Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

I harness the power of visual art and my own growing surgical expertise as a training resident to bring to life the breadth, innovation and anatomical intricacies of my own specialty.

Role Freelance illustrator | Surgical Resident

Featured illustration in: Facial Feminization Surgery: Operative Techniques and Clinical Considerations (Projected publication date: October 2025, Springer Publishers )

Featured illustration in: Facial Feminization Surgery: Operative Techniques and Clinical Considerations (Projected publication date: October 2025, Springer Publishers )

Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1012e-1025e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008510. PMID: 34847131.

Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1012e-1025e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008510. PMID: 34847131.

Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1012e-1025e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008510. PMID: 34847131.

Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1012e-1025e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008510. PMID: 34847131.

Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1012e-1025e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008510. PMID: 34847131.

Taylor EM, Hamaguchi R, Kramer KM, Kimball AB, Orgill DP. Plastic Surgical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Mar 1;147(3):479-491. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007677. PMID: 33620946.

Fazzalari A, Gebhardt S, Hamaguchi R, & Agarwal S. (2025). Mitigating perioperative pressure injuries in microsurgical breast reconstruction. Frontiers in Surgery, 12, 1513082. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1513082

McCarty JC, Lorenzi-Mendez R, Fruge S, Hamaguchi R, & Colwell AS. (2023). Does Concomitant Umbilical Hernia Repair Increase the Risk of Complications in Abdominoplasty? A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 43(9), 986–993. https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjad174

McCarty JC, Hamaguchi R, & Eberlin KR. (2024). Scaphoid Nonunions: Local Vascularized Bone Flaps. Hand Clinics, 40(1), 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2023.08.004

McCarty JC, Hamaguchi R, & Eberlin KR. (2024). Scaphoid Nonunions: Local Vascularized Bone Flaps. Hand Clinics, 40(1), 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2023.08.004

Fazzalari A, Hamaguchi R, Leach C, Broyles J, & Weiss A. (2025). Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction: The Value of a Two Team Approach. Lymphatics, 3(3), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/lymphatics3030018