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Christina Plikaitis, M.D.

Associate professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery

Education

Fellowship
University of Chicago-Northbrook

Residency
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Medical School
University of Illinois-Chicago

Practice Areas

Christina Plikaitis specializes in breast surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, and cleft lip and palate. She performs skin cancer reconstruction and surgeries for ear and hand deformities, tissue expansion, facial trauma and vascular malformations. Areas of specialty include breast reconstruction and reduction, and breast augmentation/lift. She applies the latest techniques, including Wise pattern mastectomy and reconstruction for the large breast.

Research Interests

  • Breast reconstruction
  • Comparison of Wise pattern mastectomy and autoderm breast reconstruction versus traditional techniques in the ptotic breast
  • Use of fat grafting and form-stable implants in the irradiated breast

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Society of Plastic Surgery
  • American Cleft-Palate-Craniofacial Association