Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon

Mr Chad Chang FRCS (Plast)

RESPONSIBILITY:

Lead Surgeon, Great North Lymphatic Centre

Mr Chang is a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon and lymphatic supermicrosurgeon. He is among very few UK plastic surgeons to have completed two international fellowships focused on supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) and vascularised lymph node transfer (VLNT)/modified Charles procedures, covering the full breadth of lymphatic surgery.

He treats lymphoedema of the arms, legs, face and groin, including primary lymphoedema and lymphoedema related to cancer or other surgery. His practice includes ICG-guided mapping, lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA), vascularised lymph node or vessel transfer (VLNT/VLVT), suction-assisted lipectomy and selective debulking for established fibrofatty change.

Training and qualifications

2024

Fellowship in Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery, Centre for Supermicrosurgery & Lymphatic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Prof Johnson Chia-Shen Yang)

2023

Fellowship in Complex Reconstructive Microsurgery & Advanced Lymphatic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Prof Hung-Chi Chen)

2023

Certificate of completion of training (CCT), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2022

FRCS (Plast), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

2017

MRes, Master of Research, University of Huddersfield, Thesis in Laser Doppler Flowmetry and cutaneous microcirculation

2017

Higher Surgical Training in Plastic Surgery, North East Deanery

2015

MRCS(Eng), Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

2015

PGCHPE, Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professions Education, University of York

2012

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Leeds

Academic work and selected publications

Mr Chang has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with studies that inform contemporary LVA and lymphatic surgery practice. A summary of his published work can be found here. Selected publications include:

1)

Groin-only lymphaticovenous anastomosis: a paradigm shift for lower extremity lymphedema – a prospective cohort propensity-score matched analysis, DOI: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002785

2)

Impact of Lymphedema Duration on Lymphatic Vessel Quality and Outcomes After Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis, DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000012061

3)

Utilization of Recipient Veins with Reflux During Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis for Lower Limb Lymphedema, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011869

4)

The “lymphatico-lymphatic bridge” technique: Maximising lymphatic drainage in challenging scenarios in supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenous anastomosis, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.06.013

5)

Linking Lymphedema, Chronic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Alzheimer Disease, and Potential Role of Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis, DOI:10.1097/GOX.0000000000006955

Appointments and credentials

Mr Chang holds an NHS consultant appointment at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in head and neck surgery, complex microsurgical reconstruction and lymphoedema surgery. He also leads the surgical service at the Great North Lymphatic Centre.

He is on the GMC Specialist Register (Plastic Surgery) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Plast). GMC: 7271146

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