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Brian S. Pan, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical-Affiliate

Director of Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency: University of Cincinnati
  • Medical Degree: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Bachelor's Degree: Creighton University (Biology)
Contact Information
Research Interests

Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Peer Reviewed Publications

Lawera, Nathan G; Madzia, Jules; Casey, Liann C; Guyton, Rodney L; Woodyard De Brito, Kiersten C; Kinzer, Alexandra; Ulma, Raquel M; Pan, Brian S; Schwentker, Ann R; Leto Barone, Angelo A 2024. Keloid Intralesional Excision Reduces Recurrence: A Meta-analytic Study of the Available Literature on 608 Keloids. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 12 3, e5652

Woodyard, Kiersten C; Hogan, Elise; Dembinski, Douglas R; Madzia, Jules; Guyton, Lane; Janowak, Christopher F; Pan, Brian S; Gobble, Ryan M 2024. A Review of Meta-Analyses in Plastic Surgery: Need for Adequate Assessment of Publication Bias. The Journal of surgical research, 296 , 781-789

Babiker, Haithem Elhadi; Runyan, Christopher M; Bins, Griffin P; Oliver, Jeremie D; Massary, Dominic A; Lor, Lyfong S; Rapp, Scott J; Pan, Brian S; Gordon, Christopher B 2023. Transfacial Two-pin External Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis: A Technique for Neonatal Airway Obstruction from Robin Sequence. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 11 6, e5085

Siska, Robert C; Prabhu, Shamit S; Lor, Lyfong S; Emmerich, Veronica; Massary, Dominic; Pan, Brian S; Flores, Roberto L; Runyan, Christopher M 2022. Safety of Mandibular Osteotomies in Infants with Pierre Robin Sequence: Computer-Aided Modeling to Characterize the Risks of Various Techniques. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 149 5, 1169-1177

Starr, Brian W; Lax, Elizabeth A; Leto Barone, Angelo A; Ulma, Raquel M; Pan, Brian S; Elhadi Babiker, Haithem M 2022. Pindborg tumor in early childhood: a rare tumor in the youngest patient reported to date. Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery, 9 1, 61-65

Weaver, K Nicole; Sullivan, Bonnie R; Balow, Stephanie A; Hopkin, Sara; Chini, Barbara A; Pan, Brian S; Stottmann, Rolf W; Bender, Patricia L; Hopkin, Robert J; Zhang, Xue; Saal, Howard M 2022. Robin sequence without cleft palate: Genetic diagnoses and management implications. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 188 1, 160-177

Duan, Michael; Skoch, Jesse; Pan, Brian S; Shah, Veeral 2021. Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations of Craniosynostosis: Current Perspectives. Eye and brain, 13 , 29-40

Ehsan, Zarmina; Weaver, K Nicole; Pan, Brian S; Huang, Guixia; Hossain, Md M; Simakajornboon, Narong 2021. Reply: Sleep Outcomes in Neonates with Pierre Robin Sequence Undergoing External Mandibular Distraction: A Longitudinal Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 148 3, 502e-503e

Lobb, David C; Patel, Smruti K; Pan, Brian S; Skoch, Jesse 2021. Partial suturectomy for phenotypical craniosynostosis caused by incomplete fusion of cranial sutures: a novel surgical solution. Neurosurgical focus, 50 4, E6

Previtali, Pietro; Dokoozlian, Nick K; Pan, Bruce S; Wilkinson, Kerry L; Ford, Christopher M 2021. Crop Load and Plant Water Status Influence the Ripening Rate and Aroma Development in Berries of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Cabernet Sauvignon. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 69 27, 7709-7724

Ehsan, Zarmina; Weaver, K Nicole; Pan, Brian S; Huang, Guixia; Hossain, Md M; Simakajornboon, Narong 2020. Sleep Outcomes in Neonates with Pierre Robin Sequence Undergoing External Mandibular Distraction: A Longitudinal Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 146 5, 1103-1115

Bergeron, Mathieu; Cohen, Aliza P; Maby, Alexandra; Babiker, Haithem E; Pan, Brian S; Ishman, Stacey L 2019. The Effect of Cleft Palate Repair on Polysomnography Results. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 15 11, 1581-1586

Ehsan, Zarmina; Kurian, Christopher; Weaver, K Nicole; Pan, Brian S; Huang, Guixia; Hossain, Md M; Simakajornboon, Narong 2019. Longitudinal Sleep Outcomes in Neonates With Pierre Robin Sequence Treated Conservatively. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 15 3, 477-482

