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We restore, repair, and make whole those parts..which fortune has taken away, not so much that they may delight the eye, but that they may buoy up the spirit and help the mind of the afflicted."
Gaspare Tagliacozzi 1597
Our Faculty
The Core Plastic Surgical Faculty
Pravin K Patel MD FACS
Professor of Surgery
Chief of the Division Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery
Director of the Craniofacial Center
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​Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery
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Maxillofacial Surgery/Orthognathic Surgery
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
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Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Julia F. Corcoran MD MHPE
Professor of Surgery
Residency Program Director
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
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Cleft Surgery
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Gender Affirmation Surgery
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Reconstructive Surgery
Mimis Cohen
Professor of Surgery​
Emeritus Chief of Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery
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Cleft Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery
Lee Alkureishi MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Head & Neck Reconstruction​
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Microsurgery
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Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
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Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery
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Maxillofacial Surgery/Orthognathic Surgery
Franklin Lew, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Hand Surgery
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Body Contouring Surgery
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Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Uma Maduekwe, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery​
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Hand Surgery
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Microsurgery
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Reconstructive Surgery
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Maxillofacial Surgery
David Morris, MD FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
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Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
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Maxillofacial Surgery/Orthognathic Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery
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Gender Affirmation Surgery
Soleil Niknam-Bienia, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Microsurgery
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Reconstructive Breast Surgery
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Aesthetic Breast Surgery
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Reconstructive Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery
Chad Purnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery​
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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Microsurgery
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Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
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Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery
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Maxillofacial Surgery/Orthognathic Surgery
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Matthew Ranzer, MD FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Breast Reconstruction
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Body Contouring Surgery
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Gender Affirmation Surgery​
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Aesthetic Surgery
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Reconstructive Adult Plastic Surgery
Rajendra Shah, MD FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery/Private Practice
Samir Shah, MD FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery​
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Aesthetic Surgery/Private Practice
Adjunct Faculty
Mark Grevious, MD MBA FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Reconstructive Plastic Surgery--Breast
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Hand Surgery
Clark Schierle, MD PhD FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Shriner's Children's Hospital
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery
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Reconstructive Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery
Participating Community Plastic Surgeons
Florence Mussat, MD SC
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery/Private Practice
David Shifrin, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Aesthetic Surgery/Private Practice
Ileana Sweiss, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery​
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Aesthetic Surgery/Private Practice
