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    Matthias B. Donelan, MD

    Chief of Staff, Emeritus. Visiting Surgeon
    Shriners Hospital-Boston. Massachusetts General Hospital Boston

    Dr. Matthias B. Donelan is a Board-certified Plastic Surgeon and Chief of Staff, Emeritus, at the Shriners Hospital for Children-Boston. He graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1972. While in medical school he spent an elective year as a Student Fellow in Pathology. Residency training in Surgery and Plastic Surgery was carried out at the Massachusetts General Hospital, leading to board certification in both specialties.
    Following residency, he spent an invaluable year as Plastic Surgical Tutor Specialist working with Sir William Manchester at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Donelan is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery (pt) at Harvard Medical School and a Visiting Surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has had a busy private practice of plastic and cosmetic surgery for his entire career.
    Dr. Donelan is an internationally recognized expert in the field of burn reconstructive surgery and has developed numerous innovative techniques to enhance the care of burn patients. He has multiple publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has written definitive textbook chapters on burn reconstruction. Dr. Donelan has long been an advocate for scar rehabilitation through tension relief and the use of phototherapy and advanced laser technologies. He recently received a 2020 ASLMS Presidential Citation recognizing his work in applying the benefits of lasers to burn patients. He also won the Founders Award at the 2022 NESPRS for the best scientific paper. He is currently serving on the Board of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.

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