Education/Training:
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Bachelor of Sciences with Honors
Majors: Biological Sciences, Spanish
2003-2007
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
MD
2007-2012
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Clinical Research Training Program
2010-2011
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency
2012-2018
Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery, Houston, TX
Aesthetic Fellowship
2018-2019
Experience and Professional Memberships:
1999-2003
Research Associate, Agricultural Bioengineering, United States
Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, LA
2003-2007
Research Associate, Molecular Genetics, Baton Rouge, LA
2007-2010
Research Associate, Genetic basis of arrhythmias, Nashville, TN
2007-2012
Member, American Medical Student Association
2007-2012
MCAT and DAT instructor, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
2007-2011
Clinic Coordinator (2007-2008), Patient Health Educator (2008-2009), Interpreter (2007-2011), Shade Tree Clinic, Nashville, TN
2008-2011
Nashville Birthing Project
2010-2011
National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Training Program, Research Fellow
2011-pres
Special Volunteer, NIH, Bethesda, MD
2010-2012
Interest Group Chair, Careers in Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2012-present
American Medical Association, Member
2012-present
American Society of Plastic Surgery, Resident subscriber
2013-present
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Resident subscriber
2015-2016
University of Kentucky Graduate Medical Education House Staff Representative
2012-2018
Lexington Medical Society, Member
2016-2018
American Society of Plastic Surgery Legislative Advocacy Committee
2016-present
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open Peer Reviewer
2016-present
PLoS ONE Peer Reviewer
2018-presemt
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal Peer Reviewer
2018-present
American Society of Plastic Surgery Researcher Education Subcommittee
2018-present
American Society of Plastic Surgery Women Plastic Surgeons Steering Committee
2019-present
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Peer Reviewer
2019-present
Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal Peer Reviewer
Honors:
2002
International Science and Engineering Fair Finalist
2003-2007
Honors College, Louisiana State University
2005
Barry Goldwater Scholar Award
2007
LSU Medalist (Given to graduates with 4.0 GPA on course studies)
2007-2012
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Merit Scholarship
2007
Molecular Foundations of Medicine Double Helix Society
2008
American Heart Association Fellowship Award
2010
NIH Research Fellowship Award
2015
Recipient, PSF National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant
2016
University of Kentucky Resident Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education
2017
University of Kentucky Resident Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education
2017
Recipient, PSF National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant
2017
Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons 2nd place presentation
2018
Lexington Medical Society Essay Contest, 1st place
2017,2018
ASERF/ASAPS Resident Travel Scholarship Recipient
2019
Gaspar Anastasi Award for Best Resident/Fellow Paper – American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Presentations
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- Expanding the Progressive Tension Suture Concept: A Study of Its Utility in Body Contouring Procedures. May 2019. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
- The Addition of Kenalog to Fat Grafts Leads to an Increased Concentration of Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs). May 2019. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
- Enhancing the Process of Fat Grafting: A Novel “Superstem” Technique for Enriching the Adipose Derived Stem Cell (ADSC) Concentration in Fat Grafts. May 2019. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
- Enhancing the Process of Fat Grafting: Comparing Fat Delivery Systems for Gluteal Augmentation on Cell Viability and Adipose Derived Stem Cell (ADSC) Content. May 2019. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
- The Addition of Antibiotics Improves Cell Viability and Adipose Derived Stem Cell (ADSC) Count in Fat Grafts. May 2019. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
- Perioperative Optical Assessment of Blood Flow Variations in Soft Tissues: Implications for Assesment and Management of Battlefield Injuries. Military Medicine Conference. August 2018. Orlando, FL.
- 3D Imaging of Tissue Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. Oral Presentation. Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting, Lexington, KY. June 2018.
- 3D Imaging of Tissue Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. Oral Presentation. University of Kentucky Research Colloquium. April 2018. Lexington, KY.
- Mingjun Zhao, Chong Huang, Nneamaka Agochukwu-Nwubah, Li Chen, Jeffrey Radabaugh, Rony Aouad, Lesley Wong, Guoqiang Yu. April 2018. Optical Society of America. Orlando, FL.
- Aesthetic Considerations in Cleft Rhinoplasty. April 2018. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Meeting. New York, NY
- 3D Imaging of Tissue Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. Oral Presentation. Wisconsin Surgical Club. April 2018. Lexington, KY
- A Twenty-Year Experience with the Treatment of Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity. 11th World Cleft Lip/Palate & Craniofacial Congress. November 2017. Wuhan, China.
- 3D Imaging of Tissue Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting. October 2017. Orlando, FL.
- A Photometric Stereo Technique to Acquire Tissue Surface Geometry for 3D Imaging of Blood Flow Distribution in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. October 2017. Phoenix, AZ
- Non-Contact Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Assessment of Tissue Blood Flow in the Prediction of Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. October 2017. Phoenix, AZ
- Laparoscopic Harvest of the Rectus Abdominis for Perineal Reconstruction. Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. August 2017. Louisville, KY.
