T A M M Y   W U,   M. D.

Plastic Surgery
Modesto, California

Friends of Dr. Wu Webpage

Email:  TammyWuMD [at] surgerytoday.com

Office Address:  2336 Sylvan Avenue, Suite A, Modesto, CA 95355

Telephone:  209-551-1888

Plastic Surgery Modesto
(this is our home page)

Note:  This website is on the old side and much of the info below may be out of date.  I will either try to update this page or remove it altogether.

Putting a new practice together is a tremendous amount of work.  There are many people who have helped us along the way.  We appreciate everything everyone has contributed towards our journey of creating a new Plastic Surgery practice in Modesto, CA.  We tried not to leave anyone out.  This website has the people and companies that influenced our decision to move forward with an independent Plastic Surgery practice.  We've included links for your enjoyment and to share the talents of our wonderful friends, influences and inspirations

Home Pages

• http://www.surgerytoday.com
• http://www.askdrwu.com
• http://www.bigveins.com
• http://www.modestosurgery.com

Office/Contact

• Appointments via telephone:  209-551-1888
• staff [at] surgerytoday.com

SPECIAL THANKS to Friends of Dr. Tammy Wu

Plastic Surgeons/Facial Plastic Surgeons in Modesto - thank you for your support and help.

• Hamid R. Amirsheybani, Plastic / Cosmetic Surgery, Modesto
• Lars Enevoldsen, Plastic / Cosmetic Surgery, Modesto, website link removed at request.
• James R Payne, Plastic / Cosmetic Surgery, Modesto
• Theodore Staahl, Facial Plastics Surgeon, ENT, Modesto
• Charles Suntra, Facial Plastics Surgeon, ENT, Modesto, Sutter Gould
• William Anderson, Facial Plastics Surgeon, ENT, Eterna Medi Spa, Turlock

• James Hoyt, Plastic / Cosmetic Surgery, Modesto - He is now in Dr. Wu's previous position at Sutter Gould

Plastic Surgeons outside of Modesto, CA

• Scott Mosser, Plastic Surgery, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94108
• Alan Parungao, Plastic Surgeon private practice, Chicago, Illinois
• Mary Gingrass, Plastic Surgeon private practice, Nashville, Tennessee
• Melinda Haws, Plastic Surgeon private practice, Nashville, Tennessee
• Elvin G. Zook, Professor and Chair, Div. of Plastic Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL.
• Stephen Milner, Professor of Plastic Surgery Johns Hopkins
• Michael Neumeister, Springfield, Illinois
• Nicole Zook Sommer, Springfield, Illinois
• Brad Wilhelmi, Springfield, Illinois
• Reuben Bueno, Springfield, Illinois
• John Burnett, Plastic Surgeon private practice, Fresno, California

Physicians/Medical personnel in Modesto & Turlock & beyond
McHenry Medical Group (Dr. Lee's former medical group as of 2006) and
Sutter Gould Medical Group (Dr. Wu's former medical group as of 2006)

