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Patrick B. Garvey, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, 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
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Unit Number: 1488
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-1247
Fax: 713-745-5492

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001 Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, MD, Doctor of Medicine
1997 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, BA, Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Plan II Honors Program

Postgraduate Training

7/2008-6/2009 Clinical Fellowship, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
6/2006-6/2008 Clinical Residency, Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
6/2001-6/2006 Clinical Residency, General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ

Board Certifications

12/2010 American Board of Plastic Surgery
12/2006 American Board of Surgery

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Clinical Specialist, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 6/2008-7/2009

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Garvey PB, Clemens MW, Rhines LD, Sacks JM. Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flow-Through Flap to a Free Fibula Flap for Total Sacrectomy Reconstruction. Microsurgery. e-Pub 3/2012. PMID: 22473534.
2. Garvey PB, Bailey CM, Baumann DP, Liu J, Butler CE. Violation of the Rectus Complex Is Not a Contraindication to Component Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. J Am Coll Surg 214(2):131-9, 2/2012. e-Pub 12/2011. PMID: 22169002.
3. Chang EI, Clemens MW, Garvey PB, Skoracki RJ, Hanasono MM. Cephalometric Analysis for Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction. Head Neck. e-Pub 1/2012. PMID: 22290660.
4. Garvey PB, Salavati S, Feng L, Butler CE. Perfusion-related complications are similar for DIEP and muscle-sparing free TRAM flaps harvested on medial or lateral deep inferior epigastric Artery branch perforators for breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 128(6):581e-9e, 12/2011. PMCID: PMC3226762.
5. Crosby MA, Garvey PB, Selber JC, Adelman DM, Sacks JM, Villa MT, Lin HY, Park SJ, Baumann DP. Reconstructive outcomes in patients undergoing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg 128(5):1025-33, 11/2011.
6. Garvey PB, Salavati S, Feng L, Butler CE. Abdominal Donor Site Outcomes for Medial Versus Lateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Branch Perforator Harvest. Plast Reconstr Surg 127(6):2198-2205, 6/2011. PMID: 21617453.
7. Garvey PB, Selber JC, Madewell JE, Bidaut L, Feng L, Yu P. A prospective study of preoperative computed tomographic angiography for head and neck reconstruction with anterolateral thigh flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 127(4):1505-14, 4/2011. PMID: 21460659.
8. Baumann DP, Crosby MA, Selber JC, Garvey PB, Sacks JM, Adelman DM, 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. PMID: 21364413.
9. Garvey PB, Rhines LD, Feng L, Gu X, Butler CE. Reconstructive Strategies for Partial Sacrectomy Defects Based on Surgical Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg 127(1):190-9, 1/2011. PMID: 20871487.
10. 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):1805-14, 12/2010. PMID: 20697311.
11. Garvey PB, Rhines LD, Dong W, Chang DW. Immediate Soft-Tissue Reconstruction for Complex Defects of the Spine Following Surgery for Spinal Neoplasms. Plast Reconstr Surg 125(5):1460-66, 5/2010.

Abstracts
1. Campbell NE, Garvey PB, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Buchel EW. Additional Surgical and Office Visits After Breast Reconstruction: A Comparison of Implant and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg 116(3):125-6, 9/2005.
2. Garvey PB, Buchel EW, Pockaj BA, Casey WJ, Gray RJ, Samson TD. The DIEP and Pedicled TRAM: A Comparison of Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg 116(3):208-10, 9/2005.
3. Buchel EW, Garvey PB, Samson TD, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ. DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Indications, Aesthetics and Complications. Ann Surg Onc 10(1):S58, 2003.
4. Ye P, Garvey PB, Huang W, Good DE, Zhang Z, Schwarzenberger P, Summer WR, Shellito JE, Nelson S, Kolls JK. IL-17 Increases Lung Immunity and Improves Lung Host Defense Against K. Pneumoniae Infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 3/1999.

Book Chapters
1. Garvey P. Latissimus Flap. In: Current Head and Neck Reconstruction. Ed(s) Peirong Yu. People’s Medical Publishing House: Beijing, China, 2010.
2. Garvey P. The Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap, Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap, and Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap. In: Current Head and Neck Reconstruction. Ed(s) Peirong Yu. People’s Medical Publishing House: Beijing, China, 2010.

Last updated: 4/24/2012