Welcome to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Whether elective or required, we pride ourselves on cultivating strong patient partnerships, combining skill with artistry to achieve naturally beautiful results.
The internationally recognized surgeons at the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery enjoy privileges at leading hospitals throughout the greater Richmond area. We are committed to preserving and improving the patient’s quality of life through improved self-esteem, enhanced appearance and restoration of functionality.
The division collaborates with VCU Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Human Genetics, Sculpture, and Orthodontics, and the VCU Simulation & Patient Safety Center.
Surgery Education
The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program includes training in areas of trauma, complex wound healing, craniofacial surgery, maxillofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, aesthetic surgery, breast surgery and pediatric plastic surgery. We also offer an international traveling component to our program.
Learn MoreResearch
Our division has an active research program with an emphasis on wound healing, microsurgery, nerve physiology, craniofacial growth, fetal wound healing and new innovations in burn care.
Introducing Our Interim Chair
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New Faculty Announcement
Join us as we welcome our new faculty to the Division:
Dr. Drake received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine. He later completed his internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency at Virginia Tech, and his fellowships in trauma and critical care at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Drake's research interests include trauma and burn frailty and outcome measures, remote burn care in medically underserved regions, and critical care optimization of potential organ donors.
Dr. Mountziaris is an Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at VCU Health. She was raised in upstate New York, and graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University. She earned her medical degree, as well as a Ph.D. in Bioengineering, through the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University. She completed residency at Albany Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in complex reconstruction and microsurgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her clinical interests include complex oncologic and trauma reconstruction, with a focus on microsurgical flaps.
Dr. Nigro received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed her Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery residency here at VCU and her fellowship in Breast and Microsurgical Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Nigro's clinical interests include autologous breast reconstruction. Her research interests include improving aesthetic and functional outcomes of implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Team
Division Faculty
Mack Drake, DO, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Mack Drake, DO, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Burn surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Michael J. Feldman, MD
Professor & Interim Division Chair
Michael J. Feldman, MD
Professor & Interim Division Chair
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Medical Director of the Evans-Haynes Burn Center
B.W. Haynes Jr. Professorship in General and Trauma Surgery
Interim Chair, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Ivette Klumb, MD
Assistant Professor
Ivette Klumb, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Brian Q. Le, MD
Assistant Professor & Residency Program Director
Brian Q. Le, MD
Assistant Professor & Residency Program Director
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Interim Program Director, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Reconstructive microsurgeon
Hand and upper extremity reconstructive surgeon
Burn surgeon
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Daniel P. Luppens, MD
Assistant Professor
Daniel P. Luppens, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cosmetic plastic and reconstructive surgeon
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Plastic Surgery
7301 Forest Avenue
Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23226
Lauren Nigro, MD
Assistant Professor
Lauren Nigro, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery
Breast Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery
Post Traumatic and Oncologic Reconstruction
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Paschalia “Lina” Mountziaris, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Paschalia “Lina” Mountziaris, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery
Breast Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery
Post Traumatic and Oncologic Reconstruction
Hand Surgery
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Andrea L. Pozez, MD
Leroy Smith Professor of Surgery
Andrea L. Pozez, MD
Leroy Smith Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic & reconstructive surgeon specializing in:
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Microsurgery
Breast Surgery
Hand Surgery
Wound Healing
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Jennifer L. Rhodes, MD
Professor
Jennifer L. Rhodes, MD
Professor
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cleft, Craniofacial, and Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Medical Director, Center for Craniofacial Care, Children's Hospital of Richmond
Director Vascular Malformations Multidisciplinary Team
Phone: 804-828-3033
Address/Location:
VCU Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Contact Us
Michael J. Feldman, M.D.
Interim Chair, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
michael.feldman@vcuhealth.org
Tina Hamlet
Associate Administrator
tina.hamlet@vcuhealth.org
804-828-5320
Nicole Palat
Division Supervisor
nicole.palat@vcuhealth.org
804-628-1559
Office Location
West Hospital
16th Floor, North Wing
Mailing Address
Box 980154
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0154
Phone: (804) 828-3033
Fax: (804) 828-0489