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Curriculum Vitae
Center for Plastic Surgery · Chevy Chase, MD and Tysons Corner, VA
NPI1578981957
Board certificationAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery
Maryland licenseD0091047
Virginia license0101271614
Washington, DC licenseMD049116
Arjun P. Kanuri, MD
Dr. Arjun P. Kanuri combines elite cosmetic plastic surgery training with a commitment to providing safe, high-quality, and compassionate patient care. Dr. Kanuri joined the Center for Plastic Surgery in 2021 and works with patients from Washington, DC; Bethesda and Chevy Chase, MD; Arlington and Fairfax, VA; and surrounding areas. Dr. Kanuri is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS).
9Peer reviewed publications
9Podium presentations
3State medical licenses — MD, VA, DC
6Honors and awards
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Credentials and Licensure
NPI number, specialty taxonomy and state license numbers from the NPI Registry. Board certification as published on Dr. Kanuri's provider page. Professional profile links supplied by Dr. Kanuri.
- National Provider Identifier
- 1578981957
- Specialty
- Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryNPI taxonomy 2086S0122X
- Board certification
- Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
- Medical licenses
- Maryland D0091047 · Virginia 0101271614 · District of Columbia MD049116
- Professional profiles
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons · Doximity · Johns Hopkins Medicine · Inova · Adventist HealthCare
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Education
Dr. Kanuri is one of the few plastic surgeons to pursue additional fellowship training in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Kanuri completed this additional training at the Manhattan, Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital (MEETH), the oldest and most prestigious aesthetic surgery fellowship in the country. His fellowship included advanced training in deep plane facelift techniques, which informs his focused approach to facial rejuvenation surgery.
7/2020 – 7/2021
Fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital — New York, NY
6/2014 – 6/2020
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident (Integrated)
Georgetown University Medical Center — Washington, D.C.
6/2010 – 6/2014
Doctor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine — Boston, MA
Alpha Omega Alpha · President, Leadership in Medicine
6/2010 – 6/2014
Master of Business Administration
Brandeis Heller School of Business — Waltham, MA
Focus: Health Policy · President, MD/MBA Consulting Group
8/2006 – 6/2010
Bachelor of Science
Tufts University — Boston, MA
Double Major: Biology, Public Health03
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital affiliations and profile links as supplied by Dr. Kanuri.
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Work Experience
8/1/2021 – present
Center for Plastic Surgery
Chevy Chase, MD, Washington, DC
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Professional Experience
6/2016 – Present
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Committee Member. Resident member of the Quality and Performance Committee. Resident member of the PSEN Non-Clinical Subcommittee: Created Business of Medicine module focusing on strategy for the plastic surgeon.
06/2011 – 06/2012
Johnson & Johnson
Healthcare Consultant. Worked with Corporate Office of Science and Technology to conduct expert interviews, review literature, and analyze policy trends to advise investments in early stage medical devices.
06/2010 – 06/2011
Reflectance Medical, Inc
Healthcare Consultant. Performed market analysis and due diligence for start-up medical device company with proprietary non-invasive tissue perfusion sensor.
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Honors and Awards
- 2014 – 2017String of Pearls Resident Teacher Award
- 2014Tufts University School of Medicine Honors in Research
- 2014Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee
- 2013Finalist, Brandeis Heller School Business Plan Competition
- 2011NEBH Aufranc Summer Research Fellowship
- 2008Zeta Psi Science Summer Research Fellowship
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Committees and Professional Affiliations
- ASAPS
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS): Resident Member
- ASPS
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS): Resident Member Quality and Performance Measures Subcommittee · PSEN Non-Clinical Subcommittee
- ACS
- American College of Surgeons (ACS): Resident Member
- MedStar
- MedStar Resident Advisory Committee on Wellness
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Peer Reviewed Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications (9)
- Kotha VS, Kanuri A, Mandelbaum M, Lakhiani C, Hung RW, Chao JW. Simultaneous Zygomatic Osteotomies With Reduction Mandibuloplasty: Our Approach to Mid and Lower Facial Feminization in the Transfeminine Patient. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019;
- Economides JM, Choi YK, Fan KL, Kanuri A, Song DH. Are We Witness a Paradigm Shift?: A Systematic Review of Social Media in Residency. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019
- Schwitzer JA, Decker P, Kanuri A, Terrle A, Sher SR. Post-Mastectomy Radiation Arteritis in a Patient Presenting with Upper Extremity Claudication. AME Case Rep. [Accepted]
- Kanuri A, Shuck J, Masden D. Options for Revascularization: Artery vs Vein, Technical Considerations. Journal of Angiology and Circulatory System. [Accepted]
- Kanuri A, O'Kelly N, Shuck J, Kim P, Evans KK, Attinger CE. The Effect of Positive Postdebridement Cultures on Local Muscle Flap Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery [In-Press]
- Kanuri A, Song DH. Discussion: Conceptual Considerations for Payment Bundling in Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018;141:301-303
- Fields J, Kanuri A, Alturkistani T, Salem D, Munn S, Blazey-Martin D. Prevalence and Cost of Imaging in Inpatient Falls: The Rising Cost of Falling. Clinicoeconomics Outcomes Research. 2015:7:281-286
- Kanuri A, Liu AS, Guo L. Who Should we SPY?: Cost Analysis of Laser-assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography in Prevention of Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis During Prosthesis-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014;133:448-454
- Kanuri A, Nandi S, Wilson A, Bono J. Prophylactic Anti-Propagation Stitch in Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed via the Medial Parapatellar Approach: A Simple and Cost-Effective Technique for Reducing Quadriceps Injury. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2013;22:333-335
Book Chapters (1)
- Kanuri A, Masden D. Flexor Tendon Reconstruction, Zones III-V. Hand Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. Thieme Publishers 2018. [In-Press]
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Podium Presentations
Podium Presentations (9)
- Kotha VS, Kanuri A, Mandelbaum M, Lakhiani C, Hung R, Chao JW. Simultaneous Zygomatic Osteotomies with Reduction Mandibuloplasty- Our Approach to Mid and Lower Facial Feminization in the Transfeminine Patient. Plastic Surgery the Meeting San Diego, CA (2019)
- Kanuri A, Defazio M, Ersilia A, Evans KK, Attinger CE. Optimizing Debridement to Improve Outcomes in Lower Extremity Reconstruction. Presented at the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2017.
