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Carl Cruse, MD, Plastic Surgery, Tampa, FL

CarlWayneCruseMD

Plastic Surgery • Tampa, FL

Burn, Head & Neck

Professor of Plastic Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, Senior Member, Cutaneous Oncology Program, HL Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

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  • Office

    #2 Tampa General Circle
    Tampa, FL 33602
    Phone+1 813-844-2581

Summary

  • Dr. C. Wayne Cruse is a plastic surgeon in Tampa, FL and is Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Morsani College of Medicine of the University of South Florida. He practices plastic surgery at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa General Hospital and the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital-Tampa. He received his medical degree from University of Louisville School of Medicine and has been in practice 45 years. He is experienced in basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, burn care, and wound care.

Education & Training

  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1977 - 1979
  • University of South Florida Morsani
    University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1977
  • Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
    Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1972
  • University of Kentucky
    University of KentuckyB.S., Pharmacy, 1965 - 1968
  • Eastern Kentucky University
    Eastern Kentucky UniversityNo degree, 1963 - 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1973 - 2027
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Management of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Completion Lymphadenectomy, Radiation, or Both?  
    C Wayne Cruse, Vernon K Sondak, Ricardo J Gonzalez, Daniel E Oliver, Jane L Messina, Louis B Harrison, Jonathan S Zager, Amod A Sarnaik, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Resection Margins in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Is a 1-Cm Margin Wide Enough?  
    Daniel E Oliver, Vernon K Sondak, C Wayne Cruse, Louis B Harrison, Ricardo J Gonzalez, Amod A Sarnaik, Jonathan S Zager, Jane L Messina, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Professional Memberships

Dr. Carl Cruse, Dr. Carl Cruse, MD, Dr. C Cruse, Dr. Carl Wayne Cruse