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Brian Gastman, MD, Plastic Surgery, Cleveland, OH

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Plastic Surgery Cleveland, OH

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Head & Neck, Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    9500 Euclid Ave
    Cleveland, OH 44195
    Phone+1 216-444-6900
    Fax+1 216-444-9419

Summary

  • Dr Gastman is a double boarded Plastic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist with specific interests in the comprehensive care of soft tissue malignancies, such as melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers, sarcomas and head and neck cancer. Currently, Dr. Gastman has helped to institute a successful melanoma and soft tissue cancer clinic housed at the Taussig Cancer Center, where patients can be seen by not only him for extirpative and reconstructive consults, but also by medical and radiation oncologists all in the same setting.
    As a plastic surgeon he also specializes in complex reconstruction of the craniomaxillofacial skeleton, facial plastic surgery and is on the facial transplantation team. As an otolaryngologist, he uses his training to provide advanced treatment of nasal airway diseases as well as nasal reconstruction, e.g. rhinoplasty. Finally, Dr. Gastman also performs general reconstruction and cosmetic surgery of the trunk, abdomen and extremities and is an expert in non-surgical treatment of aging.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2003 - 2005
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2002 - 2003
  • UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)
    UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1997 - 2002
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2010 - 2027
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2005 - 2018
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2006
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Innovator Award Cleveland Clinic, 2011
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
  • Top Surgical Activity Maryland General Hospital, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Performance of a 31-gene expression profile melanoma test in clinically relevant clinicopathologic subgroups. 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018

Press Mentions

  • Research Finds VISTA Directly Blocks T-cells from Functioning in Immunotherapy
    Research Finds VISTA Directly Blocks T-cells from Functioning in ImmunotherapyMay 17th, 2024
  • She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
    She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental TherapyNovember 11th, 2022
  • Here’s What Skin Cancer Looks like, Dermatologists Say — Eat This Not That
    Here’s What Skin Cancer Looks like, Dermatologists Say — Eat This Not ThatApril 9th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Tumor Induced Senescent And Suppressor T Cells - A Novel Mechanism Of Immune EvasNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
  • Tumor Induced Senescent And Suppressor T Cells - A Novel Mechanism Of Immune EvasNational Cancer Institute2008–2009

Professional Memberships