Office 

Department of Psychiatry,Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan Office address: Department of Psychiatry,Taichung Veterans General Hosptial, No. 450, Sec. 1, Dongda Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407, Taiwan

Email: sophiesw@hotmail.com

Current Affiliations

• Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
• Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Education

1996-2003    MD    School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

2013-2019    PhD   Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA

Clinical positions

2025-present           Director of the Psychosomatic Medicine Division, Department of Psychiatry , 
                                Taichung Veterans General Hospital

2025-present           Director of Digital Mental Health Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital

2024–Present           Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Taichung Veterans General Hospital

2022–Present           Assistant Professor, School of Medicine National Tsing Hua University

2021–2024               Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University

2018-2024               Attending Psychiatrist, Cathay General Hospital

2007-2010               Attending Psychiatrist, Cathay General Hospital

2006-2007               Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

2004-2006               Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

2003-2004               Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

Clinical positions

• Clinical Medicine
• Public Health
• Epidemiology
• Psychiatry

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