Summer Hanson, MD PhD

  • Associate Professor of Surgery
    Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition
  • Clinical Interests: Aesthetic Surgery of the Face Breast and Body, Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Cosmetic Surgery, Extremity Reconstruction, Lymphedema Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery, Skin Cancer and Melanoma, Tissue Engineering, Trunk Reconstruction Chest Back Abdominal Genital
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: sehanson@uchicago.edu
  • Graduate Programs: Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, UChicago Biosciences

What Rankings, Ratings, and Utilities Do Breast Cancer Patients Place on Tissue- and Implant-based Breast Reconstruction?
What Rankings, Ratings, and Utilities Do Breast Cancer Patients Place on Tissue- and Implant-based Breast Reconstruction? Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 May; 13(5):e6749.
PMID: 40321334

Patient-reported upper extremity impairment following mastectomy with breast reconstruction: A systematic review.
Patient-reported upper extremity impairment following mastectomy with breast reconstruction: A systematic review. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Apr; 103:233-247.
PMID: 40009951

A Single Institution Experience With Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction: Impact of Insurance Coverage on Risk Reduction.
A Single Institution Experience With Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction: Impact of Insurance Coverage on Risk Reduction. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun; 131(7):1393-1399.
PMID: 39734276

Differential Secretomes of Processed Adipose Grafts, the Stromal Vascular Fraction, and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.
Differential Secretomes of Processed Adipose Grafts, the Stromal Vascular Fraction, and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev. 2024 09; 33(17-18):477-483.
PMID: 39030836

Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Impairment after Mastectomy: A Single Institution Retrospective Review.
Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Impairment after Mastectomy: A Single Institution Retrospective Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Jul; 12(7):e5684.
PMID: 39050032

Personalizing Locoregional Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer in 2024: Tailoring Axillary Surgery, Escalating Lymphatic Surgery, and Implementing Evidence-Based Hypofractionated Radiotherapy.
Personalizing Locoregional Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer in 2024: Tailoring Axillary Surgery, Escalating Lymphatic Surgery, and Implementing Evidence-Based Hypofractionated Radiotherapy. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2024 Jun; 44(3):e438776.
PMID: 38815195

Deconstructing Fat to Reverse Radiation Induced Soft Tissue Fibrosis.
Deconstructing Fat to Reverse Radiation Induced Soft Tissue Fibrosis. Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Jun 20; 10(6).
PMID: 37370673

Oncoplastic Techniques and Tricks to Have in Your Toolbox.
Oncoplastic Techniques and Tricks to Have in Your Toolbox. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 04 01; 153(4):673e-682e.
PMID: 37220250

Analysis of Breast Aesthetic Revision Procedures after Unilateral Abdominal-based Free-flap Breast Reconstruction: A Single-center Experience with 1251 Patients.
Analysis of Breast Aesthetic Revision Procedures after Unilateral Abdominal-based Free-flap Breast Reconstruction: A Single-center Experience with 1251 Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Mar; 11(3):e4861.
PMID: 36910732

Impact of implant-based breast reconstruction on bra fit.
Impact of implant-based breast reconstruction on bra fit. Ergonomics. 2023 Oct; 66(10):1521-1533.
PMID: 36524380

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