ICYMI: LCHS welcomes new General Surgeon

LOWVILLE- A new General Surgeon has joined the medical staff at Lewis County Health System.

Dr. Yuhsin Victoria Wu, M.D., FACS will join Jon Baker, M.D., David Vivas, M.D., and Rachel Zehr. M.D., at the Lewis County Surgical Associates office, located on the main hospital campus in Lowville.

"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Wu to the medical staff," said Sean Harney, LCHS Chief Medical Officer of Employed Clinics. “She brings a wealth of surgical and laparoscopic procedure experience, making her a strong addition to our surgical team.”

“The addition of Dr. Wu reinforces our commitment to ensuring access to quality surgical care and treatment for the residents of Lewis County and the surrounding communities our health system serves,” said LCHS CEO Gerald R. Cayer.

The highly skilled surgical team at Lewis County Surgical Associates is proficient in laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, critical care, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, cancer surgery, hernia repair, wound care, and more.

Dr. Wu received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, and is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Her postgraduate training included the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a Chief Resident in general surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Wu completed fellowship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, and University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and the Association of Women Surgeons.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call the Lewis County Surgical Associates Office at 315-376-5163.

Surgeon Yuhsin Victoria Wu, M.D., FACS image via LCHS.