Lee L.Q. Pu, MD, PhD, FACS, FICS

Dr. Pu holds the following distinctions among prestigious societies in his specialty:

1. Diplomate, the American Board of Plastic Surgery
2. Active Member, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
3. Active Member, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society)
4. Active Member, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
5. Active Member, the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
6. Fellow, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (The most prestigious plastic surgery society in the United States and World)
7. Fellow, the American Surgical Association (The most prestigious surgical society in the United States and World)
8. Fellow, the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
9. Fellow, the International College of Surgeons (FICS)
10. Active Member, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons
11. Senior Oral Examiner, the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
12. Senior Member, Plastic Surgery Research Council

In addition, Dr. Pu is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California Irvine, an Emeritus Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California Davis, and an Affiliated Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He is also an Honorary Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Plastic Surgery Hospital in Beijing, China and the Shanghai Nineth People’s Hospital in Shanghai, China. He has served as an International Visiting Professor for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is currently serving as a Travelling Professor for the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). He is the Editor-in-Chief, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, the official journal of ISAPS and is one of the most influenced plastic surgeons on aesthetic plastic surgery globally.

Dr. Pu is a physician first and his relationship with his patients and their safety are a priority in his practice. His patients receive personalized care with compassion and should expect to have the best possible results after surgery. Dr. Pu will be there every step of the way throughout surgery to ensure his patients’ safety, comfort, and the best possible outcome. As a surgeon, innovator, educator, scientist, and artist, Dr. Pu possesses a unique set of skills and always strives to be the best in the procedure of his patients’ choice. Dr. Pu is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese if such a communication is needed for his patients.   

Educator: Dr. Pu is a frequently invited reviewer for over 30 peer-reviewed medical journals. He has served over 90 visiting professorships and given more than 400 invited or keynote lectures both nationally and internationally. He has performed 10 live surgeries in 4 foreign countries to demonstrate his innovative techniques in aesthetic surgery. He has organized as well as lectured in more than 160 instructional courses, panels, and symposia at national and international meetings. He has served as a Conference Chairman for many national and international plastic surgery congresses. He was an associate editor of Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a clinical editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal. He has served on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Chair of Scientific Program Subcommittee), American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Board Member), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Traveling Professor), and International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery (Board Member and Founding Member). He is a past President of the Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons and a Triumvirate of the Presidium of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent.

Innovator: Dr. Pu has been featured 9 times in newsletters and received several awards. He has published over 216 scientific publications in numerous peer-reviewed journals and 110 book chapters to demonstrate his innovations, discoveries, and unique plastic surgery techniques. He has published, as a leading editor, the first comprehensive textbook in plastic surgery (Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Extremity) and the first ever textbook in plastic surgery (Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Asians: Principles and Techniques). He is also a leading editor for two new breast books (Atlas of Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Atlas of Contemporary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), and most recently, Atlas of Reconstructive Surgery: A Case-Based Approach. He has been serving as a leading editor for the Clinics in Plastic Surgery series on fat grafting (Three issues), pre-expanded perforator flap (One issue), lower extremity reconstruction (One issue), and Asian aesthetic surgery (One issue). He is a co-editor of the most popular textbook on fat grafting (Fat Injection: From Filling to Regeneration).

Scientist: Dr. Pu has significant expertise in surgical research and received a PhD degree in experimental surgery. He has made recognized contributions in endothelial cell seeding of vascular grafts, angiogenic stimulation for ischemic legs or flaps, fat transplantation, cryopreservation of adipose tissues, and stem cell research.

Artist: Please view a before and after photo gallery from Dr. Pu’s plastic surgery practice. Those photos have demonstrated his extensive experience and mastery of surgical technique.