| Specialties/Interests Clinical - Breast and Body Contouring Surgery, Surgery after Massive Weight Loss, Facial Aesthetic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Skin Cancer Extirpation, Reconstruction and Complex Reconstruction Research - Outcomes Studies after Breast and Body Contouring Surgery, Introperative Safety, Biology of Fat and Wound Healing Johns Hopkins Bayview Division of Plastic Surgery
Biography A native of Baltimore, Michele A. Shermak, M.D., FACS, graduated Phi Beta
Kappa and magna cum laude from Franklin and Marshall College. She earned
a medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and
was the first to finish a combined residency program in general and plastic
surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is a fellow of the American
College of Surgeons, board-certified in plastic surgery and an active member
in the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS). After the completion of training in plastic surgery, Shermak pursued an
interest in aesthetic and breast surgery, and received specialized training
from G. Patrick Maxwell, M.D., in Nashville. There, she gained extensive
experience with both implant and flap reconstruction of the breast, to allow the
full range of reconstructive options to each breast cancer patient. She also
learned the latest techniques in body contouring surgery, including liposuction
and body lifts, and facial rejuvenation surgery, including laser resurfacing,
facial peels, endoscopic surgery and facelifts. An author of several publications in the field of plastic and reconstructive
surgery, Shermak's research focuses on the basic science of soft tissue and
bone healing and tissue engineering, and clinically on breast surgery and
body contouring surgery. She also is a member of the Plastic Surgery
Research Council. Returning to Johns Hopkins in 1999 to practice in general plastic surgery with
particular specialization in the latest techniques in aesthetic and breast
surgery, she heads the division of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview
and is an assistant professor of plastic surgery at The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine. |
