Dr. Erika Sato, MD

About Dr. Erika Sato

Dr. Erika Sato is a double board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Sato earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Missouri where she graduated Cum Laude from the Honors College. She attended medical school at the University of Missouri College of Medicine, where she received her Doctorate of Medicine and graduated in the top 25% of her class. She completed both her general surgery and plastic surgery training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. She received multiple awards during her training from both faculty and peers including Resident of the Year as a junior resident and Chief Resident of the year for Memorial Hermann’s storied James “Red” Duke trauma service. Dr. Erika Sato was also selected as an Administrative Chief Resident of Surgery for her final year of general surgery training. In the course of her plastic surgery training Dr. Erika Sato developed a substantial interest in the field of breast reconstruction, specifically microvascular free tissue transfer. She trained at Memorial Hermann, home to the nation’s busiest trauma service, as well as MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the nation’s premier hospitals for cancer treatment, and performed over 100 microvascular breast and trauma reconstructions during her training. Dr. Sato joined HPCS in August 2014 and has been "second surgeon" in over 75 bilateral free flap breast reconstruction cases consisting of DIEP free flaps and PAP flaps. She specializes in cosmetic body contouring specifically 360 liposuction and fat grafting, and is one of the leading plastic surgeons in Houston when it comes to the very popular Brazilian Butt Lift and natural breast augmentation with fat grafting. Dr. Sato enjoys spending time with her husband and English bulldog "Bucky", traveling, running, and pilates/barre.