Roberto D. Lachica, MD
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery
Contact Person:
Elizabeth Sauve, 901-448-1350, esauve@uthsc.edu
Specialty and Clinical Interests
- Reconstructive Surgery of the Upper and Lower Extremities
- Aesthetic Reconstructive Breast Surgery
- Cosmetic Surgery
Research and Interests
- Cutaneous Flaps for Hand Reconstruction
- Comprehensive Lower Extremity Salvage
- Randomized Prospective Study Comparing Reverse and Direct Flow Island Flaps in Digital Pulp
- Reconstruction of the Fingers
University Appointments
- Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery 2011-Present
- Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery 2008-2011
- Assistant Professor of Surgery 2001-2008
Medical School
- Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Post Doctoral Education
- University of Chicago Hospitals, Resident Physician, General Surgery, 1992-1996
- University of Tennessee Memphis, Resident Physician, Plastic Surgery 1996-1998
Board Certifications and Certificates
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 1999
- National Board of Medical Examiners 1993
Hospital Affiliations
- Methodist University Hospital
- Regional Medical Center, Memphis
- Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
