Penn Medicine Provider
Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgery
John H. Bast, MD
5.0
(143)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
LG Health Physicians Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Downtown Lancaster
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About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Bast specializes in plastic and cosmetic surgery at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. He has an expertise in microvascular breast reconstruction.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Southern California

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Bast is a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Piper ML, Stranix JT, Bast JH, Kovach SJ A bipedicled flap for closure of the anterolateral thigh flap donor site , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 8(8): 2020,e2770


Lazow S, Bast JH, Otterburn DM Thinner suprascarpal fatpad thickness increases risk for venous congestion in DIEP reconstruction , Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA: 2016


Bast JH, Ahmed L, Engdahl R Lipedema in patients after bariatric surgery , Surgery for Obesity & Related Diseases, 12(5): 2016,1131-1132


Bast J, Pitcher AA, Small K, Otterburn DM Suprascarpal fat pad thickness may predict venous drainage patterns in abdominal wall flaps , Microsurgery, 36(2): 2016,99-103


Lazow S, Bast JH, Otterburn DM Correlation of radiographic fatpad thickness with clinical outcomes in deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps , Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA: 2015


Pitcher A, Bast J, Small KH, Otterburn D Suprascarpal fat pad thickness may predict venous drainage patterns in abdominal wall flaps , Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA: 2013