The beginnings of Surgical Artistry ACADEMY

Surgical Artistry Academy - One of the many branches of Surgical Artistry.

Surgical Artistry Academy (SAA) strives to become a medical educational powerhouse located in Modesto, CA. Powered by two UC Davis Assistant Professors of Medicine: Dr. Calvin Lee, and Dr. Tammy Wu. Both award winning scientist physicians from Brown University.

Dr. Calvin Lee brings in expertise as a top 0.5% graduate at Brown University, graduating with a degree in Neuroscience and has formal teaching certification from Brown University. As a teaching assistant, he has taught Pscyhoneurobiology and Human Anatomy at Brown University. He has also worked as a hospital X-ray tech, waiter, actor, musician, computer programmer, web designer, and computer consultant. He has soloed with and been concertmaster of orchestra around the United States as a Violinist in the past and now is working on becoming a worthwhile Pianist. He is on the board of directors of two musical organizations in Modesto: Friends of Music (MJC) and Modesto Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with great musicians such as Dave Brubeck (Jazz) and Rachel Barton Pine (Violinist). Medically, he graduated from Brown University undergraduate (He was also accepted to Harvard and Stanford, but went to Brown University) and medical school after 8 years of study. Then he went on to Case Western Reserve in Cleveland for his Surgical Studies, and completed them in Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. He came to Modesto in 2003, and was appointed assistant professor for UC Davis, teaching surgery to residents in the family practice program. He was awarded community teacher of the year in 2006 for this UC Davis teaching program.

Dr. Tammy Wu graduated as the #1 student from Brown University Medical School. She has expertise in languages as evident in her ability to speak perfect English, Taiwanese, and Mandarin Chinese. She has won awards in her ability to speak French in a high school competition. She also attended Brown University Undergraduate where she worked in the admissions office and participated in FM radio station activities. She graduated with honors with a degree in Biochemistry. After graduation from Brown University Medical School, she went to study at her first choice institution of Southern Illinois University. The university debatedly the best place to learn plastic surgery. Many Chairmen and Plastic Surgery Presidents have graduated form that program.

We give talks around Modesto which help students decide on a medical career and gives a broad overview on Plastic Surgery and General Surgery. We call the program Beyond Nip Tuck.

Another program is designed for aestheticians to shadow our practice. This program is just in it's infancy:

http://www.askdrwu.com/internship.htm