Crisera, Christopher A., MD

Dr. Crisera joined the UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as an Assistant Professor in 2005 after completing his plastic surgery residency and microsurgery fellowship at UCLA. He specializes in microvascular surgery. His clinical interests focus on breast reconstruction, oncologic reconstruction, lower extremity reconstruction, as well as aesthetic surgery of the breast, body, and face.

Dr. Crisera was raised in San Francisco. He graduated from Harvard with honors in 1990 with a degree in English and American Literature and Language. He then attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2002. As a component of his general surgery residency, he completed a three-year research fellowship studying mammalian foregut development and cleft palatogenesis. His current research focuses on the vascular biology of perforator flaps, pharmacologic conditioning of free flaps to improve outcomes in breast reconstruction, and bone tissue engineering.

Postdoctoral Education

Institution	Level (Intern, Resident, Fellow)	Department	Year
UCLA	Fellow	Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery	2004-2005
UCLA	Resident	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	2002-2004
UCSF	Chief Resident	General Surgery	2001-2002
UCSF	Resident	General Surgery	2000-2001
NYU	Research Fellow	Laboratory Development & Repair	1997-2000
UCSF	Resident	General Surgery	1994-1997

Research Interests

• Vascular biology of perforator flaps
• Pharmacologic conditioning of free flaps to improve outcomes in breast reconstruction
• Bone tissue engineering

• Breast Reconstruction
• Oncologic Reconstruction
• Microvascular Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery of the Breast, Body, and Face

• Attending Plastic Surgeon - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Attending Plastic Surgeon - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
• Attending Plastic Surgeon - Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

• Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine