About Patrick B. Garvey, MD

I'm a reconstructive microsurgeon who has a special interest in advanced facial reconstruction incorporating virtual surgical planning and rapid prototype modeling (i.e. 3D printing). I currently serve as an Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas and a Clinical Instructor of Plastic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. I joined MD Anderson faculty in 2009 following twelve years of medical training that included four years of medical school at Louisiana State University in my city of New Orleans, five years of surgery residency at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, two years of plastic surgery residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and one year of advanced fellowship training in microvascular surgery at MD Anderson. My clinical outcomes research in virtual surgical planning, rapid prototype modeling, and preoperative vascular mapping for optimization of microsurgical tissue transfer in complex, reconstructive surgery has produced landmark manuscripts published in peer-reviewed scientific journals that have influenced the state of the art of plastic surgery. National specialty societies such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) have recognized my contributions to our field by selecting me for leadership roles in these organizations. I am a dedicated educator, teaching medical students, and surgical trainees at the local, national, and international levels. The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), the research entity of the ASPS, selected me to serve as a PSF Visiting Professor for the 2018-2019 academic year. In this role, I am traveling to five U.S. academic medical centers to teach medical students, surgery trainees, and faculty about my research and experience. I also regularly serve as a scientist reviewer for the Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grant review panels. My work with 3D printing for facial reconstruction has been featured in Popular Mechanics and Conquest magazines.