Dr. Gary A Tuma, MD, FACS

About Dr. Gary A Tuma

Dr. Tuma received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and went on to obtain his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He then completed his general surgery residency at Jefferson University Hospital. During his surgical residency he spent an extra year as a Harrison Research Fellow in plastic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. His research involved looking at the use of adult fat as a source for stem cells and tissue engineering for soft tissue augmentation. Subsequently, he completed a plastic surgery residency at the prestigious Emory University in Atlanta where breast reconstruction approaches using the tram flap and latissimus flap as well as reconstruction using muscle flaps were developed. While at Emory, he was elected chief resident by the Chairman, T. Roderick Hester, MD.