Dr. Kelsey Lipman grew up in Naples, Florida. She studied biomedical engineering as an undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, performing several tissue engineering research and development internships during her summers. She obtained her medical degree from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. During her time in Los Angeles, she engaged in basic science research focused on tendon healing physiology and pursued several clinical outcomes projects related distraction osteogenesis. As a resident of the C.A.R.E.program, she has focused on prevention of periprosthetic infection for breast reconstruction and outcomes of oncoplastic breast reduction. Professionally, she is interested in surgical technology and microsurgery. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and hiking with her dog, Henley.