Dr. Kofi Derek Owusu Boahene is a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and the director for the facial plastics fellowship training program. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery including cosmetic and reconstructive aspects. Dr. Boahene is a leading expert in facial paralysis surgery and facial nerve injuries and has pioneered innovative treatment protocols and surgical techniques in facial reanimation. He is the director of the Johns Hopkins Facial Nerve center dedicated to restoring facial balance, symmetry and animation to those who have suffered from facial paralysis and facial nerve disorders. As an expert microsurgeon, Dr. Boahene routinely performs some of the most complex facial reconstruction procedures on the face including rebuilding of an entire nose, lip, jaw and facial defects resulting from cancer treatment, traumatic injuries or as a result of birth defects. He uses cutting edge 3-D technology, image-guided technology and tissue transplanted from other parts of the body to restore or replace missing tissues. He is a key member of the Johns Hopkins facial transplant program. His cosmetic experience is broad and draws from patients across the globe. He routinely performs rhinoplasties, eyelid surgery, face lifts and other facial enhancing procedures. As a skull base surgeon, Dr. Boahene has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for removal of skull base and brain tumors, repairing CSF leaks and has authored a major textbook on this subject. Dr. Boahene received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. He graduated summa cum laude from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, completed a five-year surgical residency training program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and received fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. As the recipient of the prestigious Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award, Dr. Boahene was awarded additional craniofacial surgery training in Adelaide, Australia. He also received the Jack R. Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence for attaining the highest score nationally on the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery certification exam. Dr. Boahene serves as on the Board of Governors or the American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 1993, Dr. Kofi Boahene received the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical. Dr. Boahene is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.

Scott D. Lifchez is the interim director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the director of hand surgery service, and the section chief of plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He specializes in surgical treatments for injuries and chronic conditions of the hands and fingers. Dr. Lifchez received his medical training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 1999. He conducted a residency in plastic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 2005, and in 2006 completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Curtis National Hand Center of Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Lifchez has been recognized as a 2023 faculty inductee into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Lifchez is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Fasciotomy, and Trapeziectomy.

Dr. Lisa Ishii's practice in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery encompasses hair transplantation for women and men, rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation surgery of the aging face, facial reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive facial augmentation, such as injections or fillers. Dr. Lisa Ishii is the first facial plastic surgeon to have received a prestigious National Institutes of Health K12 Award to pursue research in facial plastic surgery. As part of this award, Dr. Ishii had the privilege to pursue a Master of Health Sciences degree at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is applying the research skills she acquired to her clinical practice to identify the best techniques in facial plastic surgery. Dr. Ishii is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Schwannoma, Septoplasty, and Thyroidectomy.

Dr. Damon S. Cooney is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cooney performs all types of general plastic surgery but specializes in microvascular reconstruction (free flaps). A particular focus of his clinical practice is improving the functional and aesthetic results of head and neck reconstruction. He completed additional fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh to become an expert in microsurgical techniques for reconstructing the extremities, trunk, breast, and head and neck following traumatic and/or oncological defects. Dr. Cooney earned a Ph.D. from Ohio State University Department of Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology. Dr. Cooney’s clinical and basic research focus is composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA). He is a member of the Composite Tissue Allotransplantation team at Johns Hopkins and helps conduct human hand and face transplantation trials. His laboratory work includes engineering human tissues for reconstructive purposes, nerve regeneration, microsurgical education and inducing tolerance in order to reduce or eliminate the need for systemic immunosuppression in transplantation patients. Dr. Cooney has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in addition to being a reviewer for plastic surgery journals. He is a founding member of the American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation. Dr. Cooney is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Keloids, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Osteotomy, and Abdominal Wall Surgery.

James Higgins is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Higgins is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Scaphoid Non-Union, Kienbock's Disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Bone Graft, and Osteotomy. Dr. Higgins is currently accepting new patients.

