Benjamin Chang, M.D.
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Administrative Office:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 10 Penn Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Assistant: Mary Mastrando
Administrative Telephone: 215-662-4283
Administrative Fax: 215-615-0474
Patient Appointments: 215-662-4283
Clinical Offices:
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Center for Human Appearance
Suite 1-150E
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd., One Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Clinical Telephone: 215-590-2471
Clinical Fax: 215-590-2496
Patient Appointments: 215-590-2208
Sports Medicine and Performance Center
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
210 Mall Blvd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Clinical Telephone: 610-768-9470
Clinical Fax: 215-590-5480
Contact Information (internal use only)
changb@uphs.upenn.edu 
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Special Interests include:
Hand Surgery, Melanoma, Microsurgery, and Limb Salvage.
| Awards & Membership in Honorary Societies |
| 2010 |
Top Doc in Philadelphia Magazine |
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| 2009 - 2010 |
Best Doctors in America |
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| 2008 |
Don LaRossa, MD, Annual Teaching Award
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
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| 2007 - 2008 |
Best Doctors in America |
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| 2004 |
Penn Pearls Clinical Teaching Award
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine |
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| 2000 |
Faculty Sponsor,
Christine A. Carmen, M.D.:
First Place Clinical Paper, Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida |
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| 2000 |
Faculty Sponsor, David P. Schnur, M.D.:
First Place Clinical Paper, Robert H. Ivy Society 46th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Faculty Appointments |
| 1995 - 2005 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1995 - 2005 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2005 - present |
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Hospital and Administrative Appointments |
| 1995 - present |
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1995 - present |
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1995 - present |
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1997 - 2004 |
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2008 - present |
Associate Chief
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2009 - 2010 |
EPIC EMR Faculty Champion
Division of Plastic Surgery
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
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| 2010 - present |
Program Director (2/1/10)
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Other Appointments |
| 2009 - present |
Adjunct Faculty Member
The Raymond Curtis National Hand Center
Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Education/Training |
| 1978 - 1982 |
B.A. Harvard College,
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 1982 - 1986 |
M.D. Harvard Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Post-Graduate Training and Fellowship Appointments |
| 1986 - 1992 |
General Surgery Resident,
New York University Medical Center,
New York, New York |
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| 1992 - 1994 |
Plastic Surgery Resident,
New York University Medical Center,
New York, New York |
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| 1994 - 1995 |
Hand Surgery Fellow,
New York University Medical Center,
New York, New York |
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| Memberships/Societies |
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| National Societies |
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Instructional Course Committee, 2006, 2007
- Hand/Micro/Nerve Program Committee, 2009
- Hand/Upper Extremity Program Sub-Committee, 2010
- Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
- Communications / Website Committee, 2010-2011
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| Local and Regional Societies |
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- 2006, 2009 Program Committee
- The Ivy Society
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| National, Regional and Local Scientific Committees |
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Hand Certification Test Committee, 2003-2010
- Guest Examiner, Oral Examination, 2008, 2009
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| Research |
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| New Research |
- Patency of digital arteries in finger revascularization.
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| Ongoing Research |
- Syndactyly repair without skin grafts.
- Fibular free flap reconstruction of the pediatric pelvis.
- Complications of intramedullary fixation in distal radius fractures.
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| Publications |
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| Research Publications, peer reviewed |
- Falor W, Chang B, White H, Kraus J, Taylor B, Hansel J, Kraus F. Twenty-four hour esophageal pH monitoring by telemetry: Cost-effective use in out-patients. American Journal of Surgery 142(4):514-517, Oct. 1981.
- Zhang L, Tuchler R, Chang B, Bakshandeh N, Shaw WW, Siebert JW. Prefabrication of free flaps using the omentum in rats. Microsurgery 13(4):214-219, 1992.
- Chang B, Tuchler R, Siebert JW, Longaker MT, Burd DAR. The effect of tissue expansion on dermal fibroblast contraction. Annals of Plastic Surgery 28(4):315-319, Apr. 1992.
