Matthew Kilgo, MD, FACS

Dr. Matthew Kilgo received his MD degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. He went on to complete a General Surgery Internship and Residency at the University of Wisconsin. After residency, Dr. Kilgo received additional specialized training in breast surgery at the Gloucester Royal Hospital in Gloucester, England, where he served as a visiting Surgical Fellow for one year. Following his general surgery training, he completed a Plastic Surgery Residency at Indiana University. Most recently, Dr. Kilgo pursued an additional year of subspecialty training in Cancer Reconstruction at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Center in New York. He is board certified in both General and Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Kilgo has published numerous articles and book chapters on diverse topics in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is actively involved in both resident and medical student education and has given presentations at both the local and national levels.

While Dr. Kilgo has expertise in the full range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, he has a particular interest in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, body contouring, and cancer reconstruction.

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Education

• 1985-1989: University of Illinios and Loyola University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
• 1989-1993: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Chicago, Illinois

Training

• 1993-1997: Internship and Residency: General Surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics; Madison, Wisconsin
• 1997-1998: Chief Residency: General Surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics; Madison, Wisonsin
• 1998-1999: Fellowship: Senior Registrar- General Surgery at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital; Gloucester, England
• 1999-2001: Fellowship: Plastic Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, Indiana
• 2001-2002: Fellowship, Microvascular and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, New York

Affiliations

• Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American College of Surgeons

Publications

• Kilgo, Matthew S. MD, Howard, Michael A. MD, Kaplan, Gordon MD, Rabbani, Farhang MD, Scardino, Peter T. MD, Cordeiro, Peter G. MD. Evaluation of Genitofemoral Nerve Donor Site Morbidity After Radical Prostatectomy. Ann. Plast. Surg. 55 (1): 57-62, July 2005.
• Kilgo MS, Cordeiro PG, Disa JJ. Tissue Expansion after “Inverted T” Mammaplasty: Can It Be Done Successfully? Ann. Plast. Surg. 50 (6): 588-93, 2003.
• Eppley BL, Kilgo MS, Coleman JJ. Cranial Reconstruction with Computer Generated HTR Patient Matched Implants: Indications, Surgical Technique, and Long Term Follow-up. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 109 (3): 864-71, 2002.
• Kilgo MS, Pirsch JD, Warner TF, Starling JR. Tertiary
  Hyperparathyroidism After Renal Transplantation: Surgical Strategy.
  Surgery. 124 (4): 677-83; discussion 683-4, 1998.

Presentations

• “Immediate Bone Grafting of the Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Flap Donor Site”
  Poster Presentation – ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 71st Annual Meeting
  November 2-6, 2002, San Antonio, Texas.
• “Evaluation of Genitofemoral Nerve Donor Site Morbidity after Radical Prostatectomy”
  Poster Presentation – ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 71st Annual Meeting
  November 2-6, 2002, San Antonio, Texas.
• “Tissue Expansion after “Inverted T” Mammaplasty: Can It Be done Successfully?
  Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 19th Annual Meeting
  October 2-5, 2002, Bermuda.
• “Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism after Renal Transplantation: Surgical Strategy”
  Central Surgical Association Meeting
  March, 1998, Detroit, Michigan.
• “Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism after Renal Transplantation: Surgical Strategy”
  Resident’s Competition
  Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society
  October, 1997, Madison, Wisconsin.