- 3D Imaging of Tissue Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps. Oral Presentation. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting. October 2016. Orlando, FL.
- A novel noncontact optical method for assessing blood flow in mastectomy skin flaps: A prospective study in patients undergoing prosthetic based reconstruction. Oral Presentation. Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting. October 2016. Louisville, KY.
- A novel noncontact optical method for assessing blood flow in mastectomy skin flaps: A prospective study in patients undergoing prosthetic based reconstruction. Oral Presentation. 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. June 2016. Orlando, FL.
- Reconstruction of Scalp Defects with Dermal Regenerative Template: A Comparative Study. Oral Presentation. University of Kentucky Research Colloquium. October 2014. Lexington, KY.
- Reconstruction of Scalp Defects with Dermal Regenerative Template: A Comparative Study. Oral Presentation. 57th annual Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting. June 2014. Bahamas
- Circumvertical Breast Reduction with An Intraoperative-Sequenced Horizontal Component. Poster Presentation. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting. May 2012. Vancouver, CA.
- Cognitive Function, Development, and Hearing Loss in Muenke Syndrome. 2011. Oral Presentation. Site Visit. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD.
- Cognitive Function, Development, and Hearing Loss in Muenke Syndrome. 2011. Oral Presentation. Medical Genetics Branch Meeting. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD
- Cognitive Function, Development, and Hearing Loss in Muenke Syndrome. 2011. Oral Presentation. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD
Publications:
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- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Mentz H. Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia after Non-Invasive Radio frequency: A Report and Review. 2019. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Mentz H. Abdominal Etching: Past and Present. 2019. Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Mentz H. Abdominal Etching: Surgical Technique and Outcomes. Letter to the Editor. 2019. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Style 410 Anatomic Implants: A Comparison of Outcomes and Aesthetic Results of Compared to Smooth Round Silicone Implants. 2019. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2019;39:NP322-NP330.
- Mingjun Zhao, Siavash Mazdeyasna, Chong Huang, Nneamaka Agochukwu-Nwubah, Alisha Bonaroti, Lesley Wong, Guoqiang Yu. Noncontact Speckle Contrast Diffuse Correlation Tomography of Blood Flow Distributions in Burn Wounds. 2019. Military Medicine.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Cleft Rhinoplasty – A 15 Year Study and Evolution. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2019;30:1430-1434.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Patronella C. Expanding the Progressive Tension Suture Concept: A Study of Its Utility in Body Contouring Procedures. Aesthetic Surgery Journal (in submission – 2019)
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. The Addition of Antibiotics Improves Cell Viability and Adipose Derived Stem Cell (ADSC) Count in Fat Grafts). Aesthetic Surgery Journal (in submission -2019)
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. The Addition of Kenalog to Fat Grafts Leads to an Increased Concentration of Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs). JAMA Facial Plastics (in submission – 2019)
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. SuperNano Fat: A Novel Method to Enrich the Adipose Derived Stem Cell Content of the Lipoaspirate. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (in submission – 2019)
- Agochukwu-Nwubah N. How I Found My Rhythm When the Music Stopped. Kentucky Doc. Spring Issue.
- Siavash Mazdeyasna, Chong Huang, Mingjun Zhao, Nneamaka Agochukwu-Nwubah, Ahmed A. Bahrani, Lesley Wong, Guoqiang Yu, “Noncontact speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography of blood flow distributions in tissues with arbitrary geometries,” J. Biomed. Opt.
- Boustany A, Elmaraghi S, Agochukwu-Nwubah, Nneamaka, Cloyd B, Rinker B. A Breast Prosthesis Infection Update: Two-year incidence, risk factors, and management at single institution. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2018:51 (1):7-14.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Late Breast Implant Infections: A Delayed MRSA Infection from Hematogenous Spread in an Intravenous Drug User. European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2017: 41(3), 351-354
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Debunking the Myth of A-cigarettes: a Case of Free Flap Compromise Due to E-cigarette Use Within the First 24 hours. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2017;S1748-6815:30395-9.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Laparoscopic Harvest of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle for Perineal Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2017; 5:e1581.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. The Utilization of the MatrixWAVE System for Attaining Maxillomandibular Fixation in the Patient with the Edentulous Mandible. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 May;56(4):343-345.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Dermal Regenerative Template as a Cost Effective Alternative for Complex Scalp Reconstruction: A Cohort Study and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2018; 29: e73-377.
- Chong Huang, Minjun Zhao, Daniel Irwin, Nneamaka Agochukwu-Nwubah, Lesley Wong, Guoqiang Yu. “Noncontact speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography of tissue blood flow distribution”. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 2017;36:2068-2076.
- Nneamaka Agochukwu-Nwubah, et al. A Novel Noncontact Optical Method for Assessing Blood Flow in Mastectomy Skin Flaps:A Prospective Study in Patients Undergoing Implant Based Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;140:26-31.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah, Nneamaka, et al. Diabetic Mastopathy: A Systematic Review of Management of a Rare Breast Disease. Ann Plast Surg. 2017;78:471-475.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Isolated, Non-Syndromic Symptomatic Pancarpal coalition: Report of a rare case and review of the literature. J Hand Surg Am. 2016:41:e375-e377.
