Kyle Eberlin

Kyle Eberlin, MD, grew up in Buffalo, NY and completed his undergraduate and medical school education in the Seven-Year Accelerated Medical Program at Boston University. He received his B.A. in Medical Science where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and 1st in his medical school class.

Dr. Eberlin completed residency training in the Harvard Integrated Plastic Surgery Program. He served on numerous committees including the MGH Committee on Teaching and Education and the Harvard Plastic Surgery Executive Committee. Dr. Eberlin completed subspecialty hand surgery and microsurgery training in the Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship at MGH before joining the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He currently serves as the Program Director of the Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program and the Associate Director of the MGH Hand Surgery Fellowship.

In 2017, Dr. Eberlin was awarded the Julian Pribaz Teaching award given to one surgeon within the Harvard Plastic Surgery Training Program. He was selected as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand's 2018-2019 Plastic Surgery Visiting Professor, and was recently chosen as the American Society for Peripheral Nerve Traveling Fellow for 2020 given his contributions to peripheral nerve surgery and the surgical management of symptomatic neuromas.

Dr. Eberlin's practice focuses on all aspects of hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and microsurgery. He is the course director for Harvard Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds and is active in many national committees, including his role on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Health Policy Committee and the Vice Chair of the Hand Surgery Subcommittee. He serves on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association for Hand Surgery. He serves as a scientific reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Journal of Hand Surgery, Hand, and the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Dr. Eberlin has published more than 115 peer-reviewed articles and is recognized as a leader in the field.

Clinical Interests:

• Brachial plexus injuries
• Burn reconstruction
• Hand surgery
• Microsurgery
• Peripheral nerve surgery

Medical Education

• MD, Boston University School of Medicine
• Residency, Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Program

American Board Certifications

• Hand Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Publications

Recent Publications:

• Eberlin KR, Ducic I. Surgical algorithm for neuroma management: a changing treatment paradigm. Plas Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2018. 16(6): e1952.

• Arnold DMJ, Wilkens SC, Coert JH, Chen NC, Ducic I, Eberlin KR. Diagnostic criteria for symptomatic neuroma. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Apr;82(4):420-427.

• Pong TM, Oflazoglu K, Helliwell LA, Chen NC, Eberlin KR. Intravenous drug use-related complications of the hand and upper extremity. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Feb 8;7(2): e2116

• Wolvetang NHA, Lans J, Verhiel SHWL, Notermans BJW, Chen NC, Eberlin KR. Surgery for symptomatic neuroma: anatomic distribution and predictors of secondary surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019. 143(6): 1762-1771.

• Ortiz R, Westenberg RF, Langhammer CG, Knaus WJ, Chen NC, Eberlin KR. Nerve diameter in the hand: a cadaveric study. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019. Mar 13; 7(3): e2155.

• Ortiz R, Sood RF, Wilkens S, Gottlieb R, Chen NC, Eberlin KR. Longitudinal microsurgery laboratory training during hand surgery fellowship. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2019. Nov; 35(9): 640-645.