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Office
15 Parkman St
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-643-5963Fax+1 617-643-5964
Summary
- I am a board certified plastic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. I am originally from South Dakota and completed my general and plastic surgery residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Combined Harvard Plastic Surgery Training program. I am Professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. My expertise is in reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery and managing changes in the body and face related to aging, childbirth, and weight loss. I give national lectures and teach instructional courses to my colleagues on techniques in breast reconstruction and abdominoplasty in plastic surgery. I am also Co-Editor of the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which is the #1 plastic surgery journal in the world. I have been invited as a visiting professor at Yale, Pittsburgh, and Dartmouth Hitchcock to teach about current breast reconstruction techniques and advances in body contouring and I Ann a board examiner.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery, 2005 - 2008
- Stanford Health Care2003 - 2005
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2005
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2000
- University of South DakotaB.S., 1995
- University of South DakotaB.S., 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2002 - Present
- MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Editorial Board Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2016
- Nathaniel Bowditch Award 2013
- MGH One Hundred 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Patient Controlled Tissue Expansion for Breast Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
- AirXpanders AeroForm Tissue Expander System for Breast Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Technical Advancements and Innovations in Breast Reconstruction.Joseph J Disa, Amy S Colwell
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024-10-01 - Discussion: American Association of Plastic Surgeons Consensus on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma.Amy S Colwell
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024-09-01 - Positive Nipple Margins in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Management of Nipples Containing Cancer or Atypia.Julia N Shanno, Abigail E Daly, Kyle J Anderman, Heidi S Santa Cruz, Alexandra J Webster
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-08-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Breast Reconstruction Outcomes Following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Radiation Therapy.Richard G Reish M.D., Alex Lin B.S., William G Austen Jr. M.D., Jonathan Winograd M.D., Eric C Liao M.D. Ph.D., Curtis L Cetrulo Jr. M.D., Barbara L. Smith, M.D. Ph.D...., Plastic Surgery Research Council, 3/1/2014
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Previous Breast Surgery: Comparative Analysis of 123 Immediate Reconstructions.Alex Lin B.S., Robert Neuman M.D., William G Austen Jr. M.D., Jonathan Winograd M.D., Eric C Liao M.D. Ph.D., Curtis L Cetrulo Jr. M.D., Barbara L. Smith, M.D. Ph.D.,A..., Plastic Surgery Research Council, 3/1/2014
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Previous Breast Surgery: Comparative Analysis of 123 Immediate Reconstructions.Alex Lin B.S., Robert Neuman M.D., William G Austen Jr. M.D., Jonathan Winograd M.D., Eric C Liao M.D. Ph.D., Curtis L Cetrulo Jr. M.D., Barbara L. Smith, M.D. Ph.D.,A..., Massachussets Chapter American College of Surgeons, 12/1/2013
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Lectures
- Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Pearls and Pitfalls in 2014.1/1/2014
- Single Stage Breast Reconstruction with ADM CourseSan Diego, CA - 1/1/2013
- New Horizons in Breast Reconstruction. Breast Cancer New Horizons Current Controversies.Boston, MA - 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Study Shows Positive Outcome in Breast Reconstruction SurgeryMarch 21st, 2014
- New Approach for Breast Reconstruction SurgeryMarch 21st, 2014
- The Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: Promising Safety Results for Improved Aesthetic OutcomesAugust 11th, 2016
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Professional Memberships
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- American Association Plastic SurgeryMember
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