Ryan Maxwell Dickey, MD
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, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2017 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, Doctor of Medicine |
2013 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, Bachelor of Music with Distinction |
Postgraduate Training
2023-2024 | Fellow, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
2017-2023 | Plastic Surgery Residency (Integrated), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas |
Board Certifications
2020 | Virtual Penn Flap Course |
2019 | Stryker Surgical Training Lab: Facial Trauma |
2018 | Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Course |
2017 | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
2017 | Basic Life Support |
2017 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 2022 - 2023
Honors & Awards
2023 | UT Southwestern Resident Excellence in Teaching Award |
2023 | UT Southwestern Resident Excellence in Research Award |
2021 | Texas Society for Plastic Surgeons, 1st place scientific paper |
2017 | Αlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society |
2016 | Earl Glenn Standlee Scholarship |
2015 | American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member for a Day Program Scholarship |
2012 | International Tuba & Euphonium Competition, Semi-finalist – Linz, Austria |
2012 | University of North Carolina Concerto Competition, 1st place |
2010 | International Tuba & Euphonium Competition, principal euphonium – Tucson, AZ |
2010 | Falcone International Tuba & Euphonium Competition, 3rd place – Twin Lake, MI |
2009 | Kenan Music Scholar, Full Merit Scholarship, University of North Carolina |
2009 | Texas All-State Wind Ensemble |
2009 | Kenan Music Scholar, Full Merit Scholarship, University of North Carolina |
2005 | Southlake Youth of the Year |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Dickey RM, Teotia S, Haddock NT. How to Start a Microsurgery Practice: Success and Sustainability in Academic Practice. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 12(2):e5571, 2024. PMID: 38317654.
- Dickey RM, Amaya J, Teotia SS, Haddock NT. Influence of Triple-Negative versus Luminal A Breast Cancer Subtype on Choice of Autologous versus Implant-Based Delayed-Immediate Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 39(4):264-271, 2023. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34666408.
- Rodnoi P, Dickey RM, Teotia SS, Haddock NT. Increased Opioid Consumption following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Effect of Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 38(9):742-748, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35714625.
- Dickey RM, Meade AE, Agnew SP, Zhang AY. Treatment of Nonreplantable Total Thumb Amputation at the CMC Level Using Index Finger Pollicization. Hand 17(6):1154-1162, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33487028.
- Haddock NT, Dickey RM, Perez K, Garza R, Liu Y, Teotia SS. BREAST-Q and Donor Site Comparison in Bilateral Stacked Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 10(7):e4413, 2022. PMID: 35923986.
- Phillips BT, Alser O, Dickey RM, Kapila AK, Kareh AM, Moura FS, Retchkiman M, Rodriguez-Unda NA, Shulzhenko NO, Wang HC, Gosain AK. Spotlight in Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 148(4):935-937, 2021. PMID: 34495924.
- Teotia SS, Dickey RM, Liu Y, Jayaraman AP, Haddock NT. Intraoperative Microvascular Complications In Autologous Breast Reconstruction: The Effects Of Resident Training On Microsurgical Outcomes. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 37(4):309-314, 2021. PMID: 32892333.
- Dickey RM, Geisler EL, Derderian CA. Congenital Inverted Conchal Bowl Deformity: Proposed Technique in 2 Patients. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 31(6):1831-1832, 2020. PMID: 32833830.
- Dickey RM, Hembd AS, Fruge S, Haddock NT, Papas KK, Suszynski TM. Composite Tissue Preservation. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Annals of Plastic Surgery 84(6):711-716, 2020. PMID: 31972575.
- Braun TL, Louis MR, Dickey RM, Buchanan EP. A Sustainable and Scalable Approach to the Provision of Cleft Care: A Focus on Safety and Quality. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 142(2):463-468, 2018. PMID: 30045182.
- Louis M, Dickey RM, Hollier LH Jr.. Smile Train: Making the Grade in Global Cleft Care. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction 11(1):1-5, 2018. PMID: 29387297.
