J. Peter Rubin, MD, is Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Life After Weight Loss program dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients after surgical or medical weight loss treatments. Dr. Rubin and his program staff have pioneered surgical techniques in support of the many patients who experienced bariatric surgery and must later deal with remaining folds of skin and tissue after extreme weight loss. He is lead author of the body contouring medical textbook for plastic surgeons, Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss (Elsevier Medical Publishing, 2006). He also holds a faculty appointment with the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine. In addition to his active clinical program in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Rubin developed a basic science research program in the biology of adipose derived stem cells and serves as co-director of the Adipose Stem Cell Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He is highly respected in his field, and holds leadership positions in the national plastic surgery societies. His many scientific leadership positions include past president of the International Society of Adipose Therapeutics and Science and Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Research Council (2009). Dr. Rubin has received numerous awards for his research work, including the highly competitive Gingrass Award from the Plastic Surgery Research Council. He is the recipient of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Award, and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic and Translational Science. In 2007, Dr. Rubin was selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).