Joe Le Hsu

Pulmonary critical care specialist, Pulmonologist, Critical care specialist


Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Mandarin

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (2008)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (2009)
  • Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine (2002) MA
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship (2009) CA
  • Residency: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2005) CA
  • Internship: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2003) CA
  • Residency, Stanford University, Internal Medicine (2005)
  • MPH, Boston University, Epidemiology (1996)

Honors & Awards
  • K08 Awardee, NIH-NHLBI (8/2015)
  • Parker B. Francis Fellow 2014, Parker B. Francis Foundation (2014-2017)

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Practice Locations


Chest Clinic in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Drive, 1st Floor, Room A175

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 725-7061

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Patient Ratings

(46 Ratings)

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Patient Reviews

(112 reviews)

My visit with Dr. Hsu was excellent! He was attentive and thorough. His bedside manner made me felt heard and seen. I felt informed and clear on what to expect going forward. I really appreciated it
Dr. Hey is an exceptional physician.
Excellent doctor!
Dr. Hsu is very knowledgeable, friendly, and wants to finds an answer to improve your health.
Excellent doctor with excellent communication, listening, explaining, and care.
Thank you, Dr. Hsu for your solid support and making yourself available to me anytime since last September! I feel that you always listened to my concerns, always had a concret plan for me. So I have a great trust in you! I feel very fortunate to have my stem cell transplant done at Stanford with easy access to care from excellent doctors, nurses and supporting staff. The Stanford app is great, which I can go back anytime to the note and labs for reference as needed.
Dr. Hsu is a terrific doctor and a credit to the highest level of care at Stanford.
Excellent
Dr Hsu is the best doctor ever, I feel lucky.
Excellent professional and the same for Theresa
Dr. Hsu is always knowledgeable of my lung issues, so I always look forward to our appointments.
very pleasant knowledgeable and caring
Dr. Hsu is the best example of a doctor that listens and cares about his patients. He is the best pulmonologist there is.
Very supportive with clear plan
Dr. Hsu has always been a great doctor for me for the last couple of years.
Everything went fine. Dr Hsu is an excellent. doctor He is also Avery nice & helpful and concerned man
Dr Hsu is excellent as are the people that work in that office.
Joe and his team are excellent
I always know that I'll have exceptional care at the Stanford Chest Clinic.
Outstanding physician. Fortunate to have him as my pulmonary dr
I will rate Dr. Hsu as an excellent doctor. He listens to all my health concerns and recommends what I think he thinks is the best for me.
Excellent doctor
Joe Hsu is a knowledgeable, thoughtful and compassionate pulmonology expert. I always know I can tell him what's going on with my health and he will be able to offer great professional advice. He is an excellent listener and diagnostician, with a long track record of experience with my particular chronic illness. I have full confidence that I am getting the best possible medical care with Dr. Hsu.
Dr Hsue was very good
Kind and caring and very professional
Dr.Hsu is the best Pulmonary doctor! He has been very helpful treating my allergy problems- he is always available! Never had a problem in reaching him. I have been under his treatment for 8 years now . Can’t do without him.
Excellent physician. Very pleasant demeanor and way with patient. He listens and hears what the patient is saying. He answers questions patiently and kindly. I am grateful to have him as my pulmonologist.
Doctor Hsu is an excellent doctor. He takes time to answer my questions and explain clearly. I am lucky to have him as my doctor.
Joe Hsu is a knowledgeable and caring physician, and if you are unlucky with lung problems, at least you'll be lucky to have his medical attention.
Very helpful and approachable.
We would just like to say that Dr. Hsu is the finest doctor that I have ever known. He not only is extremely helpful in his specialty he also treats the patient holistically. Stanford is very lucky to have Dr. Hsu on the staff.
Doctor Hsu is an excellent doctor. He answered all my questions in details. He takes time to listen to my concern.
Dr Hsu is the BEST! He is willing to think outside the box to find answers that are not easily evident; he is encouraging and respectful. He brought me back to a to a healthy and happy place in life! :-) There are no words that adequately express the thanks for the gift of healthy, strong lungs!
He is fabulous! Soooooo knowledgable, kind, caring, and every positive word you can think of.
Joe Hsu is a stellar physician. He is knowledgeable about all available treatments for my condition, and always makes time for my questions as my health changes. Thank you, Dr. Hsu!
Very good Dr. Arai & Dr. Hsu best you got.
Good.
Explained my problem in great detail.
Outstanding physician.
Dr. Hsu is very kind and attentive to my needs and issues.
Great guy and MD.
Dr. Hsu was very caring and had some helpful ideas.
Dr. HSU is easy to work with I look forward to our visits.
Dr. Hsu is always caring, knowledgeable and thorough with all aspects of my visit. I don't know how he manages with all the responsibilities he has and still keeps a patient like me receiving comprehensive help.
