Dr. Coombs’s Publications and Credentials

Please find a list of Dr. Coombs’s articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals below. Near the bottom of this page, you will also find a list of chapters written for surgical textbooks. To view any of his publications in further detail please click the following link to visit the National Library of Medicine PubMed. If you would like to review the number of other authors citing Dr. Coombs’s work (also known as the h-index), please click the following link to visit Google Scholar and locate the graph on the right-hand side of the screen.

1. Coombs DM, Ditthakasem K, Herbert M, Fearon JA. Long-term outcomes following craniosynostosis corrections, a thirty-year retrospective. Plast Reconstr Surg. In press. 
2. