Dr. John F. Nigriny, MD

Expert Publications

• Perineal reconstruction with an extrapelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
• A comparison of acellular dermal matrix to autologous dermal flaps in single-stage, implant-based immediate breast reconstruction: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum after Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Breast Reconstruction: Systematic Review and Case Report.

Media Releases

Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. John F. Nigriny, who serves patients in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

A highly trained plastic surgeon, Dr. Nigriny is in practice at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. 

His clinical interests include oncologic reconstruction, craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, breast surgery, rhinoplasty, and liposuction, among others.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) is New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer. Its flagship hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), in Lebanon, New Hampshire, was named in 2021 as the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in nine clinical specialties, procedures, and conditions.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Nigriny has sought to achieve excellence. He graduated with his medical degree from the Drexel University College of Medicine in 2000. He completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center in 2006, and his fellowship in Microsurgery and Oncologic Reconstruction at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2007.

An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories - reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done.

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