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Fellow – Breast and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Scott L. Spear, MD – Chairman and Fellowship Director
Resident – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
John W. Polley, MD – Chairman
Resident – General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center / Cook County Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Richard Prinz, MD – Chairman
M.D., University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Buffalo, New York
Premedical Studies, New York University College of Arts and Science
New York, New York
B.F.A., Elon College, cum laude
Elon College, North Carolin
Board-Certified – American Board of Plastic Surgery
Washington DC Medical License
Maryland Medical License
Virginia Medical License
Best Plastic Surgery, 2022 and 2021 – DC Magazine, selected by readers
Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2016, selected by peers
Top Doctor, Northern Virginia Magazine 2022, selected by peers
Washingtonian Magazine, Face of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019
DC Modern Luxury Power Player 2021, 2020, 2019
Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Washington DC, American Institute of Plastic Surgeons, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Chief Residents’ Award for Outstanding Faculty Teacher,
Georgetown University June 2017
Chief Residents’ Award for Outstanding Faculty Teacher
Georgetown University, June 2016
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Spirit Award
Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society, inducted Spring 2005
Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, Class of 2006
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Sigma Chi Honor Society
Pittman TA, Abbe O, Economides JM: The P1 Method: Pre-Pectoral Breast Reconstruction to Minimize the Palpable Implant Edge and Upper Pole Rippling
Annals of Plastic Surg May 2018; 80(5): 487-492
Pittman TA, Fan K, Rudolph M: Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in the Plastic Surgery Practice: Has It Influenced Practice Patterns? Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2016 Nov; 138(5): 811e-818e
Pittman TA, Fan K, Knapp A, Frantz S, Spear SL: Comparison of Different Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) in Breast Reconstruction, The 50/50 Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2017 Mar; 139(3): 521-528
Economides JM, Pittman TA: The 4-Flap Jester’s Hat Technique for Nipple Reduction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2017 Feb; e1233
Spear SL, Pittman TA: A Prospective Study on Lipoaugmentation of the Breast; Aesthet Surg Journal Mar 2014; 34(3):400-408
Somenek MT, Ronan SJ, Pittman TA: A Multi-Site, Single-Blinded, Prospective Pilot Clinical Trial for Non-Invasive Fat Reduction of the Abdomen and Flanks Using a Monopolar 2 MHz Radiofrequency Device. Lasers Surg Med 2020 Jul Online Ahead of Print
Economides JM, Fan KL, Pittman TA: An Analysis of Social Media Use and Perceptions in Plastic Surgery: A Rift Between Academia and Private Practice Emerges. Aesthet Surg Journal 2019 Jul; 39(7): 699-814
Economides JM, Graziano F, Tousimis E, Willey SW, Pittman TA: Expanded Algorithm and Updated Experience with Breast Reconstruction Using Staged Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Following Mastopexy or Reduction Mammoplasty in the Large or Ptotic Breast. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 Apr; 143(4): 688e-697e
DeFazio MV, Pittman TA: Endoscopic Thoracodorsal Neurectomy for Correction of Animation Deformity Following Latissimus Dorsi Based Breast Reconstruction; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Oct 2015; 136(4): 573e-574e
Zeidler KR, Capizzi PJ, Pittman TA: Sientra AlloX2 Short-Term Case Study, Surgical Pearls, and Roundtable Discussion; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Apr 2018; 29S-39S.
