Taskindoust, Mahsa

By Michael Hilleary | June 30, 2022

 

 

Mahsa Taskindoust, MD

Portrait photo of Dr. Mahsa Taskindoust

Hometown:

New City, NY

Medical School:

Duke University School of Medicine

Bio:

I was born and raised in the suburbs of NYC and later moved to Durham, NC. I studied biology with a concentration in genetics at Duke University and later earned my medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine. Before medical school, I worked with Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg, investigating cord blood derived cellular therapies and supporting the clinical trial for CTL019 in B-cell ALL, which later became the first FDA-approved chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. During medical school I was a Duke Design Health Fellow and a Fellowship Scholar with InsomaBio, studying the inflammatory properties of breast adipose tissue and the in vivo properties of a novel regenerative tissue matrix for use in breast reconstruction. I have also served on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ (ASPS) Virtual Meeting Facilitation Taskforce, and the ASPS Marketing Committee for the annual meeting.

Personal Interests:

contemporary art, good design, memes, voter registration, playing tennis, hiking, rowing/sculling, and trying new things!

Clinical Interests:

Hand surgery, upper extremity reconstruction, and breast reconstruction

Professional Activities:

Society of Surgical Oncology – Member

Why UW?

I wanted to join a team that would help me become the best possible surgeon I could be for my patients and my community. UW’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team is made up of visionary faculty, all-star residents, and a phenomenal staff who all come together to provide incredible care for highly diverse patients across 5 states. I was and continue to be impressed by how they balance a high volume, diverse caseload with a uniquely supportive environment.

Publications:

  1. Allewelt, H., El-Khorazaty, J., Mendizabal, A., Taskindoust, M., Martin, P.L., Prasad, V., Page, K., Sanders, J. and Kurtzberg, J..(2016, Sep). Late effects after umbilical cord blood transplantation in very young children after busulfan-based, myeloablative conditioning. Biology of Blood and Marrow transplantation, 22(9), 1627-1635.
  2.  Allewelt, H., Taskindoust, M., Troy, J., Page, K., Wood, S., Parikh, S., Prasad, V.K. & Kurtzberg, J.. (2018, Nov). Long-Term Functional Outcomes after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Early Infantile Krabbe Disease. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 24(11), 2233-2238.
  3.  Glener, A. D., Suresh, V., Shammas, R. L., Broadwater, G., Sergesketter, A., Taskindoust, M., Guo, X., & Hollenbeck, S. T.. (2019, Sep). Volumetric Symmetry After Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Reasonable Goal. . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 7(9), e2362. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 31942370.
  4.  Taskindoust, M., & Hollenbeck, S.. (2020). Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Lateral Thigh and Hip. In Hollenbeck, S. T., Arnold, P.B., & Orgill, D. P. (Ed.), Handbook of Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Clinical Case-based Review and Flap Atlas (pp. 237-243). Durham: Springer Nature.
  5. Langdell, H. C., Taskindoust, M., Levites, H. A., Mateas, C., Sergesketter, A. R., Kaplan, S. J., Marcus, J. R., & Erdmann, D. . (2021, Jan). Systematic Review of Tissue Expansion: Utilization in Non-breast Applications. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 9(1), e3378. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 33564595. Pub Status: Published.
  6. Sergesketter, A. R., Shammas, R. L., Taskindoust, M., Glener, A. D., Pyfer, B. J., Rezak, K., Phillips, B. T., & Hollenbeck, S. T.. (2021, Apr). A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bipedicled Total Abdominal versus Unipedicled Hemiabdominal Free Flaps for Unilateral Breast Reconstruction.. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, advance online pub
  7. Shammas, R. L., Sergesketter, A. R., Taskindoust, M., Biswas, S., Hollenbeck, S. T., & Phillips, B. T. . (2021, Aug). Assessing the Influence of Failed Implant Reconstruction on Patient Satisfaction and Decision Regret after Salvage Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
  8.  Shammas, R. L., Sergesketter, A. R., Taskindoust, M., Glener, A. D., Cason, R. W., Hollins, A., Atia, A. N., Mundy, L. R., & Hollenbeck, S. T.. (2021, Jan). An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Staged Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 86(6), S538-S544. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 34100812.
  9. Taskindoust, M., Guo, X., Xie, T., Nelson, V. M., Hollenbeck, S. T., & Bachelder, R. E. . (2020, May). Abstract 177: Effects Of Obesity On Adipose Stromal Cell Biology: Contributions To Breast Cancer Risk. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 8(4 suppl), 120-120.
  10. Taskindoust, M., Thomas, S. M., Sammons, S. L., Fayanju, O. M., DiLalla, G., Hwang, E. S., & Plichta, J. K.. (2021, May). Survival Outcomes Among Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Review of 47,000 Patients. Annals of Surgical Oncology
  11. Taskindoust, M., Xie, T., Nelson, V., Stukes, B., Hollenbeck, S., & Bachelder, R. . (2021, Jul). QS2: Aberrant Breast Adipose Stromal Cell Biology In Women At High Risk For Developing Breast Cancer. Plast Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 9(7 Suppl), 43-44. Cited in PubMed; PMID: PMC8312789.
  12. Tian WM, Rames JD, Blau JA, Taskindoust, M., Hollenbeck ST. Google Trends Highlights a Breast Implant Paradigm Shift. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Apr 1;149(4):833e-835e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008943. PMID: 35231011.
  13. Tian WM, Rames JD, Blau JA, Taskindoust, M., Hollenbeck ST. Contextualizing Breast Implant Removal Patterns with Google Trends: Big Data Applications in Surgical Demand. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Jan 5;10(1):e4005. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004005. PMID: 35127299; PMCID: PMC8812673.