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Assistant Professor of Surgery
UChicago Faculty Physicians Open for more information
UChicago Faculty Physicians hold faculty positions with the University of Chicago and provide care for patients on the academic health system’s main campus in Hyde Park and in care centers throughout the Chicago region.
CloseAdditionally, Dr. Garza performs reconstructive surgery for head and neck, extremity, and trunk conditions. She also performs aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body.
An active researcher, Dr. Garza has studied adipose-derived stem cells and fat grafting and published clinical research on lymphedema, burn immunology, craniofacial surgery and microsurgical breast reconstruction. Dr. Garza has volunteered for mission trips in the Philippines, Mexico, and Zimbabwe, providing surgical care to the underserved and educating local physicians in reconstructive surgery.
UChicago Faculty Physicians who provide services at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial are not employees or agents of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Face, Breast & Body Aesthetic Surgery
- Gender Reassignment Surgery
- Trunk Reconstruction (Chest, Back, Abdominal, Genital)
- Skin Cancer & Melanoma
- Breast Reconstruction
- Extremity Reconstruction
- Lymphedema Surgery
- Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Head & Neck Reconstruction
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Lymphovenous Bypass Surgery
- LGBTQ Health
Medical Education
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Internship
- Stanford Health Care
Residency
- Stanford Health Care
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
- American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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