Tze-Fan Chao, M.D., Ph.D.; Date of birth: Feb 23th, 1979; Citizenship: Taiwan

Cardiologist, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Associate Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

Chair, Practical Guideline subcommittee, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

Chair of 2021 APHRS Guidelines on Stroke Prevention in AF (published)

Chair of 2022 AF Guidelines of Taiwan Heart Rhythm Society (ongoing)

Section Editor of “Thrombosis and Haemostasis”

Associate Editor of “International Journal of Clinical Practice”

Editorial Board of “JAHA” and “Clinical Cardiology”

ESC annual congress – Abstract Grader (2018-2022)

Research interest – epidemiology, stroke and bleeding risk assessments, oral anticoagulants and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation