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The project also included Duke University plastic surgeon David A. Brown, who studies digit regeneration in mice, and Kenneth D. Poss of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose research focuses on fin regeneration in zebrafish.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Actor Eric Dane, best known for wooing ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ audiences as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan, died after a public battle with ALS.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Dane balanced magnetic charisma with vulnerability for six seasons as Seattle Grace’s resident plastic surgeon.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

“It has been mayhem,” said Dr. Alexis Parcells, a plastic surgeon in New York and New Jersey who estimated her practice saw triple its average volume of procedures during November and December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Heading the team were the doctor who had spent the most time talking to my parents after I was born, Dr. Atkinson, and plastic surgeon Dr. Tony Emmett.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge