Rebecca Knackstedt, MD, PhD
Rebecca Knackstedt, MD, PhD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in implant-based and microsurgical breast reconstruction. She is an Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Duke University.
She earned her MD/PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she studied vitamin D and inflammation. She completed plastic surgery residency and a microsurgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and is certified in Functional Medicine.
She created @surgical_recovery to educate women preparing for surgery. Dr. Knackstedt has published more than 90 peer-reviewed studies and lectures nationally and internationally.