Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

John A. Persing, MD, FACS, Professor and Chief
J. Grant Thomson, MSc, MD, FRCS, FACS, Associate Professor
Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS, Assistant Professor
Joseph Shin, MD, Associate Professor
Bruce A. Fichandler, PA, Lecturer and Director, Yale Skin Bank

General Information: (203) 785-2570

Dr. Persing was the Chair of the American Board of Plastic Surgery in May 2005.

Yale Plastic Surgery is a group of world-class surgeons who specialize in the most complex and delicate of operations: the reconstruction of a child’s face and head, the reassembly of a hand or wrist after injury or trauma, the realignment of a feature gone awry, the rebuilding of a body battered by cancer or wound. We handle each patient’s concerns with the utmost care and sensitivity, and bring hope to those disfigured or misshapened by congenital, traumatic, cancerous, or vascular anomalies. Our surgeons and surgeons-in-training regularly travel to developing countries throughout the world to perform free reconstructive surgical care for congenital, traumatic and cancer- induced deformities in indigent patients.

Yale Craniofacial Program offers surgical treatment for craniofacial congenital, traumatic, tumor, and vascular anomalies by specialists from 18 clinical services within Yale. Drs. Shin and Persing direct the program, with the assistance of a patient care coordinator.

The Yale Skin Bank is under the direction of Bruce C. Fichandler, P.A. The Bank provides the needed skin for burn patients and other patients with open wounds. The Bank has been in existence since 1983.

Hand and Microsurgery Program, under J. Grant Thomson, M.D., offers expertise in replantation, microvascular reconstruction, and free flap surgical techniques. The Hand and Wrist Program treats traumatic, congenital, and degenerative conditions involving the hand, wrist, and the nervous system of the arm. One fellow per year is accepted into the training program.

The Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Team provides facial and body aesthetic enhancement, especially for those patients seeking reconstructive surgery for breast cancer, head and neck cancer, melanoma, and breast reduction.

Our doctors see patients at Yale Physicians Building; perform operations at Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center; train students, residents and fellows; and, conduct research into, among other topics, the formation of the bones of the face and the pathophysiology of flap failures.

Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is also

• A Program accredited by the ACGME.

• A training ground for the best and brightest plastic and reconstructive surgeons. Plastic Surgery Residency

• A cadre of dedicated researchers, who participate in national clinical trials. The Promise of Research

Welcome to Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Morgan Regan
Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
Yale School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street (BB-330)
P.O. Box 208041
New Haven, CT 06520-8041
morgan.bowen@yale.edu
(203) 785-2570
(203) 785-5714, fax