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Office
35 Park Street
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
New Haven, CT 06511
Summary
- Dr. Pomahac is a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in esthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Dr. Pomahac pioneered novel surgical approaches for treatment of facial deformities. He is also developing novel approaches to minimally invasive facial rejuvenation procedures.
He performs a wide variety of facial esthetic, and body contouring operations.
Dr. Pomahac offers highest quality of care, attention to detail, and committment to patient safety. Results of surgical interventions are natural, lasting, and patient recovery with minimal downtime.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2001 - 2004
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2000
- Palacky Univ- Fac MedClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Ambassador of the Czech Republic Top 100, Czech Republic, 2019
- Gratias Agit Award Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic, 2019
- Roberta and Stephen R Weiner Distinguished Chair in Surgery BWH, 2017-2019
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Clinical Trials
- Face Transplantation for Treatment of Severe Facial Deformity Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation for Multiple Extremity Amputations Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
- Withdrawal of Immunosuppression in Recipients of Face and Extremity Transplants Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 173 citationsThree Patients with Full Facial TransplantationBohdan Pomahac, Julian J. Pribaz, Elof Eriksson, Ericka M. Bueno, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2012-02-22 - 50 citationsTissue Engineering of SkinBohdan Pomahac, Tor Svensjö, Feng Yao, H Brown, Elof Eriksson
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine. 1998-01-01 - 289 citationsThe promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicineSebastian Giwa, Jedediah K. Lewis, Luis M. Alvarez, Robert Langer, Alvin E. Roth
Nature Biotechnology. 2017-06-01
Journal Articles
- Chronic Rejection of Human Face AllograftsLeonardo V Riella, Bohdan Pomahac, George F Murphy, Christine G Lian, Luccie Wo, American journal of transplantation
- Innovations in Reconstructive Microsurgery: Reconstructive TransplantationSimon G Talbot, Bohdan Pomahac, Matthew J Carty, Miguel I Dorante, Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Face Transplantation—Current Status and Future DevelopmentsBohdan Pomahac, Stefan G Tullius, Transplant International
Press Mentions
- Do Face Transplants Work? Review of First 50, Globally, Says YesNovember 1st, 2024
- Renowned Face Transplant Surgeon to Leave Brigham and Women's for YaleApril 8th, 2021
- Brigham Face Transplant Pioneer Reflects on His Patients and the Procedure as He Heads to YaleApril 2nd, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association of Plastic SurgeonsMember
- American Society of Reconstructive TransplantationPresident Elect
Other Languages
- Czech, Russian
External Links
- drpomahachttp://www.drpomahac.com
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