Justin Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS

Reconstructive Surgeon

Justin Sacks

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Medical Office Building 2, 10 Barnes West Drive, Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Expertise & Training

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Clinical Expertise

  • As director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Sacks is committed to providing cancer patients with exceptional plastic and reconstructive surgery care. Learn more about how Dr. Sacks and Siteman approach breast reconstruction surgery and other types of reconstructive surgery.

     

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Surgery, Sydney M. and Robert H. Shoenberg Chair, Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 2009: American Board of Plastic Surgery

Training

  • 2001 - 2004: General surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
  • 2004 - 2006: Plastic surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
  • 2006 - 2007: Fellow, Hand and Upper Extremity and Microsurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2007 - 2008: Fellow, Microsurgery Cancer Reconstruction, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education

  • 1998: MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, NY

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Vascularized composite allotransplantation, tissue engineering and vascular perfusion assessment.

Research Publications

Small-molecule correlates of infection precede infection diagnosis in breast implant reconstruction patients
Authors:

Wildenthal JA, Olsen MA, Tran HD, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM, one or more additional authors omitted Henderson JP

Journal & Year:

J Clin Invest | 2026

The Effects of Ovine-Derived Reinforced Tissue Matrix Surrounding Silicone-Based Implants in a Rat Prepectoral Reconstruction Model
Authors:

Pinni SL, Martin C, Fadell N, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

Bioengineering (Basel) | 2026

Evaluating SnapshotNIR for Tissue Oxygenation Measurement Across Skin Types After Mastectomy
Authors:

Badran S, Saffari S, Moritz WR, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

Bioengineering (Basel) | 2025

Advances in surgical management of chronic lymphedema: current strategies and future directions
Authors:

Sanka SA, Chryssofos S, Anolik RA, Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

Med Oncol | 2025

Expert-consensus on lymphedema surgeries: candidacy, prehabilitation, and postoperative care
Authors:

Sacks J, Riley B, Doubblestein D, one or more additional authors omitted Weatherly K

Journal & Year:

Med Oncol | 2024

From Augmented to Virtual Reality in Plastic Surgery: Blazing the Trail to a New Frontier
Authors:

Sullivan J, Skladman R, Varagur K, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

J Reconstr Microsurg | 2024

Biosensors: An Upcoming Wave of Innovation
Authors:

Skladman R, Kinney B, Jeffers L, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

Plast Reconstr Surg | 2024

Predictors and Consequences of Intraoperative Anastomotic Failure in DIEP Flaps
Authors:

Chen J, Varagur K, Xun H, one or more additional authors omitted Sacks JM

Journal & Year:

J Reconstr Microsurg | 2023