Gregory P. Reece, MD, FACS
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Reece
Gregory P. Reece, M.D. is a Professor of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He completed general surgery training at The University Hospital of Northeast Florida in Jacksonville, Florida and plastic surgery training at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. He received advanced training in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery through fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Reece has lectured nationally and internationally on a broad range of topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery and has authored and co-authored over 130 peer-reviewed articles and 16 book chapters.
Dr. Reece's research interests are focused on understanding correlations between a patient's aesthetic outcome and patient reported outcomes in patients undergoing breast and head and neck cancer surgery. He is also interested in the mechanics of angiogenesis of conventional grafts and tissue engineered constructs.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1982 | Louisiana State Medical School, Shreveport, LA, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1978 | McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA, BS, Zoology |
Postgraduate Training
| 1989-1990 | Fellowship, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1987-1989 | Residency, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 1983-1987 | Residency, General Surgery, University Hospital of Jacksonville, University of Northeast Florida,, Jacksonville, FL |
| 1982-1983 | Internship, General Surgery, University Hospital of Jacksonville, University of Northeast Florida, Jacksonville, FL |
Board Certifications
| 1992 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
| 1991 | American Board of Surgery |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Courtesy Staff, St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, TX, 2011 - 2014
Associate Member, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Center for Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX, 2003 - Present
Courtesy Staff, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, 1992 - 2013
Affiliate Staff, Department of Plastic Surgery, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 1990 - 2013
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Quality Officer, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2022
Director, Clinical Research, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1997 - 2013
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Computerized Provider Order Entry Steering Committee, 2010 - 2011
Member, OPPE/FPPE, 2009 - 2022
Committee Member, Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Steering Committee, 2009 - 2012
Member, Surgical Informatics IT Workgroup, 2008 - 2011
Member, Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2007 - 2012
Member, Clinical and Research Informatics Committee (CRIC), 2006 - 2012
Honors & Awards
| 2014 | Best Regional Paper, North America, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
| 2008 | Who's Who in America |
| 2008 | Clinical Safety & Effective Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 1996 | The Best Doctors in America |
| 1985 | Thad M. Mosely Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, University of Northeast Florida, Jacksonville, Florida |
| 1982 | John C. McDonald Surgical Award for Academic Excellence, Louisiana State Medical School, Shreveport, Louisiana |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Nicklaus KM, Wang H, Bordes MD, Zaharan A, Sampathkumar U, Cheong A, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Merchant FA, Markey MK. Potential of Introperative 3D Photographyand 3D Visualization in Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg-Glob Open 9(10):e3845, 2021.
- Hanson S, Garvey PB, Chang EI, Reece GP, Liu J, Baumann DP, Butler CE. A Randomized Prospective Time and Motion Comparison of Techniques to Process Autologous Fat Grafts. Plast Reconstr Surg 147(5):1035-1044, 2021.
- Nicklaus K, Bravo K, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Markey MK. Undergarment Needs After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Key Survivorship Consideration. Supportive Care in Cancer 28(8):3481-3484, 2020.
- Cheong AL, Liu J, Reece GP, Nicklaus KM, Bordes MC, Hanson SE, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Natural Breast Symmetry in Preoperative Breast Cancer Patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open 7(7), 2019.
- Hanson SE, Garvey PB, Chang EI, Reece G, Liu J, Butler CE. A Prospective Pilot Study Comparing Rate of Processing Techniques in Autologous Fat Grafting. Aesthet Surg J 39(3):331-337, 2019. PMID: 29939216.
- Cho J, Fingeret MC, Huang SC, Liu J, Reece GP, Markey MK. Observers' Response to Facial Disfigurement from Head and Neck Cancer. Psycho-Oncology:1-6. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29846028.
- Teo I, Reece GP, Huang SC, Mahajan K, Andon J, Khanal P, Sun C, Nicklaus K, Merchant F, Markey MK, Fingeret MC. Body Image Dissatisfaction in Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction: Examining the Roles of Breast Symmetry and Appearance Investment. Psycho-Oncology 27(3):857-863, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29152816.
- Kumaraswamy N, Reece G, Fingeret M, Ravi-Chandar K. Mechanical Response of Human Female Breast Skin Under Uniaxial Stretching Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 74:164-175, 2017.
- Huo J, Smith BD, Giordano SH, Reece G, Tina Shih YC. A Comparison of Patient-Centered Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Between Obese and Non-Obese Patients. Breast 30:118-124, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27697676.
- Li D, Cheong A, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Fingeret MC, Merchant FA. Computation of Breast Ptosis from 3D Surface Scans of the Female Torso. Comput Biol Med 1(78):18-28, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27643463.
- Zhao L, Cheong A, Reece GP, Fingeret MC, Shah SK, Merchant FA. Inferior Breast-Chest Contour Detection in 3D Images of the Female Torso. J Transl Eng Health Med. e-Pub 2016.
- Chang EI, Chang EI, Soto-Miranda MA, Zhang H, Nosrati N, Crosby MA, Reece GP, Robb GL, Chang DW. Comprehensive Evaluation of Risk Factors and Management of Impending Flap Loss in 2,138 Breast Free Flaps. Ann Plast Surg 77(1):67-71, 2016. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25003429.
