W. Scott McDonald, MD

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
1992-1993

New York University Medical Center, New York
Plastic Surgery 1990-1992

Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
General Surgery 1984-1990

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Research Fellowship 1986-1987

Louisiana State University Medical School, Shreveport, LA
M.D., Medicine, 1984

Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA
B.S. 1980

None

State of Louisiana Medical License #017850 - 1984

State of California Medical License #A42648 - 1986

State of New York Medical License #181597 - 1990

State of Florida Medical License #ME-0075972 - 1998

Diplomat, American Board of Surgery 1991 - 2002

Diplomat, American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1997 - Present

Academic
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine
2/99 – 11/04

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine
8/93 - 9/97

Private Practice
Miami, Florida 4/98 -2/99 11/04-present
New Orleans 9/97 – 4/98

Hospital Appointments

• Jackson Memorial Hospital – Attending Physician - 1998
• Cedars Medical Center – Attending Physician - 2000
• Miami Children's Hospital – Attending Physician - 1999
• Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center – Attending Physician - 1999
• West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center – Attending Physician - 2000
• University of Miami Hospital & Clinics – Attending Physician - 1999
• Jackson South Wound Care – Attending Physician - 2001
• Sylvester Cancer Comprehensive Center – Attending Physician – Mercy Hospital – Attending Physician – 1999
• Doctors Hospital- Attending Physician- 1999

Non-academic
Private Practice
Miami, Florida 4/98 -2/99 11/04- present
New Orleans 9/97 – 4/98

Military
None

Books and Monographs Published:

Thaller, Seth R., McDonald, W. Scott. Editors. Facial Trauma. Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2004

Segal Z.K. Thaller, S.R, McDonald WS. Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Zygomatic Fractures. eMedicine: Plastic Surgery. 2001. Available at: http://www.emedicine.com

Segal Z.K., McDonald, WS., Segal, A.J., Thaller, S.R. Residual Nasal Deformity Following Cleft Lip Repair. eMedicine: Plastic Surgery. 2001. Available at: http://www.emedicine.com

Thaller, S.R., McDonald, WS. Chemical Peels For Your Doctor. YourDoctor.com by doctors for patients. September 2000.

Juried or refereed journal articles or exhibitions:

O'Connell C. Mirhashemi R, Kassira N, Lambrou N, McDonald WS. Formation of Functional Neovagina With Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous (VRAM) Flap After Total Pelvic Exoneration. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Nov; 55(5):470-3.

Kassira W., Kassira N, Panthaki Z, Tozman E, McDonald WS. Perioperative Considerations In The Autologus Breast Reconstruction Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Apr; 54(4):442-4.

W. Scott McDonald, M.D., Thomas P. Lo, Jr., B.S., Michael Thurmond, M.D., Christina Jones, M.D., Robert Cohen, M.D., Andrew Miller, M.D., Don Beasley, M.D., "Role of Nitric Oxide in Skin Flap Delay", Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 113:927-931, 2004

Rashmi Lodha, BS, William Scott McDonald, MD, George W. Elgart, MD, Seth Thaller, MD, Dermoscopy for Congenital Melanocytic Nevi, The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Volume 14 Number , PP6 661-665 September 5, 2003

Diaz Jose, McDonald W. Scott, Armstrong Milton, Eismont Frank, Hellinger Michael, Thaller Seth, Reconstruction Following Extirpation of Sacral Malignancies, Accepted for publication. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Volume 51/Number 2:pp. 1-4, August 2003

Zubin J. Panthaki, MDCM, FRCSC, W. Scott McDonald, MD, Milton Armstrong, MD, FACS, and Seth Thaller, MD, DMD, FACS. How We Train Residents to Perform Abdominal Contouring Surgery: The University of Miami Experience. Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol 8, No 2: pp 101-105, 2002

Flynn, T.C., Chastain, M.A., McDonald, W.S. More on the Facelift Flap. Dermatol Surgery 2000, 26(5) 507-8

de la Pedraja, J., Erbella, J., McDonald, W.S., Thaller, S.R. Approaches to Cleft Lip and Palate Repair. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: 11(6): 562-571, July 2000.

McDonald, W.S., Thaller, S.R. Priorities in the Treatment of Facial Fractures for the Millennium. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: 11(2): 96-105, 2000.

McDonald, W.S., Beasley, D., Jones, C. Retinoic Acid and CO2 Laser Resurfacing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 104:7, 1999

Flynn, T.C., McDonald, W.S., Chastain, M.A. The "Facelift" Flap for Reconstruction of Cheek, Later Orbit, and Temple Defects. Dermatol Surgery, 25:11, 1999.