• Susan Ways, Obstetrics and Gynegology
• James Yip, Obstetrics and Gynegology, Hera
• Esther Tow-Der, Obstetrics and Gynegology, Hera
• Tina Edraki, Obstetrics and Gynegology, Hera
• Robert Milligan, Obstetrics and Gynegology, Hera
• Catherine Song, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Paul Carmichael, General Surgery, Oasis Surgical
• Kathleen Barton, General Surgery, Oasis Surgical
• Maged Barry, General Surgery
• Kathleen Eve, General Surgery, McHenry Medical Group
• Sabrina Trieff Frierson, General Surgery, McHenry Medical Group
• H. Michael Goodman, General Surgery, McHenry Medical Group
• Niamh Harrington, General Surgery, McHenry Medical Group
• Calvin Lee, General Surgery
• John Porteous, General Surgery, McHenry Medical Group
• Ray Cimino, General Surgery, Orangeburg Medical Group
• Kristen Rathbun, General Surgery Kaiser Sacramento, 916-6882498
• Steven Wunschel, Urology
• Daniel Lee, Ophthalmologist - Dr. Daniel Lee's kids play stringed instruments and are very talented.  We saw them perform at the grand opening of their new opthalmology practice in Modesto.
• Magdy Elsakr  209-338-0292 (Modesto GI with Fantine Gelyana, FNP)
• Modesto Gastroenterology management team
• S. K. Madireddi, Occupational Medicine
• Tushar & Priti Modi, Internal Medicine
• Humayun Abbas, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• Upinder Basi, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• James W. Boozer, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• Maria R. Go, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group, Formerly Kaiser Permenante.  Kaiser is starting a new hospital in Modesto.
• Barbara Kennedy-Funtila, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• Prithvi Shankar, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• Garth Tanner, Internal Medicine, McHenry Medical Group
• Ken Liu, Nephrology
• Jose Santos, Nephrology
• James M. Carlson, Internal Medicine, Skin Renew
• Darrell R. Hansen, Internal Medicine, Skin Renew
• Grace Kwon-Hong, Internal Medicine, Skin Renew
• Grady Mixon, Anesthesia, MD Plus, He's moving on to Kaiser Permenante, Starting out in Mantica then moving back to Modesto.
• Eugene Kim, Pulmonology, Sutter Gould
• Shane Evans, Prosthetist and Orthotist, CIRS Prostehtics and Orthotics 209-549-1000
• Aaron Miller, Sales Manager, Northern California  209-988-3982
• Chad Vargas, Operations Coordinator, Stanislaus Surgical Hospital 209-492-0483 x202
• Bill's Acupressure and Myofascial Release Treatment Center  209-567-1432
• Maurice Wilson, MD Sutter-Gould Hospitalist, Modesto 524-1211 (Sutter-Gould operator)
• David Ellertson, MD, FACS, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Modesto Vein Center, a practice focused on vein care. 
• Visit our web page for veins

Accountants/CPA

• Casey Johnson  209-576-0761
• Ristau & Co Inc  209-521-1376
• Keith A. Cherry, Ristau
• Judie Brimmer, Ristau
• Thomas Vermeulen  209-599-5051

Architects/Contractors/Landscapers in Modesto

• Huff Construction  209-545-7505.  http://www.huffcon.com
• Duane Huff
• Gary Huff
• Brad Ardis, President Huff Construction, 209-993-7390
• Troy Roos, Project Manager, Huff Construction, 209-652-7479
• Timothy Fisher, Architecture Plus
• Ted Brandvold, Commercial Architecture Inc.
• John Griswold  209-491-7185.  John Griswold is not only an architect, he is a musician who is also a concert promotor in Modesto and Central Valley.  John Griswold's website is http://www.e-artsnews.com
• Bruce Brooks / Samuel  209-522-3059
• Four Winds Growers - the dwarf citrus experts. http://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/

Artists & graphics design

• Becki Li, Bay Area, California
• Dolores Avendano, http://www.doloresavendano.com.ar/ a personal friend we met while we were students at Brown University and she was at Rhode Island School of Design.  She has since drawn many childrens books including the covers of Harry Potter Spanish Editions and she has been quite successful at Ultra-marathon running with a win at the 100 mile race (took 5 days) in the Himalayan Mountains in 2004, and another ultramarathon win in Mongolia in 2005:  http://www.ultramongolia.com/reports/report2005.html .  She's searchable on http://www.amazon.com. And here's a link in Spanish to her Harry Potter success: http://www.harrylatino.com/index.php?hl=davendano

Banks/Financial

• Francine Torres, Washington Mutual Bank  209-549-5535
• Bank of Agriculture and Commerce

Body Image Consulting

• Rebekah Stow, Certified Personal Trainer
• Criss Anthony, Body Enhancement, Personal Trainer  209-345-8082

Computer Technology

• MacDaddy Computers, Tim Hackman  209-527-MACS http://www.macdaddy.net
• K. Saif, Solutions 2000  209-476-7100 ext. 39, Stockton, CA
• Allan Tagbo, ClearWire  209-564-0995.  http://www.clearwire.com Clearwire provides wireless internet service into your house or business and you can have either a static or dynamic IP address.  Coverage areas include Modesto, Stockton,

• Matt Ford, In-House Computer Networking Services  209-402-5191
• Ken Iwahashi, KKI Corporation  209-551-8623 - computers, stereo wiring, networks, and telephone systems, computer consulting

