Summary: Scott Hollenbeck, MD, chair of plastic surgery at the University of Virginia, has been named president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), focusing on enhancing the specialty’s role in healthcare, expanding education, and ensuring patient safety.
Key Takeaways
- Scott Hollenbeck, MD, is now the president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), emphasizing the specialty’s role in healthcare, patient safety, and access to board-certified plastic surgeons.
- Hollenbeck has a strong background in academic medicine, having expanded virtual educational resources during COVID-19 and holding the Raymond F. Morgan Professorship at UVA since 2022.
- With a focus on reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery, particularly breast cancer reconstruction, his research and work address critical health services and commercialization in plastic surgery.
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Scott Hollenbeck, MD, chair of the department of plastic surgery, maxillofacial, and oral health at the University of Virginia, is now president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). He began his one-year term on September 29, 2024, at the Society’s annual meeting in San Diego.
“I am honored to serve as the president of ASPS and uphold the knowledge that plastic surgeons can be leaders within their health systems and add value to their communities through innovative and inspired problem-solving,” says Hollenbeck. “I will continue to work toward unifying the specialty and organization toward critical missions, such as ensuring access to plastic surgery services, continued advancement in patient safety, and reinforcing the importance of consulting a board-certified plastic surgeon when considering cosmetic or reconstructive procedures.”
As ASPS president, Hollenbeck aims to emphasize the role of plastic surgery in the U.S. health system. He focuses on academic medicine and collaboration across health systems.
In 2020, as ASPS/PSF Board Vice President of Education, Hollenbeck expanded virtual educational resources during COVID-19 by updating the In-Service Exam and ASPS EdNet online platform. He is the Raymond F. Morgan Professor at UVA, which he joined in 2022 as the department chair.
“Dr. Hollenbeck’s talents as a surgeon, researcher and educator have made him a national leader in academic medicine,” says Melina R. Kibbe, MD, the dean of the School of Medicine and chief health affairs officer for UVA Health. “He is leading our department of plastic surgery to even greater accomplishments in service to our patients and future generations of physicians and scientists.”
Hollenbeck focuses on reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery, particularly breast cancer reconstruction. His research spans health services, basic science, and commercialization, resulting in over 125 publications, patents, and grants. He also addresses barriers to breast cancer reconstruction at both local and national levels.
He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University, completed a general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and a plastic surgery residency at Duke University, specializing in microvascular reconstruction. While at Duke, he co-founded a tissue engineering start-up to help patients regenerate tissue after surgery or injury.