- Dickey RM, Srikishen N, Lipshultz LI, Spiess PE, Carrion RE, Hakky TS. Augmented Reality Assisted Surgery: A Urologic Training Tool. Asian Journal of Andrology 18(5):732-724, 2016. PMID: 26620455.
- Commander SJ, Chamata E, Cox J, Dickey RM, Lee EI. Update on Postsurgical Scar Management. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30(2):122-128, 2016. PMID: 27478420.
- Dickey RM, Louis MR, Cox JA, Mohan K, Lee EI, Nigro MG. Noninvasive Facial Rejuvenation. Part 2: Physician-Directed-Neuromodulators and Fillers. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30(3):134-142, 2016. PMID: 27478422.
- Meaike JD, Dickey RM, Killion E, Bartlett EL, Brown RH. Facial Skin Cancer Reconstruction. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30(3):108-121, 2016. PMID: 27478419.
- Dupree JM, Dickey RM, Lipshultz LI. Inequity between male and female coverage in state infertility laws. Fertil Steril 105(6):1519-22, 2016. PMID: 26953734.
- Mohan K, Cox JA, Dickey RM, Gravina P, Echo A, Izaddoost SA, Nguyen AH. Treatment of Infected Facial Implants. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30(2):78-82, 2016. PMID: 27152100.
- Seruya M, Dickey RM, Fakhro A. Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Upper Limb Spasticity: The Wrist and Hand. Semin Plast Surg 30(1):29-38, 2016. PMID: 26869861.
- Dickey RM, Ramasamy R.. Role of Male Factor Testing in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss or In Vitro Fertilization Failure. Journal of Reproductive System and Sexual Disorders. Journal of Reproductive System and Sexual Disorders 4(3):1000e122, 2015. PMID: None.
- Platts-Mills TF, Hunold KM, Weaver MA, Dickey RM, Fernandez AR, Fillingim RB, Cairns CB, McLean SA. Pain treatment for older adults during prehospital emergency care: variations by patient gender and pain severity. J Pain 14(9):966-74, 2013. PMID: 23726936.
- Hunold KM, Esserman DA, Isaacs CG, Dickey RM, Pereira GF, Fillingim RB, Sloane PD, McLean SA, Platts-Mills TF. Side effects from oral opioids in older adults during the first week of treatment for acute musculoskeletal pain. Acad Emerg Med 20(9):872-9, 2013. PMID: 24033733.
Other Articles
- Dickey RM Spotlight in Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 154(1):258-260, 2024. PMID: 39008295.
- Dickey RM, Kania KE, Hollier LH Jr Review of “Getting Clearer About Surgical Innovation” by Hutchison K, Rogers W, Eyers A, Lotz M in Ann Surg 262:949-954, 2015. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 27(3):810, 2016. PMID: None.
- Kania KE, Dickey RM, Hollier LH Jr Review of “Assessing Awareness and Implementation of a Recommendation for Surgical Innovation Committees: A Survey of Academic Institutions” by McNair LA, Biffl WL in Ann Surg 262:941–948, 2015. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 27(3):810, 2016. PMID: None.
- Dickey RM, Hollier LH Jr Review of “Effects of Art on Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by Vetter D, Barth J, Uyulmaz S, et al. in Annals of Surgery 2015; 262(5):704-713. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 17(2):527-528, 2016. PMID: None.
- Dickey RM, Pastuszak AW, Hakky TS, Chandrashekar A, Ramasamy R, Lipshultz LI The evolution of vasectomy reversal. Curr Urol Rep 16(6):40, 2015. PMID: 25980804.
- Dickey RM, Hollier LH Jr. Review of “Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Complications Following Cerebrovascular Procedures” by Wen T, Attenello FJ, He S, Cen Y, Kim-Tenser MA, Sanossian N, Amar AP, Mack WJ in Neurosurgery 75: 43–50, 2014. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26(4):1413, 2015. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Dickey RM, Kania K, Hollier LH Jr. Pediatric Facial Trauma. In: None. None. None, None, 2017.
- Dickey RM, Derderian. Plastic Surgery of the Ear. In: None. None. None, None.