Gabriel Ham Chang Chiu Jr is a Hong Kong American plastic surgeon and philanthropist who guest stars in

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'' alongside his wife Christine Chiu. Chiu was born in Hong Kong and claims to be a direct descendant of the

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emperors.

Education

Chiu attended the

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for his undergraduate degree where he majored in Microbiology and Immunology. He received his

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degree at

Western University of Health Sciences Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private medical school and health sciences university with its main campus in Pomona, California, with an additional osteopathic medical school in Lebanon, Oregon. With an enrollment of 3,8 ...

in Pomona, California.

Career

Chiu completed his residency at Detroit Riverview Hospital in General Surgery. The following year he went on to become Chief Resident, General Surgery, at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital. After one year, he continued to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where he was Fellow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for two years before becoming the Chief Fellow in 2002. Chiu was the first employee at his wife's plastic surgery practice. The clinic, called Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, is situated in Los Angeles. The clinic has more than 35,000 patients and has a lot of affluent customers.

Personal life

Chiu married businesswoman and philanthropist Christine Chiu in 2006. They have one child, Gabriel Chiu III, who was conceived via

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in 2018. For his first birthday, the Chius donated $1 million to the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica.

Philanthropy

The Chiu family commits 50% of every net dollar back into their community. Some of the charities they work most closely with are Art of Elysium,

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, The Ghetto Film School,

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, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and

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. Chiu and his wife are the main backers of the Prince's Foundation Health & Wellbeing Centre at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The center uses complementary therapies to help locals with

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, loneliness, and depression.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Gabriel Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American people of Hong Kong descent American plastic surgeons UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni American osteopathic physicians Philanthropists from California Western University of Health Sciences alumni