(R to L) Research fellow Elizabeth Tadevosyan, Drs. Jackie Tsai, Irene Wapnir, Dung Nguyen, and Stanford microsurgery alum Irene Ma.
Stanford Breast Surgery Program Goes Global
October 20, 2025
The Stanford Breast Surgery Team gave the world’s first live demonstration of Omental Breast Reconstruction with Nipple Neurotization at the 2025 Chang Gung Microsurgery Conference in Taiwan last week. The conference gathered renowned microsurgeons from across the United States, Europe, and Asia to exchange innovative, cutting-edge techniques that advance patient care worldwide.
The Omental-Fat Augmented Free Flap and Targeted Nipple Neurotization are techniques for breast reconstruction developed at Stanford that offer patients sensate and aesthetic breasts with minimal donor-site morbidity, reduced scarring, and faster recovery.
The Stanford team also shared their experiences treating lymphedema, integrating augmented reality and novel surgical strategies to minimize ischemia following mastectomy.
"We learned valuable insights into robotic mastectomy from international colleagues," said Nguyen. "This event was a truly inspiring example of global collaboration in surgical innovation."
In addition to the scientific exchange, the team celebrated the 80th birthday of Professor Fu-Chan Wei, who founded a microsurgery training program at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in 1984 and was a mentor of Nguyen's.
Talks:
Alternatives in Breast Reconstruction Beyond Abdominal-Based Flaps presented by Dr. Dung Nguyen
Application of Augmented Reality in Breast Surgery presented by Dr. Jacqueline Tsai
Preventing Ischemic Complication: Two-Stage Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy presented by Dr. Irene Wapnir
Technique, Tips & Tricks of Laparoscopic Harvest of the Omentum presented by Dr. Monica Dua
Analysis of Different Models of Breast Reconstruction: How Does the Omentum Compare? presented by Research Fellow Elizabeth Tadevosyan
Progress, Innovation, and the Future of Lymphatic Surgery presented by Dr. Dung Nguyen
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