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Ravi Garg
Scripps Prebys Cancer Center
- Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery
4044 Fifth Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
United States
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Ravi Garg, MD, is a plastic surgeon specializing in cranio/maxillofacial and head and neck microvascular surgery. He performs the full scope of head and neck reconstruction, including vascularized tissue transplants to the jaw bones, oral cavity, pharynx, skull base, neck and scalp to reconstruct wounds resulting from cancer, trauma and congenital deformities. He has a particular interest in complex reconstruction, including 'jaw in a day' surgery which he pioneered at the University of Kansas, and more recently at Scripps, in San Diego. As a craniofacial and maxillofacial surgeon, he performs a large volume of orthognathic jaw surgery and is well prepared to treat complex maxillofacial deformities that may in some instances require a combination of orthognathic osteotomies and microvascular free flap reconstruction.
1. Garg RK, Vance DT, O’Connor MK. The Transoral Alar Batten (TAB) Graft: A Functional
Rhinoplasty Technique for the Orthognathic Jaw Surgery Patient. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery. 2023. 152(6):1328-1331. PMID: 36940157.
2. Emanuelli E, O’Connor M, Garg RK. Genioglossus Muscle Advancement: Technique Modification
for Improved Chin Aesthetics. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery – Global Open. 11(3):e4846. PMID: 36910733.
3. Godbe K, O’Connor MK, Sinik LM, Vance DT, Nazir N, Garg RK. Minimally Invasive
Microvascular Mandibular Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 11(1):e4733. PMID: 36699208.
4. Braun SE, O’Connor MK, Garg RK. Adult Cleft Patients: An Exploration of Functional Needs and
Treatment Barriers. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Published online ahead of print 8/19/22.
PMID: 35984002.
5. O’Connor M, Emanuelli E, Garg RK. LeFort 1 Maxillary Osteotomy in a Jehovah’s Witness
Patient: Strategies for Minimizing Blood Loss and Maximizing Safety. Maxillofacial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery. 2022. 44(1)10. PMID: 35235074.
6. Emanuelli E, O’Connor M, Garg RK. Management of a Highly Vascular Low-Grade
Myofibroblastic Sarcoma of the Mandible. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open.
10(1):e4043. PMID: 35070598.
7. Garg RK, O’Connor M, Sterling D, Jacob L, Hammoudeh JA, Andrews BT. Pediatric Odontogenic
and Maxillofacial Bone Pathology: A Global Analysis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Published
online ahead of print 9/23/21. PMID: 34650739.
8. Chan C, Garg R, Wlodarczyk JR, Yen S, Urata MM. Simultaneous LeFort III and LeFort I
Osteotomies in Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021. PMID 33563004.
9. Liu A, Odono LT, Wlodarcyzk JR, Garg R, Hammoudeh JA. Unique Techniques Utilizing Rib
Grafts for Mandibular Reconstruction in the Pediatric Population. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
Published ahead of print 3/25/21. PMID: 33852516.
10. Andrews BT, Garg R, Przylecki W, Habal M. SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Its Impact on
Craniofacial Surgery. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. May 6, 2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
32398624.
11. Hammoudeh JA, Goel P, Wolfswinkel E, Fahradyan A, Vartanian E, Garg R, Williams MS,
Khansa I, Urata M. Simultaneous midface advancement and orthognathic surgery: a powerful
technique for managing midface hypoplasia and malocclusion. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery. 145(6):1067-72e. PMID: 32459778.
12. Farmer R, Garg RK, Afifi AM. Can Functional Nasal Surgery Treat Chronic Headaches? A
Systematic Review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018. 142(6):1583-92. PMID: 30489532.
13. Garg RK, Garland CB, Mount DL, Babchenko O, Leverson GJ, Afifi AM. A Comparison of
Outpatient and Inpatient Pediatric Rhinoplasty: Results from NSQIP-Pediatric, 2012-2014.
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Published ahead of print 3/30/18. PMID: 29608479.
14. Garg RK, Afifi AM, Garland CB, Sanchez R, Mount DL. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea:
Consensus, Controversy, and Craniofacial Considerations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
2017. 140(5):987-997. PMID: 29068938.
15. Garg RK, King TW, Sanchez R, Afifi AM. Reply: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: The Role of
Upper Airway and Facial Skeletal Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017.
139(6):1378-9e. PMID: 28538589.
16. Garg RK, Wieland AM, Hartig GK, Poore SO. Risk Factors for Unplanned Readmission Following
Head and Neck Microsurgical Reconstruction: Results from the National Surgical Quality
Improvement Program, 2011-2014. Microsurgery. 2017. 37(6):502-8. PMID: 27658935.
