T. Justin Gillenwater MD MS, FACS, FABA (He/Him)

Burn, Wound Healing

Chief of Burn Surgery Los Angeles General Medical Center Medical Director, Southern California Regional Burn Center

Summary

Dr. T. Justin Gillenwater is a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA and the Chief of Burn Surgery at the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 10 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in burn and wound healing and scar management.

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2015 - 2016
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2007 - 2015
University of Southern CaliforniaMS, Clinical and Biomedical Investigations, 2010 - 2012
WashU MedicineClass of 2007
Vanderbilt UniversityBS, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Summa cum laude, 1999 - 2003

Guiding Hand Award Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - University of Southern California, 2025
Sue Tsao Global Health and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow USC, 2010
Alpha Omega Alpha Washington University in St. Louis, Medicine, 2007

Fractional CO2 Laser Fenestration and Steroid Delivery in HS Lesions Start of enrollment: 2022 Nov 01
Not yet recruiting
Early Phase 1
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

PubMed

The Role of Dexmedetomidine in Burn Care: Sedation, Analgesia, and Beyond.
Artur Manasyan, Noah Danesh, Tayla Moshal, Sasha Lasky, Timothy Justin Gillenwater
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2026-03-04
2 citations
Pulsed Asymmetric Biphasic Electrical Fields Accelerate Peripheral Nerve Regeneration into Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites.
Anahit Simonyan, Hadi Mokhtari Dowlatabad, Ege Iseri, Cas Martinez, Weston S Park
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2026-03-01
Cannabis Use and Its Association With Complications and Outcomes in Burn Patients: Insights From the National Trauma Data Bank.
Eloise W Stanton, Artur Manasyan, Maxwell Johnson, Haig A Yenikomshian, Timothy Justin Gillenwater
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2026-01-06

Journal Articles

Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for single stage smile reconstruction in children with facial paralysis
Gillenwater J, Buchanan I, Panossian A, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2014
Lessons Learned from Two Consecutive Cleft Missions and the Impact of Patient Education
Schonmeyr B, Restrepo C, Wendby L, Gillenwater J, Campbell A, J Craniofac Surg, 1/1/2014
Evaluation of the scratch collapse test in peroneal nerve compression
Gillenwater J, Cheng J, Mackinnon, S. E., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 10/1/2011

Books/Book Chapters

University of Southern California Flap Manual
Chapter: Radial Forearm Flap.
Gillenwater JEditors: Carey and Schooler.University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA2009

Abstracts/Posters

Massive Cervicofacial Lymphatic Malformation.
Buchanan I, Gillenwater J, Stanley P, Venkatramani R, Anselmo D, Panossian A, 20th International Workshop of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Melbourne, Australia, 4/1/2014
Purse-string Closure and Postoperative Management Protocol Following Excision of Infantile Hemangiomas.
Gillenwater J, Stanley P, Venkatramani R, Anselmo D, Panossian A, 20th International Workshop of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Melbourne, Australia, 4/1/2014
Anthropometic Measurements and Nutritional Assessment as a Predictor of Surgical Risk in Pediatric Cleft Lip Patients in Assam, India.
Campbell A, Restrepo C, Gillenwater J, Jerome M, Allan A, Laub D, International Conference on Comprehensive Cleft Care, Guwahati, India, 11/1/2013

Other

Data management system assessment: a global surgical aid organization case study (master’s thesis University of Southern California)
Gillenwater, J
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll3/id/30989
5/1/2012