Catherine Hwang, MD

Specialties

Dr. Catherine Hwang specializes in Orbital and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery:

Botox, Dyport

Fillers– Restylane, Juvederm, Sculptra

Laser Skin Resurfacing

Acid Peels

Asian Eyelid Surgery

Facelifts

Browlifts

Mid-​face lifts

Necklifts

Liposuction/​Fat Transfer

Scar Revision & Facial Implants

Blepharospasm

Blepharoplasty & Ptosis Surgery

Eyelid & Facial Reconstruction, Trauma

Skin Cancer/​Mohs Reconstruction

Orbital Tumors & Orbital Decompression

Thyroid Eye Disease/​Graves Disease

Lacrimal Surgery

History

Established in 2010.

Expertise Oculo-​Facial Cosmetic Surgery

Small Incision Surgery and Non-​surgical cosmetic fillers and botulinum toxin

Teaching Appointments

Jules Stein Eye Institute, Univeristy of California Los Angeles

Associate Diplomate Physician and Clinical Professor

Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital

Director of Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital, Los

Angeles, California

UCLA-​Harbor Medical Center, Torrance, California

Memberships

American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology

Asian Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean American Graduate Medical Association

Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology

Meet the Business Owner

Dr. Hwang H.

Business Owner

Dr. Catherine J. Hwang was born in New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and minor in Sociology and then traveled to Philadelphia where she obtained her M.D. degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She stayed at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, for her ophthalmology residency. She then moved to Los Angeles and completed an advanced oculofacial and orbital surgery fellowship at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Medical Center (a fellowship certified by both the Americal Society of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery). After this two year fellowship, she completed an additional year of fellowship in cosmetic facial surgery and rhinoplasty in Santa Monica, CA. She has also travelled internationally studying in Europe and Asia on botulinum toxin, fillers, and asian eyelid surgery.