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Dr. Paris D. Butler is an Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Yale University School of Medicine. Board-certified in both general and plastic surgery with a Master's in Public Health from UC Berkeley (health policy and management, with a certificate in minority health), he combines clinical expertise in breast reconstruction, post-bariatric body contouring, and aesthetic surgery with national leadership in addressing healthcare disparities.
- Education: BS in Biology and Sociology from Roanoke College (2000), MD from University of Virginia School of Medicine (2004), MPH from UC Berkeley (2009)
- Training: General Surgery Residency at University of Virginia (2012), Plastic Surgery Residency at University of Pennsylvania (2016), Postdoctoral Fellowship in Keloid Biology at Stanford
His research focuses on healthcare disparities, diversity in academic medicine, and keloid biology, with recent publications analyzing racial data omissions in surgical databases, diversity in microsurgery pathways, and fellowship director demographics. He leads national DEI initiatives including the American Society of Plastic Surgery's Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Key article themes include:
- Diversity in plastic surgery training
- Medical device standardization
- Surgical education innovation
- Health equity policy
- Racial representation in medicine
- Historical contributions of minority surgeons
Scientific leadership roles:
- ACS Committee on Healthcare Disparities
- SBAS Membership, Financial, and Health Equity Committees
- ABS Governance Committee
- AAS Diversity Committee
- ASPS Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Chair)
