Dr. Sigalove’s CV

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Credentials & Qualifications

Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery

  • 2018-Present: Arizona Society of Plastic Surgeons, Past President
  • 2018-Present: The Aesthetic Society (formerly ASAPS)
  • 2006-Present: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • 2006-Present: American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Active Member)
  • 2006-Present: Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  • 2006-Present: American Society of Breast Surgeons

  • 2003-2004: Chief Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago (Program Director and Chief: Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS)
  • 2001-2004: Resident, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 2000-2001: Fellow, Division of Hand Surgery, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois (Program Director: Robert Schenck, MD, FACS)
  • 1997-2000: Resident, Department of General Surgery, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois (Program Chairman: Richard Prinz, MD, FACS)

  • 1993-1997: The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois
    Doctor of Medicine
  • 1990-1993: The University of Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1985-1989: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts, History Major/Economics Minor

Arizona Medical Board #55779: United States Medical Licensing Examination Steps 1, 2, and 3

  • 2018-Present: Scottsdale Healthcare Shea/Piper Surgery Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • 2018-Present: Scottsdale Healthcare Osborne/Greenbaum Specialty Hospital, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • 2018-Present: Paradise Valley Outpatient Surgery Center, Paradise Valley, Arizona
  • 2004-2018: Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois
  • 2004-2018: Edward Memorial Hospital, Naperville, Illinois
  • 2004-2018: Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Illinois
  • 2004-2018: Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois
  • 2004-2018: DuPage Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center, Lombard, Illinois

  • Kenkel JM, Surek CC, Bengtson B, Sigalove S, Pazmiño P. Incorporating High-Resolution Ultrasound Into Your Practice. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2023;5:ojad060. Recorded live at The Aesthetic Meeting 2023, Miami, FL.
  • Nahabedian M, Sigalove S, Gabriel A, Movassaghi K. Aesthetic Breast Reconstruction: An Expert Video Roundtable Discussion. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2024;ojae055. Recorded live at The Aesthetic Meeting 2024, Vancouver, Canada.

Speaking Engagements & Professional Honors — Last 10+ Years (2016–2026)

Allergan/LifeCell Engagements

2019

  • Speaker, Presenter, Discussant, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy," The Barcelona Breast Meeting, Barcelona, Spain
  • Speaker, Discussant, Bioskills Lab Instructor – Knowledge and Education for Young Surgeons Conference, New York, New York
  • Speaker, Discussant, Bioskills Lab Instructor – Knowledge and Education for Young Surgeons Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Speaker – Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction, Dinner Program, Corpus Christi, Texas

2018

  • Speaker – Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction, Dinner Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Speaker – Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction, Dinner Program, Beverly Hills, California
  • Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Panelist, Canadian National Surgeons' Forum, Toronto, Canada
  • Speaker, Panelist, Bioskills Lab Instructor, Breast Team-Up Surgeon's Forum, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Speaker, Panelist, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction – Keys to Success," The Tel Aviv Breast Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Speaker, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction vs. Dual-Plane" The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • Speaker, "Revisionary Breast Reconstructive Surgery," ASPS Dinner Symposium, Chicago, Illinois
  • Speaker, Panelist, Laboratory Instructor – Allergan Bioskills Lab, Chicago, Illinois
  • Keynote Speaker – "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Cohesive Gel Implants," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Mobile, Alabama
  • Keynote Speaker – "Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, McAllen, Texas
  • Speaker – "Use of Cohesive Gel Implants and Aesthetic Revisionary Breast Surgery," Allergan Dinner Presentation, San Diego, California
  • Speaker – "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Using a Team Approach," Allergan Dinner Presentation, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Results in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Results in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Speaker, "Team Approach to Treating Breast Cancer," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Savannah, Georgia
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Results in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Revision Breast Surgery," Southern New Jersey Plastic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Red Bank, New Jersey
  • Speaker, Panelist, Laboratory Instructor, "Keys to Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, Miami, Florida
  • Keynote Speaker, "Aesthetic Revision Breast Surgery and Use of Cohesive Gel Implants," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Speaker, "Keys to Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Tucson, Arizona
  • Speaker, Panelist, Moderator, "Keys to Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Surgical Skills Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Speaker, "Team Approach to Improved Breast Reconstruction Results," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Outcomes in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Use of Autologous Fat Grafting," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Greenville, South Carolina
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Outcomes in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Austin, Texas
  • Speaker, "Cohesivity in Silicone Gel Breast Implants and Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Outcomes in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Cleveland, Ohio

