BabakJMehraraMDFACS

Professor and Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service Peter G. Cordeiro Chair in Surgery Professor, Surgery, Weill Cornell Med College

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Overview of Dr. Mehrara

Dr. Babak Mehrara is a plastic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 23 years. He is one of 28 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Plastic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
530 East 74th Street
New York, NY 10021
Book by Phone+1(762) 214-2915

Education & Training

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Clinical Trials

A Study of Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging With ICG During Reconstructive Gynecologic Surgery Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 24
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reconstructing Failure: Assessing Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Loss of Initial Breast Reconstruction.
Minji Kim, Nima Khavanin, Charles Z Jiang, Joshua M Barnett, Lillian A Boe
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-04-01
The Co-Surgeon Model for Microsurgical Free Flaps: A Survey of Perspectives and Utility.
Emmanuel Giannas, Brandon Alba, Kelly Harmon, Annie Fritsch, David Kurlander
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2025-03-24
ASO Visual Abstract: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breast Inflammation and Its Association with Lymphedema Risk After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection.
Arielle Roberts, Adana-Christine Campbell, Bracha L Pollack, Giacomo Montagna, Varadan Sevilimedu
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-20

Press Mentions

Full Circle: MSK Patient Survives Deadly Cervical Cancer and Returns to Train as DoctorOctober 31st, 2024
PureTech to Present at 19th Annual Virtual Needham Healthcare ConferenceApril 14th, 2020
Shannen Doherty Had to Gain Weight for This Unique Type of Breast Reconstruction SurgeryAugust 23rd, 2018
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Grant Support

Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2023–2027
Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2023–2027
Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2023–2027
Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2023–2027
Molecular mechanisms of age-related lymphatic dysfunctionSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2022–2025
Surgical Oncology Research Training GrantSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH1984–2025