About Me I am excited to be joining Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center as their new plastic and reconstructive surgeon. My parents, brothers, and I left Vietnam as boat people and Oakland is where we first stepped foot on American soil, as new refugees, over thirty years ago. This is a welcome homecoming after having …
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My Training, Certifications and Licensing Medical Education Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Residency UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
Read MoreAbout Me I am a plastic surgeon at the Kaiser Richmond and Oakland Medical Centers, and have been in practice in Northern California since August 2008. Previous to that, I was with Southern California Kaiser in a similar practice since 2005, but recently moved to be with my husband who got a job in Northern …
Read MoreAbout Me I am a recent East Coast transplant to the Bay Area after receiving all my training on the East Coast. The farthest west I ventured growing up was Illinois for my undergraduate studies at University of Chicago. However, after meeting my husband in medical school at Georgetown, who went to Berkeley and who …
Read MoreAbout Me Hello! - Welcome to my Kaiser Permanente physician home page. I am a Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon based at the Oakland Medical Center, although I sometimes travel to our Richmond and San Leandro facilities, too. Plastic Surgery is a problem-solving type of surgical subspecialty and I enjoy the challenges each patient brings. "The deformities …
Read MoreAbout Me I chose plastic surgery because the field is diverse and combines surgical skills with artistic creativity. Every patient is different and requires an innovative approach to solve each problem. As a woman, I have a special interest in breast surgery, both cosmetic and reconstructive. I also have an interest in hand surgery and …
Read MoreAbout Me Plastic surgery is a broad and fascinating field of Medicine. It requires technical precision, attention to detail, aesthetic awareness, and intellectual curiosity. Plastic surgeons are specialty trained in the care of complex wounds, breast reconstruction, hand surgery, cosmetic surgery, pediatric craniofacial anomalies, and burn care. It is practiced throughout the world and can …
Read MoreAbout Me Hi, welcome to my homepage, I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part of your health care team. Although I am originally from Pennsylvania and had lived on the east coast most my life, I always dreamed of making a home in California, enjoying all the activities and culture the …
Read MoreAbout Me As plastic and reconstructive surgeons, we have the honor and privilege to restore form, function confidence and improve the quality of life of our wonderful patients. I believe in treating every patient as I would my family members, so my decision making has your best interest at heart. I spend a lot of …
Read MoreAbout Me Many experiences throughout my life have shaped me into who I am today and ultimately culminated in my decision to become a Plastic and Craniofacial surgeon. I grew up in South-East Asia, where my father’s official appointments had our family relocate to a new city every few years. During my childhood, I always …
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