Charles Kung Chao Hu MD MBA
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
University of Michigan Health Sparrow Lansing
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1215 E Michigan AveLansing, MI 48912
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Summary
- Charles Hu, MD, is a general surgeon based in Lansing, MI, with subspecialties in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Hu completed a residency in surgery at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University and a fellowship in surgical critical care at Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium. Currently, Dr. Hu serves as the Trauma Medical Director at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing, with prior roles including Trauma Medical Director at Chandler Regional Medical Center and Associate Director of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. Dr. Hu has experience in trauma and surgical critical care and acute care surgery, with multiple publications on topics such as trauma activation, innate immune response in pneumonia, and virtual reality injuries. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2003 - 2004
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 2003 - 2029
AZ State Medical License 2007 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2019
CO State Medical License 2007 - 2019
WI State Medical License 2011 - 2019
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2018
MO State Medical License 2003 - 2004
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Temporal and Financial Costs of Trauma Activation Wait Times.Erik G Mattison, Daniel J Cucher, Melissa S Kovacs, Brian R Tiffany, Charles K Hu
The American Surgeon. 2025-05-01 - 4 citationsOutcomes and characteristics differ between homeless and housed trauma patients following the COVID-19 pandemic.Melissa S Kovacs, Daniel J Cucher, Nicholas Thiessen, Vafa Ghaemmaghami, John M Watt
Injury. 2025-01-01 - 3 citationsVirtual reality consumer product injuries: An analysis of national emergency department data.Daniel J Cucher, Melissa S Kovacs, Clarence E Clark, Charles K P Hu
Injury. 2023-05-01
Press Mentions
‘Skyrocketing’ Toll in Chandler Trauma Center with Distracted Driving, Lack of Helmets Among the CausesFebruary 11th, 2019
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