Calobrace MB, Schwartz MR, ZeidlerKR, Pittman TA, Cohen R, Stevens WG: Long-term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants. Aesthet Surg Journal Jan 2018; 38(1):38-48
DeFazio MV, Dervishaj OA, Bozzuto LM, Pittman TA, Olding MJ, Tousimis EA, Willey SC: Delayed Recurrent and Bilateral Breast Cancer in Patients with Partial Poland’s Anomaly: Report of Two Rare Cases and Review of the Literature; Clin Breast Cancer June 2018; 18(3): e285-e290
Haslinger ML, Sosin M, Willey SC, PittmanTA, Tousimis EA: Positive Nipple Margin After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: An Alternative and Oncologically Safe Approach to Preserving the Nipple-Areolar Complex; Annals of Surgical Oncology June 2018; e-pub ahead of print
Rajpal N, Walters ET, Elmarsafi T, Pittman TA, Johnson-Arbor KK: Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Tissue Ischemia After Breast Reconstruction; Undersea Hyperb Med; 2019 Jun-Jul-Aug – Third Quarter; 46(4):461-465
Bamba R, Krishnan NM, Youn R, Economides JM, Pittman TA: The Use of Low-Profile Silicone Breast Implants in Male Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Feb 2018; 141(2):324e-325e
Spear SL, Sher S, Al-Attar A, Pittman TA: Applications of Acellular Dermal Matrix in Revision Breast Reconstruction Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Jan 2014; 133(1) 1-10
Willey SC, Fan KL, Graziano FD, Lau SHY, Black CK, Song DH, Pittman TA: Predicting Ischemic Complications in the Inframammary Approach to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The Midclavicular-to-Inframammary Fold Measurement. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Feb; 145(2):251e-262e
DeFazio MV, Graziano FD, Lakhiani C, Pittman TA: Incidental Finding of Partial Poland’s Sequence During Mastectomy for Contralateral Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal Accepted for Publication 6/2017, pub pending.
Pittman TA, Song DH: Discussion: Global Adverse Event Reports of Breast Implant – Associated ALCL: An International Review of 40 Government Authority Databases. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2017 May; 139(5):1040-1041
Spear SL, Pittman TA: Discussion: The Double-Bubble Deformity: Cause, Prevention and Treatment. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dec 2013; 32(6) 1444-1445
Sosin M, Gulla A, Potdevin L, Cox SE, PittmanTA, Tousimis EA, Willey SC: Timing of Radiation Therapy in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Influences Outcomes and Patient Reported Quality of Life. The Breast Journal; May 2018; e-pub ahead of print
Lee AM, Fan KL, Willey SC, Pittman TA: A New Technique for Secondary Nipple Biopsy in Nipple Sparing Mastectomy. Journal of Surgical Oncology. Dec 2015; 112(5):465-467
Zenn M, Venturi M, Pittman TA, Spear SL, Gurtner G, Robb G, Mesbahi A, Dayan J: Optimizing Outcomes of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction with Acellular Dermal Matrix: A Review of Recent Literature. ePlasty 2017 Jun; 17:e18.eCollection 2017
Hood K, Millikan K, Pittman TA, et al. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction – A Case Series of Ventral Hernia Repair using the Components Separation Technique with Biologic Mesh. American Journal of Surgery March 2013; 205(3) 322-328
Pittman TA, Economides JM: Two-Staged Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Preservation of the Nipple Areolar Complex in the Large or Ptotic Breast: Reconstructive Algorithm and Approach. In: Gabriel A, et al (eds): Spear’s Surgery of the Breast, Principles and Art, 4th Edition. Wolters Kluwer, Oct 2020.
Pittman TA, Economides JM: Radiating Implants Versus Expanders: Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective and Experience. In: Gabriel A, et al (eds): Spear’s Surgery of the Breast, Principles and Art, 4th Edition. Wolters Kluwer, Oct 2020.
Pittman TA, Lakhiani C, Fan KL: Fluorescence Imaging in Breast Reconstruction: Minimizing Complications and Improving Outcomes. In: Harness JK, Willey SC. Operative Approaches to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland Jan 2017.
Pittman TA, Economides JM: Preparing for Facial Feminization Surgery: Timing. In: Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. Elsevier Publishing, Volume 27, Issue 2, May 2019, Pages 191-197.
Pittman TA, Hollinger EF: Wound Healing and Cell Biology. In: Velasco, JM et al (eds): Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery, 5th Edition. Sauders, Philadelphia. June 2011.
Spear SL, Mathis R, Albino FP, Pittman TA: The Inframammary Approach to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The Georgetown University Hospital Experience. In: Harness JK, Willey SC. Operative Approaches to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland Jan 2017.
