Faculty

MICHAEL ATLAN, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Sorbonne University Head of Department, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Tissue Regeneration — Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris Head of Unit, Burns and Pediatric Plastic Surgery — Hôpital Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris

Contact: drmichael.atlan@gmail.com RPPS: 10004626387 | SIREN: 842 706 335 Google Scholar: 90 publications | 1,793 citations | h-index 22 | i10-index 32

EDUCATION

1. PhD in Biological and Medical Engineering — Sorbonne University
2. MSc in Surgical Sciences, Neuroscience track — Sorbonne University
3. MD, Board Certification in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — France
4. French Board Diploma in Hand Surgery — France

CURRENT ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

1. Professor of Surgery — Sorbonne University Faculty of Medicine (current)
2. Head of Department — Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Tissue Regeneration, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris (current)
3. Head of Unit — Burns and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Hôpital Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris (current)

CLINICAL EXPERTISE

1. Breast reconstruction (implant-based and autologous: DIEP flap, latissimus dorsi, fat grafting)
2. Aesthetic surgery of the breast, body, and face
3. Blepharoplasty and body contouring
4. Facial feminization surgery using custom 3D-printed surgical guides
5. Gender-affirming genital surgery (male-to-female and female-to-male)
6. Microsurgical reconstruction (perforator flaps, free tissue transfer, lymphatic surgery)
7. Robot-assisted lymphatic microsurgery
8. Hidradenitis suppurativa surgical management (perforator flap reconstruction)
9. Pediatric burns (acute management and reconstruction)
10. Tissue engineering and regenerative approaches (Matriderm, Integra, adipose tissue grafting)

KEY SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Breast Implant Safety and BIA-ALCL Co-author, 2022 Practice Recommendation Updates from the World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL (Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2022; 83+ citations). Research cited in the ANSM (France) decree banning macrotextured breast implants (April 2019). Research cited in RIVM report (Netherlands) and SCHEER opinion (European Commission). Classification of implant surfaces ("Atlan classification") used internationally. First molecular evidence that surface texturization modulates ECM and inflammatory gene expression (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020).

Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Skin Microbiome Discovery of Porphyromonas asaccharolytica as a pathogenic skin colonizer disrupting immune defenses in hidradenitis suppurativa (EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2026; IF ~12). Collaboration with Institut Pasteur / INSERM. Systematic review and meta-analysis on perforator flap reconstruction (J Clinical Medicine, 2022). Skin barrier crossing mechanism characterization (Experimental Dermatology, 2025).

Adipose Tissue Biology and Stem Cells Lidocaine and adrenaline effects on human adipose stem cells (Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2013; 91 citations). PDGFRα-mediated adipocyte progenitor switch and obesity-induced fibrosis (Cell Metabolism, 2017; IF ~25). HIV integrase inhibitors and adipose tissue dysfunction (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020; IF ~11). Breast adipocyte secretome and cancer cell invasiveness (Cancers, 2019; Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2023).

Gender-Affirming Surgery One of the largest French academic series (10-year retrospective). 3D custom-made surgical guides for facial feminization (Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2021). FACE-Q validation for upper facial gender-affirming surgery (Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2023; 16 citations). Vaginoplasty and sexual health outcomes (J Sexual Medicine, 2025; JPRAS, 2023).

Lymphatic Disease Most-cited publication: high-resolution ultrasonography to differentiate lipoedema from lymphoedema (British Journal of Dermatology, 2010; 166 citations). Book chapter on lymphoedema surgery. Robot-assisted lymphatic microsurgery program.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (TOP 10)