"Daniel J. Lewis, M.D. is a dual fellowship-trained Mohs and reconstructive surgeon and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He leads the Mohs surgery unit at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (JHOC), the hospital's flagship facility in downtown Baltimore. He is also heavily involved in education as the director of the JHOC resident surgery clinic and as core faculty for the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology fellowship. Dr. Lewis earned a B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine while completing a research fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and completed his internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He then returned to Penn for dermatology residency, serving as chief resident at the country's No. 1-ranked dermatology program by Doximity. At Penn, he pursued further specialization with two year-long post-doctoral fellowships in cutaneous oncology and Mohs micrographic surgery. During his Mohs fellowship at Penn, Dr. Lewis worked at the largest academic Mohs surgery center in the country alongside leaders in the field and pioneers in the use of Mohs surgery with immunohistochemistry, complex reconstruction, high-risk tumors, and tumors on specialty sites. Dr. Lewis has authored over 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts in high-impact journals such as Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, JAMA Dermatology, and Journal of Investigative Dermatology. He has also served on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Dermatology and has authored multiple textbook chapters as well as two editions of the book Practical Ways to Improve Patient Adherence, named the winner of the 2022 ""Best Overall"" Dermie Award by Dermasphere. Dr. Lewis is an aspiring leader in cutaneous oncology and was named Post-Doctoral Trainee of the Year in 2022 by ADEN, winner of the 2022 ASDS Young Investigators Writing Competition, and a Rising Scholar by the Dermatology Foundation in 2023. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He is passionate about Mohs micrographic surgery and has clinical interests in advanced facial reconstruction, Mohs surgery with immunohistochemistry, facial anatomy, Merkel cell carcinoma, melanoma, and patient adherence.". Dr. Lewis is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), T-Cell Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, and Sezary Syndrome.

Dr. Elise Ng is as assistant professor of dermatology and the Director of Dermatologic Surgery in the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins. She oversees the Johns Hopkins team of Mohs surgeons across four clinical sites, including the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Greenspring Station, the Medical Pavilion at Howard County, and Sibley Memorial Hospital. She also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship training program and is the clinical co-director of the Melanoma Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her areas of clinical expertise include Mohs micrographic surgery, complex facial reconstruction following skin cancer surgery, melanoma, cosmetic scar revision, and surgical management of benign and malignant skin lesions. Dr. Ng graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and was awarded the Harvard College Scholar Award for academic excellence. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and subsequently trained at New York University School of Medicine, one of the nation's top dermatology programs, where she was selected to be chief resident. Following residency, she completed a prestigious fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology with a focus on advanced reconstruction under the tutelage of one of the leaders in the field at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She serves as a reviewer for and her research has been published in premier peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Ng joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2017 and has been consistently recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore Magazine. Dr. Ng is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Melanoma, and Bowen's Disease.

George Grace is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Grace is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Breast Enlargement In Males, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, and Keloids.

Chad Gordon is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gordon is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Legius Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Dr. Fisher is an associate professor of plastic surgery in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic Surgery. His areas of clinical expertise include burn surgery, burn reconstruction, craniofacial surgery, and reconstructive microsurgery. He serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Adult Burn Center. Committed to acute and reconstructive burn care of the highest quality, Dr. Fisher completed extensive training at multiple leading centers. These included a Burn Fellowship at the Shriners Hospital for Burns in Galveston, a Plastic Surgery Residency at Duke University, a Craniofacial Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and a research fellowship at Harvard. Throughout his career Dr. Fisher has brought the full breadth and depth of his training to care for patients with the most complex injuries and deformities. From 2014 to 2022 he was on the faculty of the University of Iowa where he served in the burn unit, led the craniofacial team, and served the hand trauma team. Recognizing that complex injuries need coordinated care, he developed the Complex Face Group at Iowa to coordinate multiple specialty collaboration. Burns cause disfigurement, disability, and death particularly among the poor in the US and across the globe. Dr. Fisher’s research interests include improving prevention wherever burns happen, improving acute and reconstructive outcomes, and strengthening healthcare systems in the US and abroad in the face of burn and other disasters. His research interests also include wound healing and scar for burns and trauma. He has been a national and international leader in burn care. He founded and chaired the American Burn Association Committee on Reconstruction. He also founded and continues to lead the ABA series of burn reconstruction courses. He is frequently invited to speak internationally and serves actively in burn-related humanitarian agencies. Throughout his career, Dr. Fisher has emphasized the importance of a holistic approach seeking the restoration of not only physical health, but emotional recovery, social connection, and work reintegration of his patients. Dr. Fisher is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Neurofibromatosis, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Sarah Mess is a Plastic Surgeon in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Mess is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top area of expertise is Abdominal Wall Surgery.

