Especialidad: Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva Pediátrica, Microcirugía Reconstructiva y Cirugía de Nervio Periférico
País: Estados Unidos

Educación superior y especialidad

  • Doctor en Medicina (M.D.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Estados Unidos, 1993-1997.
  • Licenciaturas (B.S.) en Química y Biología, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, Estados Unidos, 1989-1993.
  • Residencia integrada en Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Estados Unidos, 1997-2001 y 2003-2005.
  • Fellowship posdoctoral de investigación en Functional Tissue Engineering Laboratory y Muscle Mechanics Laboratory, University of Michigan, 2001-2003.
  • Fellowship clínico en Cirugía Plástica Pediátrica, The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto, Canadá, 2005-2006.
  • Rotman / SickKids Executive Partners in Leadership Program, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Canadá, 2012-2013.

Experiencia laboral

  • James Joseph Harbaugh, Jr., Professor of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos, desde 2020.
  • Chief of Plastic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, desde 2021.
  • Profesor, Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University, nombramiento conjunto, desde 2022.
  • Faculty, Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, desde 2020.
  • Staff Surgeon, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canadá, 2009-2020.
  • Research Director, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto / The Hospital for Sick Children, 2014-2019.

Asociaciones

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS), desde 2009.
  • Specialty Fellow, Section on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), desde 2008.
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), Active Fellow desde 2015; Chair, Scientific Program Awards Committee, 2025-2026.
  • American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN), presidente 2020-2022.
  • Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC), Chair/President 2019-2022.
  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Society for Neuroscience.

Distinciones y publicaciones

  • Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, desde 2007.
  • Research Achievement Award for Basic Science Research, American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), 2025.
  • George Armstrong Peters Prize, University of Toronto Department of Surgery, 2014, por productividad académica e investigación.
  • C. James Carrico Faculty Research Fellowship, American College of Surgeons, 2009-2012; Academic Scholars Award, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2007-2009.
  • Coautor de “Comparison of hypoglossal nerve transfer and hypoglossal jump nerve graft techniques for facial reanimation: A systematic review”. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.08.029.
  • Coautor de “International, Multispecialty Expert Consensus on Nomenclature for Facial Paralysis”. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.1177/26893614251363957.
  • Coautor de “Outcomes of Corneal Transplantation After Minimally Invasive Corneal Neurotization in Children”. Cornea, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003887.
  • Coautor de “Biohacking Nerve Repair: Novel Biomaterials, Local Drug Delivery, Electrical Stimulation, and Allografts to Aid Surgical Repair”. Bioengineering, 2024; 11(8):776. DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11080776.
  • Coeditor de The Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ediciones 2004 y 2014.