Aemiliana Aphelli | [email protected]
909 Fulton Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
My areas of clinical interest are in hand and upper extremity surgery, breast reconstruction, microsurgery and aesthetic surgery. My primary focus is to provide the highest-quality and world-class patient care as well as to contribute to our field through advances in cutting-edge surgical techniques, therapeutics, devices, and tissue engineering.
BE, Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2006
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2012
My areas of research interest include cell product characterization and quality assessment, developing strategies for improved cell transplant survivability, tissue engineering and device development.
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Minnesota Medical License
MSP Magazine, Top Doctor: Rising Star, 2023-2025
Minnesota Monthly, Top Doctor, 2024
University of Minnesota Physicians Clinical Excellence Award, 2024
UT Southwestern Resident Teaching Award, 2024
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Best Research Paper in 2015 Award, 2016
President, Minnesota Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Active Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Active Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Active Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Active Member, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
My areas of clinical interest include hand and upper extremity surgery, which involves all areas of hand surgery including treatment of injuries or conditions involving bone, tendons, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels and soft tissues. My other areas of practice include breast reconstruction, microsurgery and aesthetic surgery.
My current teaching role involves mentoring medical students, plastic and orthopedic surgery residents and hand surgery fellows. I am the Associate Program Director of the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency training program. I also have a dual faculty appointment with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and I teach orthopedic surgery residents. Additionally, I am faculty in the Minnesota Hand Surgery Fellowship training program.