Breast Care Center
C. Bob Basu, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone: 713-798-6141
Fax: 713-798-3806
Email: cbasu@bcm.edu
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine,
Boston, Massachusetts
Residency Training:
General Surgery - The George Washington University Medical Center,
Dept
of Surgery, Washington, D.C.
Plastic Surgery - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Hospital Affiliation:
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital
Ben Taub General Hospital
Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center
Clinical focus:
Breast reconstruction and microsurgery
Partial breast restoration after breast conservation therapy/lumpectomy
New generation silicone gel implant-based reconstruction
Microvascular reconstruction: muscle-sparing TRAM, DIEP, SIEA flaps
Aesthetic breast surgery (Breast Augmentation, Lift, Reduction)
Research Interests:
Outcomes research in breast reconstruction
National multicenter protocol study on the use of new generation cohesive
silicone gel implants in breast reconstruction
Patient-focused breast reconstruction outcomes
Evaluation of ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer care
and reconstruction.
Improving access to breast reconstruction options to underserved and
minority population