UTMB Division of Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery Faculty

Linda Phillips Linda G. Phillips, M.D.
Truman G. Blocker, Jr., M.D. Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for the School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Residency Program: University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (Plastic Surgery); Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (General Surgery)

Special Interests: Healing of difficult wounds; burn reconstruction; reconstruction of genitalia

Research Projects: Biology of surgical infection; normal skin bacteria; growth factors in diabetic wound healing

Honors: Named "Top Doc" by US News and World Report, September 2012

301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Telephone: (409) 772-1257
Fax: (409) 772-1872
Email: lphillip@utmb.edu

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John Bauer John D. Bauer, M.D.
Associate Professor
Stephen R. Lewis, M.D. Professor in Plastic Surgery

Medical School: The Medical College of Pennsylvania

Residency: The Medical College of Pennsylvania (General Surgery); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Plastic Surgery)

Special Interests: General Plastic Surgery, Facial cosmetic surgery, aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, liposuction, cosmetic and therapeutic BOTOX, laser hair and tattoo removal, cosmetic and therapeutic hair transplantation.

Research projects: Gene and cytokine induction of collagen synthesis, scarless fetal wound healing

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Phone: (409) 772-1255
FAX: (409) 772-1872
Email: jdbauer@utmb.edu

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Eric Cole Eric L. Cole, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Residency: General Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Plastic Surgery Residency, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Fellowship: Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California and Children's Hospital,
Los Angeles, California

Special Interests: Aesthetic Surgery, Pediatric and Adult Craniofacial Surgery, Skin Cancer, MOHS Reconstruction, Nasal Obstruction and Repair

Research projects: Salvage of Infected Implants with Delayed Regional Flap Coverage

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Phone: (409) 772-1255
FAX: (409) 772-1872
Email: elcole@utmb.edu

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Robert McCauley Robert L. McCauley, M.D.
Professor of Surgery/Plastic Surgery

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Residency Program: University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics, Chicago, Illinois; The University of Texas Health and Science Center, Houston, Texas (Plastic Surgery)

Special Interests: Pediatric burn reconstruction; congenital anomalies; vascular malformations and hemangiomas (laser surgery); hand surgery; microvascular reconstruction; tissue banking

Research Projects: Responses of human fibroblasts cell line to biomaterial and topical antimicrobial agents; growth and metabolism of human fibroblasts and keratinocytes in abnormal wound healing processes (keloids and hypertrophic scar formation); role of cytokine in wound healing

815 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77555-1220
Phone: (409) 770-6741
Fax: (409) 770-6919
Email: rmccaule@utmb.edu

Kevin Murphy Kevin D.J. Murphy, M.D., MCh., FRCS (Plast.)
Assistant Professor

Medical School: University College Cork School of Medicine, Cork, Ireland

Residency: Northern Ireland Plastic and Maxillofacial Service, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Fellowships:
Hand Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Pediatric Plastic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Microsurgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Special Interests: Fracture & Dislocations of the Hand & Wrist, Microsurgery, Reconstructive Surgery of the Upper & Lower Extremities, Pediatric Hand Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Medical Education

Research Interests: Traumatic and Degenerative Hand & Wrist Disease

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Phone: (409) 772-1255
FAX: (409) 772-1872
Email: kdmurphy@utmb.edu

Karen Powers Karen L. Powers, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Medical School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Plastic Surgery), Richmond, Virginia

Fellowship: University of Utah, Division of Plastic Surgery (Breast Microsurgery), Salt Lake City, Utah

Special Interests: Breast reconstruction, microsurgery, wound healing, medical education

Research projects: Utilization and outcomes of breast reconstruction; national practice patterns and disparities in care among patients with breast cancer; effects of radiation on reconstructed breasts

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Phone: (409) 772-1255
FAX: (409) 772-1872
Email: klpowers@utmb.edu

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Andrew Zhang Andrew Y. Zhang, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Residency: Plastic Surgery Residency, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Special Interests: Brachial plexus injury and reconstruction, Dupuytren's Disease, peripheral nerve injury and reconstruction, Muscle denervation/reinnervation

Research projects: Denervated skeletal muscle physiology

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0724
Phone: (409) 772-1255
FAX: (409) 772-1872
Email: anzhang@utmb.edu

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Adjunct Clinical Faculty

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