Samuel O. Poore, MD, PhD
Professor
- Endowed Chair of Global Education in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Chair, Division of Plastic Surgery
poore@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-7906
600 Highland Avenue
MC 3236
Madison, WI 53792
Education
- MD, PhD, Brown University, Providence, RI
- Residency in Surgery, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madison, WI
- Fellowship in Microsurgery and Research, Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery, Melbourne, Australia
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Poore specializes in microvascular surgery with an emphasis on breast reconstruction, as well as general plastic and reconstructive surgery, including reconstruction of the hand and post-bariatric body contouring.
Dr. Poore provides a wide range of services including Brachial Plexus Surgery, Breast Implant Removal, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Reduction, Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery, Chest Wall and Thoracic Reconstruction, Digital Replantation, Ear Surgery (Otoplasty), Extended Efforts in Limb Salvage, Gynecologic Oncology Reconstruction, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Microvascular Reconstruction, Mohs Defect Reconstruction, Nerve Repair, Pediatric Hand Surgery, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Scar Revision, Skin Cancer Reconstruction, Tendon Repairs.
Recent Publications
Coexisting in a Crowded Field: A 10-year Comparison of Procedural Volumes of Plastic Surgeons and Other Surgical Specialties in the United States.
MacKenzie EL, Orgun D, Matabele KLW, Poore SO
Arch Plast Surg 2026 Jan; 53(1): 102-116
[PubMed ID: 41625405]Imaging lymphatic function and inflammation response through hypoxia via endogenous biomarker.
Ochoa MI, Cao X, Reed MS, Matkovic E, Zeng W, Poore SO, Pogue BW
J Biomed Opt 2026 Jan; 31(1): 016003
[PubMed ID: 41473766]Developing Effective and Passionate Plastic Surgery Researchers: A Structured Pathway for Medical Students.
Zona EE, O'Shea AW, Fine KS, LaLiberte CJ, Gunderson KA, Edalatpour A, Dingle AM, Israel JS, Poore SO
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2025 Nov; 13(11): e7275
[PubMed ID: 41244008]Towards optimizing target engagement in non-invasive trigeminal nerve stimulation: anatomical characterization of the human trigeminal nerve.
Perrault JL, Kozma KD, Zeng W, Nkana Z, Albano NJ, Gunderson KA, Hurley SA, Lake WB, Williams JC, Poore SO, Ludwig KA, Dingle AM, Suminski AJ
J Neural Eng 2025 Nov 26; 22(6)
[PubMed ID: 41213181]Pre-clinical development of a wireless neural interface system for osseointegrated prosthetic control in sheep.
Sears L, Deshmukh A, Mereddy R, Go V, Nemke B, Lu Y, Zeng W, Suminski AJ, Markel M, Bachus KN, Morizio J, Poore SO, Dingle AM
Front Neurosci 2025; 19: 1681136
[PubMed ID: 41278185]