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ANUJA K. ANTONY, MD, MPH - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

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  • Anuja K. Antony, MD Division of Plastic Surgery (MC 958)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 820 South Wood Street
  • Chicago, Illinois 60612
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  • Phone: (312) 996-9313
  • Fax: (312) 413-0495
  • akantony@uic.edu

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Training and Degrees

  • BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1996)
  • MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (2001)
  • General Surgery Residency, Stanford University Medical Center (2001-2004)
  • Plastic Surgery Residency, Stanford University Medical Center (2004-2007)
  • Microsurgery and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship,
        Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2007-2008)
  • Clinical Research Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital (2008 – 2009)
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health (2008-2009)

Practice Philosophy

I am a plastic surgeon whose major interest is in restoring the body to an aesthetically pleasing form with function. My training has taken me around the country including California, New York and Boston, learning highly advanced techniques and incorporating innovative materials such as cohesive gel implants and acellular human dermis. I use techniques that improve a patient’s self-confidence and shorten the recovery period. I have a specific interest in breast and head and neck reconstruction after surgery to remove a tumor. I demand excellence of myself and my staff so that we can provide patients with the highest level of care and satisfaction. With realistic expectations and a full understanding of the potential treatment and options, I focus on providing surgical care that is appropriate and thoughtful and can best serve the needs of my patient.

Clinical Expertise

  • Breast Reconstruction (TRAM, DIEP, TUG, SGAP)
  • Breast Surgery
  • Microsurgical Free Tissue Transfer for Reconstruction
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Body Contouring



Research Interests
  • Breast Reconstruction Outcomes (TRAM, Acellular human dermis)
  • Patient Satisfaction after Breast Reconstruction
  • Free Tissue Transfer

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • Plastic Surgery Research Council
  • American Association of Women Surgeons
  • American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
  • American Medical Association
  • Warren H. Cole Society

Awards

  • Best Paper Award, American Society of Plastic Surgery, San Francisco, 2006
  • Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF) Grant, 2005
  • Cofounder’s Alumnae Research Grant, 2000
  • John B. Graham Research Society Award, 2000

Selected Publications - Among over 30 papers, chapters and abstracts

Papers (pubmed.com):

  1. Antony AK, Mehara BM, McCarthy C, Zhong T, Kropf N, Disa J, Pusic A, Cordiero PG. Salvage of Tissue Expander in the Setting of Mastectomy Flap Necrosis (MFN): A 13-year Experience Using Timed Excision with Continued Expansion. Plast Recon Surg, 2009; 124:356-363.
  2. Antony AK, Kamdar M, Dalio A, Mehrara B. Technique of Internal Mammary Artery Dissection Using Pectoralis Major Flap to Prevent Contour Deformities. Plast Recon Surg, 2009; 123(6):1674-5.
  3. Herrera F, Antony AK, Selber JC, Buntic R, Brooks D, Buncke G. Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery: An Observational Correlation. (In Press, 2009, JPRAS)
  4. Antony AK, Kong W, Lorenz HP. Upregulation of Neurodevelopmental Genes during Scarless Healing. (In Press, 2009, Annals of Plastic Surgery)
  5. Zhon T, Antony A, Cordeiro P. Surgical outcomes and nipple projection using the modified skate flap for nipple-areolar reconstruction in a series of 422 implant reconstructions. Ann Plast Surg 2009; 62(5):591-5.
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