Raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Dr. Wu graduated cum laude from Duke University with majors in Chemistry and Biology. He received his M.D. from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He remained in Los Angeles to complete an internship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and an additional four years of dedicated radiation oncology training at UCLA. He has extensive experience in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for various types of cancer including tumors of the head and neck, prostate, lung, liver, breast, and other sites throughout the body.

 

Dr. Wu has been invited to present his research at various national and international conferences, and he has published numerous peer-reviewed articles as well as a recent book chapter on radiation therapy for elderly patients. He was also honored to serve as Chief Resident during his final year in the UCLA Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology.

 

After spending 10 years building the Coastal Radiation Oncology practice at Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria, Dr. Wu now primarily sees patients at the San Luis Obispo Radiation Oncology Center.