Ciara Brown, M.D.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, US, Medicine, Doctorate |
| 2014 | New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, US, Biology, Bachelor of Science |
| Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US, Biology, Bachelor of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2024-2025 | Microvascular Fellow and Clinical Specialist, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2018-2024 | Resident, Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2021 | Georgia Medical License |
Experience & Service
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Program Evaluation Committee, Emory Plastic Surgery, Emory University, 2022 - 2024
Member, Quality Improvement Patient Safety Program, Emory University, 2020 - 2022
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Top In-Service Score for the Academic Year 2023-2024, Emory University, Plastic Surgery Department |
| 2023 | Glancy Award, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons |
| 2023 | Outstanding Paper Presentation, American Society of Plastic Surgery |
| 2023 | ASPS Top Resident Abstract Breast Reconstruction Session, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
| 2023 | 2023 Resident Glancy Competition Winner, Southeastern Society of Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons (SESPRS) |
| 2022 | Top In-Service Score for the Academic Year 2021-2022, Emory University; Plastic Surgery Department |
| 2021 | Most Publications in the 2020-2021 Academic Year, Emory University Plastic Surgery Residency |
| 2020 | ASPS Residents Bowl 2021 Top Individual Score, Americal Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2025. Expanding Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Thigh Based Donor Sites. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2024. How Many Operations Does it Take? Incidence and Risk Factors for Secondary Surgery and Amputation after Lower Extremity Limb Salvage. Invited. SESPRS - 67th Annual Meeting. Sea Island, GA, US.
- 2023. The Modified Frailty Index (mFI) Predicts Major Complications in Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty (OCR). Invited. SESPRS - 66th Annual Meeting. Nassau, BS.
- 2022. Plastic Surgery Free Flaps and Limb Salvage. Fall 2022 Georgia State Assembly Association of Surgical Technologists Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2022. Going Flat: Are Flat Chests Making a Come Back? Current Mastectomy Trends and Surgical Techniques. Poster. 2022 Georgia Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting. Lake Lanier Island, Buford, GA, US.
- 2021. Secondary Surgeries following Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty. Invited. SESPRS - 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hilton Head, SC, US.
- 2021. Characterization of the Resident-Run Cosmetic Surgery Clinic at a Safety-Net Hospital. Poster. SESPRS – 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hilton Head, SC, US.
- 2020. Safety and Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks in Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Distal Radius Fractures (DRF): Implementation of a Standardized Protocol. Invited. SESPRS – 64th Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
National Presentations
- 2026. Saved By the Flap – Breast Reconstruction Salvage in Patients Presenting with Infected Tissue Expanders or Implants. Poster. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2026 Annual Meeting. Chula Vista, California, US.
- 2023. The Modified Fragility Index Predicts Major Complications in Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty (OCR). Conference. 2023 Plastic Surgery The Meeting. Austin, TX, US.
- 2023. Correction of Unilateral Congenital Breast Absence: A Case Report. Poster. American Medical Women's Association Virtual Presentation, US.
- 2022. Safety and Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks in Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Distal Radius Fractures (DRF): Implementation of a Standardized Protocol. Conference. 2022 Plastic Surgery The Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2021. Fold Flaps to the Rescue in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Poster. 2021 Plastic Surgery The Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2020. Incidence of secondary surgeries following Oncoplastic Breast Reduction. Poster. 2020 Plastic Surgery The Meeting - Virtual, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2021 - Present |
| Title: | Randomized Controlled Trial of Botulinum Toxin in Raynaud’s |
| Funding Source: | American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Clinical Research Grant |
| Role: | Co-I |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Clark, A, Abdallah, C, Ash, ME, Knaus, W, Brown, CA, Ghareeb, PA. Re-Evaluation of the Ideal Injury to Flap Time Frame for Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction. Microsurgery 46(4), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42047372.
- Brown, CA, Menon, A, Jones, HE, Ghareeb, PA. A Multi-institutional Assessment of Causes, Reoperation Rates, and Mortality in Forearm Acute Compartment Syndrome. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 13(8), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40761625.
