David W. Chang, MD, FACS

Dr. Chang is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Chicago. He is also the Director of Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago. He is currently the past President of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the President-elect of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.

He has dedicated over 20 years in the field of reconstructive surgery for cancer patients, and has developed an international reputation as a leader, a pioneer and an innovator in our field, especially in the areas of breast reconstruction and microsurgical treatment of lymphedema. From 1998 to 2013, Dr. Chang was at the MD Anderson Cancer Center where he served on numerous leadership roles including the Deputy Chairman for the Department of Plastic Surgery, the Director of the Plastic Surgery Clinic, and the Director of the Center for Microsurgery Research and Training.

Dr. Chang has published over 150 peer-reviewed research articles and numerous book chapters. He has coedited a textbook Lymphedema Surgery, which was published in 2015. He has been invited to lecture at more than 200 national and international symposiums and meetings, while serving as a visiting professor at institutions all over the world. He serves on the editorial board of numerous leading medical journals including the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He was a recipient of the prestigious Godina Traveling Fellowship from the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery in 2005. He has been voted as one of the "Best Doctors in America" in his field by his peers since 2001. He is a senior board examiner for American Society of Plastic Surgery and serves on the Board of Directors for American Society of Plastic Surgery.

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Terms of Appointment: March 2018 - February 2020;  March 2020 - February 2022