Friends

• Carl and Carole Boyett
• Pauleen Borgesi-Campbell, BSN, RN
• John Surla, executive Chef at Galletto's
• Cora Hernandez, UC Davis, Family practice residency
• Kathy Garcia, Residency Coordinator UC Davis
• Jess Rambaran, Farmers Insurance
• Kaylynn Furtado, Farmers Insurance
• Cruz Rodriguez, William Lyon Homes, San Ramon  800-770-6883
• Tami Baird, Baird Photography, 209-523-8397
• Michelle Murphy, Photography
• Michael Lipomi, Linda Jones, Stanislaus Surgical Hospital 209-572-2722 x132
• Evan Porges, Prime Shine
• Agnes Amerine, Modesto Chamber of Commerce
• Lisa Millegan, Modesto Bee newspaper arts writer, 209-578-2313 http://www.modbee.com
• Cherrie (Sharon) Lewellyn, Music Professor, Modesto Junior College, specializing in voice.
• Cassie Uber, former surgery scheduler at McHenry Medical Group, now working at Memorial Hospital as a cancer registry researcher.
• Mandie Rose, former medical assistant at McHenry Medical Group, now working at Stanislaus Surgical Hospital
• Jennifer Queirolo - Independent Consultant in Ripon, Arbonne International pure swiss skin care.
• Ken Themm, Medical Assistant, Plastic Surgical Assisant, Operating Room Technician
• Jeannine Marques, Medical Assistant, Plastic Surgery
• Angie Wilson, Davol, Bard - hernia mesh specialist
• Tom Stewart, Ethicon endo-surgery
• Michael Bernet, Ethicon, Johnson and Johnson
• Geoffrey Uhrik, Valley View Dental, Dentist, Cosmetic Dentistry

Interior Design

• Sonja Knutsen  209-577-8010
• Michelle Lacy Interior Design
• Mat Rogers, Flying Turtle Cast Concrete  209-321-9365 www.flyingturtlecastconcrete.com
• Slater's, Tom Slater, Jinger Mendonca  209-522-9097
• DJ designs  209-543-0300
• Rick Prichard, Roche Bobois, San Jose  408-871-2600
• Portico, Located in McHenry Village, Modesto

Kaiser Notes

• Kaiser — will open its Modesto hospital in 2007
• Jerry Fleming, a Kaiser senior vice president and health plan manager, acknowledged that Kaiser premiums on average have jumped about 10 percent per year the past two years, emphasizing that increases vary depending on the buyer's use of services
• There are roughly 130,000 Kaiser subscribers in the Modesto area
• Kaiser Permanente's market share has grown steadily in the Sacramento region; with nearly 647,000 members, it owns 34 percent of the market, up from 26percent a decade ago
• Mostly, Kaiser doctors are paid an annual salary that does not depend on the number of patients they see or on the cost of the procedures they perform.
• Kaiser boasts the largest neurosurgery department in the Sacramento region, for example, with nine surgeons and two interventional neuroradiologists
• Kaiser still has its limitations. It sends its heart surgery patients to Mercy hospitals in Sacramento. Some of the most complex neurosurgeries are done at the University of California at Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. And patients needing organ transplants are sent to the Bay Area
• Kaiser pledged to have at least one nurse for every four patients in most care units. That's a significant improvement over the one-to-ten ratio being promoted by a number of the state's leading hospital group.
• Officials are hopeful that a 14 percent increase in nurse's salaries will help lure new employees to Kaiser.
• Kaiser has more than six million members and more than 55,000 employees
   

Liposuction equipment

• Liposuction is a procedure that can help sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from specific areas, including the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, upper arms, chin, cheeks and neck. During the past decade, liposuction, which is also known as "lipoplasty" or "suction lipectomy," has benefited from several new refinements. Today, a number of new techniques, including ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL), the tumescent technique, and the super-wet technique, are helping many plastic surgeons to provide selected patients with more precise results and quicker recovery times. Although no type of liposuction or tummy tuck is a substitute for dieting and exercise, liposuction can remove stubborn areas of fat that don't respond to traditional weight-loss methods.
• Ultrasonic Liposuction Machines: Byron, LySonix, Mentor and VASAR (LipoSelection™)
• HK Surgical http://www.hksurgical.com - complete line of liposuction equipment and services including, aspiration and infiltration equipment offering "the only" Klein Pump, cannulas, compression garments and disposable items
• http://www.lipoinfo.com/ website containing some liposuction information
• Dr. Wu uses ultrasonic liposuction equipment manufactured by Byron.

