

Areas of Interest:
Gastroenterology, epidemiology, nutrition

Relevant Publications :
Tsai CJ, et al. The effect of long-term intake of cis unsaturated fats on the risk for gallstone disease in men: a prospective cohort study. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2004; 141(7): 514-22.

Tsai CJ, et al. Long-term intake of trans fatty acids and risk of gallstone disease in men. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2005 (in press)

Tsai CJ, et al. Dietary carbohydrates and glycemic loads and the incidence of symptomatic gallstone disease in men. GUT 2005 (in press).

Tsai CJ, et al. Long-term intake of dietary fiber and decreased risk of cholecystectomy in women. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2004; 99(7): 1364-70.

Tsai CJ, et al. Frequent nut consumption and decreased risk of cholecystectomy in women. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004; 80(1): 76-81.

Tsai CJ, et al. Prospective study of abdominal adiposity and gallstone disease in US men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004; 80(1): 38-44.

Tsai CJ, et al. A prospective cohort study of nut consumption and the risk of gallstone disease in men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 2004; 160(10): 961-968.

Tsai CJ, et al. Dietary protein and the risk of cholecystectomy in a cohort of US women: the Nurses' Health Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 2004; 160(1): 11-8.

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