Hakan Usal, MD

The Plastic Surgery Center & Institute for Advanced Reconstruction is distinguished by the outstanding training and backgrounds of our top plastic and reconstructive surgeons. We offer innovative cosmetic and reconstructive procedures and have developed a number of surgical techniques offered at few other facilities in the world.

Dr. Adriana Suarez-Ligon is a board-certified general surgeon, certified by The American Board of Surgery, and a fellowship-trained breast surgeon, trained at Emory University School of Medicine, a Surgical Oncology (SSO) accredited breast fellowship. Her expertise is extensive in the comprehensive management of breast cancer, as well as benign breast disease and the management of patients at high risk for the development of breast cancer. Dr. Suarez-Ligon was born in Bronx, NY to Cuban parents and raised in Bergen County, NJ, where she now lives with her husband and two children.

June Y. Hou, MD is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Hou received her undergraduate degree at Yale College with Honors, and completed medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. After completing her residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital, she pursued a gynecologic oncology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, and also has a Master Degree of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. She joins the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center with a research interest in promoting equity and diversity in clinical trials, and quality of life measures in clinical trial participants. Her clinical interest encompasses expanding awareness of heredity gynecological cancers and access to care, along with clinical outreach. A past recipient of a career development grant focusing on molecular pathogenesis of ovarian cancer and rare uterine cancers, Dr. Hou has given numerous nationally-recognized presentations based on her work, and has led numerous clinical trials. Clinically, Dr. Hou is certified in minimally invasive surgery, including robotic-assisted surgery. Her expertise includes novel and traditional chemotherapeutics and complex pelvic surgeries. Her goal is to provide compassionate and individualized care to all women with pre-malignant or gynecological cancers.