Peter Tze-Wei Yu MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Orange County. Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics: University of California - Irvine
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505 S. Main StreetSuite 225Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-364-4050
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Summary
- Dr. Peter Yu is a pediatric surgeon in Orange, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCI Medical Center and Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC). He received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in pediatric general and thoracic surgery, fetal medicine and surgery, and trauma surgery & surgical critical care. He has more than 30 publications and over 450 citings.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, 2016
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2013 - 2015
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2013
Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2010 - 2011
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Basic is Better? An Assessment of National Outcomes in Prehospital Airway Management in Critical Acuity Pediatric Trauma.Laura F Goodman, Alice M Martino, John Schomberg, Saeed Awan, Peter Yu
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-03-01 - EMS Pediatric Trauma Transport: Do Disparities Exist?Andreina Giron, John Schomberg, Peter N Dinh, Zoe E Flyer, Laura F Goodman
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Cancer and Trauma Collide: Injury Patterns and Outcomes in the Pediatric Trauma Patient With Cancer.Brittany Sullivan, John Schomberg, Josephine Haduong, Sourav K Bose, Yigit S Guner
The American Surgeon. 2025-02-25
Press Mentions
UCI Health and CHOC Open One of the First Fetal Care Centers in so. CalJune 16th, 2021- All-in-One Fetal Care Center Set to Open at CHOC in OrangeJune 14th, 2021
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