About Dr. Michael Kalisman MD

Michael Kalisman, MD is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon and Hand Surgeon. With over three decades of experience in medicine, Dr. Michael Kalisman has been recognized as an expert in plastic, reconstructive, cosmetic, and hand surgery and has published over 60 scholarly articles. In his writings, Dr. Michael Kalisman discusses reconstructive procedures and treatments for soft tissue injuries caused by weapons, damaged skin and subcutaneous tissues, and effective reconstructive techniques utilizing skin grafts and flaps. Featured in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, Journal of Hand Surgery, Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, International Surgery, and the Journal of Surgical Research, Dr. Michael Kalisman also contributes his extensive surgical knowledge to other medical fields, writing significant papers addressing reconstructive aesthetic plastic surgery and oncology and various skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and skin melanomas, among other subjects. In addition to the considerable number of research papers he has written, Dr. Michael Kalisman also produces and maintains a medical blog on his website, http://www.MichaelKalismanMD.com. A prolific writer, Dr. Michael Kalisman discusses both the newest developments in medicine as well as medical news and its relevance to the larger population. In some posts, for instance, Dr. Michael Kalisman addresses current debates on controversial issues. In other entries, Dr. Michael Kalisman discusses healthcare-related articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications that describe innovative techniques to screen for potential deteriorative diseases. Dr. Michael Kalisman’s latest blog posts have covered the use of lumbar punctures to test for Alzheimer’s disease, the potential risk of excessive weight and obesity, and the controversy surrounding recent court cases involving stem cell research.