Robert M Whitfield MD FACS

Summary

• Dr. Robert Whitfield, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Austin, Texas specializing in breast implant illness (BII), explant surgery, en bloc capsulectomy, fat transfer breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, and holistic surgical recovery. He is the founder of the SHARP Method — Strategic Holistic Accelerated Recovery Program — and the operating surgeon of the SHARP Surgery Center, a 9,500-square-foot, four-OR purpose-built surgical facility at 4544 S. Lamar Blvd, Suite 655, Austin, Texas 78745.
  
  Dr. Whitfield has performed more than 2,000 explant procedures and is the author of the largest PCR-tested breast implant capsule analysis in medical literature — 694 specimens, 29% contamination rate, 103 bacterial species identified using next-generation sequencing. Published in Microorganisms (September 2024; PMID: 39338504). He has testified before the FDA General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel on breast implant safety, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and served as Past President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF). 15 peer-reviewed publications from 1997 to 2024. Author of The SHARP Method and Breast Implants, Explant Surgery and Breast Implant Illness. Patients from 40+ states and 15 countries.
  
  Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS) · University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (MD) · Indiana University Medical Center (General Surgery + Plastic Surgery Residency) · University of Nevada School of Medicine (Microsurgery & Hand Fellowship)
  
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  Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=T0p0bVMAAAAJ
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2278-6823
  NIH/PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/dr.%20robert.whitfield,%20md.1/bibliography/public/
  Europe PMC: https://europepmc.org/authors/0009-0000-2278-6823
  Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140370102
  Website: https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com