UZOMA BEN GBULIE, MD., FACS. Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery POSH Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 275 E. Broad Street Suite 200 Mansfield TX 76063 Tel: 682 518 8619 Fax: 682 518 8195 www.poshprs.com CERTIFICATIONS AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY i. Texas R3677 ii. Tennessee - 48123 iii. Kentucky - 45255 ACTIVE PHYSICIAN LICENSES
HOSPITAL & INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS CURRENT: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon - Medical City Arlington - Methodist Medical Center, Mansfield - Cook Childrens Hospital - Texas Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth - Arlington Memorial Hospital Jan 2018 - Current PREVIOUS: Assistant Professor & Attending Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon University Plastic Surgeons University of Tennessee Health Science Center Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Hospitals Methodist South Comprehensive Wound Care Center Feb 2014 to Jan 2018 Attending Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY (Member, Mayo Clinic Care Network) July 2012 Jan 2014 Attending Trauma & General Surgeon, Clinical Assistant Professor in Surgery Howard University Hospital, Washington DC Aug 2008 June 2009 Attending General Surgeon & Clinical Instructor Providence Hospital, Washington DC July 2007 June 2009 IN THE MEDIA: Dr. Gbulie was a lead Plastic Surgeon in separation of a set of conjoined twins in Memphis. http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/health/2016/11/16/ nigerian-twins-separated-le-bonheur-surgery/93955858/
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING Craniofacial & Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship University of Tennessee, Memphis TN and Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades Paris, France July 2011 June 2012 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Saint Louis University Hospital St Louis MO July 2009 June 2011 Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship Georgetown University Hospital Washington DC Primary Focus: Application of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization in a Human-Murine Model Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Baker July 2007 June 2008 General Surgery Residency Howard University Hospital Washington DC June 2002 June2007 Internship Lagos University Teaching Hospital Lagos, Nigeria July 2001 June 2002 AWARDS Howard University Hospital Surgery Intern of the Year Award June 2003 MEDICAL EDUCATION College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria (Jan. 1995 Dec. 2000) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Class Rank - Top 5% MEDICAL SCHOOL HONORS
Shell Petroleum Company National Scholarship 1995 2000 University of Lagos College of Medicine Neuro-Anatomy Award 1996 BOARD CERTIFICATION HISTORY AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY : Written Examination Aug 9, 2007 85 th Percentile Oral Examination March 3, 2008 PASSED AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY : Written Examination Oct 15, 2012 97 th Percentile Oral Examination Nov 14-16, 2013 90 th Percentile RESEARCH PROJECTS Early Experiences with use of the Mamosite Device for Partial Breast Irradiation in African American Patients Funderburk, Gbulie et al June 2007. Outcomes of Revision Palatoplasty: A Review of 4 Years Experience Gbulie, Shirinov et al - June, 2011 Application of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization in the Mouse Xenograft Model of Human Fat Grafting Baker, Han, Gbulie et al Aesthetic Surgery Journal Aug 2012 32:6: 745-750 ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS Breast Reconstruction Ben Gbulie, MD. Presented to Tennessee Association of Surgical Technologists Fall Regional Meeting Memphis TN. September 20, 2014. Breast Reconstruction
Ben Gbulie, MD. Presented to Staars Breast Cancer Support Group Memphis TN. September 6, 2014. Preoperative Indicators of Adverse Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Complex Abdominal Hernias Gbulie et al Presented at the ASPS Senior Resident s Conference Nashville TN. Jan 20, 2011. The Successful Separation of Pygopagus Conjoined Twins Gbulie, Wallace et al Presented at the South Eastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting Amelia Island FL. June 3, 2012. Protocols in Management of Scaphocephaly in Young Infants Gbulie, DiRocco, Arnaud et al Presented at the Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons Jackson Hole WY. September 13, 2013. MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIE S Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.) (Inducted - October 2009) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) (Active Member March 2016) American Medical Association OTHER MEMBERSHIPS KINETIC CONCEPTS INCORPORATED (KCI) Speakers' Bureau
CLINICAL INTERESTS & PRACTICE SCOPE Aesthetic Surgery of the face, body and extremities Body Contouring Surgery: Liposuction Mini Abdominoplasty Full Abdominoplasty Body Lift Bariatric Reconstruction after weight loss Breast Augmentation Breast Reduction Breast Reconstruction Alloplastic Tissue Expanders & Implants Oncoplastic with Breast Reduction Microsurgical DIEP, TRAM Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Cranial Vault Reconstruction Facial Trauma Management Flap reconstruction of complex wounds Hand Trauma Management
Head and Neck Microsurgical Reconstruction Skin Cancer Reconstruction CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION HISTORY Plastic Surgery Oral & Written Board Prep Course August 2012 Chicago IL American Society of Plastic Surgeons - 35.75 AMA Category 1 Credits Plastic Surgery the Meeting November 2012 New Orleans LA American Society of Plastic Surgeons - 32.5 AMA Category 1 Credits Plastic Surgery the Meeting October 2013 San Diego CA American Society of Plastic Surgeons - 31.25 AMA Category 1 Credits West Cancer Center/UTHSC Breast and Skin Cancer Tumor Boards HOBBIES Soccer Table Tennis Basketball (EXCELLENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)