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Michael L. Gimbel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Phone (412) 661-5380
Administrative Offices 3550 Terrace Street
6B Scaife Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Clinic 1 Location Clinic 2 Location
5750 Center Avenue, Suite 180
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket Street, Suite 1750
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Specialties of Plastic, Hand and Microsurgery Microsurgery, Breast Reconstruction, General Reconstructive, Aesthetic

 
Specialty Plastic Surgery
Medical School Duke University School of Medicine
Residency Plastic Surgery - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); General Surgery - University of Pittsburgh
Fellowships Microvascular Surgery - UCLA
Research Interests Flap physiology, Tissue oxygenation, Clinical outcomes in breast reconstruction
Biography
Michael Gimbel, MD, joined the UPMC Division of Plastic Surgery in August 2006 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. He finished his General Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, and his Plastic Surgery residency at UCLA in 2005. He then completed the UCLA Microvascular Surgery fellowship in 2006.

His clinical interests include all aspects of Microsurgery including facial reanimation and the latest techniques in breast reconstruction. In addition, he has interest in Aesthetic Surgery and General Plastic Surgery. His research interests focus on outcomes studies in breast reconstruction and basic science investigations of novel flap surgery techniques.