Sahil K. Kapur, M.D.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, US, Medicine, MD |
| 2005 | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US, Electrical and Computer Engineering, BS |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2017 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2022
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Division of Surgery Quality and Safety Officer, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Quality and Safety Officer, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Director of Clinical Informatics, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Electronic Health Record Officer, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Editorial Activities
Member, Editorial Review Board, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2023 - Present
Editor, Plastic and Aesthetic Research Journal Supplement, 2019 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Faculty Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | Top 1% Performer, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) |
| 2015 | Second Place Basic Science Paper Award, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL |
| 2013 | Best Basic Science Paper Award, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL |
| 2013 | Best Basic Science Paper Award, Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference, San Diego, CA |
| 2010 | First Year Resident of the Year Award, Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2010 | Henry M. Castello M.D. Memorial Award for Outstanding Resident 2009-10, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2009 | Larry S. Nichter Medical Student Research Award in Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Lango MN, Sinnathamby A, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Choi KY, Zafereo M, Barbon CEA, Pytynia KB, Maniakas A, Hessel A, Goepfert RP, Ahmad FI, Anderson JL, Kapur SK, Taylor JS. EHR-Integrated Synoptic Operative Reporting for Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery. The Laryngoscope. e-Pub 2026.
- Elmorsi, R, Camacho, L, Rogan, D, Schaverien, MV, Baumann, DP, Largo, RD, Kapur, SK, Nguyen, CV, Olenczak, JB. Retrorectus Polyglactin Mesh Reduces the Risk of Bulge in DIEP Flap Donor Sites. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Publish Ahead of Print, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41563420.
- Elmorsi, R, Camacho, L, Rogan, D, Largo, RD, Baumann, DP, Kapur, SK, Nguyen, CV, Schaverien, MV, Olenczak, B. The Impact of Retrorectus Vicryl Mesh on DIEP Donor Site Morbidity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 13(S5):19, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Clemens MW, Mitchell MP, Christensen JM, Olenczak JB, Shay PL, Hanwright P, Ha AY, Kapur S, Melancon A, Shuck JW. MRI-Conditional Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes and Radiation Therapy Implications. Plast Reconstr Surg 156(2):225-233, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39946673.
- Assad M, Mitchell D, Slovacek C, Hassan AM, Rajesh A, Liu J, Kapur SK, Baumann D, Butler CE. Surgical Outcomes of Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Pelvic Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 154(5):1105-1114, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38051145.
- Roubaud, MJ, Asaad, M, Liu, J, Mericli, AF, Kapur, SK, Adelman, DM, Hanasono, MM. Free Fillet Flap of Lower Extremity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 152(4):883-895, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36780349.
- Hassan AM, Shah NR, Asaad M, Kapur SK, Adelman DM, Clemens MW, Baumann DP, Hanasono MM, Selber JC, Butler CE. Association Between Cumulative Surgeon Experience and Long-term Outcomes in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Hernia 27(3):583-592, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36574083.
- Hassan AM, Ketheeswaran S, Adesoye T, Shah SA, Cox SE, Kapur SK, Checka CM, Offodile AC. Association between patient-surgeon race and gender concordance and patient-reported outcomes following breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat 198(1):167-175, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36622543.
- Hassan AM, Nguyen HT, Corkum JP, Liu J, Kapur SK, Chu CK, Tamirisa N, Offodile AC. Area Deprivation Index is Associated with Variation in Quality of Life and Psychosocial Well-being Following Breast Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 30(1):80-87, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36085393.
- Asaad M, Kapur SK, Baumann DP, Liu J, Butler CE. Acellular Dermal Matrix Provides Durable Long-Term Outcomes in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Study of Patients with Over 60 Months of Follow-up. Ann Surg 276(5):e563-e570, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33086319.
- Bishop, SN, Asaad, M, Liu, J, Chu, K, Clemens, MW, Kapur, SK, Largo, RD, Selber, JC. Robotic Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 149(5):1073-1077, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35255056.
- Ingabire, J, McKenney, H, Sebesta, C, Badhiwala, K, Kemere, C, Kapur, SK, Robinson, JT. Evaluation of Aerosol Particle Leak and Standard Surgical Mask Fit With 3 Elastomeric Harness Designs. JAMA Network Open 5(1):e2145811, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35099550.
- Ingabire J, McKenney H, Sebesta C, Badhiwala K, Kemere C, Kapur SK, Robinson JT. Evaluation of Aerosol Particle Leak and Standard Surgical Mask Fit With 3 Elastomeric Harness Designs. JAMA Network Open 5(1):e2145811, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Jabbour S, Chang EI, Kapur SK. Simple to Extreme: Following the Reconstructive Ladder for Complex Posterior Trunk Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9(10):e3856, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34646724.
- Bailey CM, Asaad M, Boukovalas S, Lin YL, Kothamasu V, Kapur SK, Villa MT, Butler CE, Offodile AC. Understanding the Relationship Between Breast Reconstruction Sub-type and Risk of Financial Toxicity: A Single-Institution Pilot Study. Plast Reconstr Surg 148(1):1e-11e, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34181599.
- Olenczak JB, Ford JR, Mericli AF, Adelman DM, Chang EI, Hanasono MM, Esmaeli B, Kapur SK. Surgical and Ophthalmologic Outcomes of Reconstruction in Patients Treated with Eye-Sparing Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Tumors of the Lacrimal Drainage Apparatus. Ann Plast Surg 86(3):292-297, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33555683.
- Akdeniz-Dogan Z, Roubaud MS, Kapur SK, Liu J, Yu P, Selber JC, Mericli AF. Free Flap Reconstruction of Posterior Trunk Soft-Tissue Defects: Single-Institution Experience and Systematic Literature Review. Plast Reconstr Surg 147(3):728-740, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33587562.
- Hanson, SE, Kapur, SK, Hwang, RF, Dryden, MJ. Autologous fat grafting in breast reconstruction. Gland Surgery 10(1):487-493, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33634006.
- Olenczak JB, Elmorsi R, Camacho L, Schaverien MV, Baumann DP, Largo RD, Kapur SK, Nguyen CHM. Retrorectus Polyglactin Mesh Reduces the Risk of Bulge in DIEP Flap Donor Sites: A Propensity Score–Matched Study with Hernia Risk Modeling. Plast Reconstr Surg.
- Elmorsi R, Camacho L, Rogan D, Schaverien M, Baumann D, Largo R, Kapur SK, Nguyen C, Olenczak J. Retrorectus Polyglactin Mesh Reduces the Risk of Bulge in DIEP Flap Donor Sites: A Propensity Score–Matched Study with Hernia Risk Modeling. Plast Reconstr Surg.
- Mitchell MP, Christensen JM, Olenczak JB, Shay PL, Hanwright P, Kapur SK, Ha AY, Melancon A, Shuck JW, Clemens MW. MRI-Conditional Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes and Radiation Therapy Implications. Plast Reconstr Surg.
Book Chapters
- Kapur SK, Mericli AF, Butler CE. Thoracic and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. In: Tips and Tricks in Plastic Surgery. Springer Nature, 327-342, 2022.
- Kapur SK, Yu P. Anterolateral and Anteromedial Thigh Flap. In: Mastery of Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. Eds Wei, FC, Al Deek N, Meningaud JP, Futran N.
Patents
- Poore SO, Williams JC, Brodnick SK, Richner TJ, Kapur SK. Osseointegrated Neural Interface And Method. Patent Number: United States patent US 9,937,064.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 23, 2026