Wallace Chang

Wallace H. J. Chang, M.D. (1937- ) was born May 16, 1937 in Shanghai, China. He is the son of Frank and Molly King Chang with siblings Lydia Armstrong and Jack H.T. Chang, M.D. The family moved to Hong Kong during the revolution in 1947 and emigrated to the United States (New Jersey via San Francisco, CA) in 1951. Wallace attended Duke University (1956-1959) and Medical School (1959-1964) and completed his medical training at Harvard/Mass General (1964-1968) and the University of Pittsburgh (1968-1970). He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1964-1970. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners (1964), American Board of Surgery (1972) and the American Board of Plastic Surgery (1972).

He served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA from 1971-1982. He has 4 children, Steven Chang, M.D., Kristen Chang, Paul Chang, Ph.D., and Jon Chang.

He moved to Seattle, WA in 1982 where he became a partner at Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons based in Renton, WA. Dr. Chang has a special interest in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and hand surgery.

Along with his associates, Dr. Chang remains involved with the residency-training program and is Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Dr. Chang is a board examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Chang devotes several weeks every year volunteering on plastic surgical missions to foreign countries, including Mexico, Chile, China, Bolivia, Peru and the Philippines, performing reconstructive surgery on children with cleft lip and palates. He has made over 30 trips since 1990, working with Northwest Medical Teams International, Rotaplast and Alliance for Smiles.

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Associations

• American College of Surgeons (since 1971)
• American Association for Hand Surgery (since 1972; President: 1986)
• American Cleft Palate Association (since 1972)
• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc. (since 1972-1999)
• Tissue Culture Association (since 1972)
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery(since 1976)
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons (since 1980)
• American Burn Association (since 1980)
• International Society of Burn Injuries (since 1981)
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand (since 1982)
• Northwest Society of Plastic Surgery (since 1982)
• Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons (since 1982; President: 1988-1989)
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery (since 1983)
• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (since 1983)
• International Society of Microsurgery (since 1984)

Publications

• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. W. Chang, Editor. 1980.
• The Breast. An Atlas of Reconstruction, (Editors: Wallace H. J. Chang and J.J. Petry), Williams & Wilkins Co., USA, 1984.

Other

• Chang, W., Thomas, O.J. And White, W.L.: Avulsion Injury of the Long Flexor Tendons. PRS, 50:260-264, 1972.
• Chang, W., Gomez, N., and Edelstein, L.M.: Effect of Porcine Xenografts on Epithelialization of donor sites. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 26:147-149, 1973.
• Benedict, K., Chang, W., and McCready, F.: Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome. Radiology 111:57-60. April, 1974.
• Chang, W.: Book Review: Short Textbook of Surgery. Taylor & Cotton. Archives of Surgery, 109:461, 1974.
• Chang, W., Balter, S., and Fried, R.: In Vivo Effects of Orthovoltage Radiation on Silicone Implants. Transactions of the Sixth International Congress on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Paris, France, 1975.
• Chang, W.: Intravascular Coagulation in Microvascular Surgery. Chapter 5. Microvascular surgery. C.V. Mosby Co., D. Serafin and H. Buncke, Editors. 1978.
• Chang, W.: Partial Palatal Split Technique for Pharyngoplasty. Cleft Palate Journal, 15:266-7, 1978
• Bhawan, J., Chang, w., and Edelstein, L.M.: Cellular Blue Nevus, An Ultrastructural Study. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 7:109-122, 1980.
• Chang, W., and Petry, J.J.: Platelets, Prostaglandins and Patency in Microvascular Surgery. Journal Microsurgery, 2:27-35, 1980.
• Chang, W.: Book Review. Cast Manual. PRS. 1980.
• Petry, J.J., Burstein, S., Chang, W., Wortham, K., Sedor, C., and Hunter, S.: Prostacyclin production by vein grafts in the arterial circulation: A Study in Rats. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Medicine, 9:511-516, 1982.
• Chang, W.: Nipple Reconstruction with a T-Flap. PRS, 73:140-143, 1984.
• Chang, W. Hemostasis. Chapter 9. Pediatric Plastic Surgery. C.V. Mosby, St. Louis. D. Serafin and N. Georgiade, Editors. 1984.
• Petry, J.J. and Chang, W.: Problems in Intravascular Coagulation in Microsurgery. Handbook of Microsurgery, Volume I:73-78. W. Olszewski, Editor. 1984
• Chang, W.: Book Review. Reconstructive Surgery of the Thumb. Ivan Matev. PRS, 1984.
• Chang, W.: The Plastic Hand Surgeon: An Endangered Species? PRS, 81(1):85-7. 1988.
• Chang, W. and Chang, S.: Head and Neck Reconstruction Following Curative Cancer Surgery. Chapter 49. Adjuncts to Cancer Surgery. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. S. Economo, Editor. 1991.
• Chang, W.: Suturing Techniques and Materials. Chapter 2. Surgical Problems & Procedures in Primary Care. McGraw Hill. 2001.

Inventions

• Carpal Tunnel Release Instruments
• Marker device for Breast Surgery