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Find a DIEP, GAP or TUG Surgeon

Microsurgical perforator flaps, which do not sacrifice muscle to reconstruct the breast, are being used more frequently. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) and Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) flaps recreate new breasts with your own abdominal skin and fat, while the Superficial Gluteal Artery Perforator (SGAP) and Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator (IGAP) flaps use skin and fat from the buttocks. The Transverse Upper Gracilis (TUG) flap is another option, using tissue (no muscle) from the inner thigh, although this procedure is provided less often.

Although fewer surgeons are qualified to perform these technically-demanding, exacting surgeries, our list is constantly expanding. If you're considering reconstruction with a perforator flap, consider the following list of surgeons who perform this procedure. Their offices will help you with insurance issues and travel arrangements. Many women consider the result well worth the travel to one of these surgeons. (Please contact us if you know of a surgeon who performs any of these procedures but is not listed below.)

A surgeon's experience is of the utmost importance. Some surgeons on trained on perforator flap techniques but actually perform the surgeries infrequently. If you're considering a perforator flap reconstruction, look for a surgeon who is very experienced in the type of flap you want. Be sure to ask how many of these procedures he/she has performed and what his/her failure rate is.

Please note: These listings are informational only; we do not endorse or guarantee the work of any of the surgeons listed below. We encourage you to do your own research when considering any of these surgeons, as described in The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook.

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The most comprehensive source of DIEP, GAP and TUG surgeons on the web.

a/o June 2009: 172 surgeons in 24 U.S. states, Australia and Canada
 
AUSTRALIA and CANADA

State/City
Surgeons
Procedures
AUSTRALIA
Fortitude Valley
DIEP
CANADA
Halifax
Dr. Steven Morris
902-473-7054
DIEP
Ontario
University of Western Ontario
519-646-6389
DIEP
Ottawa
Dr. Nicholas Guay
902-473-7054
DIEP
Toronto
University Health Network
416-340-3449
University Health Network
416-340-3858
DIEP, SGAP, TUG
Vancouver
Dr. Sheina Macadam
Vancouver Coastal Health
604-876-1688
DIEP
Winnipeg
Dr. Edward Buchel
Dr. Tom Hayakawa
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
204-787-7158
DIEP
     

UNITED STATES

We now list 16 locations offering bilateral simultaneous GAP reconstruction

State/City
Surgeons
Procedures
Arizona
Phoenix
Dr. Lewis Andres
Advanced Aesthetic Associates
480-752-7874
DIEP
Arizona
Scottsdale
Dr. L. A. Andres
Mayo Clinic
800-446-2279
DIEP
California
Duarte
City of Hope
800-826-4673
DIEP
Hayward
Kaiser Permanente
510-784-4070
DIEP
Los Angeles
UCLA Breast Reconstructive Center
800-825-2752

Dr. Wesley Schooler
USC Medical Center
323-442-6450
DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG






DIEP
Orange
Dr. Leonard Prutsok
714-997-9078
DIEP
Palo Alto
Stanford Hospital
650-724-6672
 
Stanford Hospital
650-723-7001

DIEP



DIEP, SGAP, TUG





San Diego
Kaiser Permanente
Pt. Loma/Fordham Medical Office
DIEP
San Francisco
The Buncke Clinic
415-565-6136
 
Women's Plastic Surgery
415-923-3067
 
San Francisco Center for Breast Restoration
415-565-6884
 
St. Mary's Medical Center
415-933-8330
 
University of CA @ San Francisco
415-476-9238
DIEP, TUG




DIEP, TUG




DIEP, TUG, SGAP




DIEP, GAP, TUG



 DIEP
San Mateo
California Pacific Medical Center
650-348-1503
DIEP
Santa Clara
Dr. Yvonne Karanas
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
408-885-5000
DIEP
Santa Monica
Dr. Peter Ashjian
310-270-6313
DIEP, SGAP, TUG
Thousand Oaks
Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery
805-777-3877
DIEP, SGAP
Torrance
Southern California Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
310-530-4200
 
