Dr. Eric Hu was born in Taiwan and moved to Los Angeles where he finished high school as class valedictorian and graduated with honors at Harvard College in biomedical engineering. Dr. Hu attended medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed five years of general surgery residency at the Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center in New York City before becoming fully trained as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
His research interests in biomechanics as well as wound healing and flap survival while at Harvard, Cedars-Sinai, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center have enabled him to apply advanced reconstructive principles to all of his procedures to improve outcomes. His special interests in cosmetic surgery includes breast aesthetics, individualized body contouring to restore and enhance shape and proportions with application of advanced liposculpture and fat grafting techniques, Minimal Access Cranio-Suspension (MACS) face, neck, and brow lifts, as well as various other modern procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery.
"Plastic Surgeons are not just trained to enhance appearance; they have the experience to restore function."
Dr. Hu is currently affiliated with:
- Huntington Memorial Hospital
- Arcadia Methodist Hospital
- San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
- Providence St. Joseph Hospital
- Garfield Medical Center
- USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
- Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute
Cirriculum Vitae
- RESIDENCY
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PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:
University of Mississippi Medical Center 2005 - 2007
GENERAL SURGERY:
New York Medical College 1997 - 2002
- FELLOWSHIP
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MICROSURGERY AND COMPLEX RECONSTRUCTION:
University of Mississippi Medical Center 2004 - 2005
- EDUCATION
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MEDICAL:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Class of 1997
UNDERGRADUATE:
Harvard University Class of 1992
- AWARDS AND HONORS
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Two Time Winner of The James H. Hendrix Jr. Lectureship Best Presentation Award 2005, 2006
Jack and Pearl Resnick Scholarship 1993 - 1995
Harvard College Scholarship 1988 - 1992
Robert Byrd Scholarship 1988 - 1990
Harvard Dean's List 1988 - 1992
- PUBLICATIONS
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Prefabrication of Vascularized Bone Flap by Demineralized Bone Matrix Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, January 2007
Proinflammatory Cytokines Gene Expression in Skin Flaps with Arterial and Venous Ischemia in Rats Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, November 2006
Treatment of Painful Neuroma of Amputated Phalanx with Distal Toe Transfer: A Case Report Southern Medical Journal, January 2006
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Therapy in Improvement of Skin Paddle Survival in a Rat TRAM Flap Model Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, August 2005
The Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokines in the Rat Muscle Flap with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2005
Short-wave Cone Signal in Red-Green Detection Mechanism Vision Research, June 1999
Routine Use of Unilateral and Bilateral Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1996
Early Postoperative Angiographic Assessment of Radial Artery Grafts Used for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996
- PRESENTATIONS
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Cytokine Gene Expression in Arterial and Venous Ischemia in a Rat Skin Flap Model Annual American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, 2005
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Therapy in Improvement of Skin Paddle Survival in a Rat TRAM Flap Model ACS Surgical Forum, 2004
Short Wave Cone to Red Hyphen Green Abstract: Investigative Opthalmology Volume 36
Neural Network Simulation of Cardiac Arrythmias 9th Symposium on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, May 1991
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Hu, please call his assistant Claudia at (626) 768-4405.
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