Faculty

Current Position

Adjunct assistant professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

EDUCATION

• 2014.09 – 2018.05 PhD, Environmental, Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MA
• 2005.09 – 2012.06 Doctor of Medicine | Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1. 2024.06 – Present - Medical Advisor, Taimax Asia Pte. Ltd (Singapore)

2. 2024.04 – Present - CEO, Cty TNHH Tam Moc Gia (Vietnam)

3. 2024.02 – Present - Adjunct assistant professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

4. 2015.04 – Present - Chairman, Tripletreehouses, LLC (USA)

5. 2021.04 – 2023.05 - Vice Superintendent, University Medical Shing-Mark Hospital (Vietnam)

6. 2020.02 – 2022.02 - Assistant professor/Adjunct professor, Massachussetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, School of Arts and Sciences (USA) 

7. 2019.10 – 2021.02 - Senior Health Scientist, Cardno Chemrisk (USA)

8. 2018.11 – 2019.10 - Fellow epidemiologist, US Environmental Protective Agency

9. 2014.09 – 2018.06 - Teaching assistant/Research assistant/lecturer, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

LICENSE, AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & CONFERENCES

1. 2018.06 - Dissertation Fellowship Award, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, MA, USA

2. 2017.09 - Harvard University Consortium on Energy and Environment Award, MA, USA

3. 2017.09 - Moderator and host of 2nd International Conference on Environmental Health & Climate Change, Paris, France

4. 2017.08 - Co-host of opening talk of EPICOH, Edinburgh, UK

5. 2012.10 - Member of Taiwan Medical Association

6. 2012.07 - Registered Medical Physician, Taiwan

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Clinical trials of quality of life analysis among patients receiving chemotherapy
• Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Global burden of diseases (GBD)
• Air pollution, climate change and health outcomes
• Systematic review, meta-analysis, and quality assessment analysis

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

• 2019.09 - ISEE

• 2018.08 - ISEE/ISES

• 2017.09 - 2nd International Conference on Environmental Health & Climate Change, Paris, France.

• 2017.08 - EPICOH, Edinburgh, UK

• 2017.03 - Harvard Kennedy School Press, USA

• 2014.03 - 7th Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, Taiwan

• 2014.03 - 7th Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
  

PUBLICATIONS

1. Journal articles

• P Wang, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al.“Location-specific co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction from coal-fired power plants in China” Nature communications 12 (1), 1-11

• K. A. Mundt, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “The importance of evaluating specific myeloid malignancies in epidemiological studies of environmental carcinogens” BMC Cancer 21, 227 (2021).

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Association between exposure to ambient particulate matters and risks of autism spectrum disorder in children: a systematic review and exposure-response meta-analysis” 2021 Environ. Res. Lett. 16

• YP Wu, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Intravenous corticosteroid treatment in adult patients with sepsis defined by the Sepsis-3 criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis” MedRxiv, 2021.10. 17.21265100

• A Pakpour, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Using an integrated social cognition model to explain green purchasing behavior among adolescents” Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 1;18(23):12663.

• Cheng-Kuan Lin et al. “Residential exposure to petrochemical industrial complexes and the risk of leukemia: a systematic review and exposure-response meta-analysis” Environmental Pollution Volume 258, March 2020, 113476

• CY Lin, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-14

• You CH, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Clarithromycin use and the risk of mortality and cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis” PLoS One. 2019 Dec 27;14(12)

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, Szu-Ta Chen. “Estimation and application of population attributable fraction in ecological studies” Environmental Health 18 (1), 52 

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, RT Lin, L He, C Zigler, DC Christiani. “A global perspective on coal-fired power plants and burden of lung cancer” Environmental Health 18 (1), 9

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Are Per Capita Carbon Emissions Predictable Across Countries?” Journal of environmental management 237, 569-575

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Risks and burden of lung cancer incidence for residential petrochemical industrial complexes: a meta-analysis and application” Environement International. 2018 Dec 121;8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.018

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, RT Lin, PC Chen, P Wang, N Marcellis-Warin, C Zigler, DC. Christiani. “A Global Perspective on Sulfur Oxide Controls in Coal-Fired Power Plants and Cardiovascular Disease” Nature Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 8;8(1):2611. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20404-2

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Increased Standardized Incidence Ratio of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Taiwanese Asbestos Workers: A 29-Year Retrospective Cohort Study” Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:678598. doi: 10.1155/2015/678598

• Lee Lukas, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Clustering of malignant pleural mesothelioma in asbestos factories: a subgroup analysis in a 29-year follow-up study to identify highrisk industries in Taiwan” BMJ Open. 2018 Dec 9;8(12):e021063. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021063.

• Huang YK, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “The Pathological Spectrum and Clinical Correlation of Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis– A Retrospective Review of 107 Cases” J Cutan Pathol. 2018 Jan 30. doi: 10.1111/cup.13118

• Chen YC, Chou YB, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Characterization and Functional Correlation of Multiple Imaging Modalities with Focal Choroidal Excavation” J Chin Med Assoc. 2018 Feb 7.

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, HY Hung, DC Christiani, F Forastiere and RT Lin. “Lung cancer mortality of residents living near petrochemical industrial complexes: a meta-analysis” Environ Health. 2017 Sep 26;16(1):101.

• RT Lin, Cheng-Kuan Lin, DC Christian, I Kawachi, YW Cheng, S Verguet, S Jong. “The impact of the introduction of new recognition criteria for overwork-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-country comparison” Nature Sci Rep. 2017 Dec;7(1):167

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al, “Impact of work-related cancers in Taiwan—Estimation with QALY (quality-adjusted life year) and healthcare costs” Prev Med Rep. 2016 May 25;4:87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.05.015.

• Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Heterotopic triplet pregnancy with an intrauterine, a tubal, and a cervical gestation following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.” Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 52, pp. 287-289. June 2013.

• Yang SC, Cheng-Kuan Lin, et al. “Health-related quality of life after first-line anticancer treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in clinical practice.” Qual Life Res. 2015 Nov 7. 

2. Guidebooks to Medical Licensing Exams

• Lin, Cheng-Kuan, et al. First Choice Medical Licensing Exam: Surgery, Volume I: General surgery. ISBN: 9789866575723. 2012. (Chinese).
• Lin, Cheng-Kuan, et al. First Choice Medical Licensing Exam: Surgery, Volume II: Cardiac surgery, chest surgery, colorectal surgery. ISBN: 9789866575730. 2012. (Chinese).
• Lin, Cheng-Kuan, et al. First Choice Medical Licensing Exam: Surgery, Volume III: Plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, breast surgery. ISBN: 9789866575747. 2012. (Chinese).
• Lin, Cheng-Kuan, et al. First Choice Medical Licensing Exam: Surgery, Volume 1V: Orthopedics and Urology. ISBN: 9789866575754. 2012. (Mandarin).
• Ye, Chang-Tai & Lin, Cheng-Kuan. First Choice Medical Licensing Exam: Pediatrics. ISBN：9789866575792. 2013. (Mandarin).

3. Commentary and Blog Articles

• Retrofitting a Cleaner Future: How technology can counteract the negatives of coalfired power plants. Science in the News. 2018 June 11

4. Miscellaneous

• Lin, Cheng-Kuan, Koh Juan Guhoko, Travel Guide to Peru. ISBN：9789861922539. 2015 (Mandarin).