William G. Austen

Dr. Austen, an advisor to Arch as of 2020, is Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division and Chief of Burn Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Director of the Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Fellowship Program; and Mass General Trustee Chair of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He received his undergraduate degree at Princeton followed by his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Austen trained in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and completed a Fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Austen is a member of numerous societies including the Society of University Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the ASPS, and the Migraine Surgery Council.

Dr. Austen has a diverse clinical practice that spans aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. He is an authority in the new field of the surgical treatment of migraine headaches. The focus of his laboratory is on translational research, particularly in fat regeneration, vascular biology, and device development.

Dr Austen has a long history of innovation in outcomes and basic science. He is founder of Cytrellis Bio-Systems and Auragen Aesthetics, both companies based on his innovations. He has authored more than 100 papers and holds numerous patents. Dr. Austen has won numerous awards including Teacher of the Year in Plastic Surgery training program at the Harvard Medical School and Experimental Paper of the Year 2015 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.