Plastic Surgery

Office Location     Faulkner Hospital                           Directions
                                  1153 Centre Street, Suite 21        tel: 617.983.4555
                                  Jamaica Plain, MA 02130             fax: 617.983.4534

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY APPOINTMENT

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

College                   Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Medical School    Columbia University College of Physicians and
                                 Surgeons, New York, NY
Internship              Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,
                                 MA, General Surgery             
Residency             Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency,
                                 Boston, MA, Plastic Surgery; Chief Resident
Fellowship             Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,
                                 MA, Hand and Microvascular Surgery

OTHER PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Memberships

American Medical Association
American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation
Massachusetts Medical Society

Awards

Harvard Medical School Residents & Fellows Excellence in Teaching Award in Surgery
NEHS Kirk Watson Founder's Award

AFFILIATIONS

Faulkner Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Clinical Interests/Procedures

Dr. Carty specializes in complex reconstructive surgery of the breast and hand.  He specializes in microsurgical approaches including the DIEP, SIEA, and SGAP flaps for breast reconstruction following oncologic resection, as well as complicated flaps and tendon transfers for limb reconstruction following traumatic injury.

Breast
Breast reconstruction including:
— DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap
— SGAP (superior gluteal artery perforator) flap
— SIEA (superficial inferior epigastric artery) flap
— TRAM (transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous) flap
— Latissimus dorsi flap
— Tissue expander/implant placement
Breast augmentation
Breast reduction
Breast lift
Male breast reduction

Hand
Hand surgery
Tendon transfers
Burn reconstruction
Congenital disorders
Vascular disorders
Nerve problems/paralysis

Body
Abdominal contouring after weight loss
Complex hernia repair
Liposuction
Scar revisions

Face
Mohs reconstruction
Skin cancer removal
Blepharoplasty
Facelift
Rhinoplasty