About Me

As a specialist of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, I perform the full spectrum of procedures in this specialty, including those related to cancer, trauma and congenital conditions.

I’m part of a multidisciplinary team at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Care Center that focuses on all cancer patients, such as those undergoing treatment for breast cancer, skin cancer or sarcomas. I have received fellowship training in the technique of microsurgery (free flap reconstruction), which involves using a patient’s own tissues to reconstruct defects and deformities. Examples of microsurgical reconstruction include the transfer of tissue (such as from the abdomen, thigh or buttocks) to recreate the breast after mastectomy without the need for implants or in the treatment of lymphedema.

My research interests include clinical investigations that can have an immediate impact on patient care as well as non-clinical inquiries into factors that impact the development and success of reconstructive surgery programs, such as systems of care delivery and financial infrastructure. I have published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles.

As program director for the fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at Ohio State, I remain active in medical education by teaching fellows and residents.

I strongly believe in the importance of service and am involved in charitable work to treat patients and train local surgeons in underserved communities, including in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

I’m board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a peer reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, on the Editorial Board for Microsurgery and have ranked in the top 10 percent nationally in patient satisfaction based on measures from the U.S. Government for four consecutive years.

The most rewarding part of my work is to see my patients after all of their treatments and to see that they are disease-free and living a normal life again with their prior form and function.

Highlights

• Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2018, 2019

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

• Sarcoma
• Soft Tissue Cancers
• Osteosarcoma
• Sarcoma, Kaposi
• Spine Sarcoma
• Surgery, Plastic
• Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
• Microsurgery
• Breast Cancer
• Mammaplasty
• Breast Implants
• Male Breast Cancer
• Lymphedema
• Skin Cancers

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