- Tambar S, Potdevin L, Kanuri A, Mathis R, Pittman T, Tousimis E. The Effect of Exparel on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy and Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Single-blinded Randomized Study. Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting 2017.
- Kanuri A, Defazio M, Ersilia A, Evans KK, Attinger CE. Optimizing Debridement to Improve Outcomes in Lower Extremity Reconstruction. Presented at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting 2017.
- Kanuri A, O'Kelly N, Shuck J, Evans KK, Attinger CE. The Effect of Positive Post-Debridement Cultures on Local Muscle Flap Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting 2015
- Kanuri A, Liu AS, Guo L. Who Should we SPY?: Cost Analysis of Lasier-assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography in Prevention of Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis During Prosthesis-Based Breast Reconstruction. Presented at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2014.
- Nandi S, Harvey W, Saillant J, Kazakin A, Kanuri A, Talmo C, Li L, Bono J. Pharmacologic Risk Factors for Post-Operative Delirium in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Case-Control. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2013
- Nandi S, Harvey W, Saillant J, Kazakin A, Kanuri A, Talmo C, Li L, Bono J. Pharmacologic Risk Factors for Post-Operative Delirium in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Case-Control. Presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting 2012
- Kanuri A, Faseli P, Miller KK, Klibanski A. IGF-1 and Bone Loss in Women with Anorexia Nervosa. Presented at the Tufts Annual Community Health Research Symposium 2010.
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Research Experience
Lahey Clinic
Research Assistant. Analyzed the cost-effectiveness of laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography in the prevention of mastectomy flap necrosis. Analyzed the effect of mastectomy surgeon on complication rates in implant-based breast reconstruction.
Advisor: Lifei Guo, M.D.Tufts University Medical Center
Research Assistant. Determined the prevalence and cost of imaging related to inpatient falls and made recommendations for improving existing protocols.
Advisor: Deeb Salem, M.D.New England Baptist Hospital
Aufranc Summer Research Fellow. Analyzed correlation between anesthetic agents used in total joint replacement with postoperative dementia and opioid use. Documented new surgical technique in the medial parapatellar approach for total knee replacement
Advisor: James Bono V, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Assistant. Investigated the effects of IGF-1 on bone density and microarchitecture in women suffering from Anorexia Nervosa.
Advisor: Pouneh Fazeli, M.D.SibTech Biotechnology Laboratory
Summer Research Fellow. Basic science molecular biology research creating a recombinant bacterial expression system and refolding protocol for the investigational protein Activin A.
Advisor: Joseph Backer, M.D., Ph.D.11
Grand Rounds and Lectures Given
Grand Rounds and Lectures Given (8)
- 2018Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Business Risk Management
- 2018Curtis National Hand Center Microsurgery Grand Rounds: Bone Flaps
- 2017Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
- 2017Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Spinal Reconstruction
- 2016Washington Hospital Center Burn Center Grand Rounds: Burns of the Face
- 2016Curtis National Hand Center Microsurgery Grand Rounds: Subscapular Flaps
- 2015Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Dupuytren's Disease
- 2014Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Random Pattern Flaps
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Meetings and Courses Attended
Meetings and Courses Attended (13)
- Sept 2019Plastic Surgery the Meeting (ASPS). San Diego, CA
- May 2019The Aesthetic Meeting (ASAPS). New Orleans, LA
- Dec 2018Aston Baker Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium. New York, NY
- April 2018The Curtis National Hand Center Flap Course. Baltimore, MD
- April 2018The Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference (DLS). Washington, DC
- April 2018Breast Cancer Coordinated Care (BC3), Washington, DC
- September 2017The Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Newport, RI
- January 2017American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Waikoloa, HI
- November 2016The Curtis National Hand Center Flap Course. Baltimore, MD
- June 2016ASPS Congressional Fly-in & Advocacy Summit. Washington, DC
- April 2016The Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference (DLS). Washington, DC
- October 2015American Society of Plastic Surgery. Boston, MA
- 2014The American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Miami, FL
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Service
Medical Mission International
Organization grown from an annual medical mission to a 501(c)3 entity with permanent presence in El Salvador providing care to over 18,000 patients per year.
Sharewood Clinic
Tufts SOM student-run clinic
Medical Mission of Mercy
Annual Mission to Jucuapa, El Salvador
Signed Curriculum Vitae
The signed PDF supplied by Dr. Kanuri.
Center for Plastic Surgery
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