Andrew Gassman, MD

Dr. Gassman is kind and compassionate. He is a master at what he does. My results exceeded my expectations and gave me confidence that was taken away by a year of cancer treatment. My husband and I can’t say enough good things about him and PRMA!

Dr Gassman had 2 urgent surgeries the day of my appt but I could not reschedule due to traveling from Ga. He spent 45 min with me at the end of his day after 12 hours in surgery. They are truly caring and compassionate. I KNOW I am in the right place.

Dr Gassman is very personable, attentive, and informative. The staff is also very friendly and made me feel comfortable. I’m so happy with my end result, and grateful to them all! Thank you so much for everything!!!

Brilliant surgeon. He can literally create breasts out of the skin and the fat from your belly! After my late stage breast cancer diagnosis and a years worth of chemo, radiation, immunotherapy and mastectomy, my oncology surgeon told me that I was insanely lucky to have the best group of breast reconstruction surgeons in the US right here in San Antonio - PRMA. I was about to have my second (prophylactic) mastectomy and that surgeon urged me to see Dr. Gassman before hand because if I chose reconstruction, it could all be done at the same time. I was uneducated and thought reconstruction meant implants but to my surprise, Dr. Gassman specializes in DIEP flap reconstruction, which uses your own skin and fat and blood supply to create soft, warm, natural feeling breasts. And then I found out that the amount of radiation I had made me a poor candidate for implants anyway so I chose DIEP flap. I knew nothing about the surgery and was a little apprehensive but I needn't have been. Dr. Gassman and his excellent staff fully prepared me for every aspect of the surgery, as well as the post op recovery period. They counseled me extensively about eating a high protein diet before surgery to enhance healing, everything that would happen during my 2 day hospital stay, and gave me a detailed activity list for my recovery at home. I can honestly say there were zero surprises and that the entire reconstruction journey has been excellent. I also had almost no pain, thanks to Dr. Gassman's extensive knowledge of pain management techniques. Dr Gassman is exceeding kind and solitious of my comfort. He's extremely patient, answering every question I had. He explains things thoroughly. And the results are so much better than I could ever have hoped for! I have natural feeling breasts now that fill out my clothing again and look surprisingly great. If you are a woman who is fighting or has beaten breast cancer and you are looking at reconstruction, I highly recommend Dr. Gassman. And if you are a woman of advanced age, don't let that stop you. I am almost 70 and I have had a wonderful recovery! PRMA's philosophy is that all women deserve to have their bodies returned to them after breast cancer treatment and they are masters at this.

My appointment with Dr. Gassman at PRMA was a very positive experience. Dr. Gassman was very professional and very personable. He explained everything regarding DIEP flap reconstruction with a double mastectomy due to breast cancer, answered all my questions and even took time to draw a great example of the surgical procedure. After meeting Dr. Gassman and the staff at PRMA I have complete trust in their ability to do my mastectomy and reconstruction.