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Howard T. Wang, MD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology and Division Chief
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Email: wanght@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Board certified:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery (General Surgery)
Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Post-Graduate Training:
Plastic surgery residency, 2002-2005, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Hand surgery fellowship, 2003, Kleinert, Kutz and Associates, Louisville, KY
General surgery residency, 1999-2002, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
Research fellowship, 1997-1999, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
General surgery residency, 1996-1997, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
Dr. Howard T. Wang, Division Chief, Resident Program Director, and Associate Professor for the Division of Plastic Surgery. His interest is in microvascular reconstruction of the lower extremity, head and neck and breast of which he has extensive training. Dr. Wang comes to us from Duke University Medical Center where he has completed a Residency in Plastic Surgery . While at Duke, Dr. Wang spent 6 months as a Fellow in Hand Surgery at Kleinert, Kutz, and Associates in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to this, he completed a General Surgery Residency at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He is board certified in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. His education began at Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with numerous honors that included Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board Honor Society, Golden Key and Robert C. Byrd Scholarship as well as being on the Dean's List for six semesters. Following graduation, he attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1995.
Luis Alejandro Jaramillo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: jaramillol2@uthscsa.edu |
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Board certified:
American Board of Surgery
Education:
MD, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia, 1996
Post-Graduate Training:
Plastic Surgery Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI, 2006-2008
General Surgery Residency, University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 2001-2006
Internship, Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul, Colombia, 1995-1996
Dr. Jaramillo's interests include general plastic and reconstructive surgery as well as oncologic reconstruction, endoscopic assisted surgery and breast surgery. Dr. Jaramillo completed his General Surgery Residency with the Department of Surgery here at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and was accepted into the two year Plastic Surgery Residency Program with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Upon successfully completing Plastic Surgery Residency Program, he was recruited back to UTHSCSA to join as a new faculty member with the Division of Plastic Surgery in 2009. Dr. Jaramillo's dedication to both patient care and overall education to the residency program has reinforced the overall mission for the Division of Plastic Surgery at UTHSCSA.
Anand G. Shah, MD
Assistant Professor / Clinical
Email: shaha7@uthscsa.edu |
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Board certified:
American Board of Otorhinolarynology
American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Education:
MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 2000
Post-Graduate Training:
Internship, General Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2000-2001
Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2001-2005
Fellowship, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth
University / McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 2008-2009
Dr. Shah's interests include facial plastic and reconstructive surgery as well as facial cosmetic surgery. Dr. Shah completed his Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Beginning in 2009, Dr. Shah has had an academic appointment in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at UTHSCSA. He joined the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UTHSCSA in 2011.
Peter T. H. Wang, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: wangp@uthscsa.edu |
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Board certified:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Education:
MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1992
DMD, Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA, 1987
Post-Graduate Training:
Craniofacial - Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, 1998-99 Fellow Plastic Los Angeles, CA
Plastic Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1996-98 Philadelphia, PA
Surgery Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1993-96, Philadelphia, PA
Surgery intern, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1992-93, Philadelphia, PA
Oral and maxillofacial residency, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1987-90 New York, NY
Dr. Peter Wang is a board certified plastic surgeon, having earned his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in the city of New York, and his dental degree from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He completed his training in plastic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at Children′s Hospital of Los Angeles. Although adept at performing a wide range of plastic surgery, Dr. Wang′s primary mission is to provide specialized care for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosysnostosis, craniomaxillofacial anomalies, hemangiomas, vascular malformations, birthmarks, congenital nevus, jaw deformity, ear deformity and microtia.
Deowall Chattar-Cora, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Education:
MD, New York University School of Medicine, 1996
Deowall Chattar-Core is a Clinical Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Plastics and Orthopaedics, and is a member of the UTHSCSA School of Medicine faculty since 2007. After graduating from the Plastic Surgery Residency Program at UTHSCSA in 2006, he completed a fellowship in hand and microsurgery through UTHSCSA at The Hand Center of San Antonio. Dr. Chattar-Cora earned his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1996 and his BS from Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York in 1992.
Douglas T. Cromack, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Education:
MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, VT, 1983
Board certifications: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery
Dr. Cromack is a Clinical Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Plastics and Orthopaedics, and has been a member of the UTHSCSA School of Medicine faculty since 2000. He is board certified in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery with added qualification of surgery of the hand, and has extensive research experience in wound healing including a 3-year fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. He has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. He completed a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Cromack earned his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, VT, in 1983, and his BS from the US Military Academy in West Point, NY.
Lisa Newton, MSN, FNP
Faculty Associate
Email: newtonl@uthscsa.edu |
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Education:
2009, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas
2006, BS Nursing, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
1991, Associates Degree in Nursing, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ
Credentials:
Family Nurse Practitioner – 2009–current
ANCC Certification 2009 – current
Registered Nurse – 1992–current
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Rajaram Bala, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Education: MD, Stanley Medical College, Madras University, 1960
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Michael E. Decherd, MD, private practice
Clinical Assistant Professor
Education: MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1997
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery,
American Board of Otolaryngology
Jaime R. Garza, MD, DDS, FACS, private practice
Clinical Professor
Education: MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1987
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology
Donald A. Hollsten, MD, private practice
Clinical Assistant Professor
Education: MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1977
Board certifications: American Board of Ophthalmology
Richard A. Levine, MD, DDS, FACS, private practice
Clinical Professor
Education: State University of New York at Buffalo, DDS with Honors, 1972
State University of New York at Buffalo, MD with Honors, 1974
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Robert C. Lyons, MD, Director of Surgery, Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital
Clinical Professor
Education: MD, Uniformed Services University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, 1983
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery
W. Chris Pederson, MD, private practice
Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedics
The Hand Center, San Antonio, TX
Education: MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1994
Board certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
David W. Person, MD, private practice
Clinical Assistant Professor
The Hand Center, San Antonio, TX
Education: MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1978
Board certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery
