Prof Philip Yu-An Ding
Philip Yu-An Ding is Professor of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, and past Director of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
Furthermore, he’s also a Professor of Law at Institute of Law and Inter-discipline, National Chengchi University, Taipei.

Graduating in 1973 from the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei (MD), he went on to train at the Veterans General Hospital (VGH) and Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH) which were the highest reputation university teaching hospital in Taipei. In 1982 he went to the University of Glasgow, and MRC Blood Pressure Unit, Western Infirmary UK, where he earned his PhD and completed senior registrar training in 1985.

For advancing legal knowledge and per suiting second professions, he studied 3 years at the Institute of Law and Inter-discipline, National Chengchi University, Taipei, and honorable earned his LLM (Master degree of Law) in 2008.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). Professor Ding is also the former Presidents of Taiwan Society of Cardiology, Taiwan Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Taiwan Society of Lipids & Atherosclerosis. In addition, he was former President of the Asian Pacific Society of Heart Failure (APSHF), Chairman of Clinical Cardiology Committee, Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC), Executive board member of the Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension (APSH). Currently, he holds as Executive board member of the Asian-Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases (APSAVD).

He lectured in many International Congress and Symposium. He was elected as visiting professor in many international prestigious universities. His main research interests are Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Critical Care Medicine. He published over 285 papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 387 abstracts, contributed to 12 books and 65 other publications.

Proposed policy

1. Further strengthen the communication with each society country members.

2. Promote APSAVD scientific meeting to all members and other relevant international societies.

3. Recruit more regional country members and invite countries like China, India….. to hold the APSAVD meeting.

4. Built closer tie with international societies, e.g. set up regular businesses meeting and joint scientific section with IAS during each IAS & APSAVD scientific meeting.

5. Establish the scientific committee to coordinate the education and research program in this region.

6. Set up the regular training program and travel grant policy for young investigators.

7. To expand the financial resources with industry partners.