Academic Training:

1990 - Harvard College, Harvard University, Cambridge MA; BA cum laude, Biochemical Sciences

1994 - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; MD

Professional Training:

1996 - Resident in General Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York, NY

1999 - Resident in Urology, Squier Urological Clinic, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY

2000 - Chief Resident in Urology, Squier Urological Clinic, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY

Honors and Awards:

• United States Presidential Scholar Award
• Dean's List, Harvard College
• NIH Research Fellowship
• First Prize Winner, Clinical Investigation, Ferdinand C. Valentine Essay Contest, New York Academy of Medicine
• Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association

National Presentations:

• American Urologic Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1998: Rapid reduction in blood flow to the rat ventral prostate gland after castration: preliminary evidence that androgens influence prostate size by regulating blood flow to the prostate gland and prostatic endothelial cell survival

• World Congress of Endourology, New York, NY, 1998: Transurethral cystotomy repair.

• World Congress of Endourology, New York, NY, 1998: Use of a laparoscopic insufflation port for ileal conduit endoscopy.

Publications:

1. Kirsch AJ, Hensle TW, Chang DT, Kayton ML, and Olsson CA: Renal effects of CO2 insufflation: oliguria and acute renal dysfunction in a rat pneumoperitoneum model. Urology, 43: 453-9, April 1994.

2. Chang DT, Kirsch AJ, and Sawczuk IS: Oliguria during laparoscopic surgery. Journal of Endourology, 8: 349-52, October, 1994.

3. Goluboff ET, Chang DT, Kirsch AJ, and Fisch H: Incidence of external spermatic veins in patients undergoing inguinal varicocelectomy. Urology, 44: 893-6, December 1994.

4. Kwan DJ, Kirsch AJ, Chang DT, Goluboff ET, Berdon WE, and Hensle TW: Testicular microlithiasis in a child with torsion of the appendix testis. Journal of Urology, 153: 183-4, January 1995.

5. Goluboff ET, Chang DT, Olsson CA, and Kaplan SA: Urodynamics and the etiology of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: the initial Columbia experience. Journal of Urology, 153: 1034-7, March 1995.

6. Kirsch AJ, Chang DT, Kayton ML, Newhouse J, Libutti SK, Treat MR, Connor JP, and Hensle TW: Sutureless rabbit bladder mucosa patch graft urethroplasty using diode laser and solder. Journal of Urology, 153: 1303-7, April 1995.

7. Kirsch AJ, Chang DT, Miller MI, Connor JP, Hensle TW, and Shabsigh R: Laser welding versus suturing in tunica vaginalis and venous patch graft coporoplasty. Journal of Urology, 154: 854-7, August 1995.

8. Kirsch AJ, Miller MI, Hensle TW, Chang DT, Shabsigh R, Olsson CA, and Connor JP: Laser tissue soldering in urinary tract reconstruction: first human experience. Urology, 46: 261-6, August 1995.

9. Kirsch AJ, Chang DT, Kayton ML, Libutti SK, Treat MR, and Hensle TW: Laser welding with albumin-based solder: experimental full-tubed skin graft urethroplasty. Lasers in Surgery & Medicine, 18: 225-30, 1996.

10. Kirsch AJ, Chang DT, Kayton ML, Libutti SK, Connor JP, and Hensle TW: Effects of diode laser welding with dye-enhanced glue on tensile strength of sutures commonly used in urology. Lasers in Surgery & Medicine, 18: 167-70, 1996.

11. Kirsch AJ, de Vries GM, Chang DT, Olsson CA, Connor JP, and Hensle TW: Hypospadias repair by laser tissue soldering: intraoperative results and follow-up in 30 children. Urology, 48: 616-23, October 1996.

12. Moss E, Goluboff ET, and Chang DT: Cryptorchidism and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Hospital Physician, Urology Board Review Manual, 5: 61- 90, 1997.

13. Chang DT, Kirsch, DeCarli A, Hensle TW, and Sawczuk IS: Molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of renal tubular apoptosis during and following pneumoperitoneum in oliguric rats. Molecular Urology, 2: 35-40, Spring 1998.

14. Hensle TW, Reiley EA, and Chang DT: The Malone antegrade continence enema procedure in the management of the spina bifida patient. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 186: 669-74, June 1998.

15. Shabsigh A, Chang DT, Heitjan DF, Kiss A, Olsson CA, Puchner PJ, and Buttyan R: Rapid reduction in blood flow to the rat ventral prostate gland after castration: preliminary evidence that androgens influence prostate size by regulating blood flow to the prostate gland and prostatic endothelial cell survival. Prostate, 36: 201-6, August 1998.

16. Chang DT, Pressler LB, and Gupta M: Transurethral cystotomy repair. Urology, 52: 508-9, September, 1998.

17. Goluboff ET, Moss E, and Chang DT: Medical treatment of stone disease. Hospital Physician, Urology Board Review Manual, 6(3), 1998.

18. Saidi JA, Chang DT, Goluboff ET, Bagiella E, Olsen G, and Fisch H: Declining sperm counts in the United States? A critical review. Journal of Urology, 161: 460-2, February 1999.

19. Chang DT and Gupta M: Use of a laparoscopic insufflation port for ileal conduit endoscopy. Urology, 53: 412-3, February 1999.

20. Hensle TW and Chang DT: Vaginal reconstruction. Urologic Clinics of North America, 26: 39-47, February 1999.

21. Chang DT, Goluboff ET, and Olsson CA: The use of a neuromodulator during radical retropubic prostatectomy. Current Surgical Techniques in Urology, 11: 1- 8, 1999.

22. Hensle TW and Chang DT: Reconstructive surgery for children with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma. Urologic Clinics of North America, 27: 489-502, August 2000.

23. Sawczuk IS, Williams D, and Chang DT: Low molecular weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in urologic oncologic surgery. Cancer Investigations, 20: 889-92, 2002.