CharlesAFriesMDPhD

Plastic Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Chief of Plastic Surgery, Associate Professor, Director of Lymphedema Surgery

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Office
7703 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-450-9220

Summary

Dr. Anton Fries is Division Chief and Associate Professor of the Division of Plastic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio. He received his medical degree from the University of Cambridge and served for 20 years as a medical officer in the Royal Navy. He retired at the rank of Surgeon Commander, having deployed across the globe, including two combat tours in Afghanistan.

During his plastic surgery residency he performed pre-clinical research at the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, for which he was awarded his PhD. He was awarded the International Master’s Degree in Reconstructive Microsurgery from Chang Gung University, Taipei. In Taipei, he also completed his microsurgical fellowship, which included training in lymphatic super-microsurgery, complex head and neck reconstruction and hand transplantation.

On completion of his training, he was appointed to the faculty of Oxford University Hospitals in the UK, where he continued his work in reconstructive transplantation. After working in Oxford for two years he was appointed at UT Health San Antonio. He set up the Lymphedema Surgical Service at UT Health San Antonio in 2020.

He has published over 60 peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters and won several research awards, particularly relating to reconstructive tissue transplantation. His clinical interests are in microvascular reconstruction, including lymphatic super-microsurgery, and cosmetic surgery. He is Surgical Advisor to the charity Operation Restore Hope and has completed 6 annual surgical missions to the Philippines to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries.

Education & Training

University of Warwick Medical SchoolPhD, Reconstructive Transplantation, 2021 - 2022
West Midlands Deanery, General Medical CouncilResidency, Plastic Surgery, 2010 - 2018
Chang Gung University, TaipeiMSc, Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2016 - 2017
Chang Gung Memorial HospitalReconstructive Microsurgery, Fellowship, 2016 - 2017
West Midlands Deanery, General Medical CouncilGeneral Surgery, Core Surgical Training, 2008 - 2010
University of Cambridge School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandFellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Plastic Surgery)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

The Gilbert Blane Medal The Royal Navy, 2020
The Wiseman Medal The Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, 2014
The Oliver Sword The Royal Navy, 2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Patient safety associated with the surgical treatment of bone and soft tissue tumours during the COVID-19 pandemic-results from an observational study at the Oxford Sa...
Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran, Sanjeev Kotecha, Duncan Whitwell, Thomas D A Cosker, Paul Critchley
International Orthopaedics. 2020-07-29
26 citations
High velocity gunshot injuries to the extremities: management on and off the battlefield.
J. G. Penn-Barwell, Kate V. Brown, C. Anton Fries
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2015-06-25
22 citations
Factors influencing infection in 10 years of battlefield open tibia fractures.
J. G. Penn-Barwell, P. M. Bennett, D. E. Mortiboy, C.A. Fries, Afg Groom
Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction. 2016-03-18

Journal Articles

Orthoplastic treatment of open lower limb fractures improves outcomes; a 12-year review
review E D’Cunha, J G Penn-Barwell, J McMaster, C A Fries, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021
Trends in decubitus ulcer disease burden in European Union 15+ countries
R Goodall, A Armstrong, W Hughes, C A Fries, D Marshall, E Harbinson, J Salciccioli, J Shalhoub, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 11/2020
Patient safety associated with the surgical treatment of bone and soft tissue tumours during the COVID-19 pandemic - Results from an observational study at the Oxford ...
R B Rajasekaran, S Kotecha, D Whitwell, T D A Cosker, P Critchley, C A Fries, D Pigott, C L M H Gibbons, A Carr, International Orthopaedics, 7/2020
Abdominal Wall Transplantation: Indications and Outcomes
C Honeyman, R Dolan, H Stark, C A Fries, S Reddy, P Allan, G Vrakis, A Vaidya, G Dijkstra, S Hofker, T Templeman, P Werker, D Erdmann, K Ravindra, D Sudan, P Friend, H..., Current Transplantation Reports, 2020
Vascularised composite allotransplantation in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review
C Honeyman, H Stark, C A Fries, V S Gorantla, M R Davis, H P Giele, Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2020
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