Sahil K. Kapur, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2005 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2016 | Microsurgical Fellowship Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2012-2013 | Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2009-2015 | Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
Honors & Awards
| 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 | Henry M. Castello M.D. Memorial Award for Outstanding Resident 2009-10, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2010 | First Year Resident of the Year Award, Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2009 | Larry S. Nichter Medical Student Research Award in Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- 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. 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. 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. PMID: 33587562.
- Bishop SN, Asaad M, Liu J, Chu CK, Clemens MW, Kapur S, Largo RD, Selber JC. Robotic Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (RoboDIEP) Flap for Breast Reconstruction: A Case Series. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2021.
- Hanson SE, Kapur SK, Hwang RF, Dryden MS. Autologous Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction: Implications for Follow-up and Surveillance. Gland Surgery Special Series: New Frontiers in Breast Reconstruction, 2021.
- Kapur SK, Liu J, Baumann DP, Butler CE. Surgical Outcomes in Lateral Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Surgical Techniques. J Am Coll Surg 229(3):267-276, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30998975.
- Kapur SK, Richner TJ, Brodnick SK, Williams JC, Poore SO. Optical Feedback Control and Electrical-Optical Costimulation of Peripheral Nerves. Plast Reconstr Surg 138(3):451e-60e, 2016. PMID: 27556620.
- Kapur SK, Dos-Anjos Vilaboa S, Llull R, Katz AJ. Adipose tissue and stem/progenitor cells: discovery and development. Clin Plast Surg 42(2):155-67, 2015. PMID: 25827560.
- Brodnick SK, Hayat MR, Kapur S, Richner TJ, Nonte MW, Eliceiri KW, Krugner-Higby L, Williams JC, Poore SO. A chronic window imaging device for the investigation of in vivo peripheral nerves. 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society:1985-1988, 2014.
- Kapur SK, Katz AJ. Review of the adipose derived stem cell secretome. Biochimie 95(12):2222-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23770442.
- Kapur SK, Wang X, Shang H, Yun S, Li X, Feng G, Khurgel M, Katz AJ. Human adipose stem cells maintain proliferative, synthetic and multipotential properties when suspension cultured as self-assembling spheroids. Biofabrication 4(2):025004, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22522924.
- Amos PJ, Kapur SK, Stapor PC, Shang H, Bekiranov S, Khurgel M, Rodeheaver GT, Peirce SM, Katz AJ. Human adipose-derived stromal cells accelerate diabetic wound healing: impact of cell formulation and delivery. Tissue Eng Part A 16(5):1595-606, 2010. PMID: 20038211.
- Bailey AM, Kapur SK, Katz AJ. Characterization of adipose-derived stem cells: an update. Current stem cell research and therapy 5(2):95-102, 2010.
- Esch MB, Kapur SK, Irizarry G, Genova V. Influence of master fabrication techniques on the characteristics of embossed microfluidic channels. Lab on a Chip 3(2):121-7, 2003.
- Kapur SK, Butler CE. Discussion: System-Level Determinants of Access to Flap Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection. Plast Reconstr Surg.
- Hanson SE, Kapur SK, Hwang RF, Dryden MS. Autologous fat grafting in breast reconstruction: implications for follow-up and surveillance. Gland Surg. e-Pub 2020.
Editorials
- Kapur SK, Hanson SE. Commentary: Immediate reconstruction of the radiated breast: Recent trends contrary to traditional standards [Ann Surg Onc 22:2551-2559, 2015]. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 27(1):57-59, 2016.
Abstracts
- Asaad M, Baumann D, Kapur S, Mericli A, Liu J, Butler CE. Does Acellular Dermal Matrix Provide Durable Long Term Outcomes in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 231(4):S223, 2020.
- Asaad M, Baumann D, Kapur S, Mericli A, Adelman D, Liu J, Butler CE. Does Biologic Mesh Type Impact Outcomes in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 231(4):e124-e125, 2020.
Book Chapters
- Kapur SK, Katz AJ. Multipotential aspects of adipose tissue derived stem cells and their spheroids. In: Stem cells in aesthetic procedures: art, science and clinical techniques. Springer: Berlin, 181-189, 2014.
- Kapur SK, Poore SO. General principles of nerve repair and neural recovery. In: Extremity replantation: a comprehensive guide. Springer: Media, PA, 2014.
- Kapur SK, Bentz ML. Pediatric tumors. In: Craniofacial, head and neck surgery. Elsevier: China, 877-892, 2013.
- Kapur SK, King TW. The skin and the physiology of normal wound healing. In: ACS surgery: principles and practice. Decker Intellectual Properties: Philadelphia, PA, 2-20, 2012.