Peter C. Neligan, MB, FRCS(I), FRCSC, FACS, to Lead 2025 Trustees Talk

The 2025 Trustees Talk will feature Peter C. Neligan, MB, FRCS(I), FRCSC, FACS.

The ASPS Trustees have long recognized the importance of mentoring in the development of plastic surgeons. The Trustees are delighted to welcome Dr. Neligan who will share his insights on the importance of innovation and collaboration through his talk, “Protecting the Future of Plastic Surgery.”

Protecting the Future of Plastic Surgery

Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
3 — 3:30 p.m.
CC, New Orleans Theater C

About Dr. Neligan

Dr. Neligan graduated from medical school in Dublin in 1975. He trained in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery in Ireland, completing fellowships in research, pediatric plastic surgery, microvascular surgery and burn surgery at the University of Toronto. He became Chair of the University of Toronto Division of Plastic Surgery in 1996 and Wharton Chair in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in 1999.

Recruited in 2007 to the University of Washington in Seattle, he was Director of the Center for Reconstructive Surgery. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 2021.

Neligan's interests are in microvascular surgery, facial paralysis and lymphatic surgery. His publications include 15 books, 108 book chapters and 217 peer-reviewed papers. He is Editor-in-Chief of the 6 Volume Plastic Surgery, which has become the standard text for Training Programs around the world. With Drs Jaume Masia and JP Hong he is co-director of the International Master’s degree in Lymphology by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).