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Bernard W. Chang, M.D.FIELD: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery POSITION/TITLE: Director, Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery Department BACKGROUND: Before coming to Mercy in July of 1999, Dr. Chang was Director of the Center for Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Board certified in plastic surgery, Dr. Chang has more than 17 years of medical experience, graduating from the University of California at Los Angeles Medical School in 1984. Dr. Chang was an Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr. Chang has authored numerous papers, articles, and publications in his field, ranging from the MRI imaging of patients with silicone breast implants to dealing with breast cancer following mastectomy and reconstruction. MISCELLANEOUS: Dr. Chang has written on such topics as surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome; patient fire safety in the operating room; and smoking and complications in breast reconstruction. Dr. Chang was one of the first Baltimore area surgeons to perform tumescent liposuction. An anesthetic fluid is pumped into the pocket of fat to numb the area, loosen the fat and shrink the blood vessels for minimal bleeding or bruising. The fluid and fat are then sculpted out using small micro cannulas. Dr. Chang performs the deep interior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap procedure for breast reconstruction. With the DIEP flap, the surgeon can restore the woman's breast using her own fatty tissue while simultaneously giving her a flatter abdomen. Dr. Chang's research projects have included an isometric and dynamic assessment of abdominal wall function following TRAM flap reconstruction. He has made numerous presentations concerning postmastectomy reconstruction, breast reconstruction after cancer, obesity as a risk factor in breast reconstruction, etc. Dr. Chang is one of several surgeons in the country to perform the S-GAP superior gluteral artery perforator flap procedure. Unlike other flap procedures, the S-GAP utilizes the patient's tissue taken from the gluteal (upper buttock) region rather than the abdominal area in breast reconstruction. The S-GAP provides a viable alternative for breast reconstruction patients for whom taking abdominal tissue (due to previous scarring or thinness of tissue) is not an option. Dr. Chang was recognized in Baltimore Magazine and in Good Housekeeping Magazine as one of Maryland's "Top Plastic Surgeons." Dr. Chang has had surgical privileges at Mercy since 1995. He is a resident of Annapolis, MD. Dr. Chang's special interests include facial cosmetic and body contouring surgery.
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