Diana Sun, MD | About Us | Metro Dermatology

We strive to be accessible to our patients. Our providers and staff speak multiple languages and are sensitive to the cultural practices of our patients.

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Korean, Hindi, Urdu

Hyun Soo Lee, M.D

Dermatologist

Flushing, Englewood, Elmhurst, Bronx

Hyun-Soo Lee, M.D grew up in Korea and Flushing. He graduated from Yale University in 1983 and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine in 1990. He completed the internship in internal medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991 and the residency in dermatology at New York University School of Medicine in 1994. He stayed at New York University for a dermatopathology fellowship until 1995.

Dr. Lee is a Diplomate of American Board of Dermatology for Dermatology and American Board of Pathology for Dermatopathology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at New York University School of Medicine. He is a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Rockefeller University.

Diana K. Sun, M.D.

Dermatologist

Flushing

Diana Sun, MD was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, and grew up in Queens, New York. She attended the Bronx High School of Science. Dr. Diana Sun earned her undergraduate degree from the City University of New York at Queens College where she was awarded the Queens College Merit Scholarship (now known as the Macaulay Honors College) and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Dr. Diana Sun went on to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to attain her medical degree. Passionate about having a comprehensive understanding of all medical aspects of the human body, she stayed on at Albert Einstein College to complete her residency in Internal Medicine. Immediately following, she went on to her dermatology training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she graduated as Chief Resident of Dermatology.

Dr. Diana Sun is a Diplomate of American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

In addition to her passion for medical, holistic, and cosmetic dermatology, Dr. Diana Sun is actively involved in the medical and surgical training of dermatology residents at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She was awarded Dermatology Professor of the Year at SUNY at Stony Brook. She continues to publish papers in the dermatology literature and annually presents clinical cases at the American Academy of Dermatology Gross and Microscopic Symposium with her residents in training. Her most recent presentations at the AAD Symposia include Livedoid Vasculopathy Secondary to Homozygous Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency, Mycobacterium Marinum Associated with Asian Fish Markets in NYC , An Unusual Presentation of Syphilis, Adult Onset Systemic Mastocytosis: A Diverse Clinical Entity . Her most recent publication in the medical literature is Telmisartan induced lichen planus eruption manifested on vitiliginous skin, Cutis.

Stephanie Hu, M.D.

Dermatologist

Flushing

Dr. Hu is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with Honors and Distinction, in addition to receiving the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence.

She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and was awarded numerous grants and fellowships for medical research. During her time at Harvard, she was also the recipient of the American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Award as well as their Leadership Award.

Dr. Hu completed her medical internship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, caring for patients with a life-threatening illness and continuing to pursue her burgeoning interest in medical dermatology. She then went on to complete her dermatology residency at New York University in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology. During her residency at NYU, Dr. Hu was awarded the Husik Prize for the best research paper, as well as the George Lipkin Prize, identified by the faculty as the resident who is an excellent clinician with scholarly interest and research productivity. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Hu has published over 20 academic papers and delivered even more presentations and lectures both regionally and nationally. She has served as author and editor of numerous textbooks within the field of dermatology. While Dr. Hu gained a comprehensive background in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, she elected to complete an extra year of fellowship training in Dermatopathology at NYU, which provides her with additional expertise to diagnose skin cancers and complex dermatologic conditions under the microscope.

Given her comprehensive training, Dr. Hu has cultivated special interests in adult and pediatric dermatology, as well as cosmetic dermatology and dermatopathology, all of which she currently practices at Metro Dermatology. She also trains and supervises dermatology residents at Mount Sinai Hospital. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is an active diplomate of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Dermatopathology.

Charles C. Kwak, M.D.

Elmhurst

Dr. Kwak grew up in Queens and attended Hunter College High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and medical degree at SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Dr. Kwak completed his internal medicine internship at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, and his dermatology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Dr. Kwak has broad experience treating a diverse patient population. Over the better part of two decades, he has been a board-certified practicing dermatologist in various clinical settings from private practice to resident teaching clinics to multi-specialty healthcare systems.

His passion is the integral role the skin plays in the health, homeostasis, and physical well-being of the individual, and his motivation is the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by each patient.

Furthermore, Dr. Kwak has been a long-standing patient advocate for the underserved patient population within the community, including patients with developmental disabilities.

Dr. Kwak currently sees patients in our Elmhurst office from 8AM – 5PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He also works those hours every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. On every 2nd and 4th Saturday he works from 9AM – 1PM.