Dennis Paul Orgill MD PhD

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Wound Healing

Medical Director, The Wound Care Clinic, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

75 Francis St# BrighamBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5456
Fax+1 617-732-6387

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1990 - 1992
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1985
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Medical Engineering, 1980 - 1983
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.M., Mechanical Engineering, 1978 - 1980

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1987 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

A Pilot RCT of Veraflo With Prontosan vs VAC in Wounds Requiring Operative Debridement
COMPLETED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Artificial Intelligence-Based Risk Prediction Models for Complications After Tongue Cancer Surgery.
Dany Y Matar, Anthony Y Matar, Anahita Nimbalkar, Charbel G Saad, John J Lee
JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2026-08-01
The Utility and Applicability of the Modified 5-Item Frailty Index in Cosmetic Surgery.
Samuel A Knoedler, Leonard Knoedler, Thomas Schaschinger, Valentin Haug, Julius M Wirtz
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2026-08-01
4 citations
Postoperative Outcomes After Breast Reduction: Do Racial Disparities Exist?
Samuel Knoedler, Thomas Schaschinger, Harriet Kiwanuka, Ryoko Hamaguchi, Mario Cherubino
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2026-08-01

Lectures

Persistent Activation of PKC d and Inhibition of Insulin Actions in Fibroblasts from Type 1 Diabetes with CVD Impaired Wound Healing
Boston, MA - 6/16/2014
Demonstration of Insulin's Critical Role in Angioblasts Formation and Revascularization in Wound Healing With and Without Diabetes
Boston, MA - 6/16/2014

Other

Emergency care of moderate and severe thermal burns in adults
Orgill DP, Rice PL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/emergency-care-of-moderate-and-severe-thermal-burns-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-02
Classification of burns
Orgill DP, Rice PL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/classification-of-burns
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-29
Surgical management of sternal wound complications
Orgill DP
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/surgical-management-of-sternal-wound-complications
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-18

Press Mentions

Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a CutApril 10th, 2025
New Level-1 Evidence Finds Geistlich Derma-Gide® Closes Significantly More Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Appreciably Shorter Time and at Lower CostsJanuary 11th, 2022
HMP Global Announces Relaunch of ePlasty Digital JournalJuly 14th, 2021