Lisa Gfrerer, M.D., Ph.D.
Lisa Gfrerer, M.D., Ph.D.
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About Lisa Gfrerer, M.D., Ph.D.
Lisa Gfrerer is Assistant Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ (WCM). She received her MD degree at the Medical School of Vienna prior to completing a PhD in Genetics at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. She graduated from the Harvard Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program, and completed the Advanced Peripheral Nerve and Microsurgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Clinically, her focus is peripheral nerve surgery including headache surgery, chest reinnervation after transgender mastectomy, breast reinnervation after cancer mastectomy, thoracic outlet decompression, facial nerve reconstruction, as well as advanced nerve reconstruction (TMR, RPNI, nerve transfers, free tissue transfer, nerve decompression, tarsal tunnel release) for restoration of motor and sensory function after iatrogenic and accidental injury in any body part. She has built a multi- institutional research program for headache surgery, breast/chest reinnervation, as well as functional nerve disorders and nerve pain. As an affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) she has further focused on innovation and device development to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration. Lastly, she is on the board of the Migraine Surgery Society and has served on the board of the American Society of Plastic Surgery. She is a member of the American Society of Peripheral Nerve.
Lisa Gfrerer is Assistant Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ (WCM). She received her MD degree at the Medical School of Vienna prior to completing a PhD in Genetics at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. She graduated from the Harvard Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program, and completed the Advanced Peripheral Nerve and Microsurgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Clinically, her focus is peripheral nerve surgery including headache surgery, chest reinnervation after transgender mastectomy, breast reinnervation after cancer mastectomy, thoracic outlet decompression, facial nerve reconstruction, as well as advanced nerve reconstruction (TMR, RPNI, nerve transfers, free tissue transfer, nerve decompression, tarsal tunnel release) for restoration of motor and sensory function after iatrogenic and accidental injury in any body part. She has built a multi- institutional research program for headache surgery, breast/chest reinnervation, as well as functional nerve disorders and nerve pain. As an affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) she has further focused on innovation and device development to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration. Lastly, she is on the board of the Migraine Surgery Society and has served on the board of the American Society of Plastic Surgery. She is a member of the American Society of Peripheral Nerve.
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Ph.D.Medical University of Vienna (Austria)2014
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B.A.University of Vienna (Austria)2012
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M.D.Medical University of Vienna (Austria)2011
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Assistant Attending SurgeonNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Assistant Attending SurgeonNewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
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Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery)Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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