About
Benjamin Kirby, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with added fellowship training in reconstructive hand surgery. He offers surgical care, including reconstructive and minimally invasive approaches, for patients who have peripheral nerve injuries and hand and wrist trauma, as well as those with hand and wrist arthritis and nerve compression. He also offers reconstructive procedures for people who have surgery for skin cancer, tumors and benign masses.
Dr. Kirby’s care style is patient-directed, providing information to his patients to help them make decisions that work best for them. He became a physician to help people overcome challenging problems and enjoys helping his patients get back to what they love after successful treatment.
Outside of work, Dr. Kirby’s hobbies include running, weightlifting, hiking, golf and skiing. He and his wife are both faculty physicians at MU Health Care, and they have a young daughter who was born at Children's Hospital and Birthing Center. The family also has a 3-year-old black Lab named Enzo.
Education & Training
Medical School
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency
Plastic Surgery
- University of Missouri School of Medicine
Fellowship
Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Insurances
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Academic Information
Research Profile
Benjamin Kirby, MD, is a physician, researcher and assistant professor at MU Health Care and Mizzou School of Medicine who specializes in general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery of the hand and wrist. He brings microsurgical and reconstructive approaches for benign and malignant tumors, skin cancer trauma, arthritis, nerve damage and compression, and he is excited to join the faculty and team that trained him.
Dr. Kirby also studies practical applications for medical device improvements and the role of artificial intelligence in improving patient care. His research has included studying the use of nerve stimulation to improve nerve repair outcomes, developing a noise-reducing surgical suction device and validating AI for the interpretation of clinical notes. As a researcher, he collaborates with colleagues in engineering, orthopaedic surgery, computer science and statistics.
Research Interests
- Medical device development
- Artificial intelligence
Research Areas of Expertise
- Peripheral nerve injury and hand and wrist trauma
- Hand and wrist arthritis and nerve compression
- Reconstructive surgery
- Microsurgery
- Oncologic and skin cancer reconstruction
- Benign hand and upper extremity masses