Tower Health Program

Plastic Surgery Analyst Verified · Apr 23, 2025

Tower Health Program

Tower Health Program is a residency program specializing in Plastic Surgery, located in West Reading, Pennsylvania, directed by Amir Behnam and coordinated by Jennifer Doerrman.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (484) 628-9127. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Tower Health's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship is a newly accredited program based at Reading Hospital, a 697-bed flagship academic community hospital in West Reading, PA, functioning as a regional teaching site for Drexel University College of Medicine. Training draws on a multi-institutional network spanning Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lancaster General Health, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, St. Mary Medical Center, and a dedicated hand surgery center, giving fellows breadth across pediatric, hand, and general reconstructive subspecialties rather than a single-site experience. The program explicitly frames its mission around retaining physicians to serve the local community and emphasizes patient-centered care "for the good of all people," suggesting a service-oriented, community-integrated identity layered onto an academic teaching infrastructure. Research collaboration is available through the Drexel partnership but is not positioned as the program's central driver.

Who it fits
A plastic surgery trainee drawn to broad multi-site reconstructive and hand exposure who values community-rooted, patient-centered practice over a heavily research-driven academic trajectory.
Research intensity
Moderate - research collaboration through the Drexel University partnership is available and encouraged but not described as central or mandatory.
Career orientation
Mixed - Community Practice, Academic Medicine
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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Amir Behnam
Program Coordinator
Name: Jennifer Doerrman Email: [email protected] Phone: (484) 628-9127 Address: ,West Reading
Program Website
https://towerhealth.org/academic-affairs/fellowship-programs/plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery-fellowship
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