Outstanding & compassionate MD.
Dr. Hsu was very thorough, I appreciated that he didn't rush through our visit. He's top notch!
Dr. Hsu is that rare doctor who can convince this old goat to take a medicine and the reason WHY. I very much respect this doctor.
Competent and compassionate.
Dr. Hsu is one of the best doctor I've ever had.
Only problem it's not going to be till July to get problem solved and I'm so tired of feeling terrible.
Dr. Hsu is a wonderful doctor.
I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Hsu as my care provider.
Dr. Hsu is my favorite doctor ever!
Dr. Hsu is the best doctor I have had. He really cares about his patients.
Outstanding physician.
After listening intently to my weird cough problem Dr. Hsu solved this problem with a simple prescription - As a person who minimizes all ills my confidence in Dr. Hsu is without bounds - I thank God Dr. Hsu cares for me.
Dr. Hsu is an exceptional doctor: caring, never rushes me, writes everything down so that there are no misunderstandings.
I'm an MD for 45... is up with the beast I've encountered.
Dr. Hsu is amazing in EVERY way. We wish we could still see him or that he'd move to RENO! Best doctor we've ever, ever had.
Dr. Hsu is an outstanding physician and I am so grateful to him for the care he has given me these last six years.
I feel I am very fortunate to be under Dr. Hsu's care.
If I knew someone would need your services of course I would recommend you for me you were the best services thank you very much.
Dr. Hsu gave me advice on my prior visit which remarkably reduced my off the feet cold/flu the year from 10 to 14 days to three days. He also reduced my dependence on antibiotics when I do have the flu/really bad cold.
Dr. Hsu is a fantastic physician. He is knowledgeable explains things clearly, demonstrates great empathy, & is very attentive to patient needs.
Outstanding clinician.
Dr. Hsu is great!!
Doctor Hsu is outstanding -
I consider myself lucky to have such outstanding medical care. Dr. Hsu is an example of the highest standard available.
Having a bit of a compromised lung I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Hsu as my chest clinic physician. This gentleman is extraordinary.
I liked that Dr. Hsu showed me the CT scan on the computer.
Joe Hsu is the best! Always allows me to check in! I love it.
Always excellent!
Great doctor, very informative/knowledgeable.
Dr. Hsu is outstanding.
Dr. Hsu and his staff are amazing, especially Teresa. They always have my best interests at heart. Wish all my doctors were like Hsu.
I feel extremely fortunate to have Dr. Hsu as my doctor.
I trust my life to this doctor - He is the best for me.
Dr. Hsu is the best doctor I have ever had. I'm a teacher so I always have questions. He is a great listener and converses with me in a very personable manner. I couldn't ask for a better person.
I love Dr. Hsu. I know he wants what is best for me and he is patient with me.
I enjoy the visits. My favorite of all my doctors. Fun & supportive.
Without exception, I have 100% confidence that I am receiving the highest quality care from Dr. Hsu and the team of nurses and schedulers/support assistants throughout the Chest Clinic.
Joe L. Hsu MD is TOPS!!!
DR. SWEATT is wonderful! Dr. Joe Hsu was nice.
Dr Hsu is the best doctor experience I have ever had.
The care provider was rude and inconsiderate to my dad's concern and questions.
A highly positive visit and treatment by dr.
My drive and visits require about 10-12 hours. Worth the time to get the quality of care I receive at Stanford.
Dr. Joe Hsu is the "gold standard" pulmonologist. His professionalism, depth of experience and clinical care style help me feel as healthy as possible. I could not imagine a better physician.
Excellent physician.
I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Hsu caring for me.
Doctor Hsu is a great doctor.
Dr. Hsu is a first class, first rate accomplished doctor. I am fortunate to be his patient.
Dr. Hsu is an excellent, caring doctor.
Dr. Hsu is one of the best doctors: he is so caring, he even writes everything down so that I remember.
Happy with our help from Dr. Hsu & staff -
Dr. Hsu is current on research for COPD, inspires confidence, is friendly & his intelligent.
I have complete confidence in Joe Hsu, and I know that he occasionally confers with other Stanford specialists about my care - I cannot imagine a better, more helpful doctor with my type of serious issues.
Dr. Joe Hsu is very friendly and courteous.
Dr. Hsu is as good as any physician can be expected to be. Professional, thorough & caring.
He was very helpful and contacted me about my C/T scan results.
Dr. Joe Hsu is one of the best doctors I have. Please give him a raise.
Dr. Hsu is outstanding. He always treats me as an active partner in my health.
Dr. Joe Hsu is the best! All his staff are excellent.
Usually call/speak w/Dr. Nyuge. Long wait time, but he came out & let me know what was going on & pulled things together to get me - since I came from out of state.
Dr. Hsu is experienced, competent & provided invaluable assistance w/medication, referrals, etc.
I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Hsu as my pulmonary physician.
Dr. Joe Hsu is an excellent doctor. He LISTENS to me and my concerns; answers all questions. e treats me as a true partner in my care.
Top notch doctor.
I feel fortunate to have Dr. Hsu as my care provider.
We have a good working relationship.
I feel fortunate to have this doctor.
I feel lucky to be able to see Dr. Hsu.

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