Optimizing Results in Breast Reconstruction

Devinder Singh, M.D., is Chief, Professor, and Program Director of Plastic Surgery at the University of Miami and Jackson Health Systems. Dr. Singh went to college at Brown University and medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then completed a combined residency in general and plastic surgery at Yale. Dr. Singh has held faculty appointments at both the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Medicine, and was previously chief of plastic surgery at Luminis Health System in Annapolis. In 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley appointed Dr. Singh to be the only plastic surgeon on the state Board of Physicians. The medical board is responsible for protecting public health through efficient licensure, effective discipline, and regulatory promulgation. Dr. Singh was very active in reforming the board’s operations, and in 2014, the Governor promoted him to Chair the medical board for an additional two-year term. With scores of peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and other publications to his name, Dr. Singh is an expert and national leader in his specialty. His recent publications in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and International Wound Journal cover topics such as the latest techniques for breast reconstruction as well as the benefits of closed incision negative pressure dressings. His research helps improve outcomes for patients, both functionally and aesthetically. Dr. Singh has given hundreds of lectures and presentations locally, across the country, and internationally, furthering the knowledge and skills of plastic surgeons world-wide. He is a member of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and American Society of Plastic Surgeons, where he leads multiple committees. Dr. Singh has used his skills to give back through humanitarian mission trips to Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, and other countries. During these trips, he has performed cleft lip and palate corrections on hundreds of children.