17. Garg RK, Poore SO, Wieland AM, Sanchez R, Baskaya MK, Hartig GK. Recipient Vessel
Selection in the Difficult Neck: Outcomes of External Carotid Artery Transposition and End-to-End
Microvascular Anastomosis. Microsurgery. 2017. 37(2):96-100. PMID: 26186688.
18. Garg RK, Wieland AM, Poore SO, Sanchez R, Hartig GK. The Radial Forearm Snake Flap: A
Novel Approach to Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Reconstruction that Reduces Donor Site
Morbidity. Microsurgery. 2017. 37(1):6-11. PMID 26069099.
19. Chen JT, Sanchez R, Garg R, Poore S, Siebert J. Helpful Hints for the Superficial Temporal
Artery and Vein as Recipient Vessels. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017. 139(3):818-20e.
PMID: 28234889.
20. Liu W, Ma K, Kwon SH, Garg R, Patta YR, Fujiwara T, Gurtner GC. The Abnormal Architecture of
Healed Diabetic Ulcers is the Result of FAK Degradation by Calpain 1. Journal of Investigative
Dermatology. 2017. 137:1155-65. PMID: 28082186.
21. Garg RK, Shan Y, Havlena JA, Afifi AM. Disparities in Utilization of Jaw Surgery for Treatment of
Sleep Apnea: A Nationwide Socioeconomic and Outcomes Analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Global Open. 2016. 4(12):e1047. PMID: 28293491.
22. Garg RK, Sanchez R, Afifi AM, King TW. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: The Role of Upper
Airway and Facial Skeletal Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016. 138(4):889-98.
PMID: 27673521.
23. Garg RK, Poore SO, Wieland AM, McCulloch TM, Hartig GK. Elective Free Flap Revision in the
Head and Neck Cancer Patient: Indications and Outcomes. Microsurgery. 2015. 35(8):591-5.
PMID: 26419863.
24. Garg RK, Alsheik NH, Afifi AM, Gentry LR. Pterygoid Plate Fractures: Not Limited to Le Fort
Fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2015. 26(6):1823-5. PMID: 26147022.
25. Garg RK, Hartman MJ, Lucarelli MJ, Leverson G, Afifi AM, Gentry LR. Nasolacrimal System
Fractures: A Description of Radiographic Findings and Associated Outcomes. Annals of Plastic
Surgery. 2015. 75(4):407-13. PMID: 25815677.
26. Garg RK, Lee KS, Kohn SC, Afifi AM. Can Ultrasound Distinguish a Supraorbital Notch from a
Foramen? Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2015. 34(11):2089-91. PMID: 26432823.
27. Garg RK, Afifi AM, Gassner J, Hartman MJ, Leverson G, King TW, Bentz, ML, Gentry LR. A
Novel Classification of Frontal Bone Fractures: The Prognostic Significance of Vertical Fracture
Trajectory and Skull Base Extension.” Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
2015. 68(5):645-53. PMID: 25778872.
28. Wong VW, Garg RK, Sorkin M, Rustad KC, Akaishi S, Levi K, Nelson ER, Tran M, Rennert R, Liu
W, Longaker MT, Dauskardt RH, Gurtner GC. Loss of Keratinocyte Focal Adhesion Kinase
Stimulates Dermal Proteolysis Through Upregulation of MMP9 in Wound Healing. Annals of
Surgery. 2014. 260:1138-46. PMID: 25389925.
29. Garg RK, Rennert RC, Duscher D, Sorkin M, Kosaraju R, Auerbach LJ, Lennon J, Chung MT,
Paik K, Nimpf J, Rajadas J, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Capillary Force Seeding of Hydrogels for
Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Delivery in Wounds. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 2014.
3(9):1079-89. PMID: 25038246.
30. Rennert RC, Sorkin M, Garg RK, Januszyk M, Gurtner GC. Cellular Response to a Novel Fetal
Acellular Matrix: Implications for Tissue Regeneration. International Journal of Biomaterials. Epub
2013/07/22. doi: 10.1155/2013/527957. PMID: 23970899.
31. Garg RK, Gurtner GC. Of Mice and Men: Mechanical Signaling and Scar Formation Across
Species. The Journal of Wound Technology. Special Issue: Scar. 2012. 15:24-5.
32. Rennert RC, Sorkin M, Garg RK, Gurtner GC. Stem Cell Recruitment After Injury: Lessons for
Regenerative Medicine. Regenerative Medicine. 2012. 7(6):833-50. PMID: 23164083.
33. Chakrabarti S, Rizvi M, Morin K, Garg R, Freedman JE. The Role of CD40L and VEGF in the
Modulation of Angiogenesis and Inflammation. Vascular Pharmacology. 2010. 53(3-4): 130-7.
PMID: 20546942