Edward I. Chang, MD, FACS, Mark V. Schaverien, MBChB, MD, MSc, MEd, FRCS (Plast), Jesse C. Selber, MD, MPH, FACS

I want to thank Drs. Edward Chang, Mark Schaverien, and Jesse Selber for serving as co-guest editors for this issue of Seminars in Plastic Surgery on “Lymphedema Management.” We also appreciate the efforts made by each outstanding author for sharing with us their knowledge.

Dr. Edward Chang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He received his medical degree at the New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Dr. Chang trained in General Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, with a research fellowship in Plastic Surgery at Stanford University. He trained in Plastic Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, CA and completed a fellowship in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Chang specializes in complex microvascular reconstruction for oncological defects of the breast, head and neck, torso, and extremity as well as super-microsurgical treatment of lymphedema. In addition, Dr. Chang has had over 70 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer or editor for multiple journals.

Dr. Mark Schaverien is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He received his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh, completed Plastic Surgery training in the UK and a clinical research fellowship at the Department of Plastic Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He completed clinical fellowships in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery, and Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction, as well as Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and was an Attending Plastic Surgeon in the United Kingdom.

He was awarded a Master of Surgery in Surgical Technology, with Honors, from Imperial College London, a Medical Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, and a Master of Surgical Education, with Merit, from Imperial College London and was elected as a Hunterian Professor by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He is an expert in complex microsurgical and non-microsurgical reconstructive surgery, in particular for oncoplastic breast surgery, breast reconstruction, and lymphedema surgery, for which he has interests in outcomes and translational research and has over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Jesse Selber is the Director of Clinical Research and an Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He is a graduate of University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY and the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Selber trained in Surgery and Plastic Surgery at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and completed a clinical fellowship in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Selber's clinical practice consists of breast, head and neck, trunk, and extremity reconstruction. He has developed the world's first robotic plastic surgery program and has led groundbreaking transplants. He continues to pioneer and innovate in multiple areas of reconstruction. Dr. Selber has had over 100 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, serves as a reviewer or editor for multiple journals, and leads the research effort for the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He holds offices in several national plastic surgery societies including the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is an Executive Board and Founding member of the Robotic Assisted Microvascular and Endoscopic Surgery society (RAMSES).