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Shai Rozen, M.D.

Shai Rozen, M.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Plastic Surgery

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  • Biography

    Shai M. Rozen, M.D. has joined the Department of Plastic Surgery in UT Southwestern as an assistant professor. He completed his general surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and then proceeded to complete his plastic surgery training at Johns Hopkins. He pursued a craniofacial fellowship with Dr. Kenneth Salyer and peripheral nerve surgery training with Dr. Lee Dellon from Johns Hopkins Hospital. His clinical interests in reconstructive surgery include solutions for clinical scenarios involving pain secondary to peripheral nerve problems after surgery, trauma or chemotherapy, treatment of pain and loss of sensation in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy, facial paralysis, adult craniofacial reconstruction secondary to trauma or cancer. His cosmetic surgery interests include facial cosmetic surgery including facelift, brow lift, and nose surgery as well as body cosmetic surgery including breast augmentation, liposuction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck. His research interests are investigating the role of nerve decompression in diabetic neuropathy, peripheral nerve surgery in the management of pain, peripheral nerve regeneration.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Sackler School of Medicine (1997)
    Residency
    Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003), General Surgery
    Residency
    Johns Hopkins Hospital (2005), Plastic Surgery
    Fellowship
    International Craniofacial Institute (2006), Craniofacial Surgery
    Fellowship
    Johns Hopkins Hospital (2007), Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Research Interest
    • Dynamic solutions for the paralyzed face
    • Pain problems related to the peripheral nervous system
    • Peripheral neuropathy pain
  • Publications
    Negative Impact of Synkinetic Mentalis Muscle on Smile Quality: Pathomechanism and Treatment with Mentalis-Targeted Selective Neurectomies
    Facchin F, Sanchez CV, Gault NA, Rail B, Rozen SM Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2024 Nov 154 1090-1103
    Selective Myectomies Alone versus Selective Myectomies Combined with Neurectomies in Postparetic Synkinesis: Comparing Outcomes
    Sanchez CV, Gault NA, Gopalan TA, Rozen SM Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2024 Oct 154 859-869
    Dual versus Single Innervation of Gracilis Free Functional Muscle Transfer in Facial Paralysis: Long-Term Resting and Dynamic Outcomes
    Thachil R, Wen YE, Madrazo AZ, Sanchez CV, Reisch JS, Rozen SM Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2024 Sep 154 633-648
    Effect of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression in Patients With Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Diabetic Neuropathy Nerve Decompression Randomized, Observation Group and Placebo Surgery-Controlled Clinical Trial
    Rozen SM, Wolfe GI, Vernino S, Raskin P, Hynan LS, Wyne K, Fulmer R, Pandian G, Sharma SK, Mohanty AJ, Sanchez CV, Hembd A, Gorman A Annals of surgery 2024 Jul 280 35-45
    Polyetheretherketone Implant Cranioplasty for Large Cranial Defects: A Seven-Year Follow-Up
    Sanchez CV, Krag AE, Barnett S, Welch BG, Rozen SM Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 May 35 903-907
    Postparetic Synkinesis: Objective and Subjective Comparisons of Depressor Anguli Oris Myectomies versus Depressor Anguli Oris and Buccinator Myectomies
    Sanchez CV, Ercan A, Rozen SM Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2024 Mar 40 665-671
    Dual-Innervated Gracilis Free Functional Muscle Transfers in Facial Palsy Patients: Comparing Long-Term Outcomes between One- versus Two-Stage Procedures
    Wen YE, Thachil RL, Madrazo AZ, Sanchez CV, Reisch JS, Rozen SM Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2024 Feb 40 511-526
    Neurofibromatosis Type II and Facial Paralysis: Clinical Evaluation and Management
    Mohanty AJ, DeVahl J, Kutz WJ, Rozen SM Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2024 Feb 153 415-423
    Lateral Tarsal Strip versus Tensor Fascia Lata Sling for Paralytic Ectropion: Comparison and Long-Term Outcomes
    Sanchez CV, Thachil R, Mitchell DN, Reisch JS, Rozen SM Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2024 Jan 153 148E-159E
    When Bell's Palsy Is Cancer: Avoiding Misdiagnosis and Its Implications
    Edward Wen Y, Rail B, Sanchez CV, Gorman AR, Rozen SM Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2024
  • Books

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  • Honors & Awards
    • Pilot Grant Award
      Collaborative Study Initiative Pilot Grant Award Program (2008)
    • Primary Investigator (PI)
      Served as PI of a pilot study on the effect of Collagenese Santyl(R) ointment on healing and scarring of dermatome wounds. Healthpoint, Ltd. sponsored the study. (2008-2013)
    • Primary Investigator (PI) - Diabetic Neuropathy Nerve Decompression Study
      Served as PI for a controlled, randomized, double-blinded, prospective study on the role of surgical decompression of lower extremity nerves for the treatment of patients with symptomatic diabetic neuropathy with chronic nerve compression. The David Crowley Foundation and the National Institutes of Health provided financial support. (2008-2013)
    • First Prize M.D. Thesis
      M.D. Thesis: Aspirin and Mortality in a Large Group of Patients With Coronary Heart Disease (1997)
    • Intern of the Year
      Tel Hashomer Hospital, Israel (1997)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Surgeons (2009)
    • American Medical Association (2002)
    • American Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (2009)
    • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2008)
    • American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (2011)
    • The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association (2003)