UPMC’s Department of Plastic Surgery is proud to be one of the largest academic plastic surgery departments in the country. Our expert team of full-time academic faculty members is complemented by numerous community voluntary faculty who significantly contribute to the education of our residents.
Our faculty includes nationally and internationally known experts in every subspecialty of plastic surgery, providing a great wealth of educational endeavor and experience to care for patients with plastic and reconstructive surgery needs across a broad spectrum.

J. Peter Rubin, MD
Chair, UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
Dr. Rubin is board-certified in plastic surgery and is co-director of the UPMC Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center. The founder and director of UPMC’s Life After Weight Loss program, a unique program that combines body contouring with lifestyle and nutritional counseling in a supportive environment, Dr. Rubin is a national leader in the field of body contouring.
He lectures extensively in the United States and throughout the world about contouring surgery and is the lead author of a body contouring medical textbook for plastic surgeons. Dr. Rubin is a past recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for young researchers.
Learn more about Dr. Rubin.
T. Oguz Acarturk, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Michael R. Bykowski, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery
Subspecialty: Breast Surgery, Craniofacial Anomalies, Vascular Anomalies

Alexander J. Davit III, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery, Surgery, and Surgery of the Hand

Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

Francesco Egro, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Microsurgery, Burn Surgery

Michael Gimbel, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

Jesse A. Goldstein, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Isaac B. James, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Joseph E. Losee, MD, Vice Chair
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

Ernest K. Manders, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Surgery

Vu Nguyen, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Brodie Parent, MD
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Subspecialty: Limb Salvage, Breast Reconstruction, Transgender Care, Nerve Reconstruction
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Surgery

James M. Russavage, MD, DMD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

Lindsay Schuster, DMD, MS
Specialty: Dentistry, Pediatrics
Subspecialty: Orthodontics, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Board-certified in Dentistry-Orthodontics

Mario G. Solari, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery

Guy M. Stofman, MD
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Cosmetic Surgery
Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology

Teun Teunis, MD, PhD
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand, Arm, and Nerve Surgery
European board-certified in Plastic Surgery
Certified Aestheticians
Marina Casciato
- Facials
- Chemical Peels
- Microdermabrasions
- Express Peels
Lori Stofman
- IPL Services - vascular or pigmented malformations
- Vascular: Rosacea, angiomas, hemangiomas, broken capillaries, and port wine birthmarks
- Pigmented lesions: age spots, hyperpigmentation, melasma, and evening out skin tones
- Permanent eye makeup
- 3-D nipple tattoos
- Chemical peels
- Skin consultations
Life After Weight Loss Team Members
Barbara Chakurda – Program coordinator/surgery scheduler
Vicki March, MD – Bariatric internist