Deborah Yu, MD

Prior to joining the Plastic Surgery Center, he was in practice for many years as an Associate Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where he also served as the Program Director for the Advanced Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship. During this time, he has treated countless patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, head, and neck cancer, sarcoma, and melanoma as well as patients suffering from lymphedema. Dr. Chang was selected for the prestigious accelerated 7-year BA/MD program at Rutgers College. After graduating summa cum laude from this highly competitive program, he continued with his general surgery residency at Rutgers Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, and devoted an additional two years to basic science research in microvascular tissue engineering and stem cell biology at New York University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, for which he won multiple awards from the American College of Surgeons, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Dr. Chang also completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, and a Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

The Center for Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery offers comprehensive, highly specialized treatments for hand and upper extremity injuries. Our dedicated team of providers in NJ includes hand surgeons and finger surgeons with sub-specialty expertise in hand and upper extremity surgery and microsurgery. We also have a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician specializing in pain management ensuring patients receive dedicated care no matter which treatment plan suits them best.