James Gatherwright MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

2500 Metrohealth DrCleveland, OH 44109
Phone+1 216-778-7800

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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2015 - 2021
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2010 - 2027
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The Influence of Age and Gender on Forehead Soft Tissue Thickness: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study.
Cagri Cakmakoglu, Grzegorz Kwiecien, Layne N Raborn, James R Gatherwright, Addison Barnett
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2025-10-01
Novel Split Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap After High-velocity Ballistic Injury With Functional Deficit: Retrospective Case Series.
Julia M Maxey, Fiona R Fragomen, Kyle Chepla, James R Gatherwright
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2025-09-01
Novel Split Latissimus Dorsi Fasciocutaneous Flap With Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer.
Fiona R Fragomen, Julia Maxey, James R Gatherwright
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2025-05-01

Journal Articles

Anatomic Location of a Sensory Nerve to the Transverse Upper Gracilis (TUG) Flap: A Novel Option for Sensate Autologous Tissue Reconstruction
James Gatherwright, Rebecca Knackstedt, Risal Djohan, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Authored Content

Anatomic Location of a Sensory Nerve to the Transverse Upper Gracilis (TUG) Flap: A Novel Option for Sensate Autologous Tissue ReconstructionSeptember 2018