Joshua Vorstenbosch
Academic title(s):
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery Royal Victoria Hospital ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery Montreal General Hospital ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, Montreal, Quebec
Junior Scientist Injury, Repair, Recovery Axis Research Institute of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University 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. |