Biskup, Nataliya I; Pan, Brian S; Elhadi-Babiker, Haithem; Hathaway, Ronald R; van Aalst, John; Gordon, Christopher B 2018. Decannulation and Airway Outcomes With Maxillomandibular Distraction in Treacher Collins and Nager Syndrome. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 29 3, 692-697

Geddam, Lakshmi M; Mahmoud, Mohamed A; Pan, Brian S; Stevenson, Charles B; Kandil, Ali I 2018. Frontoethmoidal encephalocele: a pediatric airway challenge. Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 65 2, 208-209

Runyan, Christopher M; Uribe-Rivera, Armando; Tork, Shahryar; Shikary, Tasneem A; Ehsan, Zarmina; Weaver, K Nicole; Hossain, Md Monir; Gordon, Christopher B; Pan, Brian S 2018. Management of Airway Obstruction in Infants With Pierre Robin Sequence. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 6 5, e1688

Biskup, Nataliya; Altman, Ashley L; Runyan, Christopher M; Gendron, Craig; Babiker, Haithem Elhadi; Gordon, Christopher B; Pan, Brian S 2017. Neonatal Mandibular Distraction Without a Consolidation Period: Is It Safe? Is it Effective? The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 28 8, 1942-1945

Pan, Brian S; Vu, Anthony T; Rapp, Scott J; Saenger, Nick J 2017. Reconstruction of the Isolated Columellar Defect: A Novel 2-Stage Technique and Review of the Literature. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 75 4, 822-827

Rapp, Scott J; Schwentker, Ann R; Visscher, Marty O; Van Aalst, John; Pan, Brian S 2017. Effects of Autologous Fat and ASCs on Swine Hypertrophic Burn Scars: A Multimodal Quantitative Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 5 11, e1547

Kosnik-Infinger, Libby; Gendron, Craig; Gordon, Christopher B; Pan, Brian S; van Aalst, John A; Vogel, Timothy W 2015. Enzyme replacement therapy for congenital hypophosphatasia allows for surgical treatment of related complex craniosynostosis: a case series. Neurosurgical focus, 38 5, E10

Pan, Brian S; Vu, Anthony T; Yakuboff, Kevin P 2015. Management of the Acutely Burned Hand. The Journal of hand surgery, 40 7, 1477-84

Rapp, Scott J; Rumberg, Aaron; Visscher, Marty; Billmire, David A; Schwentker, Ann S; Pan, Brian S 2015. Establishing a Reproducible Hypertrophic Scar following Thermal Injury: A Porcine Model. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 3 2, e309

Visscher, Marty O; White, Cynthia C; Jones, Jennifer M; Cahill, Thomas; Jones, Donna C; Pan, Brian S 2015. Face Masks for Noninvasive Ventilation: Fit, Excess Skin Hydration, and Pressure Ulcers. Respiratory care, 60 11, 1536-47

Pan, Brian S; Rapp, Scott J; Vu, Anthony; Uribe-Rivera, Armando; Billmire, David A; Gordon, Christopher B 2014. Evolution in minimal-incision palatoplasty: surgical technique and outcomes in 67 consecutive cases. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 134 1, 102-11

Rapp, Scott J; Pan, Brian S; Yakuboff, Kevin P 2014. Flail extremity resulting from constriction band syndrome: Neurovascular implications and surgical management. Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery, 1 1, 29-32

Visscher, Marty O; Pan, Brian S 2013. Update on techniques for the quantitation of facial skin characteristics. Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America, 21 1, 7-19

Visscher, Marty O; Pan, Brian S; Kitzmiller, W John 2013. Photodamage: treatments and topicals for facial skin. Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America, 21 1, 61-75

Bookman, Laurel B; Melton, Kristin R; Pan, Brian S; Bender, Patricia L; Chini, Barbara A; Greenberg, James M; Saal, Howard M; Taylor, Jesse A; Elluru, Ravindhra G 2012. Neonates with tongue-based airway obstruction: a systematic review. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146 1, 8-18

Woodyard De Brito, Kiersten C; Dembinski, Douglas R; Lawera, Nathan G; Buller, Mitchell; de Alarcon, Alessandro; Pan, Brian S; Skoch, Jesse . Transnasal Endoscopic Approach for Excision of Intracranial Nasal Dermoid Sinus Cysts. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 36 1, 30-36