CarlWayneCruseMD

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

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1973 - 2025
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

65 citations
The progression of melanoma nodal metastasis is dependent on tumor thickness of the primary lesion.
Fadi F. Haddad, Alec Stall, Jane L. Messina, Brobeil A, Eric Ramnath
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1999-03-01
48 citations
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma: A Single-Institution Experience
Matthew C. Perez, Tapan A. Padhya, Jane L. Messina, Ryan S. Jackson, Ricardo J. Gonzalez
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013-07-09
49 citations
Radiotherapy influences local control in patients with desmoplastic melanoma
Tobin Strom, Jimmy J. Caudell, Dale Han, Jonathan S. Zager, Daohai Yu
Cancer. 2014-05-01

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