Christopher Nguyen, M.D., FRCSC, FACS
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | McGill University, Montreal, CA, Medicine, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2022 | Clinical Fellowship, Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2016-2021 | Clinical Residency, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | American Board of Plastic Surgeons |
| 2021 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Plastic Surgery |
| 2018 | Medical Council of Canada |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Clinical Specialist, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2022
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, MD Anderson Northwest Surgical Center (HAL) Medical Appropriateness Committee, 2023
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Best Case, MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Plastic Surgery |
| 2021 | Microsurgery Award, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery/Group for Advancement of Microsurgery (CSPS/GAM) |
| 2015 | McGill Medicine Class of 1971 Research Travel Award, McGill University |
| 2013 | McGill Medicine Class of 1962 Research Travel Award, McGill University |
| 2013 | Sir Edward W. Beatty Memorial Scholarship, McGill University Faculty of Medicine |
| 2012 | Dr. Clarke K. McLeod Memorial Scholarship, McGill University Faculty of Medicine |
| 2007 | NIH Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA/NCI-NIH), National Institute of Health |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2025. Flap Reconstruction of the Pelvis and Perineum Following Minimally Invasive Abdominoperineal and Multivisceral Resections: Indications and Outcomes. Invited. ASRM 2025 Annual Meeting. Waikoloa, Hawaii, US.
- 2020. A Novel DIEP Harvest Re-Organization Allowing for Microvascular “Simulation” Using Simultaneous SIEA Vessels in the DIEP Patient: A Best Option for Teaching Microvascular Skills?. Invited. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.
- 2020. Advanced-Stage Chest Wall Sarcoma Resection and Microsurgical Reconstruction: Indications, Outcomes, & Survival based on a 12-Year Experience. Invited. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.
- 2018. Metabolic Needs of Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis: A case series. Invited. Plastic Surgery The Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2007. Expression of Galactose Terminated Protein Receptor ASGR1 in Cancer Cell Lines. Invited. 2007 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Research Poster Symposium. Bethesda, MD, US.
International Presentations
- 2018. The Application of Virtual Surgical Planning and Three-dimensional Printing for Reconstruction of Severe Mandibular Fractures: A Case Series and Retrospective Review. Invited. University of Manitoba Plastic Surgery Research Day. Winnipeg, CA.
- 2018. Metabolic Needs in Necrotizing Fasciitis: Are we underfeeding our patients?. Invited. University of Manitoba Resident Research Day Competition. Winnipeg, CA.
- 2017. Pediatric frostbite: a 10-year single-center retrospective study. Invited. 13th Annual Child Health Research Day. Winnipeg, CA.
- 2017. Frostbite: Current Epidemiology and Investigations. Invited. Canadian Burn Symposium. Winnipeg, CA.
- 2017. Fixation of Ulnar Nerve Using A Slip of Medial Head of Triceps: A Novel Technique to Treat Ulnar Nerve Subluxation. Invited. 71st Annual Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference (CSPS). Victoria, CA.
- 2015. Epidermal overexpression of CD109 regulates dermal function through a paracrine mechanism. Invited. 2015 McGill Plastics Research Day. Montreal, CA.
- 2015. Epidermal overexpression of CD109 regulates dermal function through a paracrine mechanism. Invited. 70th Annual Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference (CSPS). Victoria, CA.
- 2014. CD109 regulates TNF- α signaling in human keratinocytes. Invited. 69th Annual Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference (CSPS). Montreal, CA.
- 2012. Navigating the Tensions between Prestige and Access in Medical School Admissions: Discourses of Praxis for Admissions Board Members. Invited. 2012 McGill University Summer Research Poster Symposium. Montreal, CA.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Kiefer J, Paidisetty P, Elmorsi RAI, Nguyen CHM, Yu JZ, Hunt KK, Lillemoe HA, Mericli AF, Olenczak JB. Contemporary Trends in Reconstruction for Patients With Sarcoma of the Breast. J Surg Oncol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39665744.
- Shin A, Elmorsi R, Nguyen CM, Baumann D, Adelman DM, Chang GJ, Skibber J, Roubaud MS. Contemporary role of the plastic and reconstructive surgeon in the outcome of female peripelvic defects after oncologic extirpation. J Surg Oncol 130(5):1119-1129, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39501499.
