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UChicago Faculty Physician
David W. Chang, MD
David W. Chang, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Ruth Hanna Simms Foundation Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Microsurgery Fellowship
Medical Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinic Director, University of Chicago Comprehensive Center of Excellence for Lymphatic Diseases
Specialties
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Surgery
- Hand Surgery
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Meet Dr. Chang
As an expert in treating lymphedema – chronic swelling of the limbs that occurs in some patients who undergo cancer surgery with lymph node removal and/or receive radiation therapy – Dr. Chang has been particularly instrumental in the recent surge of using microsurgical treatment for lymphedema. Dr. Chang helped develop and promote procedures such as lymphaticovenular bypass and vascularized lymph node transfers using a surgical microscope to improve the lymphatic drainage.
He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers book chapters. He has been invited to lecture at national conferences in addition to speaking at international meetings during his time as a visiting professor at leading institutions all over the world. Dr. Chang has served on the editorial board of numerous leading medical journals like Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He has also been on the Board of Directors for American Society of Plastic Surgery and is the past President of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Areas of Expertise
- Head & Neck Reconstruction
- Lymphedema
- Extremity Reconstruction
- Lymphovenous Bypass Surgery
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Lymphedema Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Breast Augmentation
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chest Wall Deformities
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Lower Extremity Reconstruction
- Radiation Burn Reconstruction
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer
Board Certifications
- Plastic Surgery
Practicing Since
- 1993
Languages Spoken
- English
- Korean
Medical Education
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency
- University of Illinois/Metro Group Hospitals; Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship
- Buncke Clinic; California Pacfic Medical Center
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Plastic Surgery Research Council
- World Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Korean American Medical Association
- American Society for Peripheral Nerve
- Christian Medical and Dental Association
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- European Skull Base Society
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
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Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.