Lee L.Q. Pu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery
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Specialties
Cosmetic Facial Surgery
Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery - Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
Department
Locations and Contact
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Philosophy of Care
Dr. Pu strives to assure his patients receive the highest quality of patient care, safety, and surgical outcome after a cosmetic or reconstructive surgical procedure. His relationship with his patients and their safety is a priority in his practice. Dr. Pu's patients receive personalized care with compassion and have the best possible results after surgery. As a surgeon, innovator, and educator, Dr. Pu possesses a unique set of skills and always strives to be the best in a procedure of your choice.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Pu is known for his ability to solve difficult clinical problems with innovative techniques in both reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeries. He has made many contributions to lower-extremity reconstruction, reconstructive breast surgery, and many other areas of reconstructive surgery including microsurgery. In addition, he also has expertise in structural fat grafting, minimally invasive facial cosmetic surgery, and cosmetic surgery of the breast.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Pu's research interests focus on long-term preservation of adipose tissues, improvement of fat grafting technique, and application of stem cell technology.
Division
Plastic Surgery
Center/Program Affiliation
Medical School
M.D., Peking University Health Science Center (formerly Beijing University School of Medicine), Beijing, China, 1984
Internship
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport CT 1994
Residency
Plastic Surgery, University of South Florida Affiliated Hospitals, Tampa FL 1997-2000
Residency
General Surgery, Yale University, New Haven CT 1993-1996
Fellowship
Surgical Research Fellowship and PhD Training, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1989-1993
Fellowship
Plastic Surgery Research, Yale University, New Haven CT 1996-1997
Sacramento Top Doctors (Plastic Surgery), 2019
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
America's Top Plastic Surgeons, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Best of 2011 Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Practice, 2011
Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2010
Top USA Plastic Surgeons, 2009
The First Place in Resident Paper Competition: Ameen Habash, MD and Lee L.Q. Pu, MD, PhD (Senior Author) “The viability of fat grafts harvested by conventional liposuction and LipiVage system: A comparative study. The 2006 Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons, Louisville, KY, September, 2006
America’s Top Surgeons, 2006
America's Top Physicians, 2005
Pu LLQ, Chiu DTW. The seventh world congress for plastic surgeons of Chinese descent: Another successful meeting in Mainland China. Ann Plast Surg. 2020. in press.
Pu LLQ. Song P. The modified skate flap: A new technique for nipple-areola complex reconstruction in implant-based breast reconstruction. Aesthetic Surg J Open Forum. 2020. in press.
Bailey CM, Hinchcliff KM, Pu LLQ. Dog bites in the United States from 1971 to 2018: A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature. Plast Recons Surg. 2020. in press.
Zhan D, Li Q, Huang X, Gao Y, Gu B, Pu LLQ, Xu X, Gu S, Khoong Y, Li Q. Augmentation of perforator flap blood supply with sole or combined vascular supercharge and flap prefabrication for difficult head and neck reconstruction. Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2020 Jul 13. doi:10.1089/fpsam.2020.0040. Online ahead of print.
Zeiderman MR, Bailey CM, Arora A, Pu LLQ. Anterior tibial vessel turnover as recipient vessel for complex free tissue transfer around the knee. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020 May 26;S1748-6815(20)30252-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.05.069. Online ahead of print.
Luna J, Pu LLQ. Special International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery (ISPRES) scientific program in San Diego, United States. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 May;8(5):e2821. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000002821.
Shu Z, Gal S, Pu LLQ. Update on cryopreservation of adipose tissue and adipose-derived stem cells. Plast Recons Surg. 2015 Apr;42(2):209-18. doi:10.1016/j.cps.2014.12.001. Epub 2015 Feb 10.
Zeiderman MR, Pu LLQ. Contemporary reconstruction after complex facial trauma. Burn and Trauma. 2020 Feb;8:1-10. doi:10.1093/burnst/tkaa003.
Song P, Xu X, Chen ML, Pu LLQ. Prevention and management of serious complications after facial fat grafting. Clin Plastic Surg. 2020 Jan;47(1):165-171. doi:10.1016/j.cps.2019.08.013. Epub 2019 Oct 21.
Pu LLQ. Fat grafting for facial rejuvenation: My preferred approach. Clin Plastic Surg. 2020 Jan;47(1):19-29. doi:10.1016/j.cps.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Oct 25.