Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment:
Emergency Medicine
Secondary Appointment(s):
Neurology
Administrative Title:
Critical Care Medical Director at UM Capital Region Health Medical Center
Location:
University of Maryland Medical Center
Education and Training
Education
2003 B.S., Biochemistry, University of Maryland
2007 M.D., Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Post Graduate Education and Training
2007-2011 Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati
2010-2011 Chief Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati
2011-2013 Fellowship, Neurocritical Care, Johns Hopkins University
2014-2015 Teaching Fellowship, American College of Emergency Physicians
2016-2017 Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills Workshop, American College of Emergency Physicians
Biosketch
Dr. Chang is an alumna of University of Maryland, College Park, where she was a Banneker/Key scholar and graduated cum laude. During her undergraduate years, she worked on DNA mutagenesis research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the direction of Dr. Roger Woodgate. She was also a volunteer emergency medical technician. Dr. Chang received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, then completed her emergency medicine residency and chief residency at University of Cincinnati. She was a flight physician with UC Health Air Care during her time in Cincinnati. Dr. Chang completed her training with a 2-year neurocritical care fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, making her 1 of 12 EM/NCC trained physicians in the country at that time.
Dr. Chang is interested in neurological emergencies and neuro-resuscitation. She is also interested in medical and interprofessional education using simulation. She has lectured internationally on the topics of neurological emergencies.
Research/Clinical Keywords
neurological emergencies, neuro-resuscitation, medical education, interprofessional education, simulation
Highlighted Publications
Chang WT, Nyquist PA. Strategies for the use of mechanical ventilation in the neurologic intensive care unit. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2013;24(3):407-16.
Chang WT, Radin B, McCurdy MT. Calcium, magnesium, and phosphate abnormalities in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin N Am. 2014;32(2):349-66.
Chang WT, Badjatia N. Neurotrauma. Emerg Med Clin N Am. 2014;32(4):889-905.
Abraham MK, Chang WW. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Emerg Med Clin N Am.
2016;34(4):901-16.