Dr. Pankaj Tiwari, MD

Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery
Gahanna, OH
Cosmetic Surgery
- Microsurgery fellowship program
- 200+ free flap breasts a year
- Financing available
- 266 Google reviews4.9 from 266 Google reviews: weighted by how many reviews it has, in the top quarter of practices on Afters.
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Breast reduction
7 results
Breast lift
3 results
Breast augmentation
2 results
Mommy makeover
1 result
Gender affirming top surgery
1 result
What Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery offers
Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery is a plastic surgery practice in Gahanna, Ohio. It has published 14 before-and-after results on Afters: 7 breast reduction, 3 breast lift, 2 breast augmentation, 1 mommy makeover and 1 gender affirming top surgery.
Its surgeons are Dr. Ergun Kocak, Dr. Pankaj Tiwari, Dr. Santosh Kale and Dr. Nirvana Saraswat. Consultations are offered in person, and financing is available through Cherry and CareCredit.

Dr. Pankaj Tiwari, MD
Board certified
Dr. Pankaj Tiwari is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery. He focuses on breast reconstruction with microsurgical techniques, including DIEP and GAP flaps, and on the treatment of lymphedema, and he also treats the breast, body, face and skin.
He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1995 and earned his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed plastic surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine and a reconstructive microvascular surgery fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2007.
From 2007 to 2014 he was an assistant professor and attending surgeon in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The Ohio State University. He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and two book chapters, and has been associate editor of the journal BMC Cancer since 2014. In 2013 he co-founded Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery with Dr. Ergun Kocak. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, among other societies.
Credentials & affiliations
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Fellowship in reconstructive microvascular surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Member, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Publications & press
- A Systematic Approach to Emergent Breast Free Flap Takeback: Clinical Outcomes, Algorithm, and Review of the LiteratureMicrosurgery · 2013
- Reconstruction of a Large External Hemipelvectomy Defect After Chordoma Resection Using a 5-Component Chimeric Rotational FlapAnnals of Plastic Surgery · 2015
- The Use of Free Microvascular Techniques to Improve the Results of Van Nes RotationplastyAnnals of Plastic Surgery · 2013
- Inpatient Flap Monitoring after Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: How Long Is Long Enough?Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery · 2019
Plastic surgeons

Dr. Ergun Kocak
Board certified
Dr. Ergun Kocak is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery, where he sees patients in Bluffton and Perrysburg. He focuses on microsurgical breast reconstruction and body contouring, and performs more than 200 DIEP and other free flap breast reconstructions a year at hospitals in Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Bluffton and Lima.

Dr. Santosh Kale
Board certified
Dr. Santosh Kale is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive microsurgeon at Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery. His work covers breast reconstruction with implants or the patient’s own tissue, aesthetic breast surgery, body contouring, lymphedema, general reconstruction and gender-affirming surgery, and he performs microsurgery of the breast, extremities, trunk, and head and neck.

Dr. Nirvana Saraswat
Board certified
Dr. Nirvana Saraswat is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery. He is a board-certified general surgeon through the American Board of Surgery and is board-eligible with the American Board of Plastic Surgery. His work covers breast reconstruction after cancer, including DIEP, PAP, GAP and TUG flaps, lymphedema surgery, and aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body.
Treatments
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About Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery
Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery is a plastic surgery practice with offices in Gahanna, Maumee and Bluffton, Ohio. Dr. Ergun Kocak and Dr. Pankaj Tiwari founded it in 2013, and with Dr. Santosh Kale and Dr. Nirvana Saraswat the surgeons focus on breast reconstruction, including DIEP flap and other microsurgical techniques, along with aesthetic surgery of the breast, body and face. Gahanna is the main office.
What to know
- In person consultations
- FinancingCherry, CareCredit
Where it is
Hours
- Mon–Fri
- 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
Reviews
266 Google reviews
“I receive the best care here. At Midwest. . From the receptionist to the nurse. They care about the patients. Dr Saraswat Will be doing my surgery on Monday and I have every bit of confidence it will go great. . Thank You for making this stressful time less stressful.”
“PA Karen is exceptional at making me feel comfortable during my tissue expander fill appointments. She is compassionate and extremely knowledgeable. I completely trust MidWest Breast (Dr. Twari and PA Karen) completely with my reconstruction journey after breast cancer. Highly recommend.”
“We had a really positive experience with Dr. Tiwari and his team. The nurse was so kind and helped make a consultation that could have felt uncomfortable feel much more normal and comfortable. Dr. Tiwari was very calm, soft-spoken, and informative. He took his time with my husband and me, answered all of our questions, and never made us feel rushed. He really helped ease a lot of the nerves we had going into the appointment. We left feeling much more comfortable and reassured about everything ahead.”
“Dr. Saraswat will be performing a breast cancer reconstruction revision for me later this month. He is very friendly, and more importantly, knowledgeable. His PA was equally impressive… very down to earth and put my mind at ease. The office staff worked with my insurance company and there was no “red tape” I had to deal with. Would highly recommend this business.”
“Dr. Tiwari and his team have been terrific throughout my reconstruction surgery journey. He is a highly skilled surgeon, and his team is also very competent, compassionate, and supportive. Dr. Tiwari, along with Karin, Kaitlyn, Colleen, and Jeanette always took the time to listen and made me feel heard and cared for. I always felt confident that I was in excellent hands. I am truly grateful for the exceptional care I received from the entire team and I couldn’t be happier with the results.”












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