2017

  • Guest Speaker, "Things I've Learned Over the Years to Improve My Results in Breast Surgery," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Houston, Texas
  • Speaker, Panelist, Moderator, Laboratory Instructor, "Maximizing Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Team Up National Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Speaker, "Keys to Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Denver, Colorado
  • Speaker and Moderator, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Revision Breast Surgery," Allergan National Surgical Forum, San Francisco, California
  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction – Things I've Learned," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, Chicago, Illinois
  • Speaker, Presenter, Course Instructor, "Breast Augmentation Maintenance of Certification Course," "Use of Autologous Fat Grafting in Breast Surgery," "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction 2017," The American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Results in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, Plano, Texas
  • Speaker and Moderator, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Autologous Fat Grafting," Allergan National Surgical Skills Symposium, Denver, Colorado
  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and the Team Approach," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, San Diego, California

2016

  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction – Things I've Learned," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, Tampa, Florida
  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Using a Team Approach," Allergan Bioskills Lab, New York, New York
  • Speaker and Moderator, "Using Acellular Dermal Matrices and Cohesive Gel Implants to Maximize Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Surgeon's Forum, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Keynote Speaker, "Maximizing Success in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Surgeon's Symposium, Los Angeles, California
  • Speaker, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction, a New Take on an Old Idea," The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
  • Speaker, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Use of Autologous Fat Grafting," Allergan Dinner Presentation, Morristown, New Jersey
  • Speaker, "The Benefits of Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Surgical Skills Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Keynote Speaker, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Use of Highly Cohesive Silicone Gel Implants," Allergan National Sales Meeting, Dallas, Texas
  • Master Surgeon Preceptorship, Complex Aesthetic Breast Surgery, Director: Dr. Charles Randquist, Victoria Kliniken, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Speaker and Laboratory Instructor, "Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction – How to be Safe," Allergan National Bioskills Lab, Henderson, Nevada
  • Speaker, "Maximizing Results in Breast Augmentation," European Breast Meeting, Rome, Italy

2015

  • Speaker and Panelist, "Benefits of Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction," Allergan National Surgeon's Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana

2010–Present

  • Speaker & Consultant, LifeCell/Allergan (ongoing relationship)

Additional Speaking Engagements & Partnerships

2020-Present: Ongoing Relationship Speaker & Consultant

  • 2025: Selected as one of 35 plastic surgeons nationally invited to Motiva’s “USA Pioneers Session,” Sulàyöm Innovation Campus (Establishment Labs Global Learning Center), Costa Rica — presented on the Preservé technique and next-generation tissue-preserving breast surgery
  • 2025: Named national lead for introducing Motiva implants and the Preservé technique in the U.S., per Scottsdale Center for Plastic Surgery press release

  • 2020: Faculty/Panelist, “ELEVATE: Advances in the Use of Soft Tissue Support for Breast Surgery” CME roundtable, commercial support: Galatea Surgical
  • 2023: Originator of the “GalaFLEX ravioli” technique — a 360-degree GalaFLEX (P4HB) wrap of the implant/tissue expander for prepectoral breast reconstruction, developed and named by Dr. Sigalove; discussed in his “Meet the Doctor” podcast interview and referenced by other plastic surgeons describing the technique
  • 2022: Sigalove S, O’Rorke E, Maxwell GP, Gabriel A. Evaluation of the Safety of a GalaFLEX-AlloDerm Construct in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Oct 1;150:7S-8S
  • 2025: Sigalove S. Treatment of Capsular Contracture with Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Published online Dec 10, 2025

