Fellow, AmericanAcademy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), Calvin M. Johnson, Jr, MD, New Orleans, LA
Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of WashingtonSchool of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, M.P.H., Epidemiology
Surgical Intern, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Research Fellow, Istituto di Biometria e Statistica Medica, Istituto Nazionale per Lo Studio e La Cura dei Tumuri, Milan, Italy
Research Technician, Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Faculty and Hospital Affiliations:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA , Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Associate Staff Appointment, Facial Plastic Surgery (current)
Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA , Instructor, Facial Plastic Surgery (previous)
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA , Resident Physician, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (previous)
Board Certification:
Board Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, ABFPRS, 2004
Board Certified, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2001
Professional Organizations:
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), Member, Fellowship Trained, 1998-present
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), Diplomate, 1995-present
American Medical Association (AMA), member, 2000-present
Editorial Responsibilities:
Journal: Facial Plastic Surgery, Guest Editor, Evidence Based Medicine and Outcomes Research, 2001.
Publication: Disease Management & Health Outcomes, Editorial Reviewer, 2000.
Journal: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Editorial Review Panel Member, 1998-present.
Current License:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Physician license, #209446.
Courses Attended:
The Portland Rhinoplasty Course, Portland, Oregon
Directors: Ted A. Cook, MD and Tom D. Wang, MD, October 1999
Surgical Anatomy for Facial Plastic Surgery, Seattle, Washington
Director: Craig S. Murakami, MD , 1996-1999
AO/ASIF Maxillofacial Course, Portland, Oregon
Operative Treatment of Trauma and Reconstruction
Director: John L. Frodel, MD, FACS, November 1997
Seattle Summer Laser Surgical Symposium, Seattle, Washington
Director: Wayne F. Larrabee, Jr, MD, MPH, July 1997
Bibliography:
Manuscripts (Peer Review Journals)
Alsarraf, R, Alsarraf, NW, Larrabee, WF, Johnson, CM, “Cosmetic Surgery Procedures as Luxury Goods: Measuring Price and Demand in Facial Plastic Surgery,” Arch Facial Plast Surg, 4(2): 105-110, 2002.
Alsarraf, R, Larrabee, WF, Anderson, S, Murakami CS, Johnson, CM, “Measuring Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgery Outcomes: a Pilot Study,” Arch Facial Plast Surg, 3(3): 198-201, 2001.
Alsarraf, R and Johnson, CM, “The Radix Graft in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty,” Invited Commentary, Arch Facial Plast Surg, 3(2): 120-121, 2001.
Weymuller, EA, Alsarraf, R, Yueh, B, Deleyiannis, FWB, Coltrera, MD, “Analysis of the Performance Characteristics of the UW QOL and Modification of the Instrument,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 127(5): 489-493, 2001.
Alsarraf, R and Larrabee, WF, “Outcomes Research and Facial Plastic Surgery,” Arch Facial Plast Surg, 3(1): 7, 2001.
Alsarraf, R, Larrabee WF, Johnson, CM, “Cost Outcomes of Facial Plastic Surgery: Regional and Temporal Trends,” Arch Facial Plast Surg, 3(1): 44-47, 2001.
Kezirian, E, Alsarraf, R, Lykins, C, Futran, ND, “Imaging Quiz Case 3,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 126(12): 1501-1502, 2000.
Futran, ND and Alsarraf, R, “Microvascular Free-Flap Reconstruction in the Head and Neck,” JAMA, 284(14): 1761-1763, 2000.
Alsarraf, R, “In Search of a Hammer,” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 123(4): 525- 526, 2000.
Alsarraf, R, “Outcomes Research in Facial Plastic Surgery: a Review and New Directions,” Aesth Plast Surg, 24(3): 192-197, 2000.
Alsarraf, R, Alsarraf, NW, Kato, BM, Goldman, ND, “Meta-analysis in Otolaryngology,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 126(6): 711- 716, 2000.
Weymuller, EA, Yueh, B, Deleyiannis, FWB, Alsarraf, R, Kuntz, AL, Coltrera, MD, “Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer,” Laryngoscope, 110(3): S4- S7, 2000.
Alsarraf, R and Sie, KC, “Brain Stem Stroke Associated with Bupivicaine Injection for Adenotonsillectomy,” Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery, 122(4): 572, 2000.
Weymuller, EA, Yueh, B, Deleyiannis, FWB, Alsarraf, R, Kuntz, AL, Coltrera, MD, “Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer- lessons learned from 549 prospectively evaluated patients,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 126(3): 329-336, 2000.
Alsarraf, R, Kriet JD, Weymuller EA, “Quality of Life Outcomes Following Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration,” Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery, 121(4): 435-440, 1999.
Alsarraf, R and Gates, GA, “The Real Cost of Otitis Media,” Invited Commentary, Acta Paediatrica, 88: 487-488, 1999.
Alsarraf, R, Carey J, Sires, BS, Pinczower E, “Angiography Contrast Induced Transient Cortical Blindness,” American Journal of Otolaryngology, 20(2): 130-32, 1999.
Alsarraf, R, Jung, CJ, Perkins, J, Crowley, C, Alsarraf, NW, Gates, GA, “Measuring the Indirect and Direct Costs of Acute Otitis Media,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 125(1): 12-18, 1999.
Alsarraf, R and Bailet, JW, “Self-inserted Sphenoid Sinus Foreign Bodies,” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 124(9): 1018-20, 1998.
Alsarraf, R, Mathison, S, Futran, N, “Symptomatic Presentation of an
Enlarged, Ossified Triticeal Cartilage.” American Journal of Otolaryngology, 19(5): 339-41, 1998.
