Dr. Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH, is a plastic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) specializing in complex reconstruction following surgery for breast cancer, head and neck cancers, and abdominal wall hernia. He holds particular expertise in microsurgical breast reconstruction and complex abdominal wall reconstruction, and serves as Director of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Research Fellowship and Assistant Director of the Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program at MSK. His path to oncologic reconstructive surgery was shaped early in life, when watching a close family member face cancer and later participating in medical trips alongside a plastic surgeon gave him a firsthand appreciation for how reconstruction can restore a sense of normalcy, both functionally and psychologically, after cancer treatment.
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Research papers · PubMed
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Known for
Microsurgical breast reconstruction and abdominal wall reconstruction
The distinction that sets them apart from other plastic & reconstructive surgeons.
Specializes in
Hernia repair and head and neck reconstruction
A narrow focus means they see far more of these cases than a general surgeon.
Background
Education
Medical school: MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine · MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · BA, Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Plastic Surgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · General Surgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Breast Reconstruction & Microsurgery – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania