CHAUR-DONG HSU, MD, MPH, FACOG, CHAIR OF OB/GYN AT NUMC INCLUDED IN BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA 2011-2012 DATABASE
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October 12, 2010
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CHAUR-DONG HSU, MD, MPH, FACOG, CHAIR OF OB/GYN AT NUMC INCLUDED IN BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA 2011-2012 DATABASE
Specialist in maternal fetal medicine, high risk pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy loss, and hypertension in pregnancy selected as one of Best Doctors, with only 5% selected, as highly recommended by their peers and thoroughly screened by Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database
East Meadow, New York…Chaur-Dong Hsu, MD, MPH, FACOG, Chair of OB/GYN at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) has been included in the 2011-2012 Best Doctors in America database. Dr. Hsu is a specialist in maternal and fetal medicine, high risk pregnancy, pregnancy loss, prenatal diagnosis and hypertension in pregnancy.
In congratulating Dr. Hsu on his well deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System said, “This outstanding recognition of being included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database is a testament to Dr. Hsu’s expertise in the field of maternal fetal medicine, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide that selects only 5% of the top specialists, reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Hsu by his physician peers.”
The Best Doctors in America database is a valued resource that contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 47,000 of the best doctors in the United States. An exhaustive peer-review survey by thousands of doctors determines the physicians included in the database. Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers are included. Doctors cannot buy listings. For this reason, inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database in a remarkable honor.
Best Doctors harnesses the knowledge of the 47,000 physicians included in the database to provide a unique combination of medical experience, skill and insight that our clients can access to help them confidently manage complex medical problems. Today Best Doctors serves over 10 million people in 30 countries and has worldwide acclaim for successfully connecting patients to the best medical care.
Dr. Hsu officially joined Nassau University Medical Center as chairman of the department of obstetrics/gynecology in January 2008, coming from Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, where he was the chairman and professor with tenure of the Department OB/GYN, New York Medical College. Dr. Hsu graduated from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan in 1982 and came to the United States for his residency training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He became a postdoctoral researcher and a clinical fellow of maternal-fetal medicine at Johns Hopkins University. At the same time, he obtained his Master’s degree of Public Health and was a Doctor of Philosophy candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He joined Yale University as a faculty member from 1993-1999, and became a professor at Duke University in 2000. Before returning to New York, he became an endow chair at the University of Nebraska. In addition to his past administration experience including chairman, vice chair, directors for clerkship, residency, and fellowship programs, Dr. Hsu has served in various department, hospital, university, and community educational and administrative committees.
During his past academic career, he has been recognized as an excellent educator. Dr. Hsu also makes a strong commitment in promoting residents’ education. He was voted Best Teacher by medical students and residents multiple years. He has been invited nationally and internationally to give numerous lectures, specifically pregnancy complications involving preeclampsia. Dr. Hsu has been focusing on the research in preeclampsia and intra-amniotic infection during pregnancy. Due to his research work, Dr. Hsu has been elected as the Board of Directors as well as the Secretary and Treasurer of North American Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (Preeclampsia Society). He is on the editorial boards and journal reviews for national and international journals as well as being an educational consultant.
Dr. Hsu has been included in numerous prestigious lists, including the America’s TOP Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors and TOP Doctors in New York Metro Area, and Best Doctors in New York magazine for many years.
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