Bohdan Pomahac, M.D.

Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital

Dr. Pomahac established the Plastic Surgery Transplantation Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). A pioneer in the field, Dr. Pomahac’s team performed the first three full face transplant procedures in the United States, and the first successful bilateral upper extremity transplantation in the Northeast. With the overall 10 face and 3 bilateral hand transplants, Dr. Pomahac made BWH the world leader in vascularized composite transplantation.

Dr. Pomahac joined Yale School of Medicine in August 2021 where he will pursue ongoing research efforts aim to expand transplantation capabilities in the future.