About Us

Education

• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Degree: M.D., May 1989
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Degree: B.S. Electrical Engineering, May 1985

Training

• University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; July 1994 to June 1996 – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University Affiliated Program, New Haven, CT; June 1990 to June 1994 – General Surgery
• Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University Affiliated Program, New Haven, CT; June 1989 to June 1990 – General Surgery

Board Certification

• Texas – K0874

Awards & Recognition

• Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2026
• Texas Super Doctor Hall of Fame (Plastic Surgery), Texas Monthly Magazine, (2007-2009, 2014-2017, 2020-2025)
• Who’s Who in San Antonio Healthcare, San Antonio Business Journal, February 2002.
• Named One of San Antonio’s Top Doctors, Scene in S.A. Monthly Magazine, December 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, January 2011.
• Named one of America’s Top Plastic Surgeons in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 by Consumers’ Research Council of America.

Professional Memberships & Leadership

• Member at Large, Medical Executive Committee, Christus Santa Rosa Alamo Heights Surgical Hospital, 2022 to Present.
• Member, Board of Managers of Christus Santa Rosa Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Centers, San Antonio, 2020 to Present.
• Expert Panelist, Plastic Surgery, Texas Medical Board, 2018 to Present.
• Member, Baptist Breast Center, NAPBC-accredited Breast Center, September 2012 to Present.
• Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2015-2019 and 2023 to Present.
• Member, Aesthetic Subcommittee, Annual Meeting Programs Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2015 to Present.
• Member, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Breast Center, NAPBC-accredited Breast Center, July 2011 to 2020.
• Member, Physician’s Standards Committee, Baptist Health System, April 2010 to 2018.
• Volunteer, Project C.A.R.E. (Comprehensive Aesthetic Restorative Effort), addressing the aesthetic needs of wounded warriors, 2010 to Present.
• Volunteer, Iraq Star, providing plastic surgery to injured soldiers for improved cosmesis, 2010 to Present.
• President, San Antonio International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, January 2009 – January 2011.
• Vice President, San Antonio International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, January 2007 – January 2009.
• Chief of Staff, Southeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2005 to September 1, 2007.
• Secretary/Treasurer, San Antonio International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, January 2005 – January 2007.
• Director, Multi-Disciplinary Wound Healing Team of Southeast Baptist Hospital, January 2006 – March 2010.
• Member, Texas Medical Association Communities Task Force, 2005.
• Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2003 to September 1, 2005.
• Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2001 to September 1, 2003.
• Chief, Plastic Surgery, Southeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 1999 to September 1, 2005.
• Chief of Plastic Surgery, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital – Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas, October 2012 to Present
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Bexar County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Medical Advisory Board, Innovative Medical Services, Inc
• Editorial Board Member, Texas Health Guide Editorial Content Review Board
• Diplomate – American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc, September 1998, June 2008
• Diplomate – American Board of Surgery, Inc. July 1998

Teaching

• Medical Advisor, The School of Surgical Technology Advisory Committee of the Institute of Health Education, Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, 2006 – 2015
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996 – 2005
• Voluntary Part-Time Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Head and Neck Anatomy Section, 1995 – 1996

Research & Publications

• The Use of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy for Incision and Surrounding Soft Tissue Management: Expert Panel Consensus Recommendations, Int Wound J. 2022 Mar;19(3):643-655; Silverman RP, Apostolides J, Chatterjee A, Dardano AN, Fearmonti RM, Gabriel A, Grant RT, Johnson ON 3rd, Koneru S, Kuang AA, Moreira AA, Sigalove SR.
• 3M+KCI Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy for Breast Reconstruction Clinical Recommendations Advisory Panel, December 2-3, 2019
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Staged Reconstruction and Management of Open Mediastinal Wounds, Submitted for Publication.
• Investigator, Human Tissue Repository, VACP2007-24, Sponsor: KCI USA, Inc. Closed January 2011.
• Investigator, A Phase 4, Multicenter, Open-Label, Observational Study Assessing the Impact of Exposure to Thrombin-JMI on Coagulation Parameters, K847-08-4003, Sponsor: King Pharmaceuticals. Closed January 2009.
• Investigator, A Clinical Trial Evaluating Use of the 3M Tegaderm Transparent Film Dressing under Negative Pressure Therapy, VACDrsg2008-34, Sponsor: KCI USA, Inc. Closed November 2008.
• Principal Investigator/Developer, A Novel Post-Liposuction Patient Care Device. Closed February 2009.
• Laparoscopic Harvest of Omental flaps for Reconstruction of Complex Mediastinal Wounds, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2003 Oct-Dec;7(4):317-22; Salameh JR, Chock DA, Gonzalez JJ, Koneru S, Glass JL, Franklin ME Jr.
• Empyema and Bronchopleural Fistula, In: eMedicine Plastic Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic505.htm
• Average African American Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Skull Images: The Potential Clinical Importance of Ethnicity and Sex, The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, July 1998, Vol. 9, No. 4; pp 348-358; D. Dean, F.L. Bookstein, S. Koneru, J. Lee, J. Kamath, C.B. Cutting, M. Hans, J. Goldberg
• Sternal Dehiscence, Educational presentation on the Internet World Wide Web, http://www.cwru.edu/med/plastic/
• Nutritional Assessment and Support. In: Essential Otolaryngology, 6th edition, ed. K. J. Lee; Chap 22, pp 437-441; K. Ciardiello, S. Koneru, C. Riordan
• Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess in a Community Hospital, The American Surgeon, April 1994, Vol. 60, No. 4; pp 278-281; S. Koneru, G. Peskin, V. Sreenivas
• The Design of a Low Noise Low Input Impedance Amplifier for Magnetic Measurements of Nerve Action Potentials, Applied Neural Control Lab, Case Western Reserve University; S. Koneru, D. Durand

