Dr Hsieh Ku Hung Michael

BSc (UCLA), MD (Honors) MRCSEd, MMed, FAMS (Plastic Surgery)

Associate Consultant

Specialty: Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Surgery, Aesthetic ＆ Breast Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery

Sub-specialties: Cleft and Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery, Lymphoedema Surgery, Paediatric Burns, Vascular Anomalies, Congenital Hand Surgery

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Centre KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Education

FAMS (Plastic Surgery) 2023
MMed (Surgery) Singapore 2017
MRCS (Edinburgh) 2016
ECFMG (USA) 2014
M.D. Honours (Duke NUS Singapore) 2013
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Cell Developmental Biology (UCLA) 2007

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2021- Current
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member. 2017- Current
Member, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, Member. 2016- Current

Awards

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Best Video Award: “Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction with Levator Advancement in Asian Patients Using the Musculoaponeurotic Junction of the Levator as the Key Reference Point, 2021
Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in Singhealth Excels, 2019
SingHealth Plastic Resident Leadership Program, Chief Resident, 2019
Visiting Scholar, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 2012
New England Journal of Medicine, Essay Contest Winner, 2012
SingHealth Prize in Family Medicine, 2012
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Traveling Scholarship 2010

Research Interests

Congenital Craniofacial Cleft
Surgical anatomy of the Face: Fascial systems, Retaining Ligaments and Soft tissue Spaces
Aesthetic Surgery of the Asian Face
Wound Healing, Anti-Aging, Regenerative medicine
Pediatric & Adult Burns Research

Publications and Research Trials

PubMed Publications:

Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction with Levator Advancement using the Musculoaponeurotic Junction Formula in Caucasian Patients. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Mendelson BC. Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 June (E-pub ahead of print)
Commentary on: Gluteal Augmentation with Hyaluronic Acid Filler: A Retrospective Analysis Using the BODY Q Scale. Hsieh MKH, Wong CH. Aesth Plast Surg. 2023 Jun;47(3):1182-1184.
Mid Cheek Lift via the Facial Soft Tissue Spaces. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Mendelson BC. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jun 1;151(6):941e-946e
Delayed Prosthetic Seroma: A Localized Inflammatory Response to COVID Vaccination and Infection? Chan LSS, Hsieh MKH, Mok J, Kong TY.
Asian Upper Blepharoplasty with the Hinge Technique. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Wei FC. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2022;46:1423-1431.
Reply to Letter Commentary: ‘Asian Upper Blepharoplasty with the Hinge Technique’
Asian Facelift with the Composite Facelift Technique. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH. Plast Reconstr Surg 2022; 149(1): 59-69cc
Electric Scooter Battery Detonation: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Hsieh MKH, Lai MC, Fok D et al. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2021 Sep 30; 34(3):264-276
A Comprehensive Approach to Asian upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction: The Levator Musculo-Aponeurotic Junction Formula. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Mendelson BC. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 Sep 14;14(10):1120-1129
Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction with Levator Advancement in Asian Patients using the Musculo-aponeurotic Junction of the Levator as the Key Reference Point. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Mendelson BC. Plast Reconstr Surg 2020;146(6) 1268-1273
Invited Discussion on: Orbicularis -White Line Fixation in Asian Blepharoplasty –Kiss Technique. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH. Aesth Plast Surg 2019; 1-3
A Rare Case of Persistent Unilateral Gestational Gigantomastia. Rutherford CL*, Hsieh MKH* et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019; 7:e2372 ( * equal contribution)
Outcome of Hook Plate Fixation of Mallet Fractures. Tie J., Hsieh MKH, Tay Sc. J of Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 22, 416 (2017)
Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Large Right Supraclavicular and Anterior Chest Wall Mass. Hsieh MKH, Tan HW., Chong A., Teo CC. BMJ Case Rep 2016 Oct 31;bcr2016214797.
Phosphoproteomic Profiling of Human Myocardial Tissues Distinguishes Non-Ischemic End Stage Heart Failure. Schechter M*, Hsieh MKH*, Njororge L, Thompson J, Soderblom E, Feger B, Troupes C, Hershberger K, IIkayeva O, Nagel W, Landinez G, Shah K, Piacentino V, Bowles D. PloS One. 2014; 9(8): e104157 (*Equal Contribution)
The Tear Trough Ligament: Anatomical Basis for the Tear Trough Deformity. Wong CH, Hsieh MKH, Mendelson B. Plast Reconstr Surg 2012; 129 (6): 1392-1402
Utility of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Procedures for Patients Undergoing Implantation of a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Device. Piacentino III V, Ganapathi A, Stafford-Smith M, Hsieh MKH, Patel C, Simeone A, Rogers G, Milano C. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Nov;144(5):1217-21.
The PAF1 complex component Leo1 is essential for cardiac and neural crest development in zebrafish. Nguyen CT, Langerbacher AD, Hsieh MKH, Chen JN. Dev Biol. 2010 May 1; 341(1): 167–175.
Genome-wide clonal analysis of lethal mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster eye: comparison of the X chromosome and autosomes. Call GB, Olson JM, Chen J…Hsieh MKH., Banerjee U. Genetics 2007; 177(2): 689-97

Book Chapters

Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. Gravvanis A, Kakagia D, Ramakrishnan V. 1st Edition. Free Transfer of Cervical Lymph Nodes to a Lower Limb Lymphedema. Tan BK., Hsieh MKH, Fumio Onishi. Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery; Springer Nature Switzerland; 2020; p.1-11
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures. Murphy R, Herman C, ed. 1st Edition. Ch. 13: Reconstruction after Head and Neck Neoplasm Resection with Free Flaps. Goh SL, Hsieh MKH, LH Goh.New York: Thieme; 2021 p.72-83
Foundational Papers in Oculoplastics. Ramesh S. 1st Edition. Ch14: Facial anatomy