Pittman TA: (Co-Chair) Making Skincare Work for You, Your Practice and Your Patients. Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting Practice Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 2022
Pittman TA: Effective Brand Strategy: Marketing Your Practice and the Specialty. Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2022
Pittman TA: Planning, Building and Managing Your Own Surgical Suite (Course Creator and Presenter), Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2022
Pittman TA: Managing the Over-Dissected Pocket, Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting Breast Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 2022
Pittman TA: Managing the Over-Dissected Pocket, Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Sep 2021
Pittman TA: Planning, Building and Managing Your Own Surgical Suite (Course Creator and Presenter), Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting, Miami, FL May 2021
Pittman TA: Managing the Over-Dissected Pocket, Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting Breast Symposium, Miami, FL May 2021
Pittman TA: Variations in Implant Selection. Presented at The Aesthetic Society National Meeting Breast Symposium, Miami FL, May 2021
Pittman TA: Making Your Brand Stand Out: Finding Your Voice Amongst the Noise. Presented at ASAPS 6th Annual Residents Symposium, Dec 2020
Pittman TA: Partnering with a Non-Plastic Surgeon. Presented at ASAPS 6th Annual Residents Symposium, Dec 2020
Pittman TA: The P1 Method: Preventing Rippling and Implant Visibility in Prepectoral Implant Reconstruction. Presented at the 35th Annual Atlanta Breast Symposium, Jan 2019
Pittman TA: Unique Considerations in Transgender Breast Augmentation. Presented at the 35th Annual Atlanta Breast Symposium, Atlanta, GA Jan 2019
Pittman TA: Should I Be an Industry Speaker. Presented at ASPS Senior Residents Conference, ASPS The Meeting 2018 Chicago, IL
Pittman TA: Management and Prevention of Nipple Malposition in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Presented at ASPS, The Meeting 2017, Orlando, FL
Pittman TA: Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Emerging Beliefs and Management Patterns Among American and International Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons. Presented at ASPS Aesthetica Super Symposium 2016, Washington DC
Pittman TA: Management and Prevention of Nipple Malposition. Presented at BC3: Breast Cancer Coordinated Conference, Washington DC March 2018
Pittman TA: Lipofilling in Breast Reconstruction. Presented at BC3: Breast Cancer Coordinated Conference, Washington DC March 2018
Pittman TA: Pre-Pectoral Breast Reconstruction. Presented at BC3: Breast Cancer Coordinated Conference, Washington DC March 2018
Pittman TA: Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction. Presented at BC3: Breast Cancer Coordinated Conference, Washington DC March 2018
Pittman TA: The “Ideal” Breast: Overview of Skin Marking and Planning for Success. Presented at The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Las Vegas, NV April 2017
Pittman TA: Lipofilling in Breast Conservation. Presented at The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Las Vegas, NV April 2017
Pittman TA: Emerging Role of Pre-Pectoral Implant Reconstruction. Presented at The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Las Vegas, NV April 2017
Pittman TA: Assessing Tissue Perfusion. Presented at The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Las Vegas, NV April 2017
Pittman TA: Avoiding Complications in Breast Augmentation. Presented at NESPS 2015 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Pittman TA: Implant Salvage: The VAC and PICC Approach. Presented at BC3: Breast Coordinated Care Conference, Washington DC March 2016
Pittman TA: Management and Prevention of Nipple Malposition. Presented at BC3: Breast Coordinated Care Conference, Washington DC March 2016
Pittman TA, Spear SL: Lipoaugmentation of the Breast – Evidence Based Results. Presented at the 29th Annual Atlanta Breast Symposium Jan 2013, Atlanta, GA
Pittman TA, Spear SL: Lipoaugmentation of the Breast – Evidence Based Results. Presented at the 29th Annual Atlanta Breast Symposium Jan 2013, Atlanta, GA
Pittman TA, Spear SL: Lipoaugmentation of the Breast – Evidence Based Results. Presented at The Aesthetic Meeting 2013, ASAPS New York, NY
Pittman T: Plastic Surgery for Radiologists: More Than Black and White. American Institute of Radiologic Pathology Fall Course, Sep 2016
Pittman TA, Tragos C, Polley JW, Figueroa AA: CAD/CAM Designed Surgical Positioning Guides: The Link Between Virtual and Actual Surgery. Presented at ASPS Senior Resident’s Conference, Tampa, FL, January 2012. (FIRST PLACE WINNER)
Pittman TA, Tragos C, Polley JW, Figueroa AA: CAD/CAM Designed Surgical Positioning Guides: The Link Between Virtual and Actual Surgery. Presented at Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons (MAPS), Chicago, IL, April 2012
