Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery News & Events

Burn Survivor Helps Others

Thursday, February 1, 2018  Mass General

Joe Greene, a patient with the Sumner M. Redstone Burn Center at Mass General, shares her story.

Chefs gather to help Massachusetts General Hospital's mission

Tuesday, October 4, 2016  Mass General

On Monday, October 3, some of Boston's top chefs gathered in Beacon Hill for the third annual "Chefs for Clefts" fundraising event which raised over $60,000 for Massachusetts General Hospital's Cartagena Surgical Mission to help Colombian children born with cleft lips and congenital deformities.

First penile transplant in the nation

Friday, May 20, 2016  Mass General

“Today, I begin a new chapter filled with personal hope and hope for others who have suffered genital injuries, particularly for our service 
members who put their lives on the line and suffer serious damage as a 
result,” says Thomas Manning, 64, who, earlier this month, received the 
nation’s first penis transplant at the MGH. “If you tell the truth, you have 
nothing to worry about. I’m not ashamed at all.”

#1 in the Nation

Tuesday, July 21, 2015  Mass General

U.S. News & World Report has named Massachusetts General Hospital the #1 hospital in the nation based on our quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 clinical specialties.

Saving Leo

Wednesday, May 6, 2015  Mass General

A boy, badly burned by fire, traveled from Burundi to Boston for treatment in an extraordinary journey of resilience and devotion. Richard Ehrlichman, MD, a plastic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, is part of his care team.

Storybook Ball a sweet success

Friday, October 24, 2014  Mass General

A bit of Willy Wonka magic inspired more than 500 people to raise $1.8 million for MassGeneral Hospital for Children during the 15th annual Storybook Ball.

Taylor family makes large donation to support the work of a Mass General surgeon

Thursday, October 23, 2014  Mass General

Singer James Taylor and his family make a substantial donation to MassGeneral Hospital for Children and the efforts of Dr. William G. (Jay) Austen, Jr., who performs life-changing surgery on children around the world.

#1 in New England, #2 in the nation

Tuesday, July 15, 2014  Mass General

U.S. News & World Report ranks Massachusetts General Hospital among the top hospitals in America based on our quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 specialties.

Mass General surgeons reattach arm severed in pasta machine

Friday, May 16, 2014  Mass General

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons, lead by Curtis Cetrulo, Jr., MD, of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, perform a series of complex surgeries to reattach a patient's arm.

Study shows positive outcome in breast reconstruction surgery

Friday, March 21, 2014  Mass General

A new MGH study is one of the first to detail the outcomes of breast reconstruction surgery after having a nipple-sparing mastectomy, and this new, hard data, researchers say, is good news.

New approach for breast reconstruction surgery

Friday, March 21, 2014  Mass General

Amy S. Colwell, MD, surgeon in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses a new approach for breast reconstruction surgery after a cancer diagnosis.

Research could expand hand, face transplant availability

Friday, January 17, 2014  Mass General

A procedure developed at the MGH to induce immune tolerance to organ transplants has now been shown to also induce tolerance to model tissue transplants in miniature swine.

Nightclub fire survivor thriving after hand transplant

Wednesday, December 18, 2013  Mass General

Station nightclub fire survivor Joe Kinan discusses his incredible path to recovery since undergoing the first hand transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Jay Austen named inaugural MGH Trustees Chair in Plastic Surgery

Friday, December 13, 2013  Mass General

Colleagues, friends and family gathered Nov. 5 in the Sweet Room to celebrate the designation of W.G. (Jay) Austen Jr., MD, chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, as the first MGH Trustees Chair in Plastic Surgery.

#1 in New England, #2 in the nation

Tuesday, July 16, 2013  Mass General

U.S. News & World Report ranks Massachusetts General Hospital among the top hospitals in America based on our quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 specialties.

Joe Kinan's hand transplant helps him and donor's family move forward

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Mass General

Jonathan Winograd, MD, and Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr, MD, discuss how Joe Kinan, a Station nightclub fire survivor, became the first hand transplant recipient at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Innovative surgery for migraines

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Mass General

Dr. Jay Austen, Jr, Mass General’s chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, uses plastic surgery techniques to decompress nerves that trigger debilitating migraines.

MGH performs its first hand transplant

Friday, November 2, 2012  Mass General

On Oct. 26, 19 days after becoming the MGH’s first hand transplant recipient, Joe Kinan showed how his unwavering commitment to having a positive attitude has paid off – he wiggled the fingers on his left hand for the first time in public.

Station nightclub fire survivor upbeat after hand transplant

Friday, October 26, 2012  Mass General

Recipient of Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant operation performed by Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr., MD, on path to recovery.

Hand transplant is a first for Mass General

Tuesday, October 9, 2012  Mass General

Massachusetts General Hospital's Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr., MD, leads Mass General’s first hand transplant operation.

Man injured in Station nightclub fire gets hand transplant at Mass. General Hospital

Monday, October 8, 2012  Mass General

Joseph Kinan, Station nightclub fire survivor, is Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant recipient.

Man hurt in Station nightclub fire gets hand transplant

Monday, October 8, 2012  Mass General

Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr. performs Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant surgery on Joseph Kinan, Station nightclub fire survivor.

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using plastic surgery techniques to treat migraines

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Mass General

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using leading-edge techniques such as nerve decompression to treat migraines.

Plastic surgery to treat migraines? It's a reality.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Mass General

Dr. Jay Austen, Jr, Mass General’s chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, is using leading-edge techniques such as nerve decompression to help those who suffer from the most debilitating of these headaches.

Gaining ground in limb replacement surgery

Friday, October 28, 2011  Mass General

The first successful replantation of a human limb took place at the MGH in 1962. Now, nearly 50 years later, the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is in the process of reviewing potential candidates for the latest in medical advances – hand transplantation surgery.

First Genitourinary Vascularized Composite Allograft (Penile) Transplant in the Nation Performed at Massachusetts General Hospital - 5/16/2016, Mass General

A team of surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital announced today that they have performed the nation's first genitourinary reconstructive (penile) transplant.

Non-endoscopic migraine surgery provides significant symptom relief in Mass. General patients - 7/28/2014, Research

A revised version of a surgical procedure to treat severe chronic migraine headaches led to significant symptom relief more than 90 percent of the time in a group of patients treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Skin grafts from genetically modified pigs may offer alternative for treatment of serious burns - 5/27/2014, Research

A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin grafts to treat seriously burned patients.

Mass. General research could expand availability of hand, face transplants - 1/9/2014, Research

Making an important step towards greater availability of hand and face transplants, MGH investigators have shown that a procedure developed to induce immune tolerance to organ transplants can induce tolerance to a model limb transplant in miniature swine.