  • 2020: Faculty/Panelist, “ELEVATE: Advances in the Use of Soft Tissue Support for Breast Surgery” — CME roundtable, Global Virtual Aesthetic Summit (GVAS), presented via MyFaceMyBody/X-Medica; commercial support: Galatea Surgical; co-faculty: M. Bradley Calobrace, MD, and Ashley Gordon, MD; 1.25 hours CME credit; topics: augmentation/augmentation-mastopexy, breast reduction/mastopexy, revisional surgery, mastectomy/reduction using soft tissue support (GalaFLEX)
  • 2022: Speaker, Association of German Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting; Berlin, Germany (with Jamil Ahmad, MD, representing The Aesthetic Society)
  • 2023 (May): Panelist, ASAPS Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL — presented on PureGraft and Dermapose fat-grafting technologies for face, breast, and body (Bimini Healthtech)
  • 2025: Listed speaker, Plastic Surgery The Meeting (ASPS/PSF Annual Meeting), #PSTM25

Publications (Peer-Reviewed)

2025

  • Treatment of Capsular Contracture with Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate
    Sigalove, S. — Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Published online December 10, 2025 (Vol. 53, Issue 2: Breast Augmentation, guest editor Caroline A. Glicksman; print edition March 2026).

2024

  • Planes in Aesthetic Breast Surgery: Is Subfascial a Misnomer?
    Gabriel, A., Abbott, E.N., Maxwell, G.P., et al., Perdikis, G., Sigalove, S. — Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, November 2024.

2022

  • Current Trends in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction
    von Fritschen, U., Seidenstuecker, K., Sigalove, S. — Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, September 2022.

2019

  • Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcomes after Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction
    Gabriel, A., Sigalove, S., Sigalove, N.M., Storm-Dickerson, T.L., Maxwell, G.P. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 5, 2019.
  • Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy – A Closer Look
    Sigalove, S. — Gland Surgery, February 2019; 8(1):67–74.

2018

  • The Impact of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy on Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Outcomes
    Gabriel, A., Sigalove, S., Sigalove, N.M., Storm-Dickerson, T.L., Maxwell, G.P. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, August 7, 2018; 6(8).
  • Prepectoral Revision Breast Reconstruction for Treatment of Implant-Associated Animation Deformity: A Review of 102 Reconstructions
    Gabriel, A., Sigalove, S., Sigalove, N.M., Storm-Dickerson, T.L., Rice, J., Pope, N., Maxwell, G.P. — Aesthetic Surgery Journal, April 6, 2018; 38(5):519–526.
  • Early Assessment of Post-Surgical Outcomes With Pre-Pectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
    Chatterjee, A., Nahabedian, M.Y., Gabriel, A., Macarios, D., Parekh, M., Wang, F., Griffin, L., Sigalove, S. — Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 2018; 117(6):1119–1130.

2017

  • Prepectoral Implant Based Reconstruction and Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy – Short-Term Outcomes
    Sigalove, S., Gabriel, A., Sigalove, N.M., Storm-Dickerson, T.L., Maxwell, G.P. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, December 28, 2017; 5(12).
  • Options in Acellular Dermal Matrix Assembly
    Sigalove, S. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, December 2017; 140(6S, Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction):39S–42S.
  • Prepectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Rationale, Indications, and Preliminary Results
    Sigalove, S., Maxwell, G.P., Sigalove, N.M., Storm-Dickerson, T.L., Pope, N., Rice, J., Gabriel, A. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, February 2017; 139(2):287–294.

2016

  • Initial Experience Using Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy After Immediate Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction
    Gabriel, A., Sigalove, S.R., Maxwell, G.P. — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, July 22, 2016; 4(7).

Further Distinctions

Gabriel, A; Sigalove, S; Maxwell, GP; Nahabedian, M; Prepectoral Techniques in Reconstructive Breast Surgery; Wolters Kluwer; Feb 2018

Contributing Editor, Aesthetic Breast Reconstruction — Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum (per author affiliation notes, 2023–2024)

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons: American Society of Breast Surgeons
  • The Aesthetic Society: Arizona Society of Plastic Surgeons (Vice President 2019)

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