David M. Otterburn, M.D., FACS

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David Otterburn, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is the Program Director for the Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program of NYPH.Dr Otterburn is the Director of Breast Reconstruction at Weill Cornell Medicine and started the DIEP reconstruction program at Weill Cornell in 2011 and has performed over 1000 DIEP reconstructions.  He has pioneered techniques to maximize the safety and efficacy of this surgery which include methods to increase aesthetic outcome, increase sensory return, improve anesthesia delivery while decreasing narcotic use after surgery and decrease overall complications during this complex surgery.  He has performed innervation of DIEP flaps since 2011 and was an early adaptor in the use of nerve grafts in breast reconstruction.He has also pioneered the drainless approach to breast implant-based breast reconstruction as he recognized external drains to be one of the greatest concerns for our patients.  In doing so he has significantly lowered the complication rates and postoperative pain levels for these procedures.  He also uses indwelling antibiotic delivery systems which significantly decrease the risk of infection following mastectomies.  He is a requested speaker at both national and international meetings on these and other topics and has an active laboratory which has published over 100 papers on these and other subjects.  He has been awarded several grants for his research including from the NIH and has won awards both nationally and internationally, at many of the major plastic surgery meetings. Dr. Otterburn completed board certification in both Plastic and General Surgery.  He has additional training and specialization in microvascular surgery for complex reconstructions throughout the body, utilizing 3-D imaging and other state-of-the-art technologies to obtain optimal outcomes. A special focus includes innervated microvascular breast reconstruction with perforator flaps from the abdomen (DIEP), buttocks (SGAP, IGAP) and thigh (PAP) and studying sensory return in the breast with nerve grafting techniques in both implant and flap reconstructions.  He also performs soft tissue reconstruction with osteointegrated implant reconstruction for amputees and targeted muscle reinnervation and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces to decrease nerve pain. His surgical expertise also includes oculoplastic reconstruction and reconstruction following Mohs surgery.Dr. Otterburn offers his patients aesthetic surgery of the face and body. This included botox, fillers and more invasive surgeries such as face lifts, neck lifts and blepharoplasties.  He performs body contouring including liposuction, abdominoplasties, circumferential body lifts, thigh lifts, breast augmentations and breast lifts. His aesthetic goals are tailored to the individual patient, but is looking to provide you with a natural, seamless aesthetic result.