Cassandra A. Ligh, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Breast and Chest Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Plastic Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration, 11th Floor
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration, 11th Floor
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-873-6919
Education:
BA (Neuroscience & Behavior)
Columbia University, New York, NY, 2008.
Certif. (Teaching (Math/Science))
Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA, 2010.
MD
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 2014.
Permanent linkBA (Neuroscience & Behavior)
Columbia University, New York, NY, 2008.
Certif. (Teaching (Math/Science))
Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA, 2010.
MD
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 2014.
Selected Publications
Wink JD, Ligh CA, Chang B, Randell TR, Benhaim P : Carpal bone fractures. Essentials of Plastic Surgery, 3d Edition. Janis JE (eds.). New York: Thieme, Page: 1014-1024, 2023 Notes: Chap. 73.Piper M, Ligh CA, Shakir S, Messa C, Soriano I, Kanchwala S: Minimally invasive robotic-assisted harvest of the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for autologous breast reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 74(4): 890-930, Apr. 2021 Notes: Epub Sept. 20, 2020.
Yan C, Wink JD, Ligh CA, Kanchwala S: The effects of adjunctive pain medications on postoperative inpatient opioid use in abdominally based microsurgical breast reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery 85(5): e3-e6, Nov. 2020.
Ligh CA, Lett E, Broach RB, Enriquez FA, Jordan A, Percec I, Serletti JM, Butler PD: The impact of race, age, gender, income, and level of education on motivations to pursue cosmetic surgery and surgeon selection at an academic institution. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 145(5): 932e-939e, May 2020.
Hernandez JA, Mullens CL, Aoyama JT, Ligh CA, Shaked A, Olthoff KM, Abt PL, Levin LS, Kovach SJ 3rd: Analysis of outcomes in living donor liver transplants involving reconstructive microsurgeons. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 36(3): 223-227, Mar. 2020 Notes: Epub Dec. 19, 2019.
Ligh CA, Butler PD: Acne keloidalis nuchae is not the same as a keloid: A case report of successful excision with healing by secondary intention. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research 10(1): 487, Mar. 2019 Notes: Case Report.
Ligh CA: Surgical approaches. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Medical Student/Resident Handbook. Beverly, MA: American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2019.
Pfaff MJ, Morrison SD, Rezzadeh K, Januszyk M, Delong MR, Lee JC, Rudkin G; Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident Education Study Group: Evaluation of the integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery prerequisite core surgical training experience: A residents' perspective. Annals of Plastic Surgery 81(4): 475-481, Oct. 2018 Notes: Dr. Ligh was a member of the Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident Education Study Group.
Naran S, Swanson JW, Ligh CA, Shubinets V, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP: Sphenoid dysplasia in neurofibromatosis: Patterns of presentation and outcomes of treatment. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 142(4): 518e-526e, Oct. 2018.
Ligh CA, Taylor JA: Reply: Not all clefts are created equal: Patterns of hospital-based care use among children with cleft lip and palate within 4 years of initial surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 139(6): 1374e-1376e, June 2017.