Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers services and programs through the following Divisions. Use these links to directly access all our Department sites.

Welcome to the Department of

Orthopaedic Surgery

FACULTY

CONTACT

  • Parnassus Heights
  • 400 Parnassus Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone: 415-353-2739
    Fax: 415-353-2248
  • Mission Bay
    Orthopaedic Institute
  • 1500 Owens Street
    San Francisco, CA 94158
    Phone: 415-353-2808
  • Children's Hospital
    Orthopaedic Clinic
  • 744 52nd Street
    Oakland, CA 94609
    Phone: 510-428-3238
    Fax: 510-450-5606
Serena Hu MD
David S. Bradford Endowed Professor and Vice Chair
Serena Hu MD

Biography

Dr. Serena Hu's research interests include prediction and prevention of metastatic fractures of the spine that could otherwise lead to paralysis; disc degeneration and its potential prevention or reversal. Her clinical interests include prevention of complications and treatment of adult scoliosis. She joined the UCSF faculty in 1991.

Hu received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She completed her medical training at McGill University in Montreal, Canada before serving an internship in general surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Hu was a resident in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical School in New York. Following her residency, Hu completed a fellowship in spine and scoliosis surgery at Rancho Los Amigos in Downey, CA.

NEWS & EVENTS

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