Justin McCarty, DO

Biography

Dr. Justin McCarty is a fellowship-trained plastic and hand surgeon with expertise in complex upper and lower extremity reconstruction, microsurgery, and aesthetic facial surgery. He completed his Plastic Surgery Residency at the Harvard Mass General Brigham program and advanced fellowship training in Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microsurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to this, he completed general surgery training in Boston and earned a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. McCarty’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of plastic and hand surgery. He cares for patients with peripheral nerve injuries—including brachial plexus, nerve repair and grafting, targeted muscle reinnervation, and neuroma management – and also offers newer innovative therapies such as denervation for those suffering from pain from osteoarthritis or similar conditions. He has extensive experience in limb salvage and extremity reconstruction, providing soft-tissue coverage, microsurgical free flaps including toe-to-hand flaps, replantation, and management of fracture-related complications. His practice also includes comprehensive hand and wrist surgery for fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, scaphoid nonunion, and post-traumatic stiffness. In addition, he offers advanced facial reconstruction and rhinoplasty, focusing on restoring both function and natural aesthetics.

A committed clinician-scientist, Dr. McCarty has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as JAMA, JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His research spans nerve surgery, extremity reconstruction and salvage, microsurgery, and facial plastic surgery. He has secured competitive funding from the Plastic Surgery Foundation and the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Foundation, and his academic achievements were recognized with the Michael J. Yaremchuk Award for Academic Excellence during each year of his training at Harvard.

His interests include mentoring trainees, contributing to surgical innovation, and outcomes research. When he is not in the operating room or clinic, Dr. McCarty enjoys time with his wife, a pulmonary and critical care physician, and their young son.