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Shou J. Tang, MD, PhD

Shou J. Tang, MD, PhD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Medicine-DIG DIS

Email:
stang@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-4540

Biography

Shou-jiang Tang, MD, graduated from the West China University of Medical Sciences in 1992. After finishing his post-graduate medical training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (medical residency), UCLA (gastroenterology fellowship), and University of Toronto (advanced endoscopy fellowship), Dr. Tang joined the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 2004 as an assistant professor. His research interests include endoscopic research and innovations. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed clinical journals and book chapters, with more than 220 co-authored publications listed in the Research Gate database. Dr. Tang holds five U.S. patents in endoscopic devices. He is currently the associate editor of VideoGIE, an official publication of ASGE, and has also served on several American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Committees (ASGE) committees. He was a recipient of the ASGE Don Wilson Award and served as an ASGE Ambassador to Taiwan in 2012. Dr. Tang was awarded the visiting professorship title by the Xian Medical University in China and traveled to international endoscopy courses for talks and live endoscopy demonstrations.

Education

Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark, Two months training, Endoscopic ultrasound/Gastroenterology2014
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, MD, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellow2002
Center for Health Sciences, UCLA, MD, Gastroenterology Fellow, Division of Digestive Diseases2000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MD, Medical Intern and Resident1997
Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Genetics1994
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, MD, Medicine1992
West China University of Medical Sciences, MD, Medicine1992

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi Medical License10/2010 - Present
NPI, NPI10/2010 - Present
Licensure, Texas Medical License10/2004 - Present
DEA, DEA08/2004 - Present
Certification, USMLE - Step 305/1996 - Present
Certification, ECFMG Certificate11/1995 - Present
Certification, USMLE - Step 208/1995 - Present
Certification, USMLE - Step 106/1995 - Present
Licensure, Medicine In-service Board Examinations11/2003 - 12/2013
Licensure, Medicine In-service Board Examinations: 98% and 97%, American Board of Internal Medicine10/2000 - 12/2010
Licensure, California Medical License10/2000 - 03/2004
Licensure, Ohio Medical License02/1999 - 10/2001

Current Positions

Associate Editor05/2016 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine07/2015 - Present
GI Fellowship Director, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2012 - Present
Director of Advanced Endoscopy and Endoscopic Research, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine08/2010 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Visiting Professor, Hepatobiliary Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China06/2016 - 06/2019
President, Mississippi Gastroenterological Society02/2015 - 02/2017
Associate Editor, Video Journal of GI Endoscopy, Elservier07/2012 - 2016
Interim Chief, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2012 - 06/2014
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine08/2010 - 06/2015
Journal CME editor, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)06/2009 - 06/2015
Director of Endoscopy Center, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics03/2009 - 07/2010
Director of Endoscopy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine07/2005 - 02/2009
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2004 - 02/2009