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David Chang, MD

  • Ruth Hanna Simms Foundation Professor of Surgery
  • Clinical Interests: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Breast Augmentation, Breast Reconstruction, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chest Wall Deformities, Cosmetic Surgery, Extremity Reconstruction, Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Reconstruction, Limb Salvage, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Lymph Node Transfer, Lymphedema, Lymphedema Surgery, Lymphovenous Bypass Surgery, Microvascular Surgery, Radiation Burn Reconstruction, Reconstructive Microsurgery, Reconstructive Surgery
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: dchang@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Microsurgical Transplantation and Replantation Center
Fellowship

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Residency

University of Illinois, Metropolitan Group Hospitals
Residency

University of Wisconsin Medical School
MD

Lymphedema: Current Concepts in Management.
Lymphedema: Current Concepts in Management. Clin Plast Surg. 2026 Jan; 53(1):23-31.
PMID: 41265961

Educational Review: Management of Lymphedema-Approaches, Evidence for Surgical and Nonsurgical Interventions.
Educational Review: Management of Lymphedema-Approaches, Evidence for Surgical and Nonsurgical Interventions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep; 32(9):6620-6628.
PMID: 40392459

Outcomes of progressive tension donor-site closure in abdominal-based autologous breast reconstruction.
Outcomes of progressive tension donor-site closure in abdominal-based autologous breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 09; 75(9):2991-2995.
PMID: 35717497

The Charles Procedure as Part of the Modern Armamentarium Against Lymphedema.
The Charles Procedure as Part of the Modern Armamentarium Against Lymphedema. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 12; 85(6):e37-e43.
PMID: 31985539

Combined Approach to Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema.
Combined Approach to Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema. Lymphat Res Biol. 2021 02; 19(1):23-24.
PMID: 33226911

Outcomes for Physiologic Microsurgical Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema Involving the Extremity.
Outcomes for Physiologic Microsurgical Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema Involving the Extremity. Ann Surg. 2022 10 01; 276(4):e255-e263.
PMID: 32889875

Evaluating the Effects of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Protocols and Analysis From a Level I Trauma Center.
Evaluating the Effects of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Protocols and Analysis From a Level I Trauma Center. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 08; 85(2S Suppl 2):S161-S165.
PMID: 32501839

Discussion: Developing a Lymphatic Surgery Program: A First-Year Review.
Discussion: Developing a Lymphatic Surgery Program: A First-Year Review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 12; 144(6):986e-987e.
PMID: 31764632

Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventive Healing Approach (LYMPHA) for the prevention of secondary lymphedema.
Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventive Healing Approach (LYMPHA) for the prevention of secondary lymphedema. Breast J. 2020 04; 26(4):721-724.
PMID: 31631442

Breast reconstruction in the patient with stable, metastatic breast cancer.
Breast reconstruction in the patient with stable, metastatic breast cancer. Breast J. 2020 02; 26(2):335-336.
PMID: 31498523

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