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Core Curriculum

The Harvard Plastic Surgery Training Program utilizes the CoreQuest curriculum model. Our core curriculum consists of essential topics in Plastic Surgery with a monthly journal club and frequent faculty lead slide reviews.

The following schedule is an example of the topics that are covered within our program over a 3 year period of training:

Typical Harvard Plastic Surgery Core Curriculum/Journal Club Schedule

Wound Healing
Flaps I – Principles, Physiology, Angiosomes
Flaps II – Muscle and Musculocutaneous
Microsurgery I – Principles and Replantation
Grafts - Skin and Other Tissue
Microsurgery II – Tissue Transfer
Tissue Expansion
Alloplastic Implants
Anesthesia and Critical Care
Transplantation/Immunology
Pharmacology/Therapeutics
Burns I – Thermal, Electrical, Chemical, Irradiation, Frostbite
Burns II - Late Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
Malignant Tumors of the Skin - BCC and SCC
Vascular Anomalies - Pathology, Classification, and Treatment
Malignant Tumors of the Skin II - Melanoma
Head and Neck – Anatomy and Embryology and Facial Growth
Cleft Lip 1 - Primary Deformities
Laser Treatment, Biophysics, Applications and Complications
Cleft Lip II - Secondary Deformities
Craniofacial Anomalies I
Craniofacial Anomalies II
Slide Review
Facial Injuries - Soft Tissues (Slides)
Facial Fractures I – Upper 2/3rds of Face
Facial Fractures II – Midface
Facial Fractures III - Lower Face
Deformities of the Forehead, Scalp, Cranial Vault, Orbit and Zygoma
Tumors of the Salivary Gland, Oropharynx, Jaw and Facial Skeleton
Eyelid Reconstruction
Reconstruction of Lip and Cheek
Nasal Reconstruction
Intraoral, Pharyngeal, and Esophageal Reconstruction
Auricular Anomalies and Reconstruction
Mandible and TM Joint, Osseointegration
Aesthetic Surgery of the Face
Blepharoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Facial Implants/Hair Transplantation
Hand Anatomy and Examination
Hand Embryology and Congenital Anomalies
Hand Trauma I – Soft Tissues/Compartment Syndrome/Injection Injury
Hand Trauma II – Fractures and Joint Injury
Hand – Tendons
Hand – Nerves – Repair and Reconstruction, Tendon Transfer
Hand Vascular Abnormalities and Tumors
Hand Infections and Burns
The Arthritic hand/Hand Contractures
Hand Pain Syndromes/Prosthetics/Rehabilitation
Breast – Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology
Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Breast Reconstruction
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Abdominoplasty
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Body Contouring
Pressure Sores
Lymphedema – Upper and Lower Limbs
Lower Extremity Anatomy, Embryology, and Pathology
Lower Extremity Reconstruction - Local, Regional and Free Flaps
Reconstruction of Male and Female Genital Defects/Transexualism
Medico-Legal Aspects of Plastic Surgery - The Dissatisfied Patient
Hand Embryology and Congenital Anomalies

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