- Lee J, Kim E, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. Automated Calculation of Ptosis on Lateral Clinical Photographs. J Eval Clin Pract 21(5):900-10, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26083280.
- Teo I, Reece GP, Christie I, Guidani M, Markey M, Heinberg L, Crosby M, Fingeret M. Body Image and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients: Influence of Timing and Stage of Breast Reconstruction. Psycho-Oncology 25:1106-1112, 2015.
- Reece GP, Merchant F, Andon J, Khatam H, Ravi-Chandar K, Weston J, Fingeret MC, Lane C, Duncan K, Markey MK. 3D Surface Imaging of the Human Female Torso in Upright to Supine Positions. Med Eng Phys 37(4):375-383, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25703742.
- Khatam H, Reece GP, Fingeret MC, Markey MK, Ravi-Chandar K. In-vivo Quantification of Human Breast Deformation Associated with the Position Change from Supine to Upright. Medical Engineering Physics 37(1):13-22, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25456398.
- Lee J, Fingeret MC, Bovik AC, Reece GP, Skoracki RJ, Hanasono MM, Markey MK. Eigen-Disfigurement Model for Simulating Plausible Facial Disfigurement After Reconstructive Surgery. BMC Med Imaging 15(12):12, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25885763.
- Sun CS, Cantor SB, Reece GP, Fingeret MC, Crosby MA, Markey MK. Helping Patients Make Choices About Breast Reconstruction: A Decision Analysis Approach. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(4):597-608, 2014. PMID: 25357022.
- Lee J, Teo I, Guindani M, Reece GP, Markey MK, Fingeret MC. Associations Between Psychosocial Functioning and Smiling Intensity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Psychol Health Med:1-8. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25159529.
- Sun CS, Cantor SB, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Fingeret MC, Markey MK. Assessing Women's Preferences and Preference Modeling for Breast Reconstruction Decision Making. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 3(3):e125, 2014. PMID: 25105083.
- Sun CS, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Fingeret MC, Skoracki RJ, Villa MT, Hanasono MM, Baumann DP, Chang DW, Cantor SB, Markey MK. Plastic Surgeon Expertise in Predicting Breast Reconstruction Outcomes for Patient Decision Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 1(8):e78, 2013. PMID: 24910814.
- Fingeret MC, Nipomnick SW, Crosby MA, Reece GP. Developing a Theoretical Framework to Illustrate Associations Among Patient Satisfaction, Body Image and Quality of Life for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction. Cancer Treat Rev 39(6):673-81, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23380309.
- Kawale MM, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Fingeret MC, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Automated Identification of Fiducial Points on 3D Torso Images. Biomed Eng Comput Biol 5:57-68, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 25288903.
- Gould DJ, Reece GP. Skin Graft Vascular Maturation and Remodeling: A Multifractal Approach to Morphological Quantification. Microcirculation 19(7):652-663, 2012. PMID: 22672367.
- Lee J, Chen S, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. "A Novel Quantitative Measure of Breast Curvature Based on Catenary". IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 59(4):1115-1124, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22271826.
- Dirk S, Cicotte K, Hedberg-Dirk E, Buerger S, Lin P, Reece G. Conductive Electrospun and Micro-Stereolithographically Produced Porous Scaffolds as Potential Neural Interface Materials. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1418:163-170, 2012.
- Kim MS, Rodney WN, Reece GP, Beahm EK, Crosby MA, Markey MK. Quantifying the Aesthetic Outcomes of Breast Cancer Treatment: Assessment of Surgical Scars From Clinical Photographs. J Eval Clin Pract 17(6):1075-1082, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20630016.
- Dabeer M, Kim E, Reece GP, Merchant F, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. Automatic Calculation of Symmetry Measure on Clinical Photographs. J Eval Clin Pract 17(6):1129-36, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20630015.
- Kim MS, Burgess A, Waters AJ, Reece GP, Beahm EK, Crosby MA, Basen-Engquist KM, Markey MK. A Pilot Study on Using Eye Tracking to Understand Assessment of Surgical Outcomes from Clinical Photography. J Digit Imaging 24(5):778-786, 2011. PMID: 20852914.
- Lee J, Kawale M, Merchant FA, Weston J, Fingeret MC, Ladewig D, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK. Validation of Stereophotogrammetry of the Human Torso. Breast Cancer (Auckl) 5:15-25, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21494398.
- Kawale M, Lee J, Leung SY, Fingeret MC, Reece GP, Crosby MA, Beahm EK, Markey MK, Merchant FA. 3D Symmetry Measure Invariant to Subject Pose During Image Acquisition. Breast Cancer (Auckl) 5:131-142, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21792310.
- Moreno MA, Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Bishop Leone JK, Barringer DA, Reece GP. Tracheostomaplasty: A Surgical Method for Improving Retention of an Intraluminal Stoma Button for Hands-Free Tracheoesophageal Speech. Head Neck 32(12):1674-80, 2010. PMID: 20848405.