Medical Equipment

• Midmark - they seem to have a monopoly on exam tables.  The modesto sales representative for Midmark is Brady Bernhoft: 209-712-0643, http://www.midmark.com
• Dornier MedTech - Steve Tosi - stosi@dornier.com www.dornier.com 800-367-6437 x 6986, 310-740-8137
• Sweet Medical, lymphedema Supplier - 800-666-4464

Medical related

• Dale Gaither - Owner of Valley Comfort, Assisted Living, 2809 LouAnn Dr., Modesto CA, 17,000 SF Assisted living facility
• Hill Chiropractic 551-8888

Merced

• Mark Pazin, Sheriff-Coroner 209-385-7451, Secretary = Chris
• S. Isaac Escobedo, Deputy District Attorney 209-385-7381 ext: 7314, Secretary = Linda

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

• Paul Jan Zdunek - President and CEO
• Lora Unger - General Manager
• Juli Kramer - Director of Development
• Lisa Desfaugeres - Director of Marketing, ldesfaugeres@modestosymphony.org
• Roberta Daniello - Executive Administrator
• Matthew Buckman - Development Assistant
• Wilma Gertz Porges - Volunteer Marketing Assistant (son is Evan Porges)

Music Related/Radio

• Modesto Symphony Orchestra
• State Theater of Modesto
• Vince Andracchioi, PianoMax
• Patti Lopez, Sherman Clay, Steinway  925-932-0100 x100
• Tod Barker, Barker Music
• Dolores San Miguel Wagner, Teacher of Voice  415-776-2616, Bay Area
• David Amendola, Certified Piano Technician  415-389-7992, Bay Area
• Diane Elkins, ClearChannel, 209-985-7859 (cell)
• Jeff Duarte, Fat Cat, owner
• Yan Yan Chan, professional pianist, Modesto Junior College.
• Eric and Mary Benson, Music Promotors.  Eric Benson also works as a nurse at DMC (Doctor's Medical Center)
• Leo Reynolds, Suzuki, Violin teacher, former concertmaster of Modesto Symphony
• Cecilia Garcia Amaro, from Mexico City to perform, also an artist with original artwork on stage.  Paintings were on exhibit at Sonja Knutsen Interior Design in downtown Modesto. The artist apologized to the crowd for her hoarse voice, a result of allergies to almond blossoms.

Movers - Moving around, the professionals:

• We ultimately used Modesto Transfer and Storage web page: http://www.modestotransferandstorage.com/, ask for Gary M. Smith (owner).

Promotions, Marketing

• Jay Ward of Ward Promotional Marketing Solutions Inc.  209-549-2765, Modesto, CA.  (Mugs, Pens, good for marketing)
• Vella Farms - http://www.vellafarms.com - Vella farms makes great gift baskets for the holidays.  Here's the link to the Vella Farms gift baskets.

Nutritionist

• Bridget Tyrrell, MS, RD, CDE, Clinical Nutrition Manager http://www.tenethealth.com Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, CA

Real Estate Brokers and Agents and companies

• Irene Conway, Classic Real Estate  209-521-4800
• Greg Smith, Coldwell Banker Commercial  209-499-2233
• Spencer Lee, Realestate Broker
• Stephani Gregory, Prudential  209-526-0967
• Katharina Eckert, Realtor with PMZ, selling many houses in Village one, Speaks German also.
• Meredith Brandsma, PMZ.  http://mbrandsma.pmz.com, she is well networked with the Modesto Symphony, and we will anticipate great success from her in the Central Valley Realestate world.  She's usually busy showing those open houses in Modesto.
• Peter Giambanco, PMZ  209-342-2567
• Narinda Ludder, PMZ  209-342-4680, Her husband is a chief of staff of Doctor's Medical Center and is a cardiologist.
• Phil Schmidt, PMZ 209-548-4571
• Jill Schmidt Parks, PMZ 209-548-4539
• J. P. Wolfe, Team Real Estate  209-765-1931
• Davante Villas
• Pacific Union Homes
• Robert Olzack, Tinetti Realty Group  209-354-3822
• Lilliana Winchester, Alliance Title
• Delmar Nichols, Modesto World Inspection Network  209-342-0401
• Mike Lynch, COO of Great Valley Center www.greatvalley.org  :  Supporting the econimic, social and environmental well-being of California's Central Valley.  201 Needham Street, Modesto, CA 95354, Phone 209-522-5103.  Mike@greatvalley.org .
• Maria Pallavicini, Dean, School of Natural Sciences, UC Merced Health Sciences and Medical Education.  UC Merced Medical School?
• Irene Chan - Realtor agent Modesto.  See her web page on SEO Modesto by Irene Chan and Calvin Lee

