DavidTak WaiChiuMD

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery of New York University / Chief of Hand Surgery at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery / Chief of Hand Surgery New York Nerve Center of New York Langone Medical Center.

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900 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10075
Phone+1 212-879-8880

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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1977 - 1979
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Surgery, 1973 - 1977
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1977 - 2025
MO State Medical License 1975 - 2024
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Sushruta Oration Award The association of Plastic Surgery of India, 2013
Hanno Millesi Award Millesi Center for Surgery of Peripheral Nerve, 2010
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Lambda Cord: An Anatomic Configuration of Radial-Sided Dupuytren Disease.
David T W Chiu, Celestin, A.> ;Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2023 Sep 1
Introduction of World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent to Société Française de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice and Esthétique.
David T W Chiu> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023 May 1
Defining Key Features in Patient Perspectives of Hand Aesthetics.
Alex Joo, Alannah L Phelan, Jing Xu, Garrick Gu, John Karpuk, Baijing Qin, Alexander Li, David Chiu, Douglas M Rothkopf> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
Adipose Tissue-preserved Skin Grafts for Lower Extremity Defects: Recommendations to Optimize Outcomes
Emily A Van Kouwenberg, David Chiu> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2020 Mar 20
7 citations
Multifocal transcranial stimulation in chronic ischemic stroke: A phase 1/2a randomized trial.
David Chiu, C. David McCane, Jason T. Lee, Blessy John, Lisa Nguyen, Kayla Butler, Rajan R Gadhia, Vivek Misra, John Volpi, Amit Verma, Santosh A. Helekar> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2020 Jun 1
3 citations
Point of Care Image Capture with a Custom Smartphone Application: Experience with an Encounter-Based Workflow
Oren J. Mechanic, Nicholas Kurtzman, David Chiu, Larry A. Nathanson, Seth A. Berkowitz> ;Journal of Digital Imaging. 2020 Feb 1
1 citations
The Sixth World Congress for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent.
Lee L Q Pu, David T W Chiu> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
10 citations
Relative Motion Flexion Splinting for Flexor Tendon Lacerations: Proof of Concept.
Bryan Chung, David Chiu, Vishal D. Thanik> ;Hand. 2019 Mar 1
8 citations
The Effect of Signed-Out Emergency Department Patients on Resident Productivity.
Joshua W. Joseph, Bryan A. Stenson, Nicole M. Dubosh, Matthew L. Wong, David Chiu, Jonathan Fisher, Larry A. Nathanson, Leon D. Sanchez> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Jun 25
12 citations
Challenge and Yield of Enrolling Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patient Populations in Low Event Rate Clinical Trials
Alice J. Sheffet, George Howard, Albert D. Sam, Zafar Jamil, Fred A. Weaver, David Chiu, Jenifer H. Voeks, Virginia J. Howard, Susan E. Hughes, Linda Flaxman, Mary E L...> ;Stroke. 2018 Jan 1
7 citations
Experience Within the Emergency Department and Improved Productivity for First-Year Residents in Emergency Medicine and Other Specialties.
Joshua W. Joseph, David Chiu, Matthew L. Wong, Carlo L. Rosen, Larry A. Nathanson, Leon D. Sanchez> ;The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Jan 1
3 citations
A Technique for Tripartite Reconstruction of Fingertip Injuries Using the Thenar Flap With Bone and Nail Bed Grafts
Vishal D. Thanik, Ajul Shah, David Chiu> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
29 citations
Modeling Hourly Resident Productivity in the Emergency Department
Joshua W. Joseph, Daniel J. Henning, Connie S. Strouse, David Chiu, Larry A. Nathanson, Leon D. Sanchez> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Aug 1
12 citations
A Model for Electronic Handoff Between the Emergency Department and Inpatient Units.
Leon D. Sanchez, David Chiu, Larry A. Nathanson, Steve Horng, Richard E. Wolfe, Mark L. Zeidel, Kirsten Boyd, Carrie Tibbles, Shelley Calder, Jane Dufresne, Julius Yang> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Jul 1
43 citations
Benefits of stroke treatment delivered using a mobile stroke unit trial
Jose-Miguel Yamal, Suja S. Rajan, Stephanie A. Parker, Asha P Jacob, Michael O. Gonzalez, Nicole R. Gonzales, Ritvij Bowry, Andrew D Barreto, Tzu-Ching Wu, David R. La...> ;International Journal of Stroke. 2018 Apr 1
207 citations
Safety and efficacy of multipotent adult progenitor cells in acute ischaemic stroke (MASTERS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.
David C. Hess, Lawrence R. Wechsler, Wayne M. Clark, Sean I Savitz, Gary A. Ford, David Chiu, Dileep R. Yavagal, Ken Uchino, David S Liebeskind, Alexander P. Auchus, S...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2017 May 1
3 citations
Utility of Chest Radiography in Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Syncope
Matthew L. Wong, David Chiu, Nathan I. Shapiro, Shamai A. Grossman> ;The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Nov 1
3 citations
The Integration of Electronic Medical Student Evaluations Into an Emergency Department Tracking System is Associated With Increased Quality and Quantity of Evaluations.
David Chiu, Joshua J. Solano, Edward Ullman, Jennifer Pope, Carrie Tibbles, Steven Horng, Larry A. Nathanson, Jonathan Fisher, Carlo L. Rosen> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Oct 1
210 citations
Aspiration Thrombectomy after Intravenous Alteplase Versus Intravenous Alteplase Alone
J Mocco, Osama O. Zaidat, Rüdiger von Kummer, Albert J Yoo, Rishi Gupta, Demetrius K. Lopes, Don Frei, Harish Shownkeen, Ron Budzik, Zahra Ajani, Aaron W. Grossman, Do...> ;Stroke. 2016 Sep 1
18 citations
Assessing the rates of error and adverse events in the ED
Richard S. Klasco, Richard E. Wolfe, Matthew L. Wong, Jonathan A. Edlow, David Chiu, Phillip D. Anderson, Shamai A. Grossman> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
30 citations
The effect of residency and fellowship type on hand surgery clinical practice patterns.
Karan Mehta, Paul Pierce, David Chiu, Vishal D. Thanik> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
15 citations
Management of Vascular Risk Factors in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST)
James F. Meschia, Jenifer H. Voeks, Pierre P. Leimgruber, Vito A. Mantese, Carlos H. Timaran, David Chiu, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Virginia J. Howard, Susan E. Hughes, Ma...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2014 Nov 26
13 citations
A Single B-repeat of Staphylococcus epidermidis Accumulation-Associated Protein Induces Protective Immune Responses In An Experimental Biomaterial-Associated Infection...
Lin Yan, Lei Zhang, Hongyan Ma, David Chiu, James D. Bryers> ;Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2014 Sep 1
38 citations
Are Echocardiography, Telemetry, Ambulatory Electrocardiography Monitoring, and Cardiac Enzymes in Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Syncope Useful Tests? ...
David Chiu, Nathan I. Shapiro, Benjamin C. Sun, J. Lawrence Mottley, Shamai A. Grossman> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014 Jul 1
1 citations
Substance abuse in emergency department patients with unexplained syncope
Zev Wiener, David Chiu, Nathan I. Shapiro, Shamai A. Grossman> ;Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2014 Apr 1
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