Pittman TA, Smith AB, Polley J, Figueroa A: Craniofacial Distraction Using R.E.D. Device in Temporomandibular Ankylosis. Presented at R.E.D. Summit, Chicago, IL- Nov 2010
Sosin M, Crocker A, NijHar K, Moroni E, Chan M, Pittman TA, Willey SC, Tousimis EA: Expanding the Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy to “High Risk” Patients. Presented at American College of Surgeons All Surgeons Day, Fairfax VA April 2017
Smith AB, Pittman TA, Polley J, Figueroa A: Unique Application of R.E.D. in Facial Cleft. Presented at R.E.D. Summit, Chicago, IL – Nov 2010
Cleft Lip and Palate, General Surgery Grand Rounds – Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois – March 2010
Pittman TA, Fan K, Rudolph M: Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in the Plastic Surgery Practice: Has It Influenced Practice Patterns? American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), April 2016. BEST POSTER WINNER
Tambar S, Seevaratnam S, Gulla A, Willey SC, Pittman TA, Tousimis EA: Single-Blinded, Randomized Assessment of Post-Mastectomy Analgesia Using Exparel (Liposomal Bupivicaine) vs. Standard Bupivicaine or Placebo. American Society of Breast Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV April 2017
Sosin M, Gulla A, Potdevin L, Seevaratnam S, Sigdel M, Willey SC, Pittman TA, Tousimis, EA: Timing of radiation therapy in nipple-sparing mastectomy influences outcomes and patient-reported quality of life. American College of Surgeons All Surgeons Day, Fairfax VA April 2017
Pittman TA, Polley JW, Figueroa AA, Tragos, C: CAD/CAM Designed Surgical Positioning Guides: The Link Between Virtual and Actual Surgery. American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), San Francisco, CA, April 2012
Safe, Reliable, and Reproducible Mastopexy/Augmentation, Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL – June 2022
The Quest for the Perfect Breast: Advances and Setbacks, Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL – May 2017
AIRP Distinguished Visiting Lecturer: Plastic Surgery for Radiologists: More Than Black and White, 2017 Breast Imaging Cateorical Course, Silver Spring, MD – Sep 2017
Implant Selection for Breast Augmentation, Visiting Professor / Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD – Feb 2016
Advanced Techniques in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Visiting Professor/Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds – Albany Medical College, Albany, NY – Sep 2016
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: How Technology Changed My Practice, Visiting Professor/ Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI – Jan 2016
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: How Technology Changed My Practice, Visiting Professor/ Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds – Michigan State University Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Grand Rapids, MI – Oct 2015
Department of Surgery Core Course Lecturer: Breast Disease, Oncologic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Spring 2013.
Transition to the Wards, Clinical Instructor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Spring 2014
Craniofacial Anomalies Course Lecturer: Surgical Management of Cleft Lip and Palate, Orthognathic and Distraction Procedures, Bone Grafting. Rush University, August 2010
Craniofacial Anomalies Course Lecturer – Surgical Management of VPI,
Rush University, August 2011.
Director of Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Ourisman Breast Center, MedStar
Georgetown University Hospital (2017-2018)
Executive Committee, National Capitol Society of Plastic Surgeons
(April 2018-Pres)
Plastic Surgery Director, Medical Advisory Committee
MedStar Surgery Center, (Dec 2017-Jan 2019)
Clinical Competency Committee, Georgetown University Plastic Surgery
Residency Program – Chair (2016-2017)
Breast Center Leadership Committee, Ourisman Breast Center, MedStar
Georgetown University Hospital (2015-2018)
Program Director for Plastic Surgery – SSO Breast Oncology Fellowship, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014-2018)
Chief Resident Cosmetic Clinic, Georgetown University Plastic Surgery Residency Program – Director (2014-2018)
Junior and Senior Resident Mock Oral Boards, Georgetown University Plastic Surgery
Residency Program – Exam Coordinator and Director (2014-2018)
Surgical Value Analysis Committee, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 2014
Selected by Peers
Medical School Admissions Committee (2003-2004)
Selected by Dean of Admissions, nominated by peers.
Professional Conduct Committee (2002-2006)
Chair (2003-2004), Selected by Peers
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) – Active Member
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) – Active Member
Fellow in the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons (NESPS) – Active Member
American Medical Association (AMA) – Active Member
National Capitol Society of Plastic Surgeons – Active Member
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