- Miller, RL, Nguyen, CH, Peters, BR, Sigurdson, L, Hayakawa, TE, Spiwak, R, Dalke, K, Buchel, EW. Fat Necrosis in Single Perforator Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery and Superficial Epigastric Artery Perforator Free Flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 12(9):e6152, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39267728.
- Nguyen CM, Ratanshi I, Giuffre J, Buchel E, Hayakawa TEJ. The Technique of Utilizing a Single Gracilis Functional Muscle Transfer to Restore Quadriceps Function Following Sarcoma Surgery. Plastic and Aesthetic Res, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- McLeod GJ, Peters BR, Nguyen CM, Petropolis CJ. Vascularized Pedicled Proximal Phalanx Flap for Spare Part for Reconstruction of Metacarpal Avulsion Injury. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 7(11):e2570, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31942323.
- Vorstenbosch J, Nguyen CM, Zhou S, Seo YJ, Siblini A, Finnson KW, Bizet AA, Tran SD, Philip A. Overexpression of CD109 in the Epidermis Differentially Regulates ALK1 Versus ALK5 Signaling and Modulates Extracellular Matrix Synthesis in the Skin. J Invest Dermatol 137(3):641-649, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27866969.
- Netchiporouk E, Nguyen CH, Thuraisingham T, Jafarian F, Maurer M, Ben-Shoshan M. Management of pediatric chronic spontaneous and physical urticaria patients with omalizumab: case series. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 26(6):585-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26012951.
- Tran SD, Redman RS, Barrett AJ, Pavletic SZ, Key S, Liu Y, Carpenter A, Nguyen HM, Sumita Y, Baum BJ, Pillemer SR, Mezey E. Microchimerism in salivary glands after blood- and marrow-derived stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 17(3):429-33, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 20940057.
Review Articles
- Nguyen CM, Kim JW, Quan VH, Nguyen BH, Tran SD. Periodontal associations in cardiovascular diseases: The latest evidence and understanding. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res 5(3):203-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26587382.
Other Articles
- Beaudoin A, Hsu A, Nguyen CM, Kim JWM, Tran SD The Bidirectional Relationship between Periodontitis and Diabetes: How Should Patients Affected by Either or Both These Diseases be Managed?. Canadian Dental Association (CDA), 2024.
Abstracts
- Vorstenbosch J, Nguyen CM, Finnson KW, Philip A. Overexpression of CD109 in the Epidermis Differentially Regulates ALK1 versus ALK5 Signaling and Modulates Extracellular Matrix Synthesis. Wound Repair and Regeneration 23(A43), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Vorstenbosch J, Nguyen CM, Finnson KW, Philip A. Overexpression of CD109 in the Epidermis Differentially Regulates ALK1 versus ALK5 Signaling and Modulates Extracellular Matrix Synthesis. Wound Repair and Regeneration 23(A43), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Netchiporouk E, Thuraisingham T, Nguyen CM, Jafarian F, Ben-Shoshan M. Management of Severe Resistant Cases of Chronic Spontaneous and Physical Urticarias with Omalizumab in Children. 23rd World Congress of Dermatology Abstracts and Proceedings - Vancouver, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Netchiporouk E, Thuraisingham T, Nguyen CM, Jafarian F, Ben-Shoshan M. Management of Severe Resistant Cases of Chronic Spontaneous and Physical Urticarias with Omalizumab in Children. 23rd World Congress of Dermatology Abstracts and Proceedings, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Charbonneau AM, Nguyen CM, Tran SD, Roy S. Understanding facial and oral wound healing process in the axolotl and the possibilities for future skin gland grafting. Skin Research Group Symposium Abstract and Proceedings, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Book Chapters
- Nguyen CM, Mericli AF. Free Flap Soft Tissue Coverage of the Spine and Pelvis. In: Spino-Plastic Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Review of the Interplay Between Bone and Soft Tissue. Thieme, 2023.
- Nguyen CM, Chandler R, Ratanshi I, Logsetty S. Frostbite. In: Handbook of Burns. Springer, 529-547, 2019.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 18, 2025