# Daniel Borsuk

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{{Short description|Canadian plastic surgeon}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Daniel Evan Borsuk
| honorific_suffix   = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ|MSC|FRCSC|size=100%}}
| image              = Daniel Borsuk 2019.jpg
| caption            = Daniel Borsuk when being made an officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2019
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1978|01|19}}<ref name="birth">{{cite web|url=https://tplmoms.com/2020/10/06/ce-livre-presente-aux-jeunes-10-modeles-masculins-inspirants-a-decouvrir/ |title=Ce livre présente aux jeunes 10 modèles masculins inspirants à découvrir|first=Maude|last=Chevanelle|publisher=TPL Moms|date=6 October 2020|quote=On y retrouve donc: Daniel Borsuk (chef de chirurgie plastique au CHU Sainte-Justine)...}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada<ref name="Coming Home">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20120330/281663956975041|title=Doctor in Face Transplant Coming Home|last=Derfel|first=Aaron|date=30 Mar 2012|work=[The Montreal Gazette](/source/The_Montreal_Gazette)}}</ref>
| occupation         = [Plastic Surgeon](/source/Plastic_surgery)<br>Chief of Plastic Surgery at [Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine](/source/Centre_hospitalier_universitaire_Sainte-Justine)
| known_for          = First Canadian Face Transplant
| alma_mater         = [McGill University](/source/McGill_University),<br>[Université de Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Montr%C3%A9al),<br>[Johns Hopkins Hospital](/source/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital)
| spouse             = 
| children           = 
| awards             = [National Order of Quebec](/source/National_Order_of_Quebec), [Meritorious Service Cross](/source/Meritorious_Service_Cross)
}}

'''Daniel Evan Borsuk''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ|MSC|FRCSC|FACS}} (born January 19, 1978) is a Canadian [plastic](/source/Plastic_surgery) [surgeon](/source/Physicians_in_Canada) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), who is a pioneer in [facial reconstruction](/source/facial_reconstruction). The first Canadian [face transplant](/source/face_transplant) was performed under his leadership. He is also an advocate for pet safety and education, a supporter of [universal health care](/source/universal_health_care), an Officer of [National Order of Québec](/source/National_Order_of_Qu%C3%A9bec), and the recipient of the [Governor General of Canada](/source/Governor_General_of_Canada) [Meritorious Service Cross](/source/Meritorious_Service_Cross).

== Biography ==
Borsuk was born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), and obtained his [Doctor of Medicine](/source/Doctor_of_Medicine) and [Master of Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from [McGill University](/source/McGill_University)'s joint M.D., C.M. & M.B.A. program before pursuing [residency](/source/Residency_(medicine)) training in [plastic](/source/plastic_surgery) and [reconstructive surgery](/source/reconstructive_surgery) at [Université de Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Montr%C3%A9al).<ref name="Coming Home"/><ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Daniel E. Borsuk / À Propos |url=http://www.drborsuk.com/francais/a-propos/ |website=Dr Daniel Borsuk |accessdate=8 February 2019 |language=French}}</ref> He completed complementary [fellowship](/source/Fellowship_(medicine)) training in the [United States](/source/United_States) in adult and pediatric [oral and maxillofacial surgery](/source/oral_and_maxillofacial_surgery), [microsurgery](/source/microsurgery), and [aesthetic surgery](/source/aesthetic_surgery) at [Johns Hopkins Hospital](/source/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital) and the [Shock Trauma Center](/source/Shock_Trauma_Center) in [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), [Maryland](/source/Maryland).<ref name="bio"/>

Through his fellowship, Borsuk practiced in the [University of Maryland Medical Center](/source/University_of_Maryland_Medical_Center) in [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), [Maryland](/source/Maryland), from 2011 to 2012.<ref name="Gazette 2015">{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/montreal-plastic-surgeon-performs-ground-breaking-face-reconstruction|title=Montreal Plastic Surgeon Performs Ground Breaking Face Reconstruction|last=Fidelman|first=Charlie|date=November 2015|work=The Montreal Gazette}}</ref> In March 2012, he was part of a surgical team that "performed the world's most extensive face transplant" up to that point.<ref name="Coming Home"/> The 36-hour operation restored the face of a Virginia man who had lost much of his face in a gun accident.<ref name="Coming Home"/> Borsuk "gained international fame" for his role in this effort,<ref name="Gazette 2015"/> and returned to practice in Montreal that year.<ref name="Coming Home"/> His experience in the United States led him to speak in favor of [universal health care](/source/universal_health_care), available in Canada but not the U.S.<ref name="Coming Home"/>

In May 2018, Borsuk led the team that performed the first Canadian complete face transplant at Montreal's [Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont](/source/H%C3%B4pital_Maisonneuve-Rosemont).<ref name="Post"/> The transplant took over 30 hours and replaced the upper and lower jaws, nose, lips and teeth on Maurice Desjardins, a 64-year-old man that shot himself in a hunting accident.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirkey |first1=Sharon |title=A Medical First for Canada |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20180912/281479277311644 |website=Ottawa Citizen |accessdate=18 November 2020}}</ref> In December 2018, Borsuk again received national attention for leading the reconstructive surgery of the skull of a [hydrocephalic](/source/Hydrocephalus) girl, performing a 12-hour operation in which he disassembled her oversized skull, drained two litres of fluid from her brain, and reassembled pieces of her skull in a more normal size.<ref name="Post"/>

In June 2019, Borsuk was made an Officer of [National Order of Québec](/source/National_Order_of_Qu%C3%A9bec), and in January 2024 was awarded the [Governor General of Canada](/source/Governor_General_of_Canada) [Meritorious Service Cross](/source/Meritorious_Service_Cross), for his international contributions to [facial reconstruction](/source/facial_reconstruction), [face transplant](/source/face_transplant) surgery, and aesthetic [plastic surgery](/source/plastic_surgery).<ref name="NOoQ">{{cite web |title=Daniel Borsuk National Order of Quebec |url=http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=3535 |website=ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Gouvernement du Québec, 2019 |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref> In 2020, he was one of ten men profiled in the children's book, ''Dix gars passionnés: dix parcours inspirants'' (''10 passionate men: 10 inspiring courses'').<ref name="birth"/> In May 2021, Borsuk starred in a documentary series on the TV network [TVA](/source/TVA_(Canadian_TV_network)) titled "Chirurgie Plastique: Reconstruire la Vie", which won the [Prix Gémeaux](/source/Prix_G%C3%A9meaux) for best documentary series for science & nature.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-27|title=Les soeurs Dufour-Lapointe tournent leur série documentaire|url=https://hollywoodpq.com/les-soeurs-dufour-lapointe-tournent-leur-serie-documentaire/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Hollywoodpq.com|language=fr-CA}}</ref>

{{As of|2020}}, Borsuk is an associate professor, and Chief, of Plastic Surgery at [Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine](/source/Centre_hospitalier_universitaire_Sainte-Justine) (CHU Sainte-Justine), the largest mother and child center in Canada. He also runs a private aesthetic practice in [Westmount](/source/Westmount%2C_Quebec), [Québec](/source/Quebec).<ref name="Post">{{cite news|title="This small little body with this giant head"|author=Sharon Kirkey|publisher=[National Post](/source/National_Post)|date=14 December 2018|page=A1, A4}}</ref>

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