Jonathon Bryce-Edward Olenczak, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Director of Plastic Surgery at Houston Area Locations (HALs), Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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
| 2012 | University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Medicine, MD |
| 2008 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Neuroscience, BA |
| 2008 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2012-2018 | Clinical Residency, Integrated Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia |
Board Certifications
| 2020 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Specialist, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, MD Anderson Cancer Center- Texas A&M University Soft Tissue & Breast Translational Research Group, 2024 - Present
Representative for Department of Plastic Surgery, Northwest Houston Surgical & Specialty Care OR Advisory Committee, 2024 - Present
Representative, Plastic Surgery Chair Advisory Committee, 2023 - 2024
Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery Breast Reconstruction Research Study Group, 2023 - Present
Representative, MD Anderson Surgery Center, OR Capital Equipment and Implant Group, 2022 - 2023
Representative, MD Anderson Northwest Surgery Center, OR Access Subgroup, 2022 - 2023
Representative, Department of Plastic Surgery Off-Cycle Faculty Recruitment Committee, 2022 - 2022
Representative, MD Anderson Northwest Surgery Center, Escalation and Transfer Process Subgroup, 2022 - 2023
Member, REACH Committee, 2022 - 2023
Representative, Faculty Senate, 2021 - 2024
Team Lead, Breast Reconstruction Drain Antisepsis Protocol, 2021 - Present
Representative (Ovitex PRS), Perioperative Services Value Analysis Team, 2021 - 2021
Representative, Review of MD Anderson Northwest Surgery Center Case Estimates, 2021
Representative, MD Anderson Northwest Facility Tour & Debrief, 2021 - 2021
Representative, House Staff Council, University of Virginia Health System, 2018
Member, ACGME Program Evaluation Committee, University of Virginia, Department of Plastic Surgery, 2017
Resident Representative, ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2017
House Staff Council, Patient Satisfaction Committee, University of Virginia Health System, 2015 - 2016
Co-Chair, LinkMD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2009 - 2010
Medical Student Representative, University of Maryland School of Medicine Legislative Day in Annapolis, Maryland, 2009 - 2010
Representative, Medical School Council, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2008 - 2010
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | John Bostwick Resident Award, 34th Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium |
| 2018 | Raymond Morgan Research Award, University of Virginia, Department of Plastic Surgery |
| 2017 | Best Resident Paper, Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons Biennial Meeting |
| 2015 | Graduate Medical Education Young Scientist Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| 2015 | Mulholland Resident and Fellow Teaching Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| 2010 - 2011 | Annual Medical Student Scholarship, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery |
| 2009 | Trainee, Short-term Research Training Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine |
| 2008 | First Place, Poster Session at the 31st Annual Medical Student Research Day, University of Maryland School of Medicine |
| 2005 | Howard Hughes Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2004 - 2008 | Dean’s List, Johns Hopkins University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Elmorsi R, Barrera JE, Chu C, Clemens MW, Garvey PB, Hanasono MM, Olenczak JB, Mericli AF. Prophylactic Drain Use in Breast Expander-to-Implant Exchange: Necessity or Nuisance?. Plast Reconstr Surg. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40100210.
- Olenczak JB, Mitchell MP, Christensen JM, Olenczak JB, Shay PL, Hanwright P, Ha AY, Kapur S, Melancon A, Shuck JW. MRI-Conditional Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes and Radiation Therapy Implications. Plast Reconstr Surg. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39946673.
- 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.
- Elmorsi R, Barrera JE, Mericli AF, Schaverien MV, Baumann DP, Olenczak JB. Remote Incisions as an Alternative to Mastectomy Scars for Breast Tissue Expander-to-Implant Exchange: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39636702.
- Olenczak JB, Ford JR, Mericli AF, Adelman DM, Chang EI, Hanasono MM, Esmaeli B, Kapur SK. Surgical and Ophthalmologic Outcomes of Reconstruction in Patients Treated with Eye-Sparing Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Tumors of the Lacrimal Drainage Apparatus. Ann Plast Surg 86(3):292-297, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33555683.
