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Jesse C. Selber, MD, MPH

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Director of Clinical Research, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler Street
Unit Number: 1488
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-1247
Fax: 713-745-5492

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2002 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, MD, MD
2001 Harvard School of Public Heath, Boston, MA, MPH, MPH
1996 Brown University, Providence, RI, BA, Studio Art

Postgraduate Training

7/2008-6/2009 Clinical Fellowship, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
7/2005-6/2008 Clinical Residency, Plastic Surgery House Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
8/2002-6/2005 Clinical Residency, General Surgery House Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Honors and Awards

2008 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting
2007 1st Place, Clinical Breast Paper, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
2007 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Combined Meeting of Robert H. Ivy and John Staige Davis Societies
2007 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
2006 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Combined Meeting of OhioValley and Robert H. Ivy Societies
2006 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
2005 1st Place, Clinical Paper, Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting
2001 Alpha Omega Alpha, President of Zeta Chapter
1999 Hrolfe and Dorothy Zeigler Award for Excellence in Gross Anatomy
1999 Victor Meyer Emmel Award for Excellence in Medical Histology
1996 Phi Beta Kappa
1992 Gold Medalist, National Scholastic Achievement in the Arts

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Selber JC, Sanders E, Lin H, Yu P. Venous Drainage of the Free Radial Forearm Flap. Ann Plast Surg 66(4):347-50, 4/2011. PMID: 21346537.
2. Baumann DP, Crosby MA, Selber JC, Garvey PB, Sacks JM, Adelman D, Villa MT, Feng L, Robb GL. Optimal Timing of Delayed Free Lower Abdominal Flap Breast Reconstruction after Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg 127(3):1100-1106, 3/2011.
3. Crosby MA, Chike-Obi CJ, Baumann DP, Sacks JM, Villa MT, Garvey PB, Selber JC, Feig BW. Reconstructive outcomes in patients with sarcoma of the breast. Plast Reconstr Surg 126(6):1805-1814, 12/2010. PMID: 20697311.
4. Selber JC. Transoral Robotic Reconstruction of Oropharyngeal Defects: A Case Series. Plast Reconstr Surg 126(6):1978-1987, 12/2010. PMID: 21124136.
5. Selber JC, Fosnot J, Nelson J, Goldstein J, Bergey M, Sonnad S, Serletti JM. A prospective study comparing the functional impact of SIEA, DIEP, and muscle-sparing free TRAM flaps on the abdominal wall: Part II. Bilateral reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 126(5):1438-53, 11/2010. PMID: 21042100.
6. Selber JC, Nelson J, Fosnot J, Goldstein J, Bergey M, Sonnad SS, Serletti JM. A prospective study comparing the functional impact of SIEA, DIEP, and muscle-sparing free TRAM flaps on the abdominal wall: part I. unilateral reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 126(4):1142-53, 10/2010. PMID: 20885239.
7. Herrera FA, Selber JC, Buntic R, Brooks D, Buncke GM, Antony AK. How often is the superficial inferior epigastric artery adequate? An observational correlation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 63(3):e310-1, 3/2010. e-Pub 7/2009. PMID: 19617015.
8. Selber JC, Robb G, Serletti JM, Weinstein G, Weber R, Holsinger FC. Transoral robotic free flap reconstruction of oropharyngeal defects: a preclinical investigation. Plast Reconstr Surg 125(3):896-900, 3/2010. PMID: 20195117.
9. Selber JC, Serletti JM. The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap: myth and reality. Plast Reconstr Surg 125(1):50-8, 1/2010. PMID: 20048599.
