Katherine Au, MD

Specialties

Plastic Surgery
Hand Surgery

Location(s):

Languages Spoken:

English

Dr. Katherine Au is a double board-certified hand and plastic surgeon at Shriners Children's Southern California. She was born and raised in San Francisco where she attended Lowell High School and then graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular and cellular biology. From there, she earned her medical degree at Penn State University and elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She continued at Penn State and completed her residency in plastic surgery. There, she was awarded the Department of Surgery Resident Professionalism/Humanism Award and the Steven H. Miller Outstanding Plastic Surgery Teaching Award. She moved back to California to compete her fellowship in hand and microsurgery at UCLA.

Dr. Au's passion for teaching and mentorship has continued. She is a clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at USC and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedics at UCLA. She is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident Education Committee and a member of the USC plastic surgery professionalism committee.

Dr. Au specializes in congenital and traumatic pediatric hand reconstruction, burn reconstruction and microsurgery. She also has an interest in non-surgical scar treatment.

She is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Association for Hand Surgery and the Pediatric Hand Study Group.

Dr. Au has three brothers and is the mother of two boys. She knows what it is like to be in a busy household. She loves being a full-time surgeon, educator and mother. In her limited free time she likes to exercise, read and spend time with her family.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Hand Surgery
Plastic Surgery

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More About Me

Board Certifications

American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery - General
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Surgery of the Hand

Education and Training

Medical Education|Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center|Hershey|PA||05/31/2003

Fellowship|UCLA Medical Center|Los Angeles|CA||07/31/2009

Academic Positions and Locations

USC
Assistant Clinical Professor

UCLA
Assistant Clinical Professor

Leadership and Memberships

2019-Present: Professionalism Committee, USC
2019-Present: Meeting Resident Day Committee, ASSH
2015-Present: Resident Education Committee, ASSH
Member, ASSH
Member, AAHS
Member, ASPS

Awards and Honors

2019-2021, Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine
2017-2021, Southern California Super Doctors
2017-2020, Los Angeles Top Doctors
2016-2017, Top Doctors and Dentists for Women
2013-2015, Southern California Rising Stars

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center - Pediatric Hand Surgery (3/2019)
Presentation: Plastic Surgery Meeting 2019 - Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use in Pediatric Upper Extremity Surgery San Diego, California (9/2019)
Lecture: Residents as Leaders and Teachers (5/2021)
Lecture: Pediatric Hand Trauma (3/2021)
Presentation: Plastic Surgery Meeting 2019, San Diego, California - Does Medi-Cal Really Provide Comprehensive Healthcare Access for Low Income Individual: Outpatient Occupational Therapy Access in Government Sponsored Plans (9/2019)