Committed to Excellence in Spine Care
Fellowship Trained Spine Surgeon
Dr. Hao-Hua Wu specializes in neck and back surgery as well as management of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders.
Specialties
Dr. Hao-Hua Wu is passionate about providing excellent care and helping his patients achieve their goals of treatment. He is an expert in motion preservation of the spine.
MeetHao-Hua Wu, M.D.
Harvard Fellowship Trained Spine SurgeonSpine Surgery Specialist
Motion Preservation Expert
Dr. Hao-Hua Wu is passionate about providing excellent care and helping his patients achieve their goals of treatment. He is known for utilizing his expertise in neck and back disorders to recommend non-surgical treatment methods when clinically appropriate. If surgery is indicated, he is able to perform a range of open and minimally invasive spine (MIS) procedures, such as cervical laminoplasty, motion-sparing cervical disc replacement, and tubular decompression for disc herniations.
- Society for Minimally Invasive
Spine Surgery Young Surgeons
Grant ($1665)Las Vegas, NV - SICOT Oral Presentation
Award ($1000)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
North American Meeting
Scholarship ($2500)Stockholm, Sweden - WOF Nitin N. Bhatia, MD
Donor Resident Award
($1000)Hawaii, USA
ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is the latest technology available to perform spinal surgeries through small, less than one-inch-long incisions. It involves the use of special surgical instruments, devices and advanced imaging techniques to visualize and perform the surgery
ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY
Non-Fusion/Motion Preservation Surgery
Motion preservation surgery or Motion Preservation Spine Surgery (MPSS) is a relatively new surgical method employed as an alternative to standard spinal surgeries, such as spinal fusion surgery and disc replacement surgery in select patients to treat spinal conditions of the cervical and lumbar area and restore normal motion of the spine.
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Publications & Presentations
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Limited number of spine surgeons among recipients of National Institutes of Health.. grants.. - 2023 Jul 28 -
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Rates of readmission and reoperation after operative management of midshaft clavicle fractures.. - 2023 Jun 18 -
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Radiographic and Perioperative Outcomes following Anterior Thoracic Vertebral Body... - 2023 Jun 25. -
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Hao-Hua Wu, M.D.
101 The City Drive South
Pavilion 3 Building 29A
Orange, CA 92868UCI Health — Tustin
1451 Irvine Blvd.
Tustin, CA 92780UCI Health — Newport Beach
2161 San Joaquin Hills Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660UCI Health — Yorba Linda
18637 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