10. Selber JC, Nelson J, Adayo A, Bergey M, Sonnad S, Serletti J, Wu L. Breast Cancer Screening Prior to Cosmetic Breast Surgery: ASPS Members’ Adherence to American Cancer Society Guidelines. Plast Reconst Surg 124(5):1375-85, 11/2009.
11. Selber JC, Bergey M, Sonnad S, Kovach S, Wu L, Serletti J. Free flap breast reconstruction in advanced age: Is it safe? Plast Reconst Surg 124(4):1015-22, 10/2009.
12. Man LX, Selber JC, Serletti JM. Abdominal Wall Following Free TRAM or DIEP Flap Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review. Plast Reconst Surg 124(3):752-64, 9/2009.
13. Selber JC, Sacks JM, Baumann DP, Pettaway CA. Reconstruction of Complex Oncologic Groin Defect Using the Anterolateral Thigh Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 123(6S):111, 6/2009.
14. Vega S, Smartt, Jiang, S, Selber, JC.,; Brooks, CJ. M. Herrera HR., Serletti J. 500 Consecutive Patients with Free TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Single Surgeon's Experience. Plast Reconstr Surg 122(2), 2008.
15. Selber J, Samra R, Vega S, Sonnad S, Serletti J. A Head to Head Comparison Between the MS Free TRAM and the SIEA: Is the Rate of Flap Loss Worth the Gain in Abdominal Wall Function? Plast Reconst Surg 122(2):348-55, 2008.
16. Selber J, Brooks C, Kurichi J, Temen T, Sonnad S, Whitaker L. Long-Term Results Following Fronto-Orbital Reconstruction in Nonsyndromic Unicoronal Synostosis. Plast Reconst Surg 121(5):251-260e, 2008.
17. Selber J, Reid R, McGinn D, Zackai E, Singh D, Sonnad S, Sutton L, Whitaker L, Bartlett S. The Changing Epidemiological Spectrum of the Single Suture Synostoses. Plast Reconst Surg 122(2):527-33, 2008.
18. Selber JC, Rosen HM. Aesthetics of Facial Skeletal Surgery. Clin Plast Surg 34(3):437-45, 7/2007.
19. Selber JC, Reid, R, Gershman B, Sonnad S, Sutton L, Whitaker L, Bartlett S. Evolution of Operative Techniques for the Treatment of Metopic Single Suture Synostosis. Ann Plast Surg 59(1):6-13, 2007.
20. Selber JC, Vega S, Sonnad S, Serletti JM. The Relationship Between Complications and Risk Factors Following Free TRAM Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 56(5):492-7, 2006.
21. Selber J, Sataloff RT, Heman-Ackah Y, Spiegel JR. Gore-Tex Medialization Thyroplasty: Objective and Subjective Evaluation. Journal of Voice 17(1):88-95, 2003.
22. Sataloff, RT, Selber, J. Phylogeny and Embryology of the facial nerve and related structures. Part I. Ear Nose Throat J 82(9):707-10, 2003.
23. Sataloff, RT, Selber, J. Phylogeny and Embryology of the facial nerve and related structures. Part II. Ear Nose Throat J 82(10):769-772, 2003.
24. Losee JE, Selber JC, Arkoulakis N, Serletti JM. The Cleft Lateral Lip Element: Do Traditional Markings Result in Secondary Deformities? Ann Plast Surg 50(6):594-600, 2003.
25. Selber J. Adult Male Mortality Rates in Poland. Eurohealth, 2002.
26. Selber J. From Enemy to Peacemaker: The Role of Private Military Companies in Resolving Conflict in Subsaharan Africa. Medicine and Global Change, 2002.
27. Losee JE, Selber J, Vega S, Hall C, Scott G, Serletti JM. Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis: Guide to Surgical Management. Ann Plast Surg 49(4):385-390, 2002.
28. Spiegel JR, Selber JC, Creed. A Functional Diagnosis of Dysphagia Using Videoendoscopy. Ear Nose Throat Journal 77(8):628-632, 1998.
29. McLaughlin, R, Spiegel J, Selber J, Gotsdiner, D, Sataloff R. Laryngeal Sarcoidosis presenting as an isolated submucosal vocal fold mass. Journal of Voice, 1998.
30. Kennedy SH, Rouda S, Qin H, Aho S, Selber J, Tan EM. Basic Fibroblast growth factor regulates interstitial collagenase gene expression in human smooth muscle cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 65(1):32-41, 1997.

Last updated: 1/25/2012