Dr. Thomas P. McHugh received his medical degree and served his internship and residency in General Surgery at Wayne State University, Detroit, in the early 1980s. He then completed his residency in Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, from 1988 to 1991. During that time, he became Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery.

Dr. McHugh has been in private practice since 1991 and was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1993. He is on the Medical Staff of several hospitals, including TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital, Houston Northwest Medical Center and Northwest Surgery Center in the I-45/FM1960 area; Renaissance Outpatient Surgical Center and Northeast Medical Center in Humble; and Kingwood Medical Center and Kingwood Specialty Hospital in Kingwood, TX. He has been an appointee to several medical staff committees at these facilities, including Chief of Plastic Surgery at Houston Northwest Medical Center, Chief of Surgery at Houston Northwest Medical Center and Chief of Staff at Northeast Outpatient Surgery Center.

Dr. McHugh is a member of many prestigious professional societies that include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, Texas Medical Association and the Harris County Medical Association.