- Cottler PS, Olenczak JB, Ning B, Seaman SA, Thuman JM, Sun N, Piñeros-Fernandez A, Hu S, DeGeorge BR, Campbell CA. Fenestration Improves Acellular Dermal Matrix Biointegration: An Investigation of Revascularization with Photoacoustic Microscopy. Plast Reconstr Surg 143(4):971-981, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30730495.
- Olenczak JB, Martinovic M, Martin JP, Campbell CA. Prone Liver Phase MRA Demonstrates Improved Intramuscular Vascular Detail Compared to CTA in Preoperative Perforator Mapping for Free Autologous Abdominally-Based Breast Reconstruction. Ann Breast Surg 2(12), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Olenczak JB, Seaman SA, Lin KY, Pineros-Fernandez A, Davis CE, Salopek LS, Peirce SM, Cottler PS. Effects of Collagenase Digestion and Stromal Vascular Fraction Supplementation on Volume Retention of Fat Grafts. Ann Plast Surg 78(6S Suppl 5):S335-S342, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28525415.
- DeGeorge BR, Olenczak JB, Pineros-Fernandez A, Morgan RF, Cottler PS, Drake DB. Abdominal Wall Allograft: Preclinical Biomechanical Investigation of a Novel Reconstructive Adjunct. Ann Plast Surg 78(6S Suppl 5):S315-S321, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28296717.
- Olenczak JB, Murariu D, Ikeda K, Thiele RH, Campbell CA. Tissue Monitoring with Three-Wavelength Light Emitting Diode-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. J Reconstr Microsurg 32(9):712-718, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27542109.
- DeGeorge BR, Olenczak JB, Cottler PS, Drake DB, Lin KY, Morgan RF, Campbell CA. Evaluation of Sidestream Darkfield Microscopy for Real-Time Imaging Acellular Dermal Matrix Revascularization. Ann Plast Surg 76 Suppl 4:S255-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27187248.
- Olenczak JB, Hui-Chou HG, Aguila DJ, Shaeffer CA, Dellon AL, Manson PN. Posttraumatic Midface Pain: Clinical Significance of the Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Canalis Sinuosus. Ann Plast Surg 75(5):543-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25710550.
- Olenczak JB, Stanwix MG, Rosson GD. Case Report Complex Wound Closure of Partial Sacrectomy Defect With Human Acellular Dermal Matrix and Bilateral V to Y Gluteal Advancement Flaps in a Pediatric Patient. Eplasty 13:e20, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23641299.
- Hui-Chou HG, Olenczak JB, Drachenberg CB, Shea SM, Rodriguez ED. Short-term application of doxorubicin chemotherapy immunosuppressive side effects for composite tissue allotransplantation. Ann Plast Surg 68(2):215-21, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22270570.
- Yau JM, Olenczak JB, Dammann JF, Bensmaia SJ. Temporal Frequency Channels are Linked Across Audition and Touch. Curr Biol 19(7):561-6, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19268591.
Other Articles
- Olenczak JB, Shaffrey E, Shaeffer CA, Black JS Third Molar Eruption and Hardware Fungal Infection Following Treatment of Mandibular Angle Fracture. J Craniofac Surg 30(2):529-531, 2019. PMID: 30550440.
Abstracts
- McMahon HA, Olenczak JB, Shaeffer CV, Lobb DC, Ikeda K, Thiele RH, Campbell CA. Abstract 35: Tissue Monitoring with Novel Broadband Light Emitting Diode-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 7(4S):25-26, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- . Abstract 35: Tissue Monitoring with Novel Broadband Light Emitting Diode-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open(6(4 Suppl)):63-64, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Yau JM, Olenczak JB, et al. Pitch and loudness interactions between audition and touch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 129(4):2525, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Hui-Chou HG, Olenczak JB, et al. Use of Doxorubicin Chemotherapy as Immunosuppression for Composite Tissue Allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg 125(6):118, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Timing Matters: Integrating Breast Reconstruction and Adjuvant Therapies. Conference. Breast Cancer Clinical and Translational Research (BCCTR) Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Impact of Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction Techniques on Radiation Treatment Planning. Conference. Impact of Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction Techniques on Radiation Treatment Planning. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Plastic Surgery at the Houston Area Locations. Conference. Plastic Surgery at the Houston Area Locations. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator (LICAP) Flaps for Autologous Augmentation and Symmetry Procedures in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Invited. Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgeons. Olympic Valley, California, US.
