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Mark T. Villa, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 443
Department of Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FC8.2030
Phone: 713-794-1247
Fax: 713-794-5492

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001 University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, MD, Doctor of Medicine
1997 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, BA, Biochemistry and Music

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Clinical Specialist, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 8/2007-7/2008

Institutional Committee Activities

Reviewer, Grants & Protocols, Office of Protocol Research, 5/2009-present
Member, Faculty Senate, 6/2008-present

Honors and Awards

2008-present Selected as one of "America's Top Plastic Surgeons", Consumer's Research Council
2007 Senior Residents Competition, Fourth Place, Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons
2006 Outstanding Resident Clinical Presentation, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2001 Merck Manual Award
2000 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
1997 The American Institute of Chemists Best Senior Biochemist Award

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Villa MT, Aycock J, Dorafshar A, Gottlieb LJ. A novel use of the bean bag in the dissection of the fibular free flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. In Press.
2. Villa MT, White LE, Petronic-Rosic V, Song DH. The treatment of diffuse dermal angiomatosis on the breast with reduction mammaplasty. Archives of Dermatology 144(5):693-4, 5/2008. PMID: 18490610.
3. Villa MT, White LE, Alam M, Yoo SS, Walton RL. Barbed sutures: a review of the literature. Plast Reconstr Surg 121(3):102e-108e, 3/2008.
4. Rashid R, Sartori M, White LE, villa MT, Yoo S, Alam M. Breaking strength of barbed polypropylene sutures: a blinded controlled comparison to non-barbed sutures of various calibers. Arch Dermatol 143(7):869-72, 7/2007.
5. White LE, Villa MT, Petronic-Rosic V. Pyoderma gangrenosum related to a new granulocyte colony stimulating factor. SkinMed 5:96-98, 2006.
6. Peretti G, Randolph M, Villa MT, Yaremchuk M. Cell-based tissue engineered allogenic implant for cartilage repair. Tissue Eng 5:567-76, 2000.

Abstracts
1. Villa MT, White LE, Walton RL. Barbed sutures for suspension of the face: a review of the literature. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 118(4) Supplement:99, 9/2006.
2. Villa MT, Song DH. Interapleural use of the wound VAC for complex thoracic wounds. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 118(4) Supplement:127, 9/2006.
3. Villa MT, Cohn AB, Gottlieb LJ. The versatility of free-style thigh perforator flaps for reconstruction of the head neck and upper extremity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 118(4) Supplement:167, 9/2006.
4. Villa MT, Song DH, Busbey S. Reduction mammaplasty for the treatment of diffuse dermal angiomatosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 116 (Supplement):232, 9/2005.
5. Randolph MA, Peretti GM, Villa MT, Lee WPA, Yaremchuk MJ. Tissue engineered cells/scaffold implant for cartilage repair. Proc Plast Surg Research Council 45:213, 2000.

Last updated: 9/1/2009