GeoffreyL.RobbMD

Plastic Surgery • Houston, TX

Former Chairman Plastic Surgery

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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-794-5474

Fax+1 713-794-5492
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Clinical Expertise

Breast reconstruction, Plastic and reconstructive microsurgery, Breast surgery, Reconstruction

Education & Training

University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1983 - 1985
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1975 - 1979
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Internship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
TX State Medical License 1992 - 2024
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
FL State Medical License 1979 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1983 - 1992
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honorary Director Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Department Tianjin, China Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, 2015
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Does a Latissimus Dorsi Flap Improve Surgical Outcomes of Implant-based Breast Reconstruction following Infected Device Explantation?
Cedar Slovacek, Malke Asaad, David Mitchell, Jesse C Selber, Mark W Clemens, Carrie K Chu, Alexander F Mericli, Geoffrey L Robb, Summer E Hanson, Charles E Butler> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2022 Aug 1
5 citations
Complications of Wise-Pattern Compared With Vertical Scar Mastopexy/Breast Reduction in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery.
Mark V. Schaverien, Olivier A. Deigni, Karri A. Adamson, Geoffrey L. Robb, Henry Mark Kuerer, Benjamin Smith, Patrick B. Garvey, Victor J Hassid, Mark T. Villa, Donald...> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
1 citations
Body image: Integral aspect of psychosocial evaluation for patients undergoing breast reconstruction.
Deepti Chopra, Geoffrey L. Robb> ;The Breast Journal. 2020 Sep 25
12 citations
Outcomes of Volume Replacement Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery Using Chest Wall Perforator Flaps: Comparison with Volume Displacement Oncoplastic Surgery and Tot...
Mark V Schaverien, Henry M Kuerer, Abigail S Caudle, Benjamin D Smith, Rosa F Hwang, Geoffrey L Robb> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
15 citations
Immediate Contralateral Mastopexy/Breast Reduction for Symmetry Can Be Performed Safely in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery.
Olivier A. Deigni, Donald P. Baumann, Karri A. Adamson, Patrick B. Garvey, Jesse C. Selber, Abigail S. Caudle, Benjamin Smith, Summer E. Hanson, Geoffrey L. Robb, Mark...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 May 1
11 citations
The Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap Is a Safe and Effective Method of Partial Breast Reconstruction in the Setting of Breast-Conserving Therapy.
Alexander F. Mericli, Caroline Szpalski, Mark V. Schaverien, Jesse C. Selber, David M. Adelman, Patrick B. Garvey, Mark T. Villa, Geoffrey L. Robb, Donald P. Baumann> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019 May 1
22 citations
Optimizing Outcomes of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction With Acellular Dermal Matrix: A Review of Recent Clinical Data.
Michael R. Zenn, Mark Venturi, Troy A. Pittman, Scott L. Spear, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Geoffrey L. Robb, Alex Mesbahi, Joseph Dayan> ;Eplasty. 2017 Jun 12
15 citations
Considering the Optimal Timing of Breast Reconstruction With Abdominal Flaps With Adjuvant Irradiation in 370 Consecutive Pedicled Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutan...
Shanshan He, Jian Yin, Geoffrey L. Robb, Jingyan Sun, Xuehui Zhang, Haixin Li, Jing Liu, Chunyong Han> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
Healing Rates in a Multicenter Assessment of a Sterile, Room Temperature, Acellular Dermal Matrix Versus Conventional Care Wound Management and an Active Comparator in...
Geoffrey L. Robb, Geoffrey C. Gurtner> ;Eplasty. 2016 Sep 7
7 citations
Fewer Revisions in Abdominal-based Free Flaps than Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction after Radiation
Summer E. Hanson, Benjamin Smith, Jun Liu, Geoffrey L. Robb, Steven J. Kronowitz, Patrick B. Garvey> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2016 Sep 1
40 citations
Development and Feasibility of a Specialty-Specific National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP): The Head and Neck-Reconstructive Surgery NSQIP
Carol M. Lewis, Thomas A. Aloia, Weiming Shi, Ira L Martin, Stephen Y. Lai, Jesse C. Selber, Amy C. Hessel, Matthew M. Hanasono, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Geoffrey L. Ro...> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2016 Apr 1
