Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery | NYU Langone Health

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Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery

Our department offers advanced patient care, exceptional physician training, and innovative research.

NYU Langone Health’s Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery provides comprehensive care in a multidisciplinary setting for patients needing plastic surgery services.

Our department is one of the few fully accredited academic plastic surgery departments in the United States. We feature one of the largest groups of board-certified, academic plastic surgeons in the country. All of our attending physicians hold NYU Grossman School of Medicine appointments.

Demonstrating our commitment to educating the next generation of plastic surgeons, we offer some of the largest plastic surgery residency, postdoctoral dental residency, and fellowship programs in the world. Our researchers have contributed to major advancements in the areas of facial transplantation, wound healing, craniofacial biology, surgical simulation, and distraction osteogenesis.

In addition, our patient care programs in microsurgery, breast reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, craniofacial surgery, wound care, hand surgery, and transgender surgery are nationally recognized.

Face Transplant Research

Our surgeon–scientists are leaders in the field of face transplantation.

Basic Science Research

Our goal is to move basic science research from bench to bedside, improving patient care.

Residency Training

We train the next generation of plastic surgeons.

Fellowship Training

We offer fellowships in several plastic surgery disciplines.

Plastic Surgery Radio

Listen to our weekly radio program on the latest advances in plastic surgery.

Clinical Services

Our patient care programs are nationally renowned.

Postdoctoral Dental Residencies

NYU Langone Dental offers an array of postdoctoral residency programs.