Editorial Board
90 Editors in 16 Countries/Regions
Editors-in-Chief
Mark K. Wax
waxm@ohsu.eduDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Research Interests: Head and neck cancer, microvascular reconstruction, free flap, surgical education
Wen-Guo Cui 
Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Novel biomaterials and nanomaterials for tissue regeneration, the carrier and delivery of orthopedic related drugs, stem cell and immunotherapy for bone tissue repair, bone tissue engineering and bone joint repair and reconstruction
Founding Editor-in-Chief
Raúl González-García
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Srugery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
Research Interests: Maxilofacial surgery, head and neck surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery
Associate Editors
Charles E. Butler
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Research Interests: Hernia and abdominal wall reconstructions, oncoplastic breast reconstruction, post-oncologic and torso reconstruction(abdominal wall, breast, chest wall, pelvis, perineum and spine)
Yilin Cao
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Tissue engineering scaffolds, dermal fibroblast, craniofacial surgery, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, craniofacial surgery
Steffen U. Eisenhardt
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany.
Research Interests: Facial paralysis, reconstructive microsurgery in general, sarcoma surgery and pathophysiology of inflammation including ischemia/reperfusion injury and vascularized allotransplantation
Raymund E. Horch
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany.
Laboratory for Tissue Engieneering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany.
Research Interests: Hand surgery, reconstructive surgery, aesthetic surgery, lip augmentation, breast augmentation
Pedro Infante-Cossio
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
Research Interests: Oral and maxillofacial surgery, cleft lip, craniofacial surgery
Hua Jiang
Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Mammaplasty, ear reconstruction, rhinoplasty
Xiao Long
Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Research Interests: Keloid, adipose derived stem cell, lymphedema, female genital and vaginal plastic surgery, sclerosis
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and Gender-Affirming Surgery
Jan Plock
Division of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
Research Interests: Microsurgery, regenerative medicine, hand surgery, reconstructive surgery
Raffaele Rauso
Head and Neck Unit, Private Hospital “Clinica Cobellis” Vallo della Lucani (SA), Naples, Italy.
Research Interests: Facial aesthetic, facial reconstruction, cleft surgery, microsurgery, aesthetic medicine, breast aesthetic, breast reconstruction, head and neck oncology
Justin M. Sacks
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Research Interests: Vascularized composite allotransplantation, tissue engineering and vascular perfusion assessment, aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, hand, microsurgery
Xiaoming Sun
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Facial plastic surgery, Skin regeneration, facial rejuvenation
Francesca Toia
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Research Interests: Microsurgery, reconstructive surgery, hand and limb surgery, peripheral nerve surgery
Pierluigi Tos
Department of Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Orthopedic Institute, Gaetano Pini - CTO hospital, Milan, Italy.
Research Interests: Reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, orthoplastic, reconstructive surgery of limbs
Editorial Board Members
Shailesh Agarwal
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Research Interests: Lymphedema, fat grafting, pathologic wound healing, reconstructive microsurgery, lymphatic reconstruction, gender affirming surgery, body contouring and aesthetic surgery
Melissa B. Aldrich
Center for Molecular Imaging, The Brown Foundation Institute for Molecular Medicine,The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Research Interests: Lymphedema, influence lymphatic dysfunction, lymphatic imaging technology
Christoph Andree
Department of Plastic Surgery, Sana-Clinic, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, Germany.
Research Interests: Breast surgery, breast reconstruction with autologous tissue
Antonino Araco
Department of Aesthetic Medicine, University Tor Vergata of Roma, Rome, Italy.
Research Interests: Skin regeneration, abdominoplasty, burns, body contouring, cosmetic medicine, regenerative medicine, laser therapy, breast surgery, nose surgery, face lifting
Shayan Barootchi
Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Research Interests: Oral implants, gingival recession plastic, periodontal and peri-implant plastic
Marten Basta
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, lower extremity trauma reconstruction, facial trauma reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, ventral hernia, outcomes research, surgical risk stratification
Paolo Boffano
Division of Dentistry, Vercelli Hospital, Vercelli, Italy.
Research Interests: Maxillofacial trauma, oral pathology, oral cancer, surgical implant dentistry, bone regeneration, oral dentoalveolar surgery
Zhengwei Cai
Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Regenerative medicine, biomaterials, bone tissue engineering, biomaterial engineering
Bernardo Hontanilla Calatayud
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Research Interests: Surgery of facial paralysis, breast reconstruction, microsurgery, facial and breast aesthetic surgery
Fabio Caviggioli
Plastic Surgery Unit, MultiMedica Holding S.P.A., Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Research Interests: Scar, cancer reconstructive surgery, body contouring after weight loss, cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, fat grafting
Changcheng Chang
Aesthetic Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Research Interests: Aesthetic laser treatment, minimal invasive procedure, body shape contouring sculpting, spider vein treatment-sclerotherapy and pulse dye laser
Edward Chang
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Research Interests: Plastic and reconstructive surgery on hands and face (craniofacial), skin tissue, bone, and other tissue, breast cancer-related lymphedema
Hsiu-Mei Chiang
Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Research Interests: skin aging, skin disorders, dermatology
Harvey Chim
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Research Interests: Hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery
Distal median and radial nerve branch transfer techniques for upper extremity reanimation
Yung-Cheng Chiu
School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Research Interests: Orthopedics, hand surgery, microsurgery, bone and cartilage research
Adrien Daigeler
BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Research Interests: Reconstructive surgery, soft tissue sarcoma surgery, hand surgery
Tine Engberg Damsgaard
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Treatment, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, lymphatic reconstruction
Godard de Ruiter
Department of Neurosurgery, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands.
Research Interests: Peripheral nerve surgery, spine and traumatic brain injury
Efterpi Demiri
School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, breast surgery, lymphedema surgery, hand surgery, microsurgical limb reconstruction
Miroslav L. Djordjevic
School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Research Interests: Gender affirmation surgery, reconstructive surgery
Adrian Dragu
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Center of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstraße, Dresden, Germany.
Research Interests: Burn injuries, hand surgery, thermal injury, reconstructive body shaping, aesthetic surgery
Francesco M. Egro
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Research Interests: Microsurgery, burn surgery, complex reconstruction, regenerative medicine, surgical education
Alfio Wo Ferlito
Coordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, Italy.
Research Interests: Head and neck surgery, oncology, and cancer research
Pietro Gentile
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Science, “Tor Vergata” University, Rome, Italy.
Research Interests: Hair regrowth, fat graft, breast reconstruction, wound healing, face rejuvenation, platelet rich plasma, regenerative medicine
Stefano Gentileschi
Department of Plastic Surgery, Centre for Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Research Interests: Plastic and reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, facial plastic surgery, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, breast surgery, lymphedema
Francesca Romana Grippaudo
Plastic Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Research Interests: Breast implant, body contouring, silicone and dermal fillers complication, abdominal wall reconstruction, ear malformation repair, minimally invasive laser technologies, dermal fillers
Amgad Hanna
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Research Interests: Microneurosurgery, neuroanatomy, neurosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus injuries
Yong Ju Jang
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea.
Research Interests: Rhinoplasty
Ruben Yap Kannan
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK.
Research Interests: Facial nerve paralysis, head and neck surgery
Nolan S. Karp
Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, reduction, augmentation, flap reconstruction
Kenji Kawamura
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical Universit, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Research Interests: Hand surgery
Vaughan Keeley
Lymphoedema Department, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK.
Research Interests: Lymphedema
Umar Daraz Khan
Reshape Clinic, Reshape House, 2-4 High Street, West Malling, Kent, UK.
Research Interests: Face lifts, rhinoplasties, breast augmentations, breast reductions, breast uplift, blepheroplasties, browlift, abdominoplasties, liposuction
Petros Konofaos
Plastic Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Research Interests: Peripheral nerve surgery, craniofacial surgery, facial paralysis, microsurgery, rhinology, head and neck surgery
Isao Koshima
International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Research Interests: Supermicrosurgery, nerve flap, nanomicrosurgery
Tsanshiun Lin
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Research Interests: Microsurgery, limb reconstruction, hepatic artery reconstruction, biliary reconstruction
Nicole Lindenblatt
Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Research Interests: Lymphedema surgery, lymphatic reconstruction, skin tissue engineering, robotic-assisted surgery, smart materials and regenerative therapies
Ning-Fei Liu
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Research Interests: Pathogenesis of lymphedema, imaging of the lymphatic system, lymphangiogenesis in disease
Giuseppe Minervini
Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Research Interests: Dentofacial orthopedics; orofacial pain, temporomandibular joint disorder, craniofacial surgery, oral pathology, teledentistry
Stan Monstrey
Department of Plastic Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Research Interests: Phalloplasty, transgender surgery, burn management, plastic surgery
Fabio Nicoli
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Research Interests: Head and neck reconstruction, breast surgery, scar treatment, reperfusion injury, lymphology & microvascular surgery, laser therapy, robotic surgery and regenerative medicine
Rei Ogawa
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Research Interests: Scar management, keloid and hypertrophic scars, wound healing, burns treatment, flap reconstruction
Stephen S. Park
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, University of Virginia, VA, USA.
Research Interests: Facial plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, nasal reconstruction, head and neck surgery
Elias Polykandriotis
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Sana Hospital Hof, Academic Teaching Hospital of Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen - Nurnberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany.
Research Interests: Wound, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, flexor tendon repair
Samuel O. Poore
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI, USA.
