About Dennis Paul Orgill, MD, PhD
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Medical Director, BWH Wound Care Center
Specialties
Plastic Surgery
Clinical Interests
breast and body aesthetic surgery (ex. breast reduction, breast augmentation, breast lift, abdominoplasty, body contouring
breast reconstruction
complex lower extremity reconstruction
cosmetic surgery
facial aesthetic surgery
Mohs reconstruction following skin cancer
nerve disorders and injuries
oncoplastic surgery
wound healing
Bio

Dr. Dennis Orgill is a reconstructive plastic surgeon, Medical Director of the Wound Care Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Orgill has a particular clinical interest in complex adult reconstructive procedures including treating complex wounds.  Dr. Orgill’s practice philosophy is to bring together the best team possible for complex reconstructive problems.  This frequently includes both surgical and medical experts.

Dr. Orgill has a PhD from MIT in Medical Engineering and runs a tissue engineering and wound healing laboratory at BWH. His research is focused on developing better technologies to treat wounds including work with artificial skin, micromechanical forces, platelets and stem cells. He has consulted for several medical device and start-up companies and is the inventor on several patents. He worked on the team that developed Integra, a skin replacement therapy that has been commercially developed and used successfully on thousands of patients.

Education

Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1985 - 1990
Medical School
Harvard Medical School/ BWH, 1985
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1990 - 1992
Board Certifications
Surgery, 1991
Plastic Surgery, 1994

Videos

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FAQs About Breast Reduction Surgery
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Awards

Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2022
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2022
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