GordonRossTobinIIMD

Plastic Surgery • Louisville, KY

Professor of Plastic Surgery, University Louisville School of Medicine

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Office
200 E Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-852-6880

Fax+1 502-583-8303
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Education & Training

University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1976
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1972
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1970 - Present
KY State Medical License 1977 - 2025
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
The history of human composite tissue allotransplantation.
Gordon R. Tobin, Warren C. Breidenbach, Suzanne T. Ildstad, M.M. Marvin, Joseph F. Buell, Kadiyala V. Ravindra> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2009 Mar 1
90 citations
Outcomes of the first 2 American hand transplants at 8 and 6 years posttransplant.
Warren C. Breidenbach, N. Ruben Gonzales, Christina L. Kaufman, M M. Klapheke, Gordon R. Tobin, Vijay S. Gorantla> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2008 Sep 1
17 citations
Creating a hand transplant program.
Bardia Amirlak, Ruben Gonzalez, Vijay S. Gorantla, Warren C. Breidenbach, Gordon R. Tobin> ;Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 2007 Apr 1
36 citations
Transplantation of the hand, face, and composite structures: evolution and current status
Gordon R. Tobin, Warren C. Breidenbach, Diane J. Pidwell, Suzanne T. Ildstad, Kadiyala V. Ravindra> ;Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 2007 Apr 1
31 citations
A modified model of hindlimb osteomyocutaneous flap for the study of tolerance to composite tissue allografts.
A B S Larry Adamson, Wei-Chao Huang, Warren C. Breidenbach, Dina Rahhal, Hong Xu, Yiming Huang, Diane J. Pidwell, Fu-Chan Wei, Gordon Tobin, Suzanne T. Ildstad> ;Microsurgery. 2007 Jan 1
1 citations
Bleeding Kentucky: unjust tort laws cause a hemorrhage of physicians to other states.
Gordon R. Tobin> ;The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association. 2006 Feb 1
1 citations
Bleeding Kentucky: unjust tort laws cause a hemorrhage of physicians to other states.
Gordon R. Tobin> ;The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association. 2006 Feb 1
26 citations
The use of tissue flaps as an adjunct to pelvic surgery
Susan Galandiuk, Jeffrey Jorden, Suhal S. Mahid, Michael H. McCafferty, Gordon R. Tobin> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Aug 1
27 citations
Ethical Considerations in the Early Composite Tissue Allograft Experience: A Review of the Louisville Ethics Program
Gordon R. Tobin, Warren C. Breidenbach, M M. Klapheke, Frederick R. Bentley, D.J. Pidwell, P D. Simmons> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2005 Mar 1
3 citations
Comparison of the experience with acute and chronic electrically stimulated detrusor myoplasty.
John G. Van Savage, Gustavo Perez-Abadia, Lucio G. Palanca, Janou W. J. M. Bardoel, Thomas Harralson, Mohammad Amin, Martin M. Palacio, Gordon R. Tobin, Claudio Maldon...> ;Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2002 Jan 1
48 citations
A position statement in support of hand transplantation.
Warren C. Breidenbach, Gordon R. Tobin, Vijay S. Gorantla, Ruben Gonzalez, Darla K. Granger> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2002 Sep 1
25 citations
Successful treatment of 19 consecutive groin lymphoceles with the assistance of intraoperative lymphatic mapping.
Wayne K. Stadelmann, Gordon R. Tobin> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2002 Apr 1
10 citations
Hand transplantation follow-up.
Gordon R. Tobin, Darla K. Granger, Warren C. Breidenbach> ;Lancet. 2001 Sep 22
8 citations
Dynamic rectus abdominis muscle sphincter for stoma continence: an acute functional study in a dog model.
Janou W. J. M. Bardoel, Wayne K. Stadelmann, Gustavo A. Perez-Abadia, Susan Galandiuk, Erik D. H. Zonnevijlle, Claudio Maldonado, Richard W. Stremel, Gordon R. Tobin, ...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001 Feb 1
3 citations
Dynamic rectus abdominis muscle flap for intestinal stomal continence: a systematic approach.
Wayne K. Stadelmann, Janou W.J.M. Bardoel, Gustavo Perez-Abadia, Ramsey K. Majzoub, Claudio Maldonado, Gordon R. Tobin, Moshe Kon, John H. Barker> ;Microsurgery. 2001 Jan 1
Electrically stimulated detrusor myoplasty.
Van Savage JG, Perez-Abadia GP, Palanca LG, Bardoel JW, Harralson T, Slaughenhoupt BL, Palacio MM, Tobin GR, Maldonado C, Barker JH> ;J. Urol.. 2000-09-01
22 citations
Vascular delay and administration of basic fibroblast growth factor augment latissimus dorsi muscle flap perfusion and function.
Sean M. Carroll, Camilla M. A. Carroll, Richard W. Stremel, Steven J. Heilman, Joseph M. Steffen, Gordon R. Tobin, John H. Barker> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000 Mar 1
11 citations
Use of the rectus abdominis muscle for abdominal stoma sphincter construction: an anatomical feasibility study.
Janou W. J. M. Bardoel, Wayne K. Stadelmann, Gordon R. Tobin, Paul M N Werker, Richard W. Stremel, Moshe Kon, John H. Barker> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000 Feb 1
32 citations
Osteomyocutaneous flap as a preclinical composite tissue allograft: swine model.
Xiaoping Ren, Mansour V. Shirbacheh, E. T. Üstüner, M. Zdichavsky, Jean Edelstein, Claudio Maldonado, Warren C. Breidenbach, Frank Jm, Gordon R. Tobin, Jon W. Jones, J...> ;Microsurgery. 2000 Jan 1
9 citations
MUSCULAR URINARY SPHINCTER: ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED MYOPLASTY FOR FUNCTIONAL SPHINCTER RECONSTRUCTION
Martin M. Palacio, V.C. Van Aalst, G.A. Perez Abadia, Richard W. Stremel, P.M.N. Werker, Xiaoping Ren, G.D. Petty, Steven J. Heilman, J.G. Van Savage, A. Garcia Fernan...> ;The Journal of Urology. 1998 Nov 1
3 citations
Quantification of the morphological features of a full microvascular network.
S. B. Bidiwala, M. S. Mansour, C. K. Stengel, S. A. Klein, Sean M. Carroll, Steven C. Koenig, A. Desoky, Gordon R. Tobin, Claudio Maldonado, John H. Barker> ;Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 1998 Sep 1
204 citations
Impediments to wound healing
Wayne K. Stadelmann, Alexander G. Digenis, Gordon R. Tobin> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1998 Aug 1
527 citations
Physiology and Healing Dynamics of Chronic Cutaneous Wounds
Wayne K. Stadelmann, Alexander G. Digenis, Gordon R. Tobin> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1998 Aug 1
11 citations
Electrically stimulated free-flap graciloplasty for urinary sphincter reconstruction: a new surgical procedure.
V.C. Van Aalst, Paul M N Werker, Richard W. Stremel, G.A. Perez Abadia, G.D. Petty, Steven J. Heilman, Martin M. Palacio, Moshe Kon, Gordon R. Tobin, John H. Barker> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1998 Jul 1
4 citations
Inhibition of wound contraction with locally injected lathyrogenic drugs
Hazel L. Joseph, Fred J. Roisen, Gary L. Anderson, John H. Barker, Leonard J. Weiner, Gordon R. Tobin> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1997 Sep 1
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