About Me
Dr. Hu earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with Honors and Distinction, in addition to receiving the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. She then went on to receive her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and was awarded numerous grants and fellowships for medical research. During her time at Harvard, she was also the recipient ofthe American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Award as well as their Leadership Award. Dr. Hu completed her medical internship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, caring for patients with life-threatening illness and continuing to pursue her burgeoning interest in medical dermatology. She went on to complete her dermatology residency at New York University in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology.
During her residency, Dr. Hu was awarded the Husik Prize for the best research paper, as well as the George Lipkin Prize, identified by the faculty as the resident who is an excellent clinician with scholarly interest and research productivity. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Hu has published over 20 academic papers and delivered even more presentations and lectures both regionally and nationally. She has served as author and editor of numerous textbooks within the field of dermatology. While Dr. Hu gained a comprehensive background in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, she elected to complete an extra year of fellowship training in dermatopathology at NYU, which provides her with additional expertise to diagnose skin cancers and complex dermatologic conditions under the microscope.
Given her comprehensive training, Dr. Hu has cultivated special interests in adult and pediatric dermatology, as well as cosmetic dermatology and dermatopathology, all of which she currently practices. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Pathology, and is an active diplomate of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Dermatopathology.
Language
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, Urdu (Pakistan), Indian (Punjabi), French, Korean, Indian (Hindi), Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Shanghai)Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | DermatologyHospital Affiliations
About Me
Dr. Hu earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with Honors and Distinction, in addition to receiving the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. She then went on to receive her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and was awarded numerous grants and fellowships for medical research. During her time at Harvard, she was also the recipient ofthe American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Award as well as their Leadership Award. Dr. Hu completed her medical internship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, caring for patients with life-threatening illness and continuing to pursue her burgeoning interest in medical dermatology. She went on to complete her dermatology residency at New York University in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology.
During her residency, Dr. Hu was awarded the Husik Prize for the best research paper, as well as the George Lipkin Prize, identified by the faculty as the resident who is an excellent clinician with scholarly interest and research productivity. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Hu has published over 20 academic papers and delivered even more presentations and lectures both regionally and nationally. She has served as author and editor of numerous textbooks within the field of dermatology. While Dr. Hu gained a comprehensive background in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, she elected to complete an extra year of fellowship training in dermatopathology at NYU, which provides her with additional expertise to diagnose skin cancers and complex dermatologic conditions under the microscope.
Given her comprehensive training, Dr. Hu has cultivated special interests in adult and pediatric dermatology, as well as cosmetic dermatology and dermatopathology, all of which she currently practices. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Pathology, and is an active diplomate of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Dermatopathology.
Language
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, Urdu (Pakistan), Indian (Punjabi), French, Korean, Indian (Hindi), Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Shanghai)Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | DermatologyHospital Affiliations
About Me
Dr. Hu earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with Honors and Distinction, in addition to receiving the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. She then went on to receive her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and was awarded numerous grants and fellowships for medical research. During her time at Harvard, she was also the recipient ofthe American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Award as well as their Leadership Award. Dr. Hu completed her medical internship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, caring for patients with life-threatening illness and continuing to pursue her burgeoning interest in medical dermatology. She went on to complete her dermatology residency at New York University in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology.
During her residency, Dr. Hu was awarded the Husik Prize for the best research paper, as well as the George Lipkin Prize, identified by the faculty as the resident who is an excellent clinician with scholarly interest and research productivity. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Hu has published over 20 academic papers and delivered even more presentations and lectures both regionally and nationally. She has served as author and editor of numerous textbooks within the field of dermatology. While Dr. Hu gained a comprehensive background in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, she elected to complete an extra year of fellowship training in dermatopathology at NYU, which provides her with additional expertise to diagnose skin cancers and complex dermatologic conditions under the microscope.
Given her comprehensive training, Dr. Hu has cultivated special interests in adult and pediatric dermatology, as well as cosmetic dermatology and dermatopathology, all of which she currently practices. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Pathology, and is an active diplomate of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Dermatopathology.
Language
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, Urdu (Pakistan), Indian (Punjabi), French, Korean, Indian (Hindi), Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Shanghai)Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | DermatologyHospital Affiliations
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
Internship , Transitional
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Residency , Dermatology
NYU Medical Center
Fellowship, Dermapathology
NYU Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Dermatology
Awards
2013
Sulzberger Institute Grant
American Academy of Dermatology
2005
Asian American Award
Standford University
Maurice Husik Prize
New York University Department of Dermatology
George Lipkin Prize
New York University Department of Dermatology
Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award
American Dermatological Association Medical Student Fellowship
AMA Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship
AMA Foundation Leadership Award
United States Congressional Award Gold Medal
Linnane Scholarship
Harvard Medical School
Louis W. Gilbert Research Fellowship
Harvard Medical School
Harvard PASTEUR Summer Clinical Research Program
American Academy of Dermatology Minority Medical Student Award
Merage Foundation for the American Dream National Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Fellowship
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Research Grant
Undergraduate Research Programs Major Grant
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
President’s Award for Academic Excellence
Stanford University
Boothe Prize for Excellence in Writing nominee
Stanford University
Haas Summer Fellowship for Public Service
President’s Student Service Challenge Gold Award (National)
President’s Lifetime Call to Service Award (National)
Cap and Gown
Stanford Women’s Honor Society
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Industry Relationships
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Dr. Hu has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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