Association of South Bay Surgeons
310-784-0644
DIEP, SGAP
 

 


DIEP, SGAP
Colorado
Lone Tree
Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery
303-706-1100
DIEP
Connecticut
Greenwich
Greenwich Hospital
718-405-7500

Greenwich Hospital
212-744-1200

Greenwich Hospital
212-245-8140
DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral)
Guilford
CT Center for Plastic Surgery
203-458-4444

DIEP
     
Hartford
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
860-722-9544

DIEP
New Haven
Yale-New Haven Hospital
203-785-2253
203-624-4346
DIEP
Florida
Celebration
Institute for Aesthetic Surgery
407-303-4250
DIEP
Gainesville
Dr. Loretta Coady-Farborzian
Dr. Matthew Steele
University of Florida
352-846-0372
 
Orthopaedic Institute
888-860-7050
DIEP

 
DIEP
Miami
Mt. Sinai Hospital
305-538-7726
DIEP
Orlando
MD Anderson Cancer Center
321- 841- 7090
DIEP, TUG, SGAP, IGAP
Tampa
Moffit Cancer Center
813-259-0964
DIEP
Weston
Cleveland Clinic
800-359-5101
DIEP, SGAP
Georgia
Atlanta
Emory University School of Medicine
404-686-8143
Perimeter Plastic Surgery
770-461-4824
DIEP, SGAP



DIEP
Marietta
Marietta Plastic Surgery
770-425-0118
DIEP
Illinois
Chicago
Rush University Medical Center
312-942-6140
 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
312-695-6022
 
Evanston Northwestern HealthCare
847-570-3777
866-446-0962
University of Chicago Hospital
773-702-630
DIEP


DIEP



DIEP




DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG


DIEP, GAP
Louisiana
Marrero
Westbank Plastic Surgery
504-349-6460
DIEP, GAP
Metairie
800-854-1445
DIEP
New Orleans
LSU Health Sciences
504-568-4750
 
The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
888-899-2288

DIEP, GAP



DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral)
Maryland
Baltimore
Mercy Medical Center
410-332-9700
 
The Breast Center at Johns Hopkins
410-955-9472
DIEP



DIEP, SGAP (simultaneous bilateral)
Towson
St. Joseph Medical Center
410-427-5555
DIEP, SGAP
Massachusetts
Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
617-632-7838
DIEP, SGAP
Brookline

Longwood Plastic Surgery
617-836-6250
DIEP, SGAP
Michigan
Novi
Providence Park Hospital
248-305-8400
DIEP
Troy
248-305-8400
DIEP
Minnesota
Edina
Midwest Plastic Surgery
952-920-2600
DIEP
Rochester
The Mayo Clinic
507-538-3270
DIEP
St. Cloud
Midsota Plastic Surgeons
1-888-MIDSOTA (643-7682)
DIEP
New Jersey
Holmdel
Avicenna Plastic Surgery
732-335-0335
DIEP, Stacked DIEP
Paramus
Bergen Plastic Surgery
866-360-8377
DIEP
Shrewsbury
The Plastic Surgery Center
732-741-0970
DIEP
New York
Albany
Albany Medical Center
518-262-2229
DIEP
Dobb's Ferry
New York Group for Plastic Surgery
914-366-6139
DIEP
Great Neck
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, PC
516-498-8400

516-482-1100
DIEP



DIEP, SGAP
New York City
The Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
888-890-3437
 
Bronx Plastic Surgery
718-405-7500
Cornell University Medical College
212-452-5121
 
Columbia Presbyterian
212-342-3707
 
212-744-1200

Dr. Maria LoTempio
917-445-7927
DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG





DIEP



DIEP, SGAP



DIEP



DIEP


DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP and IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG
New York City
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
212-639-8639
Beth Israel Medical Center
212-523-8287
Beth Israel Medical Center
212-844-8796
NY Breast Reconstruction Center
212-439-0080
Lennox Hill Hospital
212-861-6400
DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG



