Evan B. Katzel, MD
Plastic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Plastic Surgery Plainsboro
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About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Katzel's clinical focus is in plastic and reconstructive surgery, with special training in microvascular surgery. His specialty is in  breast reconstruction after mastectomy.  Additionally he has expertise in numerous cosmetic procedures.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Rochester
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

262 reviews

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November 2025
professional and knowledgeable.
October 2025
very efficient and knowledgeable.
October 2025
really love that i can talk to him and he's not dismissive
October 2025
they are professional.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Katzel is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

22., Xiao, B; Feturi, F; Su, AA; Van Der Merwe, Y; Barnett, J; Jabbari, K; Khatter, NJ; Li, B; Katzel, EB; Venkateramanan, R; Solari, MG; Wagner, WR; Steketee, MB; Simons, DJ; Washington, KM Nerve Wrap for Local Delivery of FK506/Tacrolimus Accelerates Nerve Regeneration , International Journal of Molecular Science, 25(2): 2024

Kozak, GM; Katzel, EB; Rose, J; Wu, LC An Analysis of Specialty-Specific Microsurgical Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Look at a Single Institution and National Trends Over a Decade , Annals of Plastic Surgery, 84(4): 2020,413-417

Mauch, JT; Rhemtulla, IA; Katzel, EB; Hernadez, JA; Broach, RB, Serletti, JM Does Size Matter: Evaluating the Difference Between Right and Left Internal Mammary Veins in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction , Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 35(9): 2019,677-681

Katzel EB, Thornwell HP, Janis JE, Hammond DC Breast augmentation , Essentials of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: 2018 ,723-750

Joshua M Barnett 1, Bo Xiao 1, Firuz Feturi 1, Yolandi van der Merwe 1, Xinzhu Gu 1, Evan B Katzel 1, Raman Venkataramanan 1, Mario G Solari 1, William Wagner 1, Daniel J Simons 1, Michael B Steketee 1, Kia M Washington Abstract: Local Administration of FK506 with Impregnated Nerve Wraps Accelerates Peripheral Nerve Regeneration , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 6(9 supplement): 2018,156-157

Barnett, JM; Xiao, B; Feturi, F; Van der Merwe, Y; Gu, X; Katzel, EB; Venkataramanan, R; Solari, MG; Wagner, W; Simons, DJ; Steketee, MB; Washington, KM. Local Administration of FK506 with Impregnated Nerve Wraps Accelerates Peripheral Nerve Regeneration , Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Global Open supplement, 6(4 supplement): 2018,103-104

Rhemtulla IA, Katzel EB, Enriquez FA, Calvert C, Serletti JM The shape of breast reconstruction: A single surgeon experience with 575 anatomic, textured implants following mastectomy , The Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Hershey, PA: 2018

Katzel EB, Bucky LP Fat grafting to the breast: Clinical applications and outcomes for reconstructive surgery , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 140(5S): 2017,69S-76S

Maricevich Marco A, Bykowski Michael R, Schusterman M Asher, Katzel Evan B, Gimbel Michael L Lateral thigh perforator flap for breast reconstruction: Computed tomographic angiography analysis and clinical series , Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 70(5): 2017,577-584

Katzel EB, Maricevich M, Bykowski MR, Schusterman II MA, Gimbel ML Lateral thigh perforator flap for breast reconstruction: A clinical series , The Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA: 2017