Joshua Vorstenbosch
Academic title(s):
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery Royal Victoria Hospital Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery Montreal General Hospital Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Montreal, Quebec
Junior Scientist Injury, Repair, Recovery Axis Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre Montreal General Hospital Montreal, Quebec
Current research:
| As a plastic surgeon focusing on breast cancer reconstruction, I witness first hand the morbidity that patients suffer due to inflammation and fibrosis surrounding breast implants. In my lab, I study tissue reactions at the host-implant interface in an attempt to 1) identify patient and implant factors that contribute to inflammation and fibrosis; 2) evaluate how peri-prosthetic inflammation induces changes in implant surfaces; and 3) study how novel biomaterials might be used to improve foreign body reactions and biocompatibility. |