Quyen D. Chu, MD, FACS

Dr. Chu is the Chief of Surgical Oncology, Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs, Director of Surface Malignancies Program and practices at LSU Health Hospital and the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. Working with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, Dr. Chu provides patients the care and treatment needed to fight illness and continue with daily life. Our patients' needs, outcomes and current research findings are all combined to develop individual plans for each patient. Surgical Oncology offers the novel surgical treatment, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) to our patients with advanced abdominal malignancies. Feist-Weiller Cancer Center is the only cancer center in Louisiana that offers HIPEC presently. It also offers Mammosite, the 5-day targeted radiation therapy for breast cancer patients. This outpatient radiation treatment allows patients to finish treatments sooner and get back to daily life. Feist-Weiller has the highest concentration of Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) trained surgical oncologists in the area and has been recongnized nationally for our breast cancer outcomes. Dr. Chu is one of the original founders of LSU Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) group - the only such multidisciplinary group in the region. Dr. Chu provides surgical care for patients with the following types of cancer: breast cancer skin cancer cancers of the gastrointestinal tract (including esophagus, stomach, hepatobilliary, pancreas, small bowel, colon and rectum) soft tissue sarcoma recurrent and/or metastatic disease, and cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion program (HIPEC). Annually, the Surgical Oncology service cares for approximately 10,000 patients. We are a major referral center for complex abdominal surgeries throughout the state of Louisiana.

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• breast ultrasound
• core needle biopsy
• duct excision/microdochotomy
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Hand, Wrist, Arm Disorders/Procedures

• amputation

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatic artery infusion pumps
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• epidermal cyst
• nevi
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• ileostomy
• intussusception
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• stomach cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• video assisted thoracic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• anal cancer/tumors
• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• breast tumors in pregnancy
• chest tumors
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• genitourinary cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• pelvic tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Thoracic

• achalasia
• Barrett's esophagus
• empyema
• esophageal surgery
• hemothorax
• myotomy
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• amputation
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• liver injury
• liver resection
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• wound debridement

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Shreveport,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2002—07/2012

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Shreveport,

Chief

07/2008—Present

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

Assistant Professor

07/2002—06/2007

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

Associate Professor

07/2007—06/2012

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

Chief

07/2008—Present

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

Professor

07/2012—Present