Joshua Fosnot, MD

Plastic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
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About me

  • Program Director, Penn Plastic Surgery Residency
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

674 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
excellent
Anonymous
May 2026
great doctor would highly recommend
Anonymous
April 2026
very professional
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. fosnot is professional and knowledgeable of the type of procedure i will have. in the event that someone asks me for a referral i would be able to definitely recommend dr.fosnot. also, i could tell that he has kindness and respect for his patients.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fosnot is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Amro C, Ryan IA, Ewing JN, Gala Z, Lemdani MS, Talwar AA, Broach RB, Fosnot J, Serletti JM, Fischer JP. A Closer Look at Prepectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: A Matched-Pair Comparison of Direct-to-Implant vs. Two-Staged Outcomes , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2025

Habarth-Morales TE, Ewing J, Lemdani M, Rios-Diaz AJ, Davis HD, Broach RB, Fosnot JA Artificial intelligence in plastic surgery writing: Can we even tell the difference? , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 12(Suppl 5): 2024,89

Rios-Diaz AJ, Honig S, Mauch JM, Cunning JR, Banala M, Broach RB, Whitely C, Serletti JM, Fosnot J The continuum of care in autologous breast reconstruction: A longitudinal assessment of revisional procedures in 4,896 free flaps , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 12(Suppl 5): 2024,40-41

Talwar AA, Lanni MA, Ryan IA, Kodali P, Bernstein E, McAuliffe PB, Broach RB, Serletti JM, Butler PD, Fosnot J Prepectoral vs. submuscular implant-based breast reconstruction: A matched-pair comparison of outcomes , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 153(2): 2024,281e-290e

Berlin E, Yegya-Raman N, Hollawell C, Haertter A, Fosnot J, Rhodes S, Seol SW, Gentile M, Li T, Freedman GM, Taunk NK Breast reconstruction complications after postmastectomy proton radiation therapy for breast cancer , Advances in Radiation Oncology, 9(3): 2023,101385

Nugent ST, Raj LK, Latif NA, Cory L, Tanyi JL, Kovach SJ 3rd, Fischer JP, Fosnot J, Lin IC, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Giordano CN, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker JL, Miller CJ A retrospective case series of Mohs micrographic surgery and interdisciplinary management of female genital skin cancers: Local recurrence rates and patient-reported outcomes , Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 89(2): 2023,301-308

Joshua Fosnot, MD, Tomi Familusi, MD, Elizabeth Card, MD Penn BRA (Penn Breast Reconstruction Advocate) , Penn Medicine Online Educational Platform for Breast Reconstruction: 2023

Piper ML, Rios-Diaz AJ, Kimia R, Cunning J, Broach R, Wu L, Serletti J, Fosnot J Direct-to-implant versus 2-stage breast reconstruction: Which technique is better? An analysis of 104 patients at a single institution , Annals of Plastic Surgery, 89(2): 2022,159-165

Basta MN, Rios-Diaz AJ, Cunning JR, Whitely CB, Davis HD, Broach RB, Kanchwala SK, Kovach SJ III, Fosnot J, Wu LC, Serletti JM Predicting risk for flap loss after autologous breast reconstruction among 2355 patients , Presented at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: 2022

Christopher AN, Morris MP, Jia H, Patel V, Broach RB, Serletti JM, Fosnot J Managing locoregional breast cancer recurrence after autologous free flap reconstruction: A retrospective review of 2,734 procedures , Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 75(2): 2022,562-570