Jessica Billig, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Plastic Surgery | Orthopaedic Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Jessica I. Billig, M.D., M.S., is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery and microsurgery. Dr. Billig earned her medical degree at New York University. She completed an integrated plastic surgery residency at the University of Michigan Hospital, where she was named Administrative Chief Resident. She gained advanced training through a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis in the department of orthopaedic surgery. She also completed a fellowship in health services research through the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation. She earned a master’s degree in health and health care research from the University of Michigan. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. Dr. Billig’s research interests include health services, financial toxicity for hand and upper extremity care, and outcome analyses. She has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in her areas of expertise. She belongs to multiple professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Association for Hand Surgery. Education Medical School New York University School of Medicine (2014) Other Post Graduate Training University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School (2019), Health Services Research Residency University of Michigan (2022), Plastic Surgery Fellowship Washington University in St. Louis (2023), Hand & Upper Extremity Research Interest Health services research High-value health care for surgical patients Out-of-pocket expenses and cost for surgical procedures Quality improvement in hand surgery Publications Featured Publications Digital artery flow hemodynamics: An ultrasonographic study. Billig JI, Elzinga K, Siljander B, Gandikota G, Jacobson JA, Lawton JN, J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Feb 91 111-118 Catastrophic Health Expenditures Associated With Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures. Billig JI, Law JM, Brody M, Cavanaugh KE, Dy CJ, J Hand Surg Am 2023 Jul Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2024 Aug 17531934241268965 Racial Disparities in the Cost of Unplanned Hospitalizations after Breast Reconstruction. Nasser JS, Billig JI, Wang C, Wang L, Chung KC, Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Aug 152 2 281-290 Predictors and Variation in Steroid Injection Use for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from a Multicenter Quality Collaborative. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Jun Cohort study of new off-label gabapentin prescribing in chronic opioid users. Billig JI, Bicket MC, Yazdanfar M, Gunaseelan V, Sears ED, Brummett CM, Waljee JF, Reg Anesth Pain Med 2023 Jun Gabapentinoid Prescribing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Billig JI, Gunaseelan V, Yazdanfar M, Sears ED, Iwashyna TJ, Chang T, Waljee JF, Hand (N Y) 2023 Jan 18 1_suppl 106S-113S A Quality Collaborative Study of the Concordance of Electrodiagnostic Scores and Clinical Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Ouyang Z, Wang L, Chung KC, Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Dec 150 6 1287-1296 Nonsurgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Survey of Hand Surgeons. Billig JI, Sears ED, Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022 Apr 10 4 e4189 Dissemination of Plastic Surgery Research: An Analysis of PRS and PRS-GO. Nasser JS, Billig JI, Horiuchi S, Chung KC, Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022 Mar 10 3 e3808 Results 1-10 of 25 1 2 3 Next Last Books Featured Books Rheumatoid Hand. In Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures, 1st edition Billig JI, Rahgozar P, Chung KC (2021). New York, NY, USA, Thieme Medical Publishers. Inc. Mutilating Upper Extremity Injuries. In Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery, 8th edition Billig JI, Chung KC (2020). Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer Flexor Tendon Repair and Reconstruction. In Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery, 9th edition Billig JI, Chung KC (2024). Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer Honors & Awards Dean's Scholar, Clinical ResearchUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2023) Best Clinical Research Presentation AwardReed O. Dingman Research Day, University of Michigan Section of Plastic Surgery (2019) Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2014) Glover C. Arnold Surgical AwardNew York University, recognition of graduating medical student with highest achievement in surgery (2014) Valentine Mott AwardNew York University, recognition of graduating medical student with highest accolades in anatomy. (2014) Phi Beta Kappa Society (2009) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association for Hand Surgery (2021) American College of Surgeons (2023) American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2020) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2014)
