Background & Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1979
American Board of Surgery, September 1984
American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 1987
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, October 1993

Professional Background

Undergraduate Education:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
B.A. Biology, 12/73
Honors: Deans List 1970-71, 1973

Medical Education:
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1974-1978, M.D. degree, 6/78

Internship (Post MD Year I):
Surgical Internship, University of California, San Diego, 6/78-7/79

Residency (Post MD Year II-V):
General Surgery Residency, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 7/79-6/83
Chief Resident: 7/82-6/83

Residency (Post MD Year VI-VII):
Plastic Surgery Residency, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 7/83-6/85

Fellowship (Post MD Year VIII):
Hand Surgery Fellowship, New York University, New York, NY, 7/85-6/86

Licensure: State of Hawaii, August 1985

Teaching Appointments

Assistant Chief, Department of Surgery, Queen’s Medical Center, June 1998-present
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Queen’s Medical Center, 1993-1998
Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery, Shriners Hospital, Honolulu Unit, October 1993-present
Chairman, Peer Review Committee, Queen’s Medical Center, 1994-1998 Chief, Straub Burn Unit 1988-1990
Member, Medical Advisory Committee, State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 1988-present
Chairman, Laser Committee, Queen’s Medical Center, 2005-present

Publications and Presentations

Speaking Engagements:
2002 Cosmetic Surgery without Surgery: Queen’s Medical Center Community Health Lecture
2003 Chairman and Moderator new Member Forum
2004 Chairman and Moderator new Member Forum
2005 Chairman and Moderator new Member Forum
2006 Chairman and Moderator new Member Forum, American College of Surgeons, Hawaii Chapter, “What’s New In Plastic Surgery
2007 - Present Chariman and Moderator Resident’s and Fellow’s Forum

National Presentations:
August 2006: (American College of Surgeons, Hawaii Chapter) "What's New in Plastic Surgery"
April 2005/2006: (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) "Complications in Cosmetic Surgery"
May 1984: (Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons) "Sternal Reconstruction in Infants"
October 1984: (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) "Double Pedicled T.R.A.M. Flap for Unilateral Breast and Chest Wall Reconstruction"
February 1997: (Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons) "Management of Rippling in the Reconstructed Breast"

Publications:
Ishii, C.H., Bostwick, J. et al: Double-pedicle transverse rectus abdonimis myocutaneous flap for unilateral breast and chest wall reconstruction. Plasti. Reconstr.Surg. 76:901-907, 1985
Chiu, D.T.W. and Ishii, C.H.: Management of peripheral nerve injuries. Orthop. Clin. North Am. 17:365 - 373, 1986
Zubowicz, V. and Ishii, C.H.: Management of ganglion cysts of the hand by aspiration. J. Hand Surg. 1987
Yoshiyama, J. Penoff, J., Ishii, C.H. and Schultz, R.: Straub Burn unit database. Straub Proceedings, 1988