About Me I am thrilled to be joining Kaiser Permanente as one of the plastic and reconstructive surgeons serving the East Bay. My practice primarily focuses on general and cancer-related reconstruction of the breast, trunk, and extremities, including skin cancer reconstruction. My clinical interests also include in gender affirming care, body contouring, and aesthetic breast …
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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 …
Read MoreAbout Me My goal as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon is to help my patients achieve their best functional and aesthetic outcome. My job is to help you understand your diagnosis and all the options available for treatment. Each surgery is carefully tailored to the individual - no one patient has the same anatomy, functional …
Read MoreAbout Me I have always been drawn to both science and the arts. I went to a performing arts high school for classical piano and practiced sculpture and painting at home, but also really enjoyed biology classes and did some scientific research after school through the American Heart Association. This trend continued throughout my undergraduate …
Read MoreAbout 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 …
Read MoreMy 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 …
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