University of California San Francisco

Nisha Parmeshwar
Nisha
Parmeshwar
MD

Chief Resident (PGY-6) 
Plastic Surgery

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    UCSF Plastic Surgery Residency 06/2026
    UC San Diego School of Medicine MD Medical Doctorate 06/2019
    UC San Diego BS Biology 06/2015

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    CSPS Best Breast/Gender Poster Presentation 2023 California Society of Plastic Surgeons 2023
    CSPS Best Comprehensive Reconstruction Poster Presentation 2023 California Society of Plastic Surgeons 2023
    T32 Award in Surgical Oncology UCSF 2022/2023
    CSPS Resident Paper Competition Winner 2022 California Society of Plastic Surgeons 2022
    Gold Humanism Honor Society Member UCSD 2019
    Foundation Achievement Award in Surgery UCSD SOM 2019

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 46
    1. P14. Are Prophylactic Post-operative Antibiotics Indicated For Implant-based Breast Reconstruction?: A Randomized-controlled Pilot Study.
      Laura Barnes, Nisha Parmeshwar, Jacquelyn Knox, Aileen Gozali, Catherine Lu Dugan, Anne Patterson, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    2. P6. Local Breast Microbiome in Tissue Expander Reconstruction and Change over Time with Antibiotics.
      Laura Barnes, Nisha Parmeshwar, Jacquelyn Knox, Aileen Gozali, Catherine Lu Dugan, Anne Patterson| | UCSF Research Profile
    3. Evaluating the Impact of Neoadjuvant Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors on DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction.
      Jasmin Wilson, Nisha Parmeshwar, Aileen Gozali, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    4. Evaluating the Impact of Neoadjuvant Immunomodulators on Outcomes after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.
      Nisha Parmeshwar, Jasmin Wilson, Daniel Soroudi, Aileen Gozali, Ziuvanna Rivas, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    5. Evaluating the Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgeries and Mesh Use on Abdominal Wall Morbidity after Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstruction.
      Aileen Gozali, Nisha Parmeshwar, Jasmin Wilson, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    6. Evaluating the Timing of Post-Mastectomy Radiation on Outcomes of Free Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
      Nisha Parmeshwar, Laura Barnes, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    7. Mesh or No Mesh? A Systematic Review of Abdominal Donor-Site Closure Techniques and Morbidity after DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction.
      Nisha Parmeshwar, Melinda Lem, Catherine Lu Dugan, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    8. ASO Visual Abstract: Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies in Patients over the Age of 60 Years: Factors Associated with Surgical Outcomes.
      Parmeshwar N, Dugan CL, Barnes LL, Cheng JK, Patterson AK, Miller A, Mukhtar R, Piper M| | PubMed
    9. Comparing the Breast Microbiome of Cancer Patients and Prophylactic Risk-Reduction Patients Before and After Mastectomy.
      Nisha Parmeshwar, Laura Barnes, Catherine LuDugan, Anne Patterson, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile
    10. The Presence of Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas in the Breast Microbiome of Post-Mastectomy Expander Infection Patients and the Impact of Prophylactic Antibiotics.
      Nisha Parmeshwar, Laura Barnes, Catherine LuDugan, Anne Patterson, Merisa Piper| | UCSF Research Profile