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The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery program is at six affiliated
hospitals of the University of Louisville clustered into a medical center
complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Our academic faculty is comprised of five
full-time members, three full-time researchers, and an active volunteer
clinical faculty of approximately 30 members.
Our program is noted for the breadth, depth and balance of clinical experience
and for the challenging clinical complexity of case material.
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Our laboratory research program has become widely acclaimed and adopted many
microsurgical techniques. We have pioneered and developed many new flaps and
have pioneered composite allograft transplantation, including the worlds first
successful hand transplantation.
This program is an independent model, two-year program designed to provide
graduating residents with a comprehensive clinical experience and knowledge of
the basic principles of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The mission of this
teaching program is to train conscientious, compassionate, careful, thoughtful
and competent plastic surgeons that are also well versed in scientific analysis
and research principles.
The Plastic Surgery Program at the University of Louisville has been in
existence for over 30 years. Sixty-three individuals have completed the
training program since its inception.
The goals and objectives of this program are to educate plastic surgeons that
are analytical and scholarly in their approach to surgical problem solving,
broadly experienced in all fields of the specialty, safe in their application
of judgment and technique, and ultimately self-educating in a lifelong
continuing medical education process.
The University of Louisville, Division of Plastic Surgery has a strong academic
commitment that includes basic and clinical research. We are affiliated with
some of the most productive research Laboratories in the nation and there is a
vigorous basic science and clinical research program ongoing in the Division.
This provides an important experience for all residents.
To learn more, please visit
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