Our Plastic Surgery Experts

UPMC’s Department of Plastic Surgery is proud to be one of the largest academic plastic surgery departments in the country. Our expert team of full-time academic faculty members is complemented by numerous community voluntary faculty who significantly contribute to the education of our residents.

Our faculty includes nationally and internationally known experts in every subspecialty of plastic surgery, providing a great wealth of educational endeavor and experience to care for patients with plastic and reconstructive surgery needs across a broad spectrum.

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J. Peter Rubin, MD
Chair, UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Rubin is board-certified in plastic surgery and is co-director of the UPMC Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center. The founder and director of UPMC’s Life After Weight Loss program, a unique program that combines body contouring with lifestyle and nutritional counseling in a supportive environment, Dr. Rubin is a national leader in the field of body contouring.

He lectures extensively in the United States and throughout the world about contouring surgery and is the lead author of a body contouring medical textbook for plastic surgeons. Dr. Rubin is a past recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for young researchers.

Learn more about Dr. Rubin.

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T. Oguz Acarturk, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Michael R. Bykowski, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery
Subspecialty: Breast Surgery, Craniofacial Anomalies, Vascular Anomalies

 

 

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Alexander J. Davit III, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery, Surgery, and Surgery of the Hand

 

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Carolyn De La Cruz, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Michael Gimbel, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Jesse A. Goldstein, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Joseph E. Losee, MD, Vice Chair

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Ernest K. Manders, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Surgery

 

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Vu Nguyen, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Brodie Parent, MD

Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Subspecialty: Limb Salvage, Breast Reconstruction, Transgender Care, Nerve Reconstruction

Board-certified in Surgery

 

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James M. Russavage, MD, DMD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

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Lindsay Schuster, DMD, MS

Specialty: Dentistry, Pediatrics
Subspecialty: Orthodontics, Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Dentistry-Orthodontics

 

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Mario G. Solari, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

 

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 Alexander M. Spiess, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Surgery of the Hand

 

 

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Guy M. Stofman, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology

 

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Jignesh V. Unadkat, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand Surgery, Limb Salvage, Brachial Plexus Surgery, Nerve Reconstruction, Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Board certified in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

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Dawn J. Wang, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery

Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

 

 

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Certified Aestheticians

Marina Casciato

• Facials
• Chemical Peels
• Microdermabrasions
• Express Peels

 

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Lori Stofman

• IPL Services - vascular or pigmented malformations
• Vascular: Rosacea, angiomas, hemangiomas, broken capillaries, and port wine birthmarks
• Pigmented lesions: age spots, hyperpigmentation, melasma, and evening out skin tones
• Permanent eye makeup
• 3-D nipple tattoos
• Chemical peels
• Skin consultations

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Life After Weight Loss Team Members

Barbara Chakurda – Program coordinator/surgery scheduler
Vicki March, MD – Bariatric internist

Researchers

Gregory Cooper, PhD