Christopher A Campbell, MD
Plastic Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Christopher Campbell, MD, (pronouns: he/him) is director of microsurgery and associate program director of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Virginia. In addition to his cosmetic practice, Dr. Campbell performs complex cancer reconstruction at University Hospital in Charlottesville and at two UVA Health satellite clinics.
Dr. Campbell is also a principle investigator for breast cancer outcomes research and serves on national committees on trunk and pelvic reconstruction. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery and is board-certified in plastic surgery.
Dr. Campbell was born in Durham, N.C., and received his undergraduate and medical degree at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He completed his plastic surgery internship and residency at the University of Virginia and completed subspecialty training in cancer reconstruction and microsurgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Campbell then returned to UVA, joining the faculty in 2012.
Outside of his role at UVA, Dr. Campbell enjoys exploring the mountains of Virginia with his wife, Kristin, and their two children.
Academic Information
- Department
- Plastic Surgery
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Plastic Surgery
- Research Interests
- Adipose stem cells, breast reconstruction, microsurgery
Conditions & Treatments
- Augmentation mastopexy
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast reduction
- Breast revision
- Breast surgery revision
- Deformity of reconstructed breast
- Implant based breast reconstruction
- Male breast reduction
- Mastopexy
- Oncologic reconstruction
- Ptosis of breasts
- Skin cancer reconstruction
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- MD Anderson Cancer Center (Medical Solutions)
- Certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
- Additional Specialties
- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Highlights
Dr. Christopher Campbell video profile
My name is Chris Campbell, and I'm a Plastic and Re-constructor Surgeon for University of Virginia Health System. I mainly reconstruct acquired defects from cancer, but I specialize in breast cancer reconstruction. So, I'll see women who had been treated for breast cancer after mastectomy, or with chemotherapy, or other treatments. The most rewarding part of my job in reconstructing breast for patients who have suffered from cancer, is making them feel whole again after their journey through medical care and surgical care. And it's often a patient-driven care plan which is also very gratifying. A big part of our research is patient education. So, we're very interested in how much folks understand about the different ways that they can be treated. So, first when I meet a patient we find out what their hobbies are, how far away from the medical center they live with the aim of driving their care. So, if it's medically safe they often will make their decisions about the way that they're breast will be reconstructed, and then we go from there. We're not treating patients the same way for breast cancer that we were two years ago, or four years ago. So, we're only limited by our creativity, so we've been bringing new state of the art treatments to patients, and they benefit from that. Our goal is really to give them a satisfying reconstruction that makes them confident in clothing, feel they can do all the things after surgery that they could do before, and get through the journey of breast cancer care and reconstruction. I think a lot of the uniqueness of not just plastic surgery, but breast cancer care at UVA is in its people. Our reconstructive team it's I think unparalleled in terms of cohesiveness, and scope of practice.
Awards
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2019 Best Bedside Manner Awards, OurHealth Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley Magazine; First Place, Plastic Surgery – Reconstructive
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2015 Bedside Manner Award, Our Health Magazine; Third place
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