Research Interests: Peripheral nerve regeneration, functional anatomy and neural engineering, prosthetic development, neural prosthetics, vascular tissue engineering, microsurgical education, clinical outcomes in plastic and reconstructive surgery
Lee L. Q. Pu
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Research Interests: Cosmetic facial surgery, lower-extremity reconstruction, reconstructive breast surgery, fat grafting, microsurgery, cosmetic surgery of the breast
Allen M. Putterman
Department of Ophthalmology and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, The University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Research Interests: Cosmetic blepharoplasty, blepharoptosis
Siegmar Reinert
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stuttgart General Hospital, Germany.
Research Interests: Cleft surgery including septorhinoplasty, reconstructive Head and neck surgery, microsurgery, trauma surgery, endoscopic assisted surgery
Joseph M. Rosen
Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Research Interests: Nerve repair and human machine interfaces, microsurgery and transplantation of limbs, computer-aided surgery, virtual reality simulators and methods of education, telemedicine and informatics, healthcare delivery for medical disasters and counter measures for bio-terrorism
Tissue Engineering for the Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury
Warren Matthew Rozen
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Research Interests: Breast surgery, breast reconstruction with autologous tissue, hand surgery, skin cancer management
The efficacy of three-dimensional printing for plastic surgery education: a narrative review
The use of generative artificial intelligence in surgical education: a narrative review
Ethical issues of artificial intelligence in plastic surgery: a narrative review
Ara Salibian
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Lymphatic Disease and Breast Microsurgery, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, lymphedema
Gennaro Selvaggi
Department of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Research Interests: Breast surgery, gender surgery, gender Identity, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery
Folke Sjöberg
Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Research Interests: Burn injury, burn wounds
Michael Sorkin
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, James Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Research Interests: Wound healing and regeneration, stem cell biology, inflammation-mediated fibrosis, mammaplasty
Matthew E. Spector
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Research Interests: Head and neck reconstruction
Brwon Spencer
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, USA.
Research Interests: Wound healing and regenerative stem cells in aesthetic surgery
Hiroo Suami
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Research Interests: Anatomical study of the lymphatic system, alterations of lymphatic structure in lymphedema, sentinel node biopsy, indocyanine green imaging
Jia-Ming Sun
Department of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Research Interests: Mammaplasty, stem cells, tissue engineering, breast plastic surgery, complex trauma repair
Larissa Sweeny
Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Division of Microvascular Reconstruction, University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Interests: Head and neck cancer, transoral robotic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, thyroid and parathyroid disease
Gianluca Martino Tartaglia
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Research Interests: Craniomandibular disorders, fixed prosthodontics, oral pathology, oral surgery, maxillofacial surgery, dentistry, periodontics and oral pathology, orthodontics, fracture
Jørn Bo Thomsen
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Research Interests: Breast reconstruction, perforator based surgery, facial reconstruction, microsurgery
Dominique Van Neste
Skin and Hair Clinic, Skinterface, Tournai and Brussels, Belgium.
Research Interests: Hair growth measurement, hair and scalp disorders in dermatology
Keming Wang
Department of General Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Research Interests: Rhinoplasty, congenital facial deformity, facial rejuvenation
Xianwen Wang
School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Research Interests: Cancer therapy, nanomedicine, biomaterials, drug delivery, nanotechnology, burn injury, wound healing
Youbin Wang
Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Research Interests: Keloids, scar repair, breast reconstruction, cleft lip and palate repair, external ear reconstruction, cleft lip and palate repair
Traci Ann Wilgus
Department of Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Research Interests: Regeneration, angiogenesis, inflammation, papilloma, skin neoplasms, sunburn, wounds and injuries
Stephen Anthony Wolfe
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Interests: Skin tissue repair, bone replace, reconstructive surgery on hands and face
Alex K. Wong
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Research Interests: Breast cancer, breast reconstruction, chest and abdominal wall reconstruction, chronic wounds, lower extremity reconstruction, lymphedema, microsurgery, non-healing radiated wounds, sarcoma reconstruction, scalp reconstruction, skin cancer resection and reconstruction
Da-Ping Yang
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Research Interests: Facial rejuvenation, breast surgery, flaps, facial paralysis, facial rejuvenation surgery series, eye rejuvenation surgery, breast plastic and repair, traumatic skin suture, skin flap transplantation
Lujun Yang
Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Research Interests: Intractable wounds, skin regeneration, hair regeneration, stem cell, tissue engineering
Cheng-Gang Yi
Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Research Interests: Fat grafting, body contouring, breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, liposuction
Hidehiko Yoshimatsu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Research Interests: Flaps, free tissue graft, lymphedema, breast reconstruction, lymphedema surgery, microsurgery
Nan-Ze Yu
Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Research Interests: Facial rejuvenation, blepharoplasty, facial reconstructive surgery
Ang Zeng
Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Research Interests: Breast reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, flap surgery and microsurgery
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