James J. Chao MD, FACS

James J. Chao, MD FACS reached the high rank of Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego when he elect to leave the academic world and focus delivering the best care to his patients in his private practice at Oasis MD. Dr Chao is a fellowship trained hand and microvascular surgeon who specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the hand and upper extremity, aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, body contour surgery, and the development of new technologies in the field of plastic surgery.

Dr. Chao, a native of California, received his undergraduate education at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California where he graduated with honors. He then traveled eastward on an academic scholarship and attended New York University School of Medicine in New York where he received his medical degrees. Dr. Chao went on to complete his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at the world-renowned Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Medical Center. He also completed a Hand Surgery fellowship at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center. His training also extended to Europe where he spent time at the Institute Kaplan in Barcelona, Spain.