- 2024. Drain Antisepsis Protocol for Post-Mastectomy Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Invited. International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
- 2022. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium. Invited. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium, US.
- 2021. Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. Visiting. Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, VA, US.
- 2021. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium. Invited. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium, US.
- 2020. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium. Invited. Raymond F. Morgan Resident Research Award Symposium, US.
- 2018. Tissue Monitoring with Novel Broadband Light Emitting Diode-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device. Conference. Tissue Monitoring with Novel Broadband Light Emitting Diode-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device, US.
- 2018. Pre-Operative Educational Video in Breast Reconstruction: Impact On Patient Satisfaction and Post-Operative Pain Experience. Conference. Pre-Operative Educational Video in Breast Reconstruction: Impact On Patient Satisfaction and Post-Operative Pain Experience, US.
- 2018. Fenestration Improves Acellular Dermal Matrix Biointegration: An Investigation of Revascularization with Photoacoustic Microscopy. Conference. Fenestration Improves Acellular Dermal Matrix Biointegration: An Investigation of Revascularization with Photoacoustic Microscopy, US.
- 2017. Enhancing Exposure to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Medical Education. Conference. Enhancing Exposure to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Medical Education, US.
- 2017. Fenestration Improves Acellular Dermal Matrix Biointegration: An Investigation of Revascularization with Photoacoustic Microscopy. Conference. Fenestration Improves Acellular Dermal Matrix Biointegration: An Investigation of Revascularization with Photoacoustic Microscopy, US.
- 2016. Acellular Abdominal Wall Allograft: Preclinical Biomechanical Investigation of a Novel Reconstructive Adjunct. Conference. Acellular Abdominal Wall Allograft: Preclinical Biomechanical Investigation of a Novel Reconstructive Adjunct, US.
- 2016. Effects of Collagenase Digestion in Conjunction with Cell-Assisted Lipotransfer on Volume Retention of Free-Fat Grafts. Conference. Effects of Collagenase Digestion in Conjunction with Cell-Assisted Lipotransfer on Volume Retention of Free-Fat Grafts, US.
- 2016. Tissue Monitoring with 3-wavelength Light Emitting Diode Based Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Conference. Tissue Monitoring with 3-wavelength Light Emitting Diode Based Near Infrared Spectroscopy, US.
- 2015. Tissue Monitoring with 3-wavelength Light Emitting Diode Based Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Conference. Tissue Monitoring with 3-wavelength Light Emitting Diode Based Near Infrared Spectroscopy, US.
- 2014. Post-Traumatic Midface Pain: Clinical Significance of the Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Canalis Sinuosus. Conference. Post-Traumatic Midface Pain: Clinical Significance of the Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Canalis Sinuosus, US.
- 2011. Use of Doxorubicin Chemotherapy as Immunosuppression for Composite Tissue Allotransplantation. Conference. Use of Doxorubicin Chemotherapy as Immunosuppression for Composite Tissue Allotransplantation, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction. Invited. Lecture for Project NOTRE (Indonesia Breast Cancer ECHO). Houston, US.
Formal Peers
- 2023. Robotic DIEP Flap Training Course. Visiting, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Mentor MemoryGel BOOST Early Clinical Experience |
| Funding Source: | Johnson and Johnson |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | RCTS # 00063977 |
| Title: | FixNip NRI Nipple Reconstruction Implant |
| Funding Source: | FixNip LTD |
| Role: | PI |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified May 06, 2025