My Locations
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Expertise & Training
Clinical Expertise
Plastic and reconstructive surgery, breast reconstruction
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, WashU Medicine
Board Certification
- 2006: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Training
- 1997 - 1999: Resident, General Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- 1999 - 2000: Research Fellow, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- 2001 - 2003: Chief Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Education
- 1997: MD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Research & Selected Publications
Research Interest
Various aspects of breast reconstruction and breast cancer including: a web-based clinical decision aid to help patients make informed decisions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy, the impact of liposomal bupivacaine versus standard bupivacaine when used for transversus abdominis plane blocks following abdominal-based microvascular breast reconstruction, comparing outcomes between two acellular dermal matrices when used for tissue expander breast reconstruction, the impact of bacterial biofilms on breast cancer, the safety of breast implants, and a possible role of biofilms on the development of a rare entity known as breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
Research Publications