PolarityTE(TM) Inc., names World Renowned Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon Michael W. Neumeister, MD, FRCSC, FACS, as Chief Medical Officer - Seite 2

About Michael W. Neumeister, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor & Chairman - Department of Surgery
The Elvin G. Zook Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery
Microsurgery/Research Lab Director
Director: Memorial Medical Center Regional Burn Unit
Director: Memorial Medical Center Wound Center
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Dr. Neumeister is Professor & Chairman of the Department of Surgery and The Elvin G. Zook Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto and previously completed a degree in physiology and pharmacology at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Neumeister began his residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in general surgery and went on to complete his plastic surgery residency at the University of Manitoba. He continued his training as a microsurgery fellow at Harvard University's Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston and completed a one year hand and microsurgery fellowship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. 

Dr. Neumeister is board certified in plastic surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has also received his Certificate in (SOTH) Surgery of The Hand. Dr. Neumeister has received awards for presentations given regionally, nationally and internationally, has over 150 book chapters and articles, and has multiple research interests in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. 

Dr. Neumeister is the Editor in Chief of the official AAHS journal HAND. He is the past President of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Association for Hand Surgery, The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The Research Body of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons), Plastic Surgery Research Council, and the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons.

His memberships include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Foundation, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Burn Association, American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons where he also serves as an elected official on several of their committees. Dr. Neumeister has received awards for presentations given regionally, nationally and internationally and has over 150 published manuscripts and book chapters.