Paul S. Cederna is an American plastic surgeon who is Robert Oneal Professor of Plastic Surgery, Chief of the Section of Plastic Surgery, and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan.[1]

Paul S. Cederna
EducationUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Medical career
InstitutionsMichigan Medicine

Education

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He earned his BSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He went to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for his residency in General Surgery and a fellowship in Microsurgery before returning to Michigan for a Plastic Surgery Fellowship. He subsequently completed two years of basic science research training as a post doctoral research fellow at the Muscle Mechanics Lab.[2]

Career

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He leads the Neuromuscular Lab at the University of Michigan, along with Stephen Kemp and Theodore A. Kung, uniting biotechnology and surgical science.[3][4]

Research

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Cederna specializes in reconstruction of complex wounds.[1] He has also led projects developing robotic prosthetics that use signals from the brain through nerve interfaces for amputees, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health.[5]

Honors and awards

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Cederna was elected the President of the Plastic Surgery Foundation in 2016.[6][2] He has been named to the Top Docs list multiple times.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Stephen Cederna MD | Michigan Medicine". www.uofmhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ a b Monday, September 26. "Paul Cederna, MD, Elected President Of Plastic Surgery Foundation". American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Neuromuscular Lab | Surgery Research | Michigan Medicine". Surgery Research. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ^ "Paul Cederna - Neuromuscular Lab". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. ^ "Mind over hand gives amputees motion". FierceElectronics. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. ^ Surgeons, American Society of Plastic (2017-08-03). "American Society of Plastic Surgeons announces Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2017". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  7. ^ Detroit, Hour (2016-09-26). "Top Docs List 2016". Hour Detroit Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-21.