Manning Family Children’s announced the appointment of David C. Yu, MD, as the hospital’s new senior vice president and chief medical officer, beginning Feb. 1, 2026. Yu currently serves as Manning Family Children’s associate chief medical officer for the surgery division.
Yu first arrived in New Orleans in 1994 to earn an undergraduate degree at Tulane University, where he also attended medical school and residency training. Yu completed a clinical fellowship in the Division of Pediatric Surgery from the University of Alabama School of Medicine from 2011-2013, returning to Manning Family Children’s in 2013. Since then, he has served on the faculty at both LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane University School of Medicine.
Yu has served as associate program director for LSU’s Surgery Residency program and program director for Tulane’s Surgery Residency program. Yu has also held medical staff leadership roles, including chief of surgery, vice president, president, and past president of the medical staff for Manning Family Children’s.
Yu has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of the pediatric surgery service line at Manning Family Children’s, spearheading the development of major multidisciplinary programs including the hospital’s Trauma, Burn, and Wound Care programs. He has also worked closely with leaders across LCMC Health and the broader community to advance the Manning Family Children’s Level II Pediatric Trauma Center .