- Kirschner RE, Xu J, Fyfe B, Chang B, Bucky LP. Salvage of free flaps after secondary venous ischemia by local delivery of heparin. Annals of Plastic Surgery 42(5):521-528, May 1999.
- Schnur PD, Chang B. Extensor tendon rupture after internal fixation of a distal radius fracture using a dorsally placed AO/ASIF titanium pi plate. Annals of Plastic Surgery 44(5):564-566, May 2000.
- Williams GR, Koffler K, Pepe M, Wong K, Chang B, Ramsey M. Rotation of the clavicular portion of the pectoralis major for soft-tissue coverage of the clavicle. An anatomic study and case report. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 82A(12):1736-1742, Dec. 2000.
- Jeneby TT, Chang B, Bucky LP. Ultraviolet assisted punch biopsy mapping for lentigo maligna melanoma. Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(5):495-500, May 2001.
- Carmen CA, Chang B. Treadmill injuries to the upper extremity in pediatric patients. Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(7):15-19, July 2001.
- Tobias A, Chang B. Pulsed irrigation of extremity wounds: A simple technique for splashback reduction. Annals of Plastic Surgery 48(4):443-444, Apr. 2002.
- Cassileth LB, Chang B. Vascular malformation within the flexor tendon sheath. Journal of Hand Surgery 28(1):153-156, Jan. 2003.
- Tobias AM, Chang B: Pseudoaneurysm of the brachial artery thirteen years after osteochondroma excision. Annals of Plastic Surgery 52(4);419-422, Apr. 2004.
- Sodha S, Breslow G, Chang B. Percutaneous technique for reduction of complex MP dorsal dislocations. Annals of Plastic Surgery 52(6);562-566, June 2004.
- Man L, Chang B: A simple method of designing a bilobed flap using a triangle template. Dermatologic Surgery 30(10):1345-1348, Oct. 2004.
- Sarwer DB, Zanville HA, LaRossa D, Bartlett SP, Chang B, Low DW, Whitaker LA. Mental health histories and psychiatric medication usage among persons who sought cosmetic surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 114(7):1927-1935, Dec. 2004.
- Man L, Chang B: Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with a congenital digital anomaly. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 117(1):301-308, Jan. 2006.
- Hosalkar HS, Matzon JL, Chang B: Nerve palsies related to pediatric upper extremity fractures. Hand Clinics of North America 22(1):87-98, Feb. 2006.
- Godwin S, Shawker T, Chang B, Kaler S: Clinical and laboratory observations on brachial artery aneurysms in Menkes’ disease. Journal of Pediatrics 149(3):412-415, Sept. 2006.
- Birgfeld C, Chang B: The Peri-glabellar Flap for closure of central forehead defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 120(1):130-133, July 2007.
- Kaye AJ, Slemp AE, Chang B, Mattei P, Fairman R, Velazquez OC: Complex vascular reconstruction of abdominal aorta and its branches in the pediatric population. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 43(6):1082-1088, June 2008.
- Yarmel D, Dormans JP, Pawel BR, Chang B: Recurrent pedal hobnail (DabskaRetiform) hemangioendothelioma with forefoot reconstructive surgery using a digital fillet flap. Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery 47(5):487-493, Sept./Oct. 2008.
- Hubert DM, Low DW, Serletti JM, Chang B, Dormans JP: Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction of the Pelvis in Children after Limb-sparing Internal Hemipelvectomy for Bone Sarcoma. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 125(1):195-200, January 2010.
- Hsu VM, Smartt JM, Chang B: The modified V-Y dorsal metacarpal flap for repair of syndactyly without skin graft. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 125(1):225-232, Jan., 2010.
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| Abstracts (last 3 years) |
- Hsu VM, Smartt JM, Chang B: The modified V-Y dorsal metacarpal flap for repair of syndactyly: Long-term results of a large clinical series. Poster presentation at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons 87th Annual Meeting, Apr. 5-8, 2008, Boston, MA.