- Yarnell CM, Addissie YA, Hadley DW, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Hart RA, Wiggs EA, Platte P, Paelecke Y, Collmann H, Schweitzer T, Kruszka P, Muenke M. Executive Function and Adaptive Behavior in Muenke Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2015;167:428-434
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Hearing loss in syndromic craniosynostoses: Otologic manifestations and clinical findings. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014;78:2037-2047
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka et al. Hearing loss in syndromic craniosynostoses: introduction and consideration of mechanisms. Am J Audiol. 2014;23:135-141.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka et al. Epilepsy in Muenke syndrome: FGFR3-related craniosynostosis. Pediatr Neurol. 2012 ;47:355-361
- Nah HD, Koyama E, Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Bartlett SP, Muenke M. Phenotype profile of a genetic mouse model for Muenke syndrome. Childs Nervous System. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012;28:1483-1493.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. The Impact of genetics on the diagnosis and clinical management of syndromic craniosynostoses. Childs Nervous System. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012;28:1447-1463
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, et al. Talocalcaneal Coalition in Muenke Syndrome: Report of a Case, Review of the Literature in FGFR-Related Craniosynostoses, and Consideration of Mechanism. Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Mar;161A4:453-60
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Solomon BD, Doherty ES, Muenke M. The Oral and Palatal Manifestations of Muenke Syndrome (FGFR3 Craniosynostosis). J Craniofac Surg. 2012;23:664-8
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Solomon BD, Zajaczkowska-Kielska A, Lyons CJ, Pollock T, Singhal A, Van Allen MI, Muenke M.Genetic Environmental Interaction in a Unique Case of Muenke Syndrome with Intracranial Hypertension. Child’s Nervous System. 2011; 27:2183-6.
- Solomon BD, Pineda-Alvarez DE, Hadley DW, Keaton AA, Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Raam MS, Carlson-Donohoe HE, Blessing B, Kamat A, Chandrasekharappa SC. De novo deletion of chromosome 20q13.33 in a patient with tracheo-esophageal fistula, cardiac and genitourinary anomalies implicates GTPBP5 as a candidate gene. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2011;91:862-865.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Pineda-Alvarez DE, Keaton AA, Warren-Mora N, Raam MS, Kamat A, Chandrasekharappa SC, Solomon BD. Analysis of FOXF1 and the FOX gene cluster in patients with VACTERL association. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 2011;54:323-328.
- Agochukwu-Nwubah Nneamaka, Doherty ES, Muenke M (December 2010) in: GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource [database online]. Copyright, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997-2010. Available at http://www.genetests.org or http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1415/.
- Watanabe H, Yang T, Chopra N, Atack T, Hwang H, Leake B, Agochukwu Nneamaka B, Kannankeril P, Kupershmidt S, Knollman B, Roden D. D1275N SCN5A Mutation Causes Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia: Mechanisms Revealed in Mice but Absent by Heterologous Expression. Circulation Research. 2008;103:1497
- Jambunathan N, Martinez AW, Robert EC, Agochukwu Nneamaka B, Ibos ME, Dugas SL, Donze D. Multiple Bromodomain Genes Are Involved in Restricting the Spread of Heterochromatic Silencing at the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HMR-tRNA Boundary. Genetics. 2005: 171: 913-922
Grants:
Research Support
Ongoing/Funded Research Support:
National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant
Plastic Surgery Foundation
Title: “Intraoperative Imaging of Mastectomy Skin Flaps
Description: 3D imaging of mastectomy skin flaps
07/2017 – present
ational Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant
Plastic Surgery Foundation
Title: “Noncontact Diffuse Optical Assessment of Mastectomy Skin Flaps “
Description: Measure blood flow variations of mastectomy skin flaps in the perioperative period to predict necrosis
07/01/2015-07/2017
Past Research Support:
Human Frontier Science Program (RGY11/2002)
National Science Foundation (MCB-0342113)
Study of Chromatin structure and gene expression using Saccaromyces cerevisiae as a model system
08/2003 – 05/2007
American Heart Association Grant
“Genetic Basis of Arrhythmias”
Test susceptibility of a mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to arrhythmias
06/2008 – 06/2009
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
Interest/Hobbies:
Writing, Sports, Singing, Cooking, Fitness, Travel
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Dr. Jacob Unger is a board-certified plastic surgeon committed to superior outcomes and building vital relationships with each patient. He takes every step to improve the patient experience, from the first consultation through enjoying long-term transformative results. Discover what sets our skilled and experienced team apart.
MEET NPSI
Dr. Jacob Unger is a board-certified plastic surgeon committed to superior outcomes and building vital relationships with each patient. He takes every step to improve the patient experience, from the first consultation through enjoying long-term transformative results. Discover what sets our skilled and experienced team apart.