Therese K White MD FACS

Breast Reconstruction, Hand

Physician

244 Western AveSouth Portland, ME 04106
Phone+1 207-775-3446
Fax+1 207-879-1646

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Summary

Dr. Therese White is a plastic surgeon in Maine. She received her MD degree from UVM College of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. She specializes in breast reconstruction and breast surgery with expertise in skin cancer reconstruction and body contouring.
She served for 4 years as medical director of the breast center at CMMC. In 2025 she returned to private practice in Portland ME.

Education & Training

Lahey ClinicResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1993 - 1995
Maine Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1984

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Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License 1991 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1993 - 1999
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

72 citations
The physiology of wound healing: injury through maturation.
Paige Teller, Therese K. White
The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2009-06-01
27 citations
Trochlear nerve palsy as the sole initial sign of an aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery.
T. Edward Collins, Thomas F. Mehalic, Therese K. White, Roger T. Pezzuti
Neurosurgery. 1992-02-01