- Hsu VM, Smartt JM, Chang B: Syndactyly repair without skin graft in 50 consecutive cases using a dorsal V-Y metacarpal island flap. 54th Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Apr. 12, 2008, King of Prussia, PA.
- Kaye AJ, Kaye AE, Nance ML, Kim PK, Chang B, Blinman TA: Pediatric vascular emergencies: What are our practices? American College of Surgeons 94th Clinical Congress, Oct. 2008, San Francisco, CA.
- Kaye AJ, Kaye AE, Blinman TA, Nance ML, Kim PK, Chang B: Pediatric vascular emergencies: The need for microsurgical expertise. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Jan. 12, 2009, Maui, Hawaii.
- Wang TY, Serletti JM, Kolasinski SL, Low DL, Chang B, Kovach SJ, Wu LC: Connective Tissue Disorders: To Flap or Not to Flap? 26th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons , Sept. 26, 2009, Charleston, SC.
- Wang TY, Dormans JP, Chang B: Optimizing limb salvage with muscle flaps for knee endoprosthesis in sarcoma surgery: The 10-year experience at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 26th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Sept. 26, 2009, Charleston, SC.
- Wang TY, Dormans JP, Chang B: Soft tissue flap optimizes limb salvage with knee endoprosthesis in sarcoma surgery: The 10-year experience at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, March 20-23, 2010, San Antonio, Texas.
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| Editorials, Chapters and Participation in Committee Reports: |
- Chang B. Principles of upper limb surgery. In Aston S, Beasley RW, Thorne CH (eds): Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery. New York: Lippincott-Raven, 1997, 799-805.
- Chang B, Lee BS. Pediatric upper extremity problems. In Dormans JP (ed): Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004, 213-245.
- Chang B, Katz MA. Dorsal metacarpophalangeal join dislocations (Irreducible). In Plancher KD (ed): Master Cases in Hand & Wrist Surgery. Theime: New York, 2004, 300-304.
- Chang B, Katz MA. Volar metacarpophalangeal joint dislocations (Irreducible). In Plancher KD (ed): Master Cases in Hand & Wrist Surgery. Theime: New York, 2004, 305-309.
- Chang B, Kozin SH. Upper extremity disorders. In Dormans JP (ed): Pediatric Orthopedics: Core Knowledge in Orthopedics. St. Louis: Mosby, 2005, 159-196.
- Hubert D, Chang B. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. In Sisko M, Kryger ZB (eds): Practical Plastic Surgery. Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience, 2007, 126-130.
- Birgfeld C, Chang B. Distal Radius Fractures. In Sisko M, Kryger ZB (eds): Practical Plastic Surgery. Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience, 2007, 497-503.
- Chang B: Principles of upper limb surgery. In Bartlett S, Beasley RW, Gurtner G, Thorne CH (eds): Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery. New York: Lippincott-Raven, 2007, 741-745.
- Holsalkar H, Chang B: Benign and malignant soft tissue and bone tumors of the hand. In Guyuron B (ed): Plastic Surgery: Indications & Practice. Philadelphia: WB Saunders/ Elsevier, 2009.
- Kanchwala S, Chang B: Hand infections. In Serletti JM, Losee JE (eds): Current Reconstructive Surgery. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2011 (in press).
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| Alternative Media: Television appearances |
- March 21, 2002 “Melanoma” Good Morning America on ABC
- May 31, 2002 “Keep Your Family Safe: Treadmill Injuries” Oprah Winfrey Show
- November 21, 2003 “Treadmill Dangers” CBS 3 news
- April 1, 2005 “Pelvic Reconstruction with Fibular Free Flap”
- July, 2005 “Lawnmower injuries”
- March, 2006 “Maternal Cigarette Smoking Increases the Risk of Digit Anomalies” CN8
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