Restaurants

• Dynasty Restaurant 209-204-5888 - new Chinese restaurant in Modesto, CA, opened up by Robert Wu, who also opened up Imperial Garden.  Dynasty Chinese Restaurant will be serving Dim Sum as well.  The location of the restaurant will be where Blue Peacock used to be on Sylvan Ave and Coffee, in Northern Modesto. (3500 Coffee Rd. Suite S1, Modesto, CA 95355
• Sushi Gardens - We've had many business meetings there.  This restaurant is opened by former owners of Sho Mi's in Stockton.  I remember driving all the way up to stockton just to visit Sho Mi's restaurant.

UC Merced (University of California in Merced) Medical School Project (some notes)

• Dr. Tammy Wu  (Plastic surgery) and Dr. Calvin Lee (general surgery) hope to participate in this ambitious project of bringing a new medical school to the central valley (UC Merced Medical School)
• http://www.sacunion.com/pages/sacramento/articles/8005/ highlights below:
• University of California, Merced wants to add a medical school to help increase the number of physicians in the Central Valley
• Bakersfield to Sacramento lags every other region in the state in health care, with 30 percent fewer physicians and half as many specialists for its population
• plans to get approval for a new medical school could take several years, followed by another five to seven years to open a school, said the project’s leader, Maria Pallavicini, UC Merced’s dean of natural sciences
• The medical school is estimated to cost between $50 million and $60 million a year to operate
• http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/11886457p-12656886c.html highlights below:
• Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, chancellor of UC Merced, has embarked on a campaign to build awareness of the need for the medical school and to help raise the estimated $100 million the school could cost
• Doctors who do stay in California tend to migrate to the coast
• University of California research shows that in 2004 alone, Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus and Mariposa counties lost more than $845 million when insured patients went outside the area for medical care they couldn't find close to home
• Statewide, there are only eight medical schools, and the last to be built, the UC Davis School of Medicine, graduated its first students in 1972
• Since that time, California's population has nearly doubled, according to the U.S. Census Bureau
• Tomlinson-Keasey said the population growth has led officials at both UC Merced and UC Riverside to begin work on building medical schools. She said there is enough need in California for medical professionals to justify both campuses
• Dr. Anmol S. Mahal, a Fremont surgeon and president-elect of the California Medical Association, said his organization supports more medical training in California and would like to see medical schools open at both campuses
• Dr. Mahal said building medical schools in underserved areas such as the Central Valley or Riverside is the only way to bring in additional doctors and to keep them where they are needed
• There is enough data to prove that when people are trained in an area, they are more likely to stay in that area
• http://www.modbee.com/local/v-rssxml/story/11891454p-12661154c.html March 5, 2006, highlights below:
• University of California at Merced officials plan to make a pitch for a medical school at a UC Board of Regents health committee meeting this spring
• UC Merced could have a medical program running in partnership with a variety of valley hospitals by 2012
• Pallavicini and UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey are taking their plan on the road over the next two months with public meetings from Modesto to Bakersfield
• It centers on creating academic classes for the first two years of a four-year medical school, and then sending students to valley hospitals for hands-on experience
• Pallavicini said pursuing a valleywide program is more practical than building a "bricks and mortar" medical center because it would use the valley's existing resources, and it would save the UC the $100 million it would take to build a hospital
• She has a receptive ear among valley doctors, who see a new school as a means to increase the number of physicians in the area, and to reverse the flow of patients seeking care in the Bay Area and Southern California
• In 2002, California had 15.6 medical students per 100,000 residents, compared with a national average of 27.1, according to a 2004 report from the University of Albany's Center for Workforce Studies
• The UC has medical schools at its Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco campuses
• Peter Broderick, director of the Stanislaus family residency program at Doctors Medical Center, said he'd like to see a medical program at UC Merced cultivate interest in health careers at local high schools
• Assemblywoman Barbara Matthews, D-Tracy, said legislators likely would respond well to a plan that would bring more medical services to the San Joaquin Valley
• Christine Noguera, deputy director of the Golden Valley Health Centers in Merced and Stanislaus Counties, said those opportunities are long overdue.  "Our valley needs more physicians who are committed to staying in the valley, and we definitely need opportunities for students from the valley to stay in the valley," she said

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