JosephChau-SenTuMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • West Hollywood, CA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine

Medical Director Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Pain Management Program

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-5000

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2009 - 2010
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006 - 2009
Ohio State University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2011
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America List 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Technology and Opioids
Joseph C. Tu M.D., MedTechOutlook, 12/19/2019
Interventional Management of Intercostal Neuritis Secondary to Metastatic Sinus Cancer by Radio Frequency Ablation
Weaver T, Tu J, BAOJ Pall Medicine 006 Vol: 1, Issue: 1, 5/26/2015

Abstracts/Posters

A Novel Approach to Cervical Discography via the “Safe Rectangle” Obtained with Fluoroscopic and Ultrasonagraphic Modalities.
Tristan Weaver MD, Joseph Tu MD, Kenneth Nguyen DO, ASRA Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 5/2015
Common Injectates and its effects on lesion size for Water-Cooled Cervical Radio-frequency Ablation
Eric Stewart, MD; Joseph Tu, MD; Kenneth Nguyen DO; Maged Ghattas MD, Oral Presentation 11/2014 at AAPMR national meeting, San Diego California, 11/2014
Averting Rare but Serious Complication during Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections (TFESI) with Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)
Eric Stewart, MD; Kenneth Nguyen, DO; Joseph Tu, MD., AAPMR National Meeting, Atlanta Georgia, 11/2012
Case Report: Pulse Radiofrequency Ablation of the Splanchnic Nerves for treatment of symptomatic chronic pancreatitis.
Joseph Tu M.D., Mark Kendall M.D., Antoun Nader M.D., MARC, Chicago, Illinois, 2/2010
Incidence of CRPS in Traumatic and non-Traumatic Brain Injured patients
Kenneth Nguyen DO, Joseph Tu MD, J. Mysiw MD, AAP conference 2/2009, Colorado Springs, 2/2009
Case Report on Management of myoclonic movements and ataxia post basal ganglia anoxic brain injury with the combination of Sinemet and Selegiline in a 7 year old patient.
Joseph Tu MD, Michelle Potts MD, Michelle Miller MD, AAPMR National Conference, San Diego California, 11/2008
Improving Accuracy of Ulnar Motor Nerve Conduction Studies from the 1st Dorsal Interosseus Muscle
Joseph Tu M.D., John Bartsch M.D.,J. Strakowski M.D., W. Pease M.D., E. Johnson M.D., AAP conference 2/2008, Anaheim, California, 2/2008
Areas of brain activation during naming faces and objects using fMRI.
Joseph Tu, Thomas Grabowski M.D., Sonja Mehta M.S., Medical Student Research Day, Iowa City, Iowa, 5/2005
Visual field mapping using alternating checkered paradigm and fMRI.
Joseph Tu, Thomas Grabowski M.D., Sonja Mehta M.S., Medical Student Research Day, Iowa City, Iowa, 4/2002
Arabidopsis genetic labeling using Green Fluorescent Protein (gFP).
Joseph Tu, Ming Shih Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Research Presentation, Iowa City, Iowa, 7/1996
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