William Norbury, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Plast), is an associate professor of plastic surgery (PAR) in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and part of the Johns Hopkins Adult Burn Center. His areas of clinical expertise include surgical reconstruction of severe burns, burn reconstruction, and laser attenuation of scar tissue. He received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital Medical College. He obtained a Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons postgraduate diploma at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2003, and completed a Royal College of Surgeons fellowship in plastic surgery in 2012. In addition to performing his residency in plastic surgery, Dr. Norbury completed a fellowship in the therapeutic use of lasers in the United Kingdom, as well as fellowships in reconstructive burn surgery and surgical critical care at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Children’s Texas. He also completed a three-year fellowship in burn care research — focused on attenuation of the hypermetabolic response following severe burns — at Shriners Children’s Texas. Dr. Norbury’s research activities focus on nutrition in burn care, hypermetabolism, wound healing, sepsis, burn reconstruction and laser treatment of hypertrophic scarring. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at numerous national and international meetings. He is a member of the American Burn Association, the British Burn Association, the International Society for Burn Injuries, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Dr. Norbury is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Keloids, Syndactyly Type 3, Juvenile Angiofibroma, and Buerger Disease.

Lee Kleiman is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Kleiman is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Perichondritis, Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Kleiman is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer Powers is a Plastic Surgeon and a Dermatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Powers is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Actinic Keratosis, Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, and Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma.

Valeriy Shubinets is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shubinets is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Syndactyly Type 2, Trigger Thumb, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Benjamin Elgamil caters to patients of all ages with foot and ankle concerns. He is a native of Maryland and has treated thousands of patients. Dr. Elgamil earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at Temple University. He went on to spend three years of comprehensive foot and ankle surgical residency training in the Aria Health System at the Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, PA. During this time, Dr. Elgamil served as Chief Resident and focused on conservative treatments and innovative surgical correction of foot and ankle fracture care, diabetic limb salvage, and deformity correction. Dr. Elgamil is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Ledderhose Disease, Fibromatosis, Plantar Fasciitis, and Tendinitis.

Marilyn Miller is a Plastic Surgeon in Westminster, Maryland. Dr. Miller is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Dr. Miller is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Davis is a Plastic Surgeon in Berlin, Maryland. Dr. Davis is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), and Melanoma. Dr. Davis is currently accepting new patients.

Mathew Thomas is a Plastic Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Thomas is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, and Rhizarthrosis. Dr. Thomas is currently accepting new patients.

Amita Bagal is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Bagal is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Ear Cancer, and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Dr. Bagal is currently accepting new patients.

Vincent Perrotta is a Plastic Surgeon in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Perrotta is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Keloids, and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Dr. Perrotta is currently accepting new patients.

Reza Mirali-Akbari is a Plastic Surgeon in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Mirali-Akbari is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Epidural Lipomatosis, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, and Keloids. Dr. Mirali-Akbari is currently accepting new patients.

Aviv Kramer is a Plastic Surgeon in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Kramer is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Digital Fibromatosis, Scaphoid Non-Union, and Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma.

Dr. Ali Al-Attar is a plastic surgeon affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Alexandria Hospital. He practices out of the Affiliates in Plastic Surgery, located in Rockville, Maryland; Alexandria, Virginia; and McLean, Virginia. Dr. Al-Attar has an expertise in breast reconstruction after cancer and aesthetic surgery of the face, nose, breast and abdomen. Dr. Al-Attar earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in plastic surgery. He completed a fellowship in aesthetic plastic surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and returned to Georgetown University Hospital to complete a fellowship in breast plastic surgery. Dr. Al-Attar has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed articles in various journals, including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Plastic Surgery. He has also presented his work at national meetings and received grant support for his research from the Department of the Army’s Breast Cancer Research Program and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation. Research Summary Dr. Al-Attar has received grant support for his research from the Department of the Army’s Breast Cancer Research Program and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation. Dr. Al is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Breast Enlargement In Males, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Keloids, and Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).

Dr. Kathy Huang is a plastic surgeon affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. She practices out of the Plastic Surgery Institute of Washington in North Bethesda, Md. Dr. Huang has an expertise in aesthetic and cosmetic plastic surgery, as well as breast reconstruction. She has a special interest in ethnic cosmetic procedures, such as double eyelid surgery and female genital procedures including vaginal reconstruction and labiaplasty. Dr. Huang earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Huang also completed a fellowship in plastic surgery at Mercy Medical Center that focused on advanced microsurgical techniques for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Dr. Huang is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She serves on the board of the Montgomery County Medical Society. Dr. Huang has been named a Top Doctor in Washington, D.C, Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly. Dr. Huang is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top area of expertise is Breast Enlargement In Males.