Christopher Parham, M.D.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Chair, Department of Process Improvement Committee, Division of Surgery, Northwest Houston Surgical and Specialty Care Center, Houston, TX
Member, Department of Clinical Effectiveness Advisory Commitee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic 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
| 2015 | McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2022 | Clinical Fellowship, Reconstructive Microsurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2015-2021 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Residency, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State, PA |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
| 2020 | Physician License |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gonzalez XT, Roubaud MS, Schaverien MV, Largo RD, Parham CS, Francis AM, Dickey RM, Chen TA, Hoffman A, Markey MK, Reece GP. Assessment of Appearance-related Questions About Breast Reconstruction Generated by Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 13(3):e6625, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40125461.
- McLaughlin CM, McLaughlin CJ, Candela X, Parham CS, Roberts JM. Predictive Characteristics of Limb Salvage Versus Amputation in Lower Extremity: A Review of the National Trauma Data Bank(10):35-40, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- McLaughlin C, Hughes AJ, Parham CS, Fritsche M, Potochny JD, Kunselman A, Ravnic DJ. Smooth Versus Textured Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: Complications and Efficacy. Ann Plast Surg 88(3 Suppl 3):S288-S292, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35513333.
- Parham CS, Shen C, Pennock MM, Henderson SR, Kulaylat AS, Johnson TS. Correlation between Venous Thromboembolism Risk and Venous Congestion in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity. Plast Reconstr Surg 146(5):1177-1185, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33136965.
- Parham C, Pameijer, Neves. An Alternative to Blue Dye Detection for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Malignancies of the Head and Neck. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 7(8 Suppl):61-62, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Ibrahim AE, Adelman DM, Parham C, Hong Z, Villa M, Chahine FM, Ghieh FM. The External Jugular Vein Used as Recipient Vessel in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction: Outcomes Compared to the Internal Jugular Vein. J Craniofac Surg 30(1):178-183, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30394970.
- Ibrahim AE, Skoracki R, Goverman JG, Sarhane KA, Parham CS, Abu-Sittah G, Kaddoura I, Atiyeh BS. Microsurgery in the burn population - a review of the literature. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 28(1):39-45, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26668561.
- Desai SS, DuBose JJ, Parham CS, Charlton-Ouw KM, Valdes J, Estrera AL, Safi HJ, Azizzadeh A. Outcomes after endovascular repair of arterial trauma. J Vasc Surg 60(5):1309-1314, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24997806.
Review Articles
- Parham CS, Hanson SE, Butler CE, Calobrace MB, Hollrah R, Macgregor T, Clemens MW. Advising patients about breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Gland Surg 10(1):417-429, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33634000.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 18, 2025