Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Welcome to the Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Established in 1988, our fellowship is one of the largest reconstructive microsurgery training programs in the world with over 200 graduates to date. During our 12-month program, fellows are immersed in cutting-edge microvascular surgery and advanced reconstructive surgery for cancer patients. A group of 28 faculty, all of whom are experts in their respective areas of reconstructive surgery, serve as their teachers and mentors. Complementing the clinical experience is a year-long didactic curriculum devoted to reconstructive surgery, care of the cancer patient, and professional development. We aim to provide the finest reconstructive microsurgery training in the world and develop the next generation of national and international innovators and leaders within our subspecialty.
Letter from the Program Director
Associate Professor
Thank you for your interest in the MD Anderson Cancer Center Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship. Each year, we aim to recruit highly qualified fellows who have completed a residency in plastic surgery for advanced training in microvascular surgery and complex oncologic reconstruction. Our goals are to provide the best microsurgical training in the world and prepare our fellows for leadership roles in the field of reconstructive surgery.
We perform approximately 1,400 microsurgical cases a year at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ours is a comprehensive program that includes microsurgical reconstruction of the head and neck, breast, trunk, spine, pelvis, and extremities. In addition, we offer advanced training in surgical treatment of lymphedema using “supermicrosurgery” techniques, peripheral nerve surgery and robotic reconstructive surgery.
In addition to clinical breadth and volume, our strength is in mentorship and career guidance. Our alumni include a veritable who’s who in the field of reconstructive microsurgery, and we have trained more academic microsurgeons than any other fellowship program. Applicants eligible for a Texas Medical License may opt to take part in the Clinical Specialist program, which involves attending-level experience in non-microsurgical complex reconstruction. Many prior graduates feel that the Clinical Specialist program was invaluable in preparing them to hit the ground running in clinical practice.
Our Current Fellows
Emily Andersen, M.D.
Alexandra Belcastro, M.D.
Katherine "Kacy" Benedict, M.D.
Ciara Brown, M.D.
Serena Day, M.D.
E. Kaley Donaldson, M.D.
Sharon Kracoff-Sella, M.D.
Mark Shafarenko, M.D.
Erica Xue, M.D.
Our Alumni
1988 - 1993
1992
Bengston, Bradley
DeHass, William
Luethcke, David
Mehta, D.
1993
Coffee, Jesse Allen
Mistry, Dinu
Pisano, Steven
Rock, Craig
1994 - 1999
1994
Black, James J.
Goldberg, Daniel
Langstein, Howard
Wallace, Anne
1995
Beahm, Elisabeth
Benacci, Joseph
Gheradini, Giulio
Tadjalli, Helen
1996
Deutsch, Mark
Hong, Roy
Khoo, Andrew
Lohman, Robert
Smith, Mark
1997
Katz, Steven
Perkins, Darrell
Seelig, Debra
Tran, Nho (Bill)
1998
Bush, Keith
Cohen, Leslie
Gallas, Manny
Miles, Wandra
Werninghaus, Karla