Gaboriau, H.P., McDonald, W.S. Management of Orbital Fractures. J LA State Med. Soc., 148:241-243, 1996.

McDonald, W.S., Zagzag, D., Thorne, C. H. M. Frontonasal Encephalocele and Associated Congenital Brain Tumor. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery., 6:386-389, 1995.

McDonald, W.S., Nichter, L. S. Debridement of Bacterial and Particulate- Contaminated Wound. Annals of Plastic Surgery., 33:142-147, 1994.

McDonald, W.S., Sharp, C., Deitch, E.A. Immediate Enteral Feeding in Burn Patients Is Safe and Effective. Annals of Surgery, 213:177-183, 1991.

Nichter, L.S., McDonald, W.S., Gabriel, K., Sloan, G.M., Reinisch, J. F. Efficacy of Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 23:224-230, 1989.

McDonald, W.S., Brame M., Sharp, C., Eggerstedt, J. Risk Factors of Median Sternotomy Dehiscence in Cardiac Surgery. Southern Med. J. 82:1361-1364, 1989.

Jones T., McDonald, W.S., Deitch, E.A. Effect of Graft Bed On Long Term Functional Results of Extremity Skin Grafts. Journal of Burn Care and Rehab, 9:72-74, 1988.

McDonald, W. S., Deitch, E. A. Hypertrophic Skin Grafts in Burned Patients: A Prospective Analysis of Variables. Journal Trauma, 27:147-150, 1987.

Other works or abstracts

W. Scott McDonald, M.D., Thomas P. Lo, Jr., B.S., Michael Thurmond, M.D., Christina Jones, M.D., Robert Cohen, M.D., Andrew Miller, M.D., Don Beasley, M.D., "Role of Nitric Oxide in Skin Flap Delay", Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 113:927-931, 2004

Facelift Flap for Reconstruction of Cheek, Lateral Orbits, and Temple Defects. American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous oncology Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon, 1998 (Abstract)

Increased Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Raised Skin Flaps in a Mouse Model. Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Surgical Association of Louisiana Joint Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 1998

Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Reduces Vasodilatation and Flow in Skin Flap Delay. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, Arizona, 1998 (Abstract)

Effect of Pretreated Skin On Laser Resurfacing. American Society For Laser Medicine and Surgery Seventeenth Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona 1997. (Abstract)

Beasley, D., Jones, C., McDonald, W.S. Effect of Pretreated Skin On Laser Resurfacing. Laser in Surgery and Medicine, Supplement 9, 1997 (Abstract).

McDonald, W.S., Reinisch J., Sloan, G. The Use of Abbe Flaps in Infancy. Plastic Surgical Forum, 16:220-221, 1993 (Abstract).

The Use of Abbe Flaps in Infancy. Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, California. January, 1993. (Abstract)

Elbow Reconstruction. International Hand Society Meeting. Paris, France. May 1992. (Abstract)

McDonald, W.S., Grossman, J.A.I. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Elbow Region: Anatomic Studies and Clinical Experience. Euro. Med. Biblio., 1:235, 1992 (sup) (Abstract).

Scientific Comparison of Current Wound Debridement Techniques. International Symposium on Wound Healing and Wound Management. San Francisco, California. October, 1990. (Abstract)

Early Enteral Feeding in Burns. American Burn Association. Las Vegas, Nevada. March, 1990. (Abstract)

McDonald, W.S., Eggerstedt, J., Halsey, M. Risk Factors For Median Sternotomy Dehiscence After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Southern Med. J. 81:85, 1988. (Abstract).

Risk Factors for Median Sternotomy Dehiscence After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. November, 1988. (Abstract)

Efficacy of Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods. ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987. (Abstract)

Ultrasonic Debridement. Southern California Chapter American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, California, 1987 (Abstract)

McDonald, W.S., Nichter, L.S. Sloan, G.M. Reinisch, J.F., Koudsi, B. Efficacy of Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods. Surgical Forum, 38:634-635, 1987 (Abstract).

McDonald, W.S., Nichter, L. S., Sloan, G.M. Reinisch, J.F., Koudsi, B. Efficacy of Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods. Plastic Surgical Forum, 10:46-48, 1987 (Abstract).

McDonald, W.S. Hypertrophic Skin Grafts. Louisiana State Medical Society Journal, 138:59, 1986 (Abstract).

