Arun Kumar Gosain

Arun Kumar Gosain, MD is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, specializing in Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He maintains active clinical appointments at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he leads surgical care and research initiatives in pediatric craniofacial anomalies.

His educational trajectory includes an MD from the University of California, Los Angeles (1981), surgical internship at UCSF/Parnassus (1982), general surgery residencies at UCSF (1986) and New Jersey Medical School (1988), plastic surgery residency at University of Wisconsin Medical School (1990), and fellowships in Hand and Microsurgery at University of Wisconsin (1991) and Craniofacial Surgery at NYU Medical Center (1992). He maintains board certification through the American Board of Plastic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program.

Dr. Gosain's research centers on Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with emphasis on Craniofacial Surgery and Cleft Palate Surgery. His work extends into surgical education policy, health economics in plastic surgery training, environmental sustainability in operating rooms, and patient-centered outcomes. Current investigations address financial barriers for residency applicants, waste reduction in cleft surgeries, and improving health literacy through optimized patient education materials.

Recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward analyzing systemic challenges in plastic surgery training and practice, with growing focus on sustainability and health equity. His 2025 works examine federal funding impacts on residency positions, cost-saving measures in cleft procedures, and accessibility of patient information for chronic migraine treatments.

His extensive honors include the Level V Service Award (American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2025), Lifetime Achievement Award (American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2024), and multiple mentorship recognitions such as the Robert Goldwyn Mentor of the Year Award (2021) and Plastic Surgery Research Council's Mentor of the Year (2019). Teaching excellence was acknowledged through the Outstanding Faculty Teacher award (American Academy of Academic Plastic Surgeons, 2022).

As a dedicated mentor, Dr. Gosain has guided numerous trainees through formal programs at Northwestern, earning the Department of Surgery Research Mentor Award (2022). He actively shapes surgical training standards through leadership in the Residency Review Committee and serves on grant review panels including the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons' Educational Grants Committee, where he evaluates funding proposals for craniofacial research.

Dr. Gosain is embedded in the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute ecosystem and serves on Lurie Children's Hospital's Research Productivity Committee. His collaborative teams include the International Patient Program Committee at Lurie and the World Craniofacial Foundation's Medical Advisory Board, where he chairs initiatives for global craniofacial care standardization.