David Tak Wai Chiu

Background

Chiu, David Tak Wai was born on October 23, 1945 in Kwangtung, China. Son of BudYick and Lai Kwai Chiu.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Missouri-Saint Louis,1969. Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1973. Diplomate American Board Plastic Surgery.

Career

Intern, Barnes Hospital, Saint Louis, 1973-1974, resident in general surgery, 1974-1977, resident in plastic surgery, 1977-1979. Fellow New York University Medical Center, New York City, 1980, instructor surgery, 1981, assistant professor, 1981-1989. Supervisory attending Bellevue Hospital Hand Clinic, New York City, 1981-1989.

Associate director plastic surgery, chief hand/microsurgery and replantation surgery division plastic surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1989-1994, professor clinical surgery, 1990, director microsurgery center, 1993, chief plastic surgery division department surgery, 1994.

Achievements

• David Tak Wai Chiu has been listed as a noteworthy plastic surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Federation Chinese American and Chinese Canada Medical Societies (founding president 1994), Chinese American Medical Society (director 1983, president 1985-1987), American Association Plastic Surgeons, American Society Reconstructive Microsurgery, NewYork County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, New York Society Surgery of Hand (president 1996-1997, Plastic Surgery Research Council, College Physiciansand Surgeons Alumni Association (director) 1984, Bronze medal 1973, Gold medal 1997), New York Regional Society Plastic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (president 1996-1997), American Society Reconstructive Microsurgery (president 1997), American Society Surgery of Hand, American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Association Hand Surgery, American Society Peripheral Nerve Surgery (founding), Royal Society Medicine, Northeast Society Plastic Surgery, Chinese American Medical Society (Presidential medal 1987, Distinguished Service award 1988), International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Academy of Pediatrics (specialty fellow 1992), Federation Chinese American and Chinese Canada Medical Societies

(founding president 1994-1996, outstanding achievement award 1994, Chairman of the Board dirs.1996), Sunderland Society, Tissue Engineering Society.

Connections

Married Lilian Wah-Ying Shen, June 19, 1973. Children: Vincent, Edmund, Jerome, Miranda.

Father:

BudYick Chiu

Mother:

Lai Kwai Chiu

Spouse:

Lilian Wah-Ying Shen

child:

Jerome Chiu

child:

Vincent Chiu

child:

Edmund Chiu

child:

Miranda Chiu