
Mary E. Lester, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Program Director
Microsurgery Skills Lab Director
- melester@iu.edu
- Phone
- 317-944-3636
- Address
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1801 N Senate Blvd
Medical Professional Center 1, Suite 635
Indianapolis, IN 46202 - PubMed:
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Bio
Mary E. Lester, MD, FACS, currently serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director of Plastic Surgery Residency within the Department of Surgery. Dr. Lester received her medical degree and completed her General Surgery Residency at Emory University. She completed her Plastic Surgery and Microsurgical training at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Prior to joining Indiana University, Dr. Lester was in practice at MUSC and University of Florida specializing in Plastic Surgery and Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. Her clinical focus includes all aspects of reconstruction for adult conditions. Her research focuses on the application of patient outcomes to improve quality, as well as the development educational programs to train plastic surgeons. Teaching remains one of Dr. Lester's passions and she works closely with the Plastic Surgery Residency as Associate Program Director and Director of the Microsurgical Skills Lab.
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2008 | Fellowship | Medical University of South Carolina |
2007 | Fellowship | Medical University of South Carolina |
2005 | Residency | Emory University |
2000 | MD | Emory University |
1996 | BS | Auburn University |
Breast Reconstruction
Clinical Outcomes
Plastic Surgery Resident Education
Bamba R; Harvey BI; Malik NU; Higgins J; Sung C; Corvera JS; Hartman BC; Hassanein AH; Lester ME; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2025 Mar 7
Ahmed S; Hajj JP; Bamba R; Danforth RM; VonDerHaar RJ; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2025 Mar 3
Ahmed S; Crabtree J; Fallah KN; Rinne EJ; Hulsman L; Fisher CS; Ludwig KK; Danforth RM; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2025 Mar 11
Ahmed S; Hulsman L; Imeokparia F; Ludwig K; Fisher C; Bamba R; Danforth R; VonDerHaar RJ; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2024 Sep 3
Fallah KN; Ahmed S; Venardi AS; Hulsman LA; Fisher CS; Ludwig KK; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2024 Sep 12
Davé N; Hajj JP; Ahmed S; Hulsman L; Singh NP; Fisher CS; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of surgical oncology 2024 Oct 17
Holohan MM; Diaz SM; Newsom K; Smith A; Fan B; Imeokparia FO; Fisher CS; Ludwig KK; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) 2024 Mar 12
Ahmed S; Hulsman L; Roth D; Fisher C; Ludwig K; Imeokparia FO; VonDerHaar RJ; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2024 Jun 12
Ahmed S; Hajj JP; VonDerHaar RJ; Bamba R; Danforth RM; Sinha M; Fisher CS; Ludwig KK; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2024 Jul 25
Danforth R; Wiebe JE; Socas J; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2024 Aug 27
Ahmed S; Mercho PF; Brown WA; Aguilar Neuville P; Fisher CS; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Annals of surgical oncology 2024 Aug 17
Ahmed S; Hassanein AH; Lester ME; Manghelli J; Fisher C; Imeokparia F; Ludwig K; Fan B; Cureus 2024 Apr 28
Wiebe J; Singh NP; Dawson S; Berns J; Drake C; Fisher C; Ludwig K; VonDerHaar RJ; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2024 Apr 12
Ahmed S; Lee JTC; Roth D; Sinha M; Fisher C; Fan B; Imeokparia F; Ludwig K; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2023 Oct 16
Lester ME; Berns J; Dawson S; Newsom K; Hartman B; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2023 Nov 27
Dawson SE; Berns JM; Tran PC; Fisher CS; Ludwig KK; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2022 Jun 30
Pittelkow E; DeBrock W; Christopher L; Mercho R; Suh LJ; Fisher CS; Hartman B; Lester M; Hassanein AH; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2022 Feb 8
Cook JA; Sinha M; Lester M; Fisher CS; Sen CK; Hassanein AH; Advances in wound care 2022 Feb 23
Bamba R; Christopher L; Mailey BA; Mercho R; Dawson SE; Hadad I; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Dec 5
Chauhan R; Ingersol C; Wooden WA; Gordillo GM; Stefanidis D; Hassanein AH; Lester ME; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2022 Dec 23
Bamba R; Tran PC; Mailey BA; Lin J; DeBrock W; Dawson S; Sinha M; Hartman BC; Hadad I; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2022 Aug 18
Dawson SE; Bamba R; Tran PC; Mailey B; Lin J; Lester M; Sinha M; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 Sep 1
Bamba R; Tran PC; Lester ME; Wooden WA; Gordillo GM; Hadad I; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 Oct 1
Pittelkow EM; DeBrock WC; Mailey B; Ballinger TJ; Socas J; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2021 Aug 6
Bamba R; Wiebe JE; Ingersol CA; Dawson S; Sinha M; Cohen AC; Hartman BC; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2021 Apr 14
Tran PC; DeBrock W; Lester ME; Hartman BC; Socas J; Hassanein AH; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2020 Oct 31
Spera LJ; Cook JA; Dolejs S; Fisher C; Lester ME; Hassanein AH; Annals of plastic surgery 2020 Oct
Pittelkow EM; DeBrock WC; McLaughlin BE; Hassanein AH; Socas J; Lester ME; Duquette SP; Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2019 Aug 30
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