Dr. Griffith S. Hsu, MD

Otolaryngologist

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Dr. Hsu practices Otolaryngology in Glen Ellyn and Lombard, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. Griffith S. Hsu, MD

Addresses:: 454 Pennsylvania Avenue; Glen Ellyn, IL 60137; 1801 South Highland Avenue; Lombard, IL 60148

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 16; Practice Member Since: 2002.; Physician Website: http://www.dupagemedicalgroup.com; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
Awards and Honors:: 1986, Charles B. Bolton Award; 1988, National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship; 1992, Jonathan Reder Outstanding Medical Student Award; 1995, Melvin E. Sigel Resident Award for Best Otolaryngology Teacher of Medical Students
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Massachusetts Society of Otolaryngology, Executive Board of Directors
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: 2002, Member, Illinois Medical Society; 1994, Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology; 1998, Member, American Medical Association; Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners; Chicago Laryngologic & Otologic Society
Committees:: Holy Family Hospital Operating Room Laser Safety Committee; Holy Family Hospital Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Member; Lawrence General Hospital Pediatric Quality Review Committee
Publications:: 2000, “Development of the Middle Ear In Neonatal Chinchillas. I. Birth to 14 Days.”, Acta Otolaryngology
Studied the development in middle ear structures and hearing development in neonatal chinchillas; 1998, “The Management of Otitis Media Using AHCPR Guidelines.”, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Retrospectiv study of practice patterns in primary care physicians in treating otitis media with respect to AHCPR guidelines; 1998, “On the DNA Polymerase-a Mutant Immunofluorescence Assay of UV-Induced Thymidine Dimers in Aphr-4-2 Cells.”, Somatic Cellular Molecular Genetics
Studied the quantitative presence of UV dimer formation and DNA polymerase after UV irradiation; 1998, “Aphidicolin Hypersensitive Mutant of Chinese Hamster V79 Fibroblasts That Underproduces DNA Polymerase-a Antigen.”, Somatic Cellular Molecular Genetics
Quantified the presence of DNA polymerase-alpha in mutant genetic line
Professional Interests:: Otology, Balance Disorders, Hearing Disorders, Sinus Disease, Head and Neck Cancer
Physician Treats:: Ear, Nose & Throat (Diseases & Disorders), Head & neck cancers, Hearing loss, Sinus diseases & disorders, Sinusitis, Sleep apnea, Snoring
Physician Performs:: Ear Reconstruction (Tympanoplasty With Ossiculoplasty), Ear, nose & throat procedures, Ear surgery, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Endoscopic zenker's diverticulum surgery, Thyroid surgery
Foreign Languages Spoken:: Taiwanese

Patient / Medical Philosophy: To provide excellent and compassionate care to patients and their families and to foster an open environment of education, emphasizing personalized medical care.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Otolaryngology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Griffith S. Hsu, MD is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL 1993
Internship:: Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN 1994; Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN 1994
Residency:: University Of Minnesota Hospital And Clinic
Minneapolis, MN 1998; University Of Minnesota Hospital And Clinic
Minneapolis, MN 1998
Positions:: Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program, Guest Instructor
Minneapolis, MN; Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program, Guest Instructor
Minneapolis, MN; Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Clinical Faculty
Boston, MA; Greater Lawrence Family Practice Residency, Clinical Instructor
North Andover, MA; Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Clinical Faculty
Boston, MA; Greater Lawrence Family Practice Residency, Clinical Instructor
North Andover, MA
Undergraduate School:: Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 1989; Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 1989
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/Partnership; Private Practice - Group/Partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Ear Reconstruction (Tympanoplasty With Ossiculoplasty)	-
Ear, nose & throat procedures	-
Ear surgery	-
Endoscopic sinus surgery	-
Endoscopic zenker's diverticulum surgery	-
Thyroid surgery	-

Health Plan / Other

Physicians that Share Call:: Feodor Ung, Terry Donat, and Shilpa Cherukupally.
Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Griffith S. Hsu, MD as of 11/30/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Griffith S. Hsu, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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