- Gupta V, Davis G, Gordon A, Altman AM, Reece G, Gascoyne PR, Mathur AB. Endothelial and Stem Cell Interactions on Dielectrophoretically Aligned Fibrous Silk Fibroin-Chitosan Scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A 94(2):515-23, 2010.
- Ellsworth WA, Reece GP, Friedman JD. Safety and Efficacy of Suction-Assisted Lipectomy on Irradiated Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. Ann Plast Surg 64(4):442-5, 2010. PMID: 20224332.
- Fingeret MC, Vidrine DJ, Reece GP, Gillenwater AM, Gritz ER. Multidimensional Analysis of Body Image Concerns Among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer. Head Neck 32(3):301-9, 2010. PMID: 19626634.
- Lee J, Beahm EK, Crosby MA, Reece GP, Markey MK. Analysis of Breast Contour using Rotated Catenary. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2010:427-431, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21347015.
- Friedman JD, Reece G, Eldor L. The Utility of the Posterior Thigh Flap for Complex Pelvic and Perineal Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 126(1):146-155, 2010.
- Chang D, Reece G, Wang B, Robb G, Miller M, Evans G, Langstein H, Kroll S. Effect of Smoking on Complications in Patients Undergoing Free TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 105(7):2374-2380, 2000. PMID: 10845289.
Abstracts
- Snoddy ER, Fowlkes N, Kingsley CV, Meyer J, Stafford J, Shuck JW, Huynh T, Bordes MC, Savannah KB, Reed B, Reece GP, Brock KK. Correlation of MR Imaging with Histolog to Determine Anatomical Characteristics of the Breast Fascial System Using a Novel Cryo-Fluorescent Imager. American Association of Physicists Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Asaad M, Howell S, Liu J, Reece GP, Chang EI, Garvey PB, Butler CE, Hanson SE. Does the Processing System Matter? A Comparison of Two Filtration Devices in Autologous Fat Grafting for Breast Reconstruction. Virtual Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2020, 2020.
- Sampathkumar U, Nowroozilarki Z, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Merchant FA. Spherical Harmonics for Modeling Shape Transformations of Breasts Following Breast Surgery. SPIE Medical Imaging 2020 1315, 2020.
- Hoffman AS, Cantor SB, Fingeret MC, Housten AJ, Hanson SE, McGee JH, Pietz JT, Bennett A, Volk RJ, Reece GP. Considering Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy: Development and Pilot Testing a Patient Decision Aid Video and Workbook. 41st Society of Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Viola GM, Rolston KV, Butler CE, Selber JC, Reece GP, Villa MT, Raad I, Baumann DP, Clemens MW. Are Current Perioperative Antimicrobial Regimens Adequate for the Prevention of Breast Implant-Based Reconstructive Surgeries?. European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Meeting. e-Pub 2019.
- Cheong A, Hanson S, Reece GP, Markey M, Merchant F. Breast Shape Change Following Autologous Fat Grafting: Potential of 3D Surface Imaging for Quantitative Analysis. 16th Annual IFATS Meeting, 2018.
- Nicklaus K, Tsang B, Bordes MC, Merchant F, Hanson S, Reece GP, Markey M. Preliminary Evaluation of a Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality Visualization of Mastectomy Specimens for Breast Reconstruction. American Medical Informatics Association Symposium, 2018.
- Nicklaus K, Ali K, Merchant F, Hanson S, Reece GP, Markey M. Development of an Expert Surgeon Validation Tool for Breast Reconstruction Decision-Making. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, 2018.
- Zaharan A, Nicklaus K, Bordes MC, Reece GP, Hanson S, Merchant F, Markey M. Developing a Microsoft HoloLens Application for Mastectomy Specimen Visualizations. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, 2018.
- Hanson SE, Garvey PB, Chang EI, Reece G, Liu J, Butler CE. A Prospective Time-and Motion Pilot Study Comparing Rate of Processing Techniques in Autologous Fat Grafting. European Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2018.
- Chang E, Ibrahim A, Zhang H, Reece G, Yu P. Deciphering the True Utility of the Implantable Doppler in Free Flap Monitoring. PRS Journal 135(4):1207, 2015.
- Sun C, Merchant F, Ravi-Chandar K, Fingeret M, Reece G, Markey M. 3D Computer Technology Addresses Body-Image Issues of Breast Reconstruction. SPIE Medical Imaging, 2013.
- Lee J, Reece G, Markey M. Breast Curvature of the Upper and Lower Breast Mound: 3D Analysis of Patients Who Underwent Breast Reconstruction. 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, 2012.
Letters to the Editor
- Hanasono MM, Lee JC, Yang JS, Skoracki RJ, Reece G, Esmaeli B. Reply. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 124: 663-664, 2009.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Body Image Functioning in Cancer Patients Undergoing Facial Reconstruction |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Title: | 3-D Computer Modeling for Optimizing Body Image Following Breast Reconstruction |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Quantifying Appearance Changes Following Breast Reconstruction |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI-Subcontract |
Patient Reviews
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