Plastic Surgery

Operative Experience

We are committed to providing hands-on experience to our residents, and operative responsibilities are awarded progressively as ability develops. Residents work side by side with faculty members to provide excellent care for patients and to ensure a varied and thorough educational experience. Patient case volume is high and residents are involved in all clinical activities including preoperative evaluation, surgery, post-operative care and follow-up.   

Below are the index category case logs of our graduating residents.

Residents Index Category Case Logs
   Required Minimum  Resident 1 Resident 2  Resident 3 
Head and Neck Congenital Defects  50 90 79 62
Head and Neck Neoplasms 70 428 339 77
Head and Neck Trauma 50 89 93 77
Breast Macromastia  24 82 80 34
Absent Breast 100 479 368 118
BREAST PROCS (RECONSTRICTIVE)  100  641  504  154
Wounds or Deformities of Trunk  23 62 68 37
TRUNK PROCS   25  160 175  46 
Hand and Upper Extremity Requiring Reconstruction 23 34 65 40
Tendon (Extensor or Flexor) 22 41 55 32
Nerve Injury
 10 30 19 21
Fracture or Dislocation 32 58 78 47
Dupuytren’s Contracture 2 18 13 13
Nerve Compression 16 103 98 33
Arterial Insufficiency or Amputation- Upper Extremity 4 6 7 10
Other Deformity or Disease Processes 13 138 149 44
HAND & UPPER DEFORMITY PROCS 122 428  404   240
Lower Extremity Wounds and Deformities 24 29 52 29
LOWER EXTREMITY PROCS  25 42   63  30
Integument Burns 24 481 214 993
TOTAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCS 25   42  63  31
Head and Neck Aesthetic Deformity 50   222 199   75
Breast Micromastia  16  35  28 29 
Breast Ptosis  13 38  30   31
TOTAL BREAST PROCS (AESTHETIC)  30  80  80  61
Trunk/Extremity Aesthetic Deformities  30  56 114  52 
TOTAL AESTHETIC PROCS  150  358  374  188
TOTAL INDEX PROCS  1,150  2,901  2,430 1,882 
Microvas/Free Tissue Trans  20  51  54 45 
Tissue Expansion   30  85  71  34
Suction Asst Lipoplasty  15  36 65   20
Use of Injectables  21 69  33 35
Lasers  10  10  15 14