Alsarraf, R, Jung, CJ, Perkins, J, Crowley, C, Gates, GA, “Otitis Media Health Status Evaluation: A Pilot Study for the Investigation of Cost-Effective Outcomes of Recurrent Acute Otitis Media Treatment,” Annals of Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology, 107(2): 120-8, 1998.
Bump, EA, Cerce, B, Alsarraf, R, Pierce, S, Koch, C, “Radioprotection of DNA in Isolated Nuclei by Naturally Occurring Thiols at Intermediate Oxygen Tension,” Radiation Research, 132: 94-104, 1992.
Bump, EA, Alsarraf, R, Pierce, S, and Coleman, CN, “Elevation of Mouse Kidney Thiol Content Following Administration of Glutathione,” Radiotherapy and Oncology, 23: 21-25, 1992.
Books and Chapters
Johnson, CM and Alsarraf, R , The Aging Face: a Systematic Approach, WB Saunders: Harcourt, Philadelphia, 2002.
Alsarraf, R, To, WC, Johnson, CM, “The Deep Plane Face-lift,” in Facial Plastic Surgery, ed. L. Bucky (in press).
Larrabee, WF, Alsarraf, R, Goldman, ND, “Facelift Applied Anatomy and Aesthetics,” in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ed. DM Toriumi et al. (in press).
Larrabee, WF and Alsarraf, R, “Preoperative Assessment of the Facial Plastic Surgery Patient,” in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ed. DM Toriumi et al. (in press).
Alsarraf, R, “Outcomes Instruments in Facial Plastic Surgery,” in Facial Plastic Surgery, ed. R Alsarraf and M Burnett; 18(2):77-86, 2002.
Most, SP, Alsarraf, R, Larrabee, WF, “Outcomes of Facial Cosmetic Procedures,” in Facial Plastic Surgery, ed. R Alsarraf and M Burnett; 18(2):119-124, 2002.
Alsarraf, R, Burnett, M, “Outcomes Research in Facial Plastic Surgery,” in Facial Plastic Surgery, ed. R Alsarraf and M Burnett; 18(2):71-72, 2002.
Larrabee, WF and Alsarraf, R, “Special Considerations in Rhinoplasty,” in Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, 3rd Edition, ed. BJ Bailey, Lippincott: Philadelphia, 2001.
Alsarraf, R and Johnson, CM, “The Facelift: Technical Considerations,” in Rhytidectomy, Facial Plastic Surgery, ed. FM Kamer, 16(3): 231-238, 2000.
Goldman, ND and Alsarraf, R, “Post-Traumatic Rhinoplasty,” in Advances in Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, ed. GR Holt, 8(4): 503-14, 2000.
Alsarraf, R and Murakami, CS, “The Saddle Nose Deformity,” in Functional Reconstructive Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, ed. CS Murakami, 7(3): 303-310, 1999.
Alsarraf, R and Pinczower, E, “Snoring, Sleep Apnea, and the Facial Plastic Surgery Patient,” in Functional Reconstructive Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, ed. CS Murakami, 7(3): 373-377, 1999.
Alsarraf, R and Gates, GA, “Economic Costs and Consequences of Otitis Media,” in Evidence-Based Otitis Media, eds. RM Rosenfeld and CD Bluestone, BC Decker Inc, London, 1999.
Alsarraf, R and Murakami, CS, “Geometric Broken Line Closure,” in Scar Revision and Camouflage, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, ed. TD Wang, 6(2): 163-67, 1998.
Abstracts and Presentations
Johnson, CM and Alsarraf, R, “The Aging Face: A Systematic Approach,” American
Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) 8th International Symposium, New York, NY, May 2002.
Gaboriau, H, Alsarraf, R, Murakami, CS, Larrabee, WF, “Preoperative Psychological
Assessment of Facial Cosmetic Patients.” AmericanAcademy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), COSM, Palm Desert, CA, May 2001.
Gaboriau, H, Alsarraf, R, Murakami, CS, Larrabee, WF, “Lawsuits in the Field of
Facial Plastic Surgery.” AmericanAcademy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), COSM, Palm Desert, CA, May 2001.
Alsarraf, R and Gates, GA, “Measuring the Indirect and Direct Costs of Acute Otitis Media.” Presented at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, COSM, Palm Beach, FL, May 1998.
Alsarraf, R, Tampakopoulou, D, Mueller, BA, Murakami, CS, “Maternal Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and the Risk of Congenital Oral Cleft Malformations,” Presented at the American
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, New Orleans, LA, April 1997.
Alsarraf, R, “The Union of Medicine and Philosophy: A Reevaluation of Yalom’s Theory of Existential Psychotherapy and the Notion of Authentic Human Existence,” Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Spring 1994.
Alsarraf, R, “Mobile Unit Screening for Prostate Cancer Among Inner- city Elderly,” Semi-finalist proposal for the Secretary’s Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health Reports, 109 (2): 11-12, 1994.
Alsarraf, R, “Energy Equilibrium, Body Composition, and Gastric Cancer: a study of the relations between caloric intake, body size, and gastric cancer in Northern Italy.” Poster presented at the International Medical Sciences Student Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, May 1993.
Alsarraf, R, Bump, EA, Down, J, Coleman, CN, “Improved Methods for Glutathione Analysis in Tissue,” The Journal of Cell Biology, 107 (6), December 1988. Poster presented at the joint conference of the American Society of Cell Biology and the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASCB/ASBMB), San Francisco, CA, January 1989.
Other Publications, Copyrights, and Outcomes Instruments
