Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Scott Hollenbeck, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial & Oral Health
Transcript:
One thing I'm really excited about is our program and diseases of adipose tissue, specifically lymphedema and lipedema. These are conditions that we really don't know a whole lot about. But many patients suffer from swelling in the legs and arms and other areas. We hope to enroll patients in clinical trials here and study the tissue to be able to advance the understanding of this disease, both for our patients but also those around the country.
Hi, I'm Scott Hollenbeck and I'm the chair of the Department of plastic surgery, maxillofacial and Oral health. I'm a plastic surgeon and I primarily specialize in breast cancer reconstruction. One of the areas I focus on is free tissue transfer or free flaps, for the advanced level of reconstruction, but also focus on areas of research, including tackling disparities and access to care for patients trying to seek breast cancer reconstruction. And we offer that here at the University of Virginia, as well as a number of other sites across the state.
I think the area I'm most excited about with my research is the development of a soft tissue filler, which can be used to help patients recover from surgeries such as mastectomy and other disfiguring procedures where the material could be delivered to act as a reconstructive modality. This requires a lot of work in both the basic science area, but also in regulatory and innovation commercialization spaces, but may have a significant impact on patients health and their well-being in the future.
Scott Hollenbeck, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial & Oral Health
Transcript:
One thing I'm really excited about is our program and diseases of adipose tissue, specifically lymphedema and lipedema. These are conditions that we really don't know a whole lot about. But many patients suffer from swelling in the legs and arms and other areas. We hope to enroll patients in clinical trials here and study the tissue to be able to advance the understanding of this disease, both for our patients but also those around the country.
Hi, I'm Scott Hollenbeck and I'm the chair of the Department of plastic surgery, maxillofacial and Oral health. I'm a plastic surgeon and I primarily specialize in breast cancer reconstruction. One of the areas I focus on is free tissue transfer or free flaps, for the advanced level of reconstruction, but also focus on areas of research, including tackling disparities and access to care for patients trying to seek breast cancer reconstruction. And we offer that here at the University of Virginia, as well as a number of other sites across the state.
I think the area I'm most excited about with my research is the development of a soft tissue filler, which can be used to help patients recover from surgeries such as mastectomy and other disfiguring procedures where the material could be delivered to act as a reconstructive modality. This requires a lot of work in both the basic science area, but also in regulatory and innovation commercialization spaces, but may have a significant impact on patients health and their well-being in the future.
