Physician Profile
Dr.Steven Shu, MD, MBA, is a board certified laser surgeon who specializes in office procedures. He provides a wide range of procedural services above and beyond typical medicine and does about 2000 office procedures every year. Dr. Shu developed all new protocols and standards for the office procedures, thereby distinguishing himself as a specialized surgeon with a vast amount of experience in the office based procedures and surgeries.
After graduating in 1984 from the distinguished Shanghai Medical University, Dr. Shu completed his surgical residency and worked as a surgical attending physician until arriving in the United States in 1991. After completing a surgical internship at Flushing Hospital in New York, he followed with office procedure orientated residency training at Michigan State University from 1996 to 2000. He obtained his Physician E-MBA from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2005.
Dr.Shu is board-certified through the American Board of Laser Surgery and the American Board of Family Practice. He is the member of the following professional organizations.
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- American College of Phlebology
- American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
- International Society of Cosmetogyncology
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Family Practice
- American Association of Primary Care Endoscopists
- Minnesota Medical Association
On top of his clinical work, Dr. Shu is an Assistant Professor of Medical School at the University of Minnesota and on the medical staff at Southdale Hospital, North Memorial Hospital, and Fairview Medical Center, teaching office procedures to resident physicians weekly.
Over the last decade, Dr. Shu has consistently promoted the concept of procedure-oriented one stop care. He strongly believes in the numerous benefits of office procedures, including the low cost, convenient, efficient, one stop and high quality care.
Dr. Shu also strongly believes in community activism. He was the founder and the first president of the Minnesota Chinese Physician Association (AMCP) and is a current honorary president. In 2004, he led AMCP members and community volunteers in establishing the Minnesota Chinese Health Center (MCHC), a free clinic for needy Chinese in the Twin Cities. Dr. Shu is also publisher and president of MN Duowei Times, the largest Chinese newspaper in Minnesota.