EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025 · 47 MIN
Episode 121 with Dr Rebecca Knackstedt, Plastic surgeon and functional medicine
from Taking Charge of My Cancer · host Derly Munoz
Rebecca Knackstedt is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in implant-based and microsurgical breast reconstruction. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery at Duke University. She completed her MD/PhD at Medical University of South Carolina where her PhD thesis focused on Vitamin D and inflammation. She pursued an integrated plastic surgery residency and microsurgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic during which she also became certified in Function Medicine. Her research interests are prehabilitation for breast cancer, particularly for women undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. She has published over 90 peer-reviewed studies and has given numerous local and national lectures on her research. Connect with Derlyhttps://cancermindandbodyrehab.comhttps://Cancerrehabsolutions.comSocial :Instagram.com/cancermindandbodyrehab/Facebook.com/cancermindandbodyrehab/Facebook.com/Cancerrehabsolutions/https://www.youtube.com/@cancerrehabsolutionshttps://twitter.com/@Derlycanc72466Connect with Dr Knackstead [email protected] Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD | Microvascular Surgeon | Duke HealthSocial media surgical_recovery
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Rebecca Knackstedt is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in implant-based and microsurgical breast reconstruction. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery at Duke University. She completed her MD/PhD at Medical University of South Carolina where her PhD thesis focused on Vitamin D and inflammation. She pursued an integrated plastic surgery residency and microsurgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic during which she also became certified in Function Medicine. Her research interests are prehabilitation for breast cancer, particularly for women undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. She has published over 90 peer-reviewed studies and has given numerous local and national lectures on her research. Connect with Derlyhttps://cancermindandbodyrehab.comhttps://Cancerrehabsolutions.comSocial :Instagram.com/cancermindandbodyrehab/Facebook.com/cancermindandbodyrehab/Facebook.com/Cancerrehabsolutions/https://www.youtube.com/@cancerrehabsolutionshttps://twitter.com/@Derlycanc72466Connect with Dr Knackstead [email protected] Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD | Microvascular Surgeon | Duke HealthSocial media surgical_recovery
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