Paul Shay, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, Medicine, Degree-Granting Education |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2022 | Postgraduate Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2015-2021 | Postgraduate Fellow, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York |
| 2012-2015 | Postgraduate Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Board Certifications
| 2023 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Villavisanis, DF, Zhang, D, Shay, PL, Taub, PJ, Venkatramani, H, Melamed, E. Assisting in Microsurgery. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 5(3):358-362, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37323968.
- Graziano, FD, Mavrommatis, M, Shay, PL, Ingargiola, MJ, Sanati-Mehrizy, P, Henderson, PW, Fang, F, Taub, PJ. Novel strategies for evaluating and improving plastic surgery applicant selection. Plastic and reconstructive surgery 148(6):1040E-1046E, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34705807.
- Graziano FD, Shay P, Sanati-Mehrizy P, Sbitany H. Prepectoral implant reconstruction in the setting of post-mastectomy radiation, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 7882314.
- Shay P, Wood KL, Margulies IG, Ashikari AY, Salzberg CA. Complications after Perforated versus Nonperforated Acellular Dermal Matrix Use in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Score Analysis, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 7253284.
- Shay PL, Xu H, Sbitany H, Henderson PW. Surgical delay of anterior chest wall prior to open coronary arterial bypass grafting surgery may decrease postoperative sternal complications. Med Hypotheses 135:109466, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31698112.
- Shay PL, Jacobs J. Autologous reconstruction following nipple sparing mastectomy: a comprehensive review of the current literature, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 6006021.
- Shay PL, Goldstein JA, Wink JD, Paliga JT, Solot CB, Cohen MA, Friedman SA, Low DW, Taylor JA, Jackson OA. International Adoptees With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Lessons Learned From a Growing Population, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27442490.
- Shay PL, Goldstein JA, Paliga JT, Wink J, Jackson OA, Low D, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. A Comparative Cost Analysis of Cleft Lip Adhesion and Nasoalveolar Molding before Formal Cleft Lip Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg 136(6):1264-1271, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26595019.
- Pasick CM, Shay PL, Stransky CA, Solot CB, Cohen MA, Jackson OA. Long term speech outcomes following late cleft palate repair using the modified Furlow technique. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 78(12):2275-80, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25468463.
- Sweeney D, Paliga JT, Reid RR, Shay PL, Goldstein JA, Bartlett SP, Whitaker LA, Taylor JA. The impact of a parent liaison at a major craniofacial center. PMID: 24220370.
Other Articles
- Graziano, FD, Shay, PL, Sanati-Mehrizy, P, Sbitany, H Prepectoral implant reconstruction in the setting of post-mastectomy radiation. Gland Surgery 10(1):411-416, 2021. PMID: 33633999.
- Shay P, Taub PJ, Silver L Improved Techniques and Future Advances in Plastic Surgery in Global Health. Ann Glob Health 82(4):644-648, 2016. PMID: 27986234.
Letters to the Editor
- Bao, E, Kuruvilla, A, Shay, PL, Ibelli, T, Henderson, PW. The first 25 years of DIEP flap breast reconstruction publications. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 75: 1253-1254, 2022.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 31, 2025