Dr. Shirley Hu is a board-certified and fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon who holds exceptional qualifications and surgical expertise in both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of the face. She developed a love for the fine arts at a young age, spending much of her formative years drawing and painting, and credits this as the spark for her passion for facial plastic surgery. She was awarded a full academic scholarship to Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art/Sculpture and Chemistry.

Dr. Hu received her Doctor of Medicine degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. While in medical school, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society for excellence in scholarship and service, ultimately graduating second in her class. Dr. Hu then completed a five-year Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. During her residency, she served as a surgeon on a medical mission trip to Colombia for microtia and cleft lip and palate repair and spearheaded research and educational initiatives. Dr. Hu also organized the nation’s first ENT-run COVID ICU during the height of the pandemic. Read more about that here. Dr. Hu then completed a highly prestigious fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery with Dr. Stephen W. Perkins in Indianapolis, IN.

Dr. Hu has authored over 30 journal articles and book chapters and presented her work both nationally and internationally. She is an active member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, and American Medical Women’s Association.

Described by her peers and mentors as one of the most talented young surgeons of her generation, Dr. Hu is continuously motivated by her dedication to exceptional patient care and passion for the technical and creative processes behind facial plastic surgery. Dr. Hu is currently the surgical director at AIREM, the first Korean beauty-inspired medical aesthetic spa in the country. She offers both surgical and nonsurgical services, including rhinoplasty, face/neck lift, blepharoplasty, brow lift, lip lift, V-line chin and jaw contouring, buccal fat removal, facial implants, injectables (neurotoxin/filler), resurfacing, scar revision, and tissue repair after Mohs surgery. Additionally, Dr. Hu has a deep understanding of the anatomical and aesthetic nuances of East Asian features and is particularly experienced in treating individuals of East Asian descent.

In her free time, Dr. Hu enjoys drawing, ceramics, museums/galleries, cooking, mixology, hiking, aerial acrobatics, and exploring New York and beyond with her husband, David, and baby boy, Auggie. Below is a sampling of Dr. Hu’s sculptures and drawings. Click here for a full gallery.