Presentations

• My 5-Year Experience with a Structured Breast Implant, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, August 27, 2021
• Evaluating New Technologies in Wound Care, Wound Care Update 2012 sponsored by Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, August 11, 2012
• Surgical & Non-Surgical Techniques of Erasing Aging, 20th Annual Educational Conference of the Case Management Society of South Texas, San Antonio, Texas, October 14, 2011
• Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Early Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, 10th Annual Gus Eckhardt Trauma Symposium, San Angelo, Texas, April 10, 2010
• Advanced Concepts in Wound Coverage, 9th Annual Wound Care Update sponsored by Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, July 18, 2009
• Advanced Concepts in Wound Coverage, Wound Management Conference, sponsored by Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, March 21, 2009
• Clinical Use of Negative Pressure Therapy in the Treatment of Wounds, Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 16, 2009
• Staged Reconstruction of Sternal Wounds, Wound Management Conference, sponsored by Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, March 2008
• Debridement Techniques and Principles, 7th Annual Symposium on Wound Care, sponsored by Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, July 21, 2007
• Multi-Disciplinary Wound Healing Team, Wound Care Conference, sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, July 2006
• Wound Debridement, Symposium on Wound Care, sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, May 2005
• Combining Wound Technologies for Wound Healing, Wound Management Conference, sponsored by Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, March 2005
• Sutures and Suturing Techniques, Common Pediatric Emergencies Conference, sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, September 11, 2004
• Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Wound Care Update 2004, sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, April 17, 2004
• Limb Salvage, Symposium on Wound Care, sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texa,s May 17, 2003
• Comprehensive Approach to Limb Salvage, Wound Management Conference, sponsored by Southwest General Hospital, March 8, 2003
• Adjuncts to Wound Care, Wound Care Update 2002 sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, May 18, 2002
• Clinical Application of the V.A.C., San Antonio International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Antonio, Texas, September 19, 2001
• Adjuncts to Wound Care, Wound Care Update 2001 sponsored by the Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas, June 2, 2001
• Management of Wounds in the Emergency Room and Outpatient Setting, Common Pediatric Emergencies Conference sponsored by the Baptist Hospital System, San Antonio, Texas, September 10, 1999
• Advanced Concepts in Wound Care: Vacuum Assisted Closure, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Speakers Bureau; 1998 to Present
• Lag Screw Fixation of Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures With Titanium Self-tapping Screws, Annual Scientific Meeting of The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 8, 1996; S. Koneru, M. Wells, R. Jordan
• Multimodality Imaging of the Face: Co-registered 3D Cephalogram and Soft Tissue Hologram, Annual Scientific Meeting of The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 8, 1996; S. Koneru, D. Dean, J Kamath, K. Subramanyan, J. Goldberg, E. Luce
• Plastic Surgery on the Information Superhighway, Annual Scientific Meeting of The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 3, 1995; S. Koneru, J.A. Goldstein, R.T. Stroup, D. Dean, B.H. Windle
• The Development and Use of New African-American 3-Dimensional CT-Based Average Skull Images in Craniofacial Surgery, Annual Scientific Meeting of The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2, 1995; S. Koneru, D. Dean, J.H. Lee, R. Nalluri, B.H. Windle
• Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS): Early Experience, Combined annual meeting of the CT chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the CT Society of American Board Surgeons, December 1992; S. Koneru, R. D’Agostino, R. Ponn
• The Diagnosis and Treatment of Appendicitis with Laparoscopy, Combined annual meeting of the CT chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the CT Society of American Board Surgeons, December 1992; B. Widenhouse, K. Ciardiello, S. Koneru
• Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess in a Community Hospital, Connecticut APIO, April 1992; S. Koneru, G. Peskin, V. Sreenivas

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