DIEP


DIEP



DIEP, SGAP


DIEP, SGAP, IGAP
Rochester
Wilmot Cancer Center
585-273-3248
585-690-3831
DIEP, SGAP, IGAP, TUG



DIEP, SGAP, TUG
Syracuse
St. Joseph's Hospital
315-424-0151
 
Auburn Memorial Hospital
315-492-5421
DIEP


DIEP
North Carolina
Durham
Duke University Medical Center
919-684-2666
DIEP
Ohio
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
513-475-8787
DIEP
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
216-445-2433
 
Case Medical Center
440-461-7999
DIEP


DIEP
Columbus
University of Ohio Medical Center
614-293-8566
DIEP, SGAP
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
405-271-4864
DIEP
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Lehigh Valley Hospital
610-435-7555
DIEP
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
215-662-3743
 
University of Pennsylvania
215-662-2040
DIEP

DIEP, SGAP
Pittsburgh
Magee Women's Hospital @ University of Pittsburgh
877-639-9688
 
Magee Women's Hospital @ University of Pittsburgh
412-648-9670
 
Magee Women's Hospital @ University of Pittsburgh
412-661-5380
 
West Penn Allegheny Health System
412-681-5995
DIEP




DIEP, SGAP (simultaneous bilateral)





DIEP, SGAP (simultaneous bilateral)



DIEP
South Carolina
Charleston
The Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
888-890-3437
The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction
843-849-8418
Dr. Maria LoTempio
917-445-7927

 

866-446-0962

843-573-3456


Dr. Dennis Schimpf
Medical University of South Carolina
843-792-4700
DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral),TUG




DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG


DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG


DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG



DIEP, SGAP, TUG



DIEP
Mt. Pleasant
The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction
843-849-8418
DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG
Texas
Dallas
214-220-2712
 
972-566-3939
 
Univ. of Texas Southwest Medical Center
214-645-2353

DIEP


DIEP



DIEP
Houston
Center for Advanced Breast Restoration
713-799-2278
 
Houston Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery
713-791-0700
Methodist Hospital
713-441-6106
Methodist Hospital
713-798-1074
 
Center for Breast Restoration @ Methodist Hospital
877-727-3278
 
MD Anderson Plastic Surgery Center
713-794-1247
 
St. Luke's Medical Tower
713-794-0368

DIEP


DIEP, SGAP (simultaneous bilateral)


DIEP



DIEP



DIEP, SGAP




DIEP, SGAP





DIEP
San Antonio
Plastic, Reconstructive & Microsurgical Associates of South Texas
210-692-1181
DIEP, SGAP, TUG
The Woodlands
Center for Advanced Breast Restoration
713-799-2278
DIEP
Utah
Murray
Intermountain Plastic Surgery Center
801-507-1650
DIEP, SGAP
St. George
Dixie Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
435-688-4650
DIEP
Salt Lake City
Huntsman Cancer Institute @ Univ. of Utah
972-566-3939
DIEP
Sandy
866-446-0962


DIEP, Stacked DIEP, SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral), TUG
Virginia
Suffolk
Plastic Surgery Associates of Tidewater
757-673-6000
DIEP, SGAP
Washington
Seattle
Virginia Mason Medical Center
206-223-6831
 
Polyclinic
206-329-1777
 
University of Washington
206-598-2342

DIEP



DIEP



DIEP,  SGAP, IGAP (simultaneous bilateral, TUG

Spokane

Cowley Center for Plastic Surgery
509-838-1010
DIEP
Washington, DC
Georgetown University Hospital
202-444-6576
 
Ivy Plastic Surgery
410-955-9472
DIEP, SGAP



DIEP
Wisconsin
Madison
University of Wisconsin
608-265-2535
DIEP
Milwaukee
Froedert & Medical College of Wisconsin
800-272-3666
 
Greater Milwaukee Plastic Surgeons
414-479-3500
DIEP


DIEP
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