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June K Wu, MD
Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Vascular Anomalies Group, NYP/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Co-Director of the Vascular Anomalies Basic and Translational Research Program

Call (212) 342-3704 for appointments.

About June K Wu, MD:

June Wu, is a pediatric plastic surgeon/craniofacial surgeon. She is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery at CUIMC Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. She has a particular interest in Vascular Anomalies, which are congenital abnormalities of the blood and lymphatic systems that affect patients, and most of these conditions currently have no cure. Dr. Wu is a Co-Director of the NYP/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Interdisciplinary Vascular Anomalies Group and is the Co-Director of the Vascular Anomalies Basic and Translational Research Program that concentrates on understanding the pathophysiology of these lesions in order for biologically targeted therapeutics to be developed.

Dr. Wu completed her undergraduate studies in chemistry at Princeton University, and graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her residency in Plastic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, after which she completed a Craniofacial Fellowship, followed by a Vascular Anomalies Fellowship, at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wu is a member of multiple professional societies including the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, and others. Dr. Wu is on the Scientific Committee of both the Plastic Surgery Research Council and the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Dr. Wu is a member of the In-service committee for the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation. This committee is responsible for writing examination questions for the In-service examination that every plastic surgery resident in this country is required to take every year during training in order to assess their competency.

Expertise:

Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS)
Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
Facial Plastic Surgery
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Glomuvenous Malformation/Glomangioma
Hemangioma
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma
Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome
Lymphangioma
Lymphatic Malformation
Lymphedema
PIK3-related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS, CLOVES, MCAP)
PTEN-Related Overgrowth Syndrome
Parkes-Weber Syndrome
Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Pediatric Reconstructive Surgery
Pediatric Vascular Anomalies
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Proteus Syndrome
Pyogenic Granuloma
Research Studies
Tufted Angioma
Vascular Anomaly
Vascular Birthmark
Vascular Malformation
Vascular Tumor

Honors:

2010-2015: Recipient, K08 Award, NHLBI

2007-2008: Inaugural recipient, Forde Junior Faculty Research Grant

2009-2010: Pilot Award, Irving Center for Clinical Research

2010-2011: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Pilot Research Grant

2002: Leo Davidoff Award

1996: Joseph Parker Garrison Award

1997: First Prize, Resident's Research Competition

Interests:

Plastic, craniofacial, and reconstructive surgery
Vascular Anomalies

Appointments:

Associate Professor of Surgery at CUIMC

Education:

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
BS, Princeton University
Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center

New Patients:

NO

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway
Floor 5, Suite 5-538 (Central)
New York, NY 10032

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 5-511
New York, NY 10032

Other Locations:

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [POS, POS, NYP Employee Plan, NY Signature, Student Health, Aetna Signature Administrators]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
CIGNA [Medicare Managed Care, HMO, POS, Great West (National), PPO, EPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [PPO, EPO, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Vytra, Select Care (Exchange), POS, EPO]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [PPO]
Fidelis Care [Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
Healthfirst [Leaf (Exchange), Child/Family Health Plus]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
UnitedHealthcare [Compass (Exchange), POS, PPO, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Empire Plan, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Oxford Liberty, HMO]
VNSNY CHOICE [Special Needs, SelectHealth]
WellCare [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Outtz HH, Wu JK, Wang X, Kitajewski J. Notch1 deficiency results in decreased inflammation during wound healing and regulates VEGFR-1 and inflammatory cytokine expression in macrophages. J of Immunology, in press.

Wu JK, Adepoju O, Desilva D, Baribault K, Boscolo E, Bischoff J, Kitajewski J. A switch in Notch Gene Expression Parallels Stem Cell to Endothelial Transition in Infantile Hemangioma. Angiogenesis 2010, 13: 15-23. (Epub Jan 2010).

Wu JK and Rohde Christine. Pursestring Closure of Hemangiomas: Early Results of a Follow-Up Study. Journal of Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009, 62: 581-5.

Wu JK and Kitajewski J. A Potential Role for Notch signaling in the Pathogenesis and Regulation of Hemangiomas. J Craniofac Surg 2009, 20 (Suppl 1): 698-702.

Jacobs S, Simhaee DA, Marsano A, Fomovsky GM, Niedt GN, Wu JK. Efficacy and mechanisms of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy in promoting wound healing: a rodent model. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009 62:1331-8. (Epub July 2008).

Trousdale RK, Jacobs S, Simhaee DA, Wu JK, and Lustbader WJ. Wound closure and metabolic parameter variability in a db/db mouse model for diabetic ulcers. J Surg Res 2009, 151: 100-7 (Epub March 2008).

Wu JK, Bisdorff A, Gelbert F, Enjolras O, Burrows PE, and Mulliken JB. Auricular arteriovenous malformation: Evaluation, management, and outcome. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005, 115: 985-95.

Weber RV, Navarro A, Wu JK, Yu HL, Strauch B. Pulsed magnetic fields applied to a transferred arterial loop support the rat groin composite flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 2004, 114: 1185-9.

Yu Y, Flint AF, Mulliken JB, Wu JK, and Bischoff J. Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Infantile Hemangioma. Blood 2004, 103: 1373-1375.

Chiu DT, Hu G, Wu J, Rhee S, Rogers L, Gorlick N. Extended rat-ear flap model: A new rodent model for studying the effects of vessel supercharging on flap viability. J Reconstr Microsurg 2002, 18: 503-508.