Amanda Gosman, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Amanda Gosman is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Rady Children's Hospital San-Diego, a professor of plastic surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and chief of pediatric plastic surgery at UC San Diego.

She is also director of the UC San Diego Plastic Surgery Residency Program and Craniofacial Fellowship and of the Fresh Start Clinic for Craniofacial Anomalies at Rady Children's, where in addition to her busy surgical practice, she volunteers to perform free reconstructive surgery for patients at the Hospital.

Following her plastic surgery training at the University of Texas, Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center, she completed advanced training in craniofacial/ pediatric plastic surgery at UTSW and international plastic surgery with Interplast (now Resurge).

Dr. Gosman's clinical interests are cleft lip and palate surgery, pediatric and adult craniofacial surgery, microsurgical facial reanimation, breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. Her research focus is on cleft lip and palate, plastic surgery outcomes, telemedicine, and international health.

Dr. Gosman has extensive experience providing healthcare and education to underserved communities around the world. She has successfully utilized telemedicine technology to overcome logistical barriers to international healthcare and education through ConnectMed International, a non-profit organization that she founded in 2010 to provide free reconstructive surgery and education to underserved communities around the world.

Dr. Gosman has authored multiple publications and given lectures internationally on cleft lip and palate surgery, breast surgery, plastic surgery safety and outcomes, international health, and telemedicine. Additionally, she has received many awards for her commitment to improving the healthcare of children and adults in her community and around the world.

Publications

Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries.
Hinson C, Alkhatib J, Williams L, Zope M, Gosman A, Pusic A

Single-Stage Ear Reconstruction Simultaneous With Piezoelectric Osia® Bone Conduction Implantation.
Leonard C, Oberoi M, Belza C, Carvalho D, Gosman A, Lance S

Pediatric Scar Management Using Tangential Excision With Intralesional Injections and Laser-Assisted 5-Fluorouracil Delivery.
Lopes K, Lance S, Harfouche C, Clark R, Becker M, Nguyen R, Gosman A

Progress With Shortcomings: An Examination of Demographic Representation in Integrated Plastic Surgery Residencies.
Becker MC, Oca MC, Reghunathan M, Gosman AA, Reid CM

A National Ambulatory Surgery Sample Cost Analysis of Outpatient Facial Feminization Surgery.
Kalavacherla S, Camacho JM, Cordero J, Kalavacherla S, Sheahan L, Gosman A

Reducing the Learning Curve of Color Doppler Ultrasound for Perforator Flap Design.
Dean R, Becker M, Lopes K, Clark R, Leach G, Gosman A, Reid CM

The US-Mexico Border Wall Height Extension Is Associated With Increased Incidence and Severity of Facial Trauma.
Tenorio A, Produturi GR, Faraji F, de Cos V, McCann CP, Gosman AA, Hom DB, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Khalessi AA, Ciacci JD

Bridging Gaps in Surgical Care: Facial Trauma Management Through the Surgeons in Humanitarian Alliance for Reconstruction, Research, and Education Initiative.
Tilahun H, Laspro M, Hassan BA, McIntyre JK, Gosman AA, Lalonde D, Pusic AL

How low can we go: Achieving postoperative day 1 discharge after deep inferior epigastric perforator, a safe and feasible goal.
Nguyen AT, Hu VJ, Clark RC, Gosman AA, Reid CM

Factors Associated With Attrition Among Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residents: A 10-Year Analysis.
Ezeh UC, Charles-Obi K, Green C, Nicolli E, Gurayah AA, Willey BC, Balumuka D, Yarholar LM, Gosman A, Sargi Z

Benefit Finding in Craniofacial Conditions: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Parent Perspectives.
Choi AK, Korhummel M, Belza CC, Herrera Eguizabal J, Olfus S, Rapoport CS, Blum J, Tapia VJ, Drizin JH, Gosman A, Malcarne VL

Anatomy, Head and Neck, Scalp.
Tajran J, Gosman AA

Surgical Capacity Assessment and Leverage in the Palestinian Land (SCALPEL-I) Study: The First Nationwide Plastic Surgery Capacity Evaluation in Palestine.
Alser O, Ayasa L, Alhabil M, Idais S, Almzayyen A, MohammedAli M, Younes R, Alghoul H, Alser M, Stash B, Khundkar R, Goodacre T, Gosman A, Pusic A, Bharadia D

Insights Into Facial Surgery Trends in the United States in the Setting of Gender Dysphoria: A National Analysis From 2012 to 2019.
Hinson C, Palacios C, Camacho JM, Stoffel V, Patel H, Kohan J, Brandel MG, Reid CM, Gosman AA

Management of Plastic Surgery Complications at a Tertiary Medical Center after Aesthetic Procedures.
Belza CC, Lopes K, Benyamein P, Harfouche C, Dean R, Geter S, Lee CJ, Neubauer D, Reid CM, Suliman A, Gosman AA

A Work in Progress: Women's Status in the Plastic Surgery Workforce and Recommendations for Success.
Benyamein P, Sheahan L, Becker M, Ewing E, Bajaj A, Gallus K, Gosman A

Exploring the 6-year Trend in Dedicated Research Years among Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residents.
Gursky AK, Camacho JM, Patel HS, Reghunathan M, Gosman AA, Hinchcliff K

To Operate or Not to Operate? Reconstructive Surgical Burden and Quality of Life of Pediatric Patients with Facial Differences.
Modi RN, Blum JD, Ataseven B, Belza CC, Montes E, Leung KL, Zaldana-Flynn M, Rapoport CS, Choi AK, Ewing E, Malcarne VL, Gosman AA

A systematic review of morphine equivalent conversions in plastic surgery: Current methods and future directions.
Yessaillian A, Reese M, Clark RC, Becker M, Lopes K, Alving-Trinh A, Llaneras J, McPherson M, Gosman A, Reid CM

Geospatial and Socioeconomic Disparities Influencing the Management and Outcomes of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis: A Systematic Review.
Belza CC, Sheahan L, Becker M, Gosman AA

The State of Surgical Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Urgent Call for Surgical Research Trainers.
Nthumba PM, Odhiambo M, Pusic A, Kamau S, Rohde C, Onyango O, Gosman A, Vyas R, Nthumba MN

Utility of a Neuromuscular Activation Exercise Protocol on Surgeon Posture.
Yessaillian AL, Clark RC, Segal RM, Angers K, Gosman AA, Reid CM

Maximizing Patient Satisfaction in Facial Feminizing Rhinoplasty.
Kalavacherla S, Kalavacherla S, Cordero J, Becker M, Straus S, Sheahan L, Gosman A

Geospatial and Socioeconomic Disparities Influencing the Management of Craniosynostosis.
Belza CC, Sheahan L, Blum J, Becker M, Oca M, Lopes K, Gosman AA

Unveiling the Hidden Discrepancies Between Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rates and Inflation Across Different Surgical Specialties.
Stoffel V, Camacho JM, Heeb C, Cui S, Shim JY, Pacella SJ, Gosman AA, Reid CM

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