
Theodore A. Kung
Dr. Theodore Kung is an Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA). He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed an integrated plastic surgery residency at Michigan Medicine. Subsequently, he received subspecialty training in reconstructive microsurgery at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Kung is the co-Program Director of the Michigan Medicine Plastic Surgery Microsurgery Fellowship and the Director of the Lymphedema Surgery Program. Dr. Kung specializes in microsurgical reconstruction to address functional and aesthetic challenges following cancer surgery, extremity trauma, and nerve injury. His clinical practice includes autologous breast reconstruction, lymphedema surgery, neuroma surgery, and extremity salvage. Dr. Kung’s research work was instrumental in the development of the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) to facilitate intuitive prosthetic control, mitigate postamputation pain, and provide sensory feedback.