1999
Gupta, Abhay
Gurtner, Geoffrey
Hussussian, Chris
Lenert, Joanne
Mehling, Blair
2000 - 2005
2000
Cope, Charles
Kronowitz, Steven
Lipa, Joan
Ng, Roy
Shalom, Avi
2001
Salibian, Mossi
Skoracki, Roman
Tan, Mark
Temple, Claire
Topham, Neal
2002
Chandawarkar, R
Heller, Lior
Lynch, Matthew
Rosenberg, Jason
Small, Tzvi
2003
Bajaj, Anureet
De La Cruz, Carolyn
Lee, Gordon
Ryder, Truls
Yap, Lok Huei
2004
Feledy, Jules
Hanasono, Matthew
Iteld, Larry
Saint-Cyr, Michel
Ukani, Hanif
Moore, Brian
2005
Fortin, Amanda
Baumann, Donald
Crosby, Melissa
Said, Hakim
Williams, Jason
Wu, Liza
Klem, Chris
2006 - 2011
2006
Tiwari, Pankaj
Patel, Sameer
Nigriny, John
Venturi, Mark
Barnea, Yoav
James, Stuart
Lin, Samuel
2007
Boehmler, Jay
Ferguson, Rob
Kim, Sugene
Nemeth, Nicole
Sacks, Justin
Villa, Mark
Wong, Sarah
Moreno, Mauricio
2008
Garvey, Patrick
Hsu, Patrick
Jacob, Lisa
Kocak, Ergun
Roehl, Kendall
Selber, Jesse
Ver Halen, Jon
2009
Adelman, David
Ambay, Raj
Campbell, Chris
Herbig, Kathleen
Kanchwala, Suhail
Milas, Zvonimir
Poh, Melissa
Yank-Arzi, Ravit
2010
Chang, Edward
Chao, Albert
Clemens, Mark
Ghali, Shadi
Kozlow, Jeffrey
Nguyen, Alexander
Robinson, Jennifer
2011
Althubaiti, Ghazi
Boa, Olivier
Butterworth, James
Chandler, David
Chang, Eric
Fearmonti, Regina
Kim, Sendia
Solari, Mario
2012 - 2017
2012
Alrasheed,Taiba
Blechman, Keith
Ch'ng, Sydney
Hanson, Summer
Hassid, Victor
Potter, Elisabeth
Sandberg, Johan
2013
Altman, Andrew
Cabiling, David
Craig, Elizabeth
Dec, Wojciech
Ibrahim, Amir
Sharaf, Basel
Tong, Winnie
2014
Collins, Meredith
Gangopadhyay, Noopur
Huang, Andrew
Lai, Christian
Largo, Rene
Momtazi, Moein
Schaverien, Mark
Wolf, Omer
Yao, Alice
2015
Chinn, Steven
Chu, Carrie
Doren, Erin
Friedstat, Jonathan
Gupta, Deepak
Kapur, Sahil
Mericli, Alexander
Roubaud, Margaret
Winocour, Sebastian
2016
Deigni, Olivier
Ku, Jamie
Maricevich, Marco
Mercier-Couture, Genevieve
Murariu, Daniel
Sharabi, Safa
Sparkman, Darlene
Szpalski, Caroline
Wong, Corrine
2017
Adamson, Karri
Coroneos, Christopher
Lamaris, Grigorios
Lopez, Mariela
Mays, Ashley
Offodile, Anaeze
Phillips, Brett
Shuck, John
Sisk, Geoffroy
2018 - 2023
2018
Adkeniz, Dogan
Ahmad, Faisal
Bailey, Chad
Broyles, Justin
DeFazio, Michael
Jabbour, Samer
Mecham, Elsie
Nemir, Stephanie
Olenczak, Jonathon Bryce
2019
Bishop, Sarah
Boukovalas, Stefanos
Danker, Sara
Masoomi, Hossein
Mella-Catinchi, Juan
Mountziaris, Paschalia
Mueller, Melissa
Yao, Christopher
Yu, Jessie
2020
Cho, Min-Jeong
Christensen, Joani
Corkum, Joseph
Francis, Ashleigh
Ismail, Tarek
Jozaghi, Yelda
Karami, Reem
Kurlander, David
Lee, Z-Hye
2021
Andejani, Doaa
Egro, Francesco
Kim, Laura
Koolen, Pieter
Krijgh, David
McMahon, Heather
Nguyen, Christopher
Parham, Christopher
Shay, Paul
2022
Contrera, Kevin
Egan, Katie
Elegbede, Kunle
Fracol, Megan
Ha, Austin
Hanwright, Philip
Kania, Kasia
Padilla, Pablo
Sputova, Klara
2023
Alam, Peter
Atia, Andrew
Bobian, Michael
Dickey, Ryan
Paget, James
Kiefer, Jurij
Lanni, Michael
Wang, Annie
Zhou, Anna
Andrea Warren
Education Coordnator
Department of Plastic Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler St., Unit 1488, Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-1247
amwarren@mdanderson.org