- Brown, CA, Ash, M, Marxen, T, Biney, BT, Losken, A, Faulkner, HR. A Comparison of Patient-reported and Measured Height and Weight in Patients Seeking Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 13(7):e6943, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Brown C, Ash M, Menon A, Knaus W, Hernandez-Irizarry R, Ghareeb P. Incidence and Risk Factors for Secondary Surgery and Amputation After Lower Extremity Limb Salvage. Ann Plast Surg 94(1):75-78, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39477226.
- Ash M, Wang J, Menon A, Brown C, Ghareeb P. Time to Amputation After Traumatic Digital Injury Does Not Affect Complication Rates: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis. Hand (N Y) 21(2):15589447241302360, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39690829.
- Brown CA, Ash ME, Styblo TM, Carlson GW, Losken A. The Modified Frailty Index Predicts Major Complications in Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty. Ann Plast Surg 92(6S Suppl 4):S372-S375, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38856997.
- Brown CA, Carlson GW. The Impact of Radiation on Nipple Symmetry After Bilateral Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Implant-Based Reconstruction: An Objective Analysis. Ann Plast Surg 92(4):379-382, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38527341.
- Marxen T, Su S, Brown C, Faulkner HR, Losken A. Preoperative Glucose Predicts Postoperative Complications After Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 91(1):124-128, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37450870.
- Payne SH, Brown CA, Saad O, Neimanis SA, Hatcher K, Brady CM, Williams JK, Soldanska M. Short-term Satisfaction, Psychosocial Impact, and Complication Profile of Reduction Mammaplasty During Adolescence. Aesthet Surg J 43(7):NP484-NP491, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36737050.
- Brown CA, Ghanouni A, Williams R, Payne SH, Ghareeb PA. Safety and Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks in Open Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: A Perioperative Pain Management Protocol. Ann Plast Surg 90(6S Suppl 4):S332-S336, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36752544.
- Brown CA, Losken A. Fold Flaps to the Rescue in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 151(1):35-38, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36194069.
- Baker NF, Brown CA, Styblo TM, Carlson GW, Losken A. Incidence and Outcomes of Completion Mastectomy following Oncoplastic Reduction: A Case Series. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 10(3):e4151, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35261841.
- Brown CA, Mercury OA, Hart AM, Carlson GW, Losken A. Secondary Surgeries After Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty. Ann Plast Surg 87(6):628-632, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34176899.
- Brown CA, Ghareeb PA. Early Experience with External Negative Pressure Delay in Free Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9(6):e3606, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34104614.
- Brown CA, Nahai F, Miotto GC. Program Director Survey of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowships in the United States: Current State-of-the-Art. Ann Plast Surg 85(5):464-467, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31913896.
- Brown C, Meals C. Four Ways Plastic Surgeons Can Fight Climate Change. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 8(7):e2961, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32802655.
- Brown C, Mangano W, Thompson S, Richmond B. Factors Predicting Thyroid Malignancy in Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Specimens Classified as Atypia of Uncertain Significance/Follicular Lesion of Uncertain Significance. Am Surg 84(7):1207-1213, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30064590.
- Brown CA, Lynch MC, Ueno CM. Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Scalp: Primary Cutaneous Neoplasm Versus Underlying Metastatic Disease. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 6(4):e1761, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29876191.
Review Articles
- Brown, CA, Roubaud, MS. Updates in Lower Extremity Reconstruction. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 53(3):443-455, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42177084.
- Menon A, Brown CA, Losken A, Garcia Nores GDP. Microsurgical breast reconstruction in the United States: a narrative review of the current state. Gland Surg 13(8):1535-1551, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39282034.
- Losken A, Brown CA. How to Optimize Aesthetics for the Partial Mastectomy Patient. Aesthet Surg J 40(Suppl 2):S55-S65, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33202013.
Other Articles
- Brown CA, Ghareeb PA Irreducible Distal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation. ASPS Education Network Case Report, 2020.
Editorials
- Brown CA, Losken A. Commentary on: The "Hug Flap": Surgical Technique Refinement For Enhanced Aesthetic Breast Projection in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Aesthet Surg J 41(11):NP1471-NP1472, 2021. PMID: 33674878.
Book Chapters
- Brown CA, Merceron T, Ghareeb p. Anatomic, Physiologic, and Therapeutic Principles of Surgical Disease:. In: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, 627-656, 2023.
- Brown, CA, Merceron, TK, Ghareeb, PA. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 627-656, 2023.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 09, 2026