Hypertrophic Skin Grafts in Burn Patients: A Prospective Analysis of Variables. American Burn Association. Chicago, Illinois 1986 (Abstract)

Hypertrophic Skin Grafts in Burns. Joint Meeting, Louisiana Chapter American College of Surgeons and Surgical Association of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana. 1985 (Abstract)

Other works accepted for Publications

a. Books and Book Chapter in Press -

Thaller, Seth R., McDonald, W. Scott, Facial Trauma. Editors. Thaller, Seth R, McDonald, W. Scott. Dekker, 2004

Garri, Jose I., McDonald, W. Scott. Zygoma Fractures. Facial Trauma Editors. Thaller, Seth R., McDonald, W. Scott. Dekker, 2004

Qammar, Moffat, F., McDonald, WS,. Complications in Breast Surgery. Editor. Barquist, E., 2003

Giles W., McDonald, WS., Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Editor Josephson, Gary in Complications in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Delmar 2002

Funded Research Performed

a. Grants, etc.

$13,000 University of Southern California Innovation Grant, 1987. Ultrasonic Debridement.

$35,800 Principal Investigator: Gliatech, Inc. Research Grant, 1996. A Randomized Double Blind, Controlled, Multi-Center Clinical Trial of ADCON-T To Inhibit Post-Operative Fibrosis Following Tenolysis of the Hand.

$4950.00 Plastic Surgeon Educational Foundation Grant 2000. The evaluation of the Role of Polyoma Viruses in the Etiology of Hemangiomas.

$18,000 Merck Medical School Training Grant 2000. Role of Cox-2 Inhibitors in the Etiology of Hemangiomas.

$90, 000 Wyeth-Ayerst Research Grant 2000. Multicenter, randomized open label comparison study of the safety and efficacy of two intravenous dosages of GAR-936 to treat complicated skin and skin structure infections in hospitalized patients.

$2,500 2000 Research Award by Maxillofacial Surgeons Foundation of The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons through the courtesy of The Association of the Study of Internal Fixation and Synthes Maxillofacial

$100,000 2000 Wyeth Research Grant A multicenter, randomized, double-blind comparison of the safety of tigecycline with those of vancomycin with aztreonam to treat complicated skin and skin structure infections in hospitalized patients.

b. Research Experience

1986-1987 Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. Wound healing laboratory of Dr. Larry Nichter, MD

Editorial Responsibility

None

Professional and Honorary Organizations

a. Society Memberships

• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Miami Society of Plastic Surgery- Secretary, 2000
• Miami Society of Plastic Surgery, Vice-President, 2001
• Miami Society of Plastic Surgery, President, 2002-2003
• Dade County Medical Association, Membership Committee, 2003
• Dade County Medical Association, Board member
• Florida Society of Plastic Surgery, 2003
• Florida Medical Association, 2003
• Florida Medical Association, Delegate
• American Medical Association, 2003

b. Committee Memberships

• Tulane University School of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery, Graduate Education Committee, 1994-1997
• Tulane University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Review Committee, 1996-1997
• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Records Committee, 1996
• Dade County Medical Association, Membership Committee, 2003

Honors and Awards:

2000 Research Award by Maxillofacial Surgeons Foundation of The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons through the courtesy of The Association of the Study of Internal Fixation and Synthes Maxillofacial

Summa Cum Laude, Northeast Louisiana University

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Northeast Louisiana University

Louisiana Chapter, American College of Surgeons Winning paper Resident Competition of Trauma. Hypertrophic Skin Grafts In Burns 1985.

Committee of Trauma Competition, Southern California Area Best Research Paper. Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods 1986.

Pfizer International Award for Innovation Runner Up, Ultrasonic Debridement 1987

Post-Doctoral Fellowships:

Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
General Surgery 1984-1990

New York University Medical Center, New York
Plastic Surgery 1990-1992

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Research Fellowship 1986-1987

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
1992-1993

Other Professional Activities

a. Papers presented

Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction. Video Presentation. American College of Surgeons Meeting. Chicago Illinois. October 2003

Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, Our Early Experience. University of Miami Annual Alumni Meeting , June 2002.

Vaginal Reconstruction with the Vertical Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap University of Miami Division of Plastic Surgery Alumni Meeting, June 2003

The role of Polyoma viruses in the Etiology of Hemangiomas. Florida Society of Plastic Surgery Winter Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 8th, 2000.

Patterns of Head and Neck Trauma in Motor Vehicle Accidents with Air Deployment. Florida Society of Plastic Surgery Winter Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 9th, 2000.

Facelift Flap for Reconstruction of Cheek, Lateral Orbits, and Temple Defects. American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous oncology Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. May 11-13, 1998.

Increased Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Raised Skin Flaps in a Mouse Model. Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Surgical Association of Louisiana Joint Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. January 18, 1998.

Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Reduces Vasodilatation and Flow in Skin Flap Delay. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, Arizona. January 10-13, 1998.

Effect of Pretreated Skin On Laser Resurfacing. American Society For Laser Medicine and Surgery Seventeenth Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. April 3-6, 1997.

Scalp Tissue expansion in the Developing skull. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, Louisiana. March 25-26, 1994.

The Use of Abbe Flaps in Infancy. Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, California. January, 1993.

Elbow Reconstruction. International Hand Society Meeting. Paris, France. May 1992.

Scientific Comparison of Current Wound Debridement Techniques. International Symposium on Wound Healing and Wound Management. San Francisco, California. October, 1990.

Early Enteral Feeding in Burns. American Burn Association. Las Vegas, Nevada. March, 1990.

Risk Factors for Median Sternotomy Dehiscence After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. November, 1988.

Efficacy of Debridement and Primary Closure of Contaminated Wounds: A Comparison of Methods. ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987.

Ultrasonic Debridement. Southern California Chapter American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, California. January, 1987.

Hypertrophic Skin Grafts in Burn Patients: A Prospective Analysis of Variables. American Burn Association. Chicago, Illinois. 1986.

Hypertrophic Skin Grafts in Burns. Joint Meeting, Louisiana Chapter American College of Surgeons and Surgical Association of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana. October 1985.

b. Invited Lectures

The Plastic in Reconstructive Surgery. Miami Dade Community College. Miami Florida Speech Communications Lecturer. July 2007

Inferior Retinacular Canthoplasty. Aesthetic Orbital Surgery. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miami Florida January, 2006

Groupe De Support Contre Le Cancer: Le Cancer du sein Diagnostic et traitement. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 26-28, 2003.

Mercy's International 2003 Breast Cancer Symposium, Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 19-22, 2003

Breast Reconstruction. JMH Advanced Practice Council. Biscayne Marriot Hotel, Miami, Florida. April 7th, 2001.

Current Trends in Hemangiomas: There is help. National Conference & Exhibition. San Francisco, October 23, 2001.

Aberrant Breast Development. Gynecomastia. Benign Breast Diseases. Locally Advanced Breast cancer. Latissimus and Gluteal Flap Breast Reconstruction. First International Symposium on Disease of the Breast. San Salvador, El Salvador. January 30-31, 1997.

Dermatologic Surgery for the Surgeon In the Pediatric Patient. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Management of Facial Trauma. Hospital Vicente D. Anthony and Medica Ceibena II Jornada Medica. May 17-18, 1996.

Hand Microsurgery. Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Mandible. Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. International Medical Conference in Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Plastic Surgery. San Salvador, El Salvador. September 27-30, 1995.

Nasal Reconstruction. Hispanic American Congress of the III National Congress Of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. San Salvador, El Salvador. March 6-11, 1995.

Facial Reconstruction. Surgical Treatment of Melanoma. Chemical Peeling for Cosmetic and Other Purposes. Nineteenth Central American Dermatology Congress. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. November, 1994.

Skin Lesions in Children: What To Do. Early Management of Upper Extremity Trauma. Tulane Surgery Symposium. Snowmass Village, Colorado, August 10-12, 1994.

Teaching Awards

None

Teaching Specialization

a. Courses, Lectures

Surgical Management of Pressure Sores. Wound Healing Course. Dept of Dermatology University of Miami School of Medicine. 2000

Botulinum Toxin for Facial Rhytides. Korean Society of Plastic Surgery. Pusan, Korea, May 11th, 2000.

Surgical Management of Pressure Sores. Wound Healing Course. Dept of Dermatology University of Miami School of Medicine. 1999.

Surgical Management of Pressure Sores. Wound Healing Course. Dept of Dermatology University of Miami School of Medicine. 1998

Thesis and Dissertation Advisory

None

University Committees

Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Graduate Education Committee, 1994-1995

Tulane University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Review Committee 1996-1997

Member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons- 1998 to Present

Secretary/ Treasurer, Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons- 2000

Vice President, Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons- 2001

President, Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons- 2002

DCMA Delegate to FMA 2004
DCMA Delegate to FMA 2005
DCMA Delegate to FMA 2006

DCMA Board 2004

Community Activities

Operation Smile Missions to Duitama, Columbia 1995

Operation Smile Missions to Gaza, Palestine 1996-1998

Sponsor for University of Miami Operation Smile Chapter 2004

Project Medishare Plastic Surgery Missions to Haiti
March 2008
June 2004
March 2003
December 2002

Plasticos Mission to Cienfuegos, Cuba March 2006