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Dr. Luu Doan, M.D. Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Doan's education and training has helped to hone his surgical skills to handle the most difficult and demanding cosmetic challenges. He would like to share with you his academic career and life experiences which have molded his surgical philosophy.
Dr. Luu Doan considers himself a native of Southern California. His parents, four brothers, and sister moved from Connecticut to Orange County when he was 8 years old. He attended elementary school, junior high school, and high school in Santa Ana before leaving for college at one of the most prestigious universities in the country, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated in four years from Yale with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with honors. He then went on to medical school at one of the premier research institutions in the country, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. After four years, he graduated in the upper third of his class with his medical degree. He then went on to the next phase of his surgical training at the University of Arizona in Tucson where he completed his internship, residency, and chief residency training in General Surgery. Doctor Doan then entered the final phase of his training as a Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Dartmouth Medical Center in New Hampshire. He successfully completed his fellowship in plastic surgery in two years and returned to Southern California in 2003.
After five years in practice and having performed nearly 5,000 cosmetic operations, Dr. Doan is confident that no cosmetic challenge is impossible to face head-on. The essential emphasis in any patient interview is honesty and candor. The surgeon must be frank and truthful with the patient to make sure that they have a realistic expectation of what can be achieved given the limitations of the individual's pre-surgical status. Any cosmetic procedure or intervention can enhance a person's appearance and self-confidence; however, the outcome may not necessarily change one's looks to match their ideal beauty or cause other people, such as a significant other or friend, to treat them differently. In addition to having a realistic expectation about their results, patients must also understand the basic steps of the procedure, the recovery phase of the procedure, and the possible complications associated with each procedure. It is the surgeon's duty to educate his patients on these principles before undertaking any surgical intervention on his patients. The ideal surgical candidate is a psychologically stable patient who understands these principles. The patient must also have good family support and an active lifestyle which combines a balanced diet with regular exercise.
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LICENSURE:
2003 California Medical License No. A82148
CERTIFICATION:
2004 Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
2002 Diplomat of National Board of Medical Examiners
RESIDENCY:
2002-2003 Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
2001-2002 Plastic Surgery Residency
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
2000-2001 Chief Resident in General Surgery
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
1996-2000 General Surgery Residency
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
1992-1996 Doctor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UNDERGRADUATE:
1988-1992 Bachelor of Science in Biology and Neuroscience
Yale University, New Haven, CT
PROFESSIONAL
2001-2003 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Candidate
AFFILIATIONS:
1998-2003 American College of Surgeons, Associate
1996-2003 American Medical Association
1996-2003 American Medical Association
1998-2002 Pima County (Arizona) Medical Society
1996-2001 Arizona Chapter of the ACS
1992-1996 Allegheny County Medical Society
RESEARCH:
Scheetz AJ, Doan LQ, Constantine-Paton M.
Modulation of NMDA Receptor Function: Implications For Vertebral Neural Development.
FASEB Journal. 8(10):745-52, 1994 July.
Doan LQ, Trakru S, Crosset L.
Radiographic Periprosthetic Reaction to Canal-Filling Stems After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Presented at AAOS Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA, 1997)
Johnson SB, Doan LQ, Fiser S, Fortune JB:
Optimal Timing of Tracheostomy in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation.
Presented at American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Kona, Hawaii, September 1997. Submitted to Journal of Trauma.
Doan LQ: Tuberculosis Transmission, Diagnosis, and Treatment Among Southeast Asian and Hispanic Immigrants. Study Presented at the AMSA Health Promotion Disease Prevention Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, September 1993.
PRESENTATIONS:
“Acute and Reconstructive Burn Management”
Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, May 2003
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
“Tissue Engineering: Concepts and Applications in Plastic Surgery”
Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, May 2002
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
“Facial Rejuvenation: Resetting the Clock”
Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, March 2002
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
“Resection of Hepatic Metastases”
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, August 2000
University Medical Center
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