Dr. Dmitry Melnikov

English
Russian

Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction (LD flap, TRAM, TDAP, DIEAP, implant, ADM, fat grafting)
Free Perforator Flap Surgeries
Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema
Aesthetic Breast Surgery (augmentation, reduction, mastopexy, asymmetry correction, revisions)
Aesthetic Body Surgery (abdominoplasty, hernia repair, body lift, liposuction, brachioplasty)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Leadership (Head of Department)
Academic Teaching and Research in Plastic Surgery
Multinational Surgical Experience (UAE, Russia, USA, Belgium, Germany, Austria)
Fluency in English and Russian
Extensive Publication Record in Q1/Q2 Journals

Visiting Clinician Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Fellowship & Ph.D., Department of Plastic and Cranio-Facial Surgery, National Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Role of Perforating Vessels in Facial Plastic Surgery
Residency in Microsurgery and Hand Surgery, Moscow State Hospital 71, Russia
Medical Degree with Honors, I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Russia

Professional Training under:
– Priv. Doz. Dr. Georg Huemer (Austria)
– Prof. Axel-Mario Feller (Germany)
– Prof. Moustapha Hamdi, UZ University of Brussels (Belgium)
– Prof. Phillip Blondeel, UZ University of Ghent (Belgium)
Registered Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Associate Professor at Sechenov University
Vice National Secretary for ISAPS
President, Russian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
National Representative, World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)

Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Liv Hospital, City Walk, Dubai, UAE (2023 – Present)
Head of Department, Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia (2019 – Present)
Associate Professor & Plastic Surgeon, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia (2009 – Present)
Assistant to Prof. Nikolai Milanov, National Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russia (2007 – 2014)
Over 1000 microsurgical breast reconstruction procedures (LD, TRAM, TDAP, DIEAP, implant-based)
Over 500 free perforator flap procedures annually
Up to 900 aesthetic breast surgeries per year (augmentation, reduction, mastopexy, revisions)
Up to 200 aesthetic body surgeries per year (abdominoplasty, liposuction, brachioplasty, etc.)
Extensive team leadership experience (managing 15 surgeons from fellows to senior surgeons)
Vice National Secretary of ISAPS and National Representative for WSRM
President of the Russian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Fluent in English and Russian, with active participation in international research and teaching