Francesco Egro, MD, MSc, MRCS is a plastic surgeon specializing in complex reconstruction, microsurgery, burn surgery, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Egro is an Associate Professor at the Department of Plastic Surgery and Department of Surgery. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Plastic Surgery at UPMC Mercy, Associate Director of the UPMC Mercy Burn Center, Director of Burn Reconstruction, Associate Program Director and Director of Medical Student Education. Dr. Egro was born and raised in Italy, and has trained in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and the United States giving him an internationally diverse clinical, academic and scientific background. He pursued his Bachelors of Science with Honors in Microbiology and his Medical Degree from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. While only a general medicine and surgery intern in the UK, Dr. Egro passed the exams to become a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and pursued his Masters in Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He then served as a research fellow at the Division of Plastic Surgery at Emory University under the mentorship of Dr. Albert Losken, where he conducted his research on breast oncoplastic surgery. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh recognized Dr. Egro’s research achievements and awarded him the Lister Medal Prize. Dr. Egro completed his Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Pittsburgh (top ranked plastic surgery program in the United States), Burn Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (ranked number 1 for cancer care in the world). He also completed a second research fellowship in adipose tissue-based regenerative medicine at the University of Pittsburgh under the mentorship of Dr. J. Peter Rubin. Dr. Egro was then recruited back to UPMC where he serves his patients with care and passion, and his greatest satisfaction is to make people whole and healthy again.