35 citations
Obese Women Experience Fewer Complications after Oncoplastic Breast Repair following Partial Mastectomy Than after Immediate Total Breast Reconstruction
Winnie Tong, Donald P. Baumann, Mark T. Villa, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Jun Liu, Geoffrey L. Robb, Steven J. Kronowitz, Patrick B. Garvey> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
53 citations
Decellularized skin/adipose tissue flap matrix for engineering vascularized composite soft tissue flaps ☆
Qixu Zhang, Joshua A. Johnson, Lina W. Dunne, Youbai Chen, Tejaswi Iyyanki, Yewen Wu, Edward I. Chang, Cynthia D. Branch-Brooks, Geoffrey L. Robb, Charles E. Butler> ;Acta Biomaterialia. 2016 Apr 15
69 citations
Comprehensive Evaluation of Risk Factors and Management of Impending Flap Loss in 2138 Breast Free Flaps.
Edward I. Chang, Eric I. Chang, Miguel A. Soto-Miranda, Hong Zhang, Naveed Nosrati, Melissa A. Crosby, Gregory P. Reece, Geoffrey L. Robb, David W. Chang> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2016 Jan 1
15 citations
Choosing the optimal timing for contralateral symmetry procedures after unilateral free flap breast reconstruction.
Edward I. Chang, Jesse C. Selber, Eric I. Chang, Naveed Nosrati, Hong Zhang, Geoffrey L. Robb, David W. Chang> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
21 citations
Demystifying the use of internal mammary vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstruction
Eric I. Chang, Edward I. Chang, Miguel A. Soto-Miranda, Naveed Nosrati, Geoffrey L. Robb, David W. Chang> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Oct 1
94 citations
The advantages of free abdominal-based flaps over implants for breast reconstruction in obese patients.
Patrick B. Garvey, Mark T. Villa, Alexander T. Rozanski, Jun Liu, Geoffrey L. Robb, Elisabeth K. Beahm> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Nov 1
21 citations
Repair and reconstruction of a resected tumor defect using a composite of tissue flap-nanotherapeutic-silk fibroin and chitosan scaffold
Vishal Gupta, Goo Hyun Mun, Bina Choi, Abraham Aseh, Lopez Mildred, Anish Y. Patel, Qixu Zhang, Janet E. Price, David W. Chang, Geoffrey L. Robb, Anshu B. Mathur> ;Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2011 Jun 25
A multidisciplinary protocol for planned skin-preserving delayed breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced breast cancer requiring postmastectomy radiat...
Kronowitz SJ, Tereffe W, Hunt K, Kuerer HM, Valero V, Robb GL, Feng L, Buchholz TA> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2011-05-20
5 citations
Free flap reconstruction of extensive defects following resection of large neurofibromatosis.
Fatih Uygur, David W. Chang, Melissa A. Crosby, Roman J. Skoracki, Geoffrey L. Robb> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2011 Oct 1
12 citations
Management of Local-Regional Recurrence following Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Early Breast Cancer Treated without Postmastectomy Radiotherapy
Ranjna Sharma, Loren L. Rourke, Steven J. Kronowitz, Julia L. Oh, Anthony Lucci, Jennifer K. Litton, Geoffrey L. Robb, Gildy Babiera, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Kelly K....> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 May 1
80 citations
Optimal timing of delayed free lower abdominal flap breast reconstruction after postmastectomy radiation therapy.
Donald P. Baumann, Melissa A. Crosby, Jesse C. Selber, Patrick B. Garvey, Justin M. Sacks, David M. Adelman, Mark T. Villa, Lei Feng, Geoffrey L. Robb> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
76 citations
A Multidisciplinary Protocol for Planned Skin-Preserving Delayed Breast Reconstruction for Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Requiring Postmastectomy Radiat...
Steven J. Kronowitz, Candace Lam, Welela Terefe, Kelly K. Hunt, Henry Mark Kuerer, Vicente Valero, Samuel Lance, Geoffrey L. Robb, Lei Feng, Thomas A. Buchholz> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Jun 1
50 citations
Midfacial Reconstruction Using Virtual Planning, Rapid Prototype Modeling, and Stereotactic Navigation
Matthew M. Hanasono, Rhonda F. Jacob, Luc Bidaut, Geoffrey L. Robb, Roman J. Skoracki> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Dec 1
4 citations
Distally Based Dorsal Pedal Neurocutaneous Flap for Forefoot Coverage
Wengang Huang, Dong Liu, Geoffrey L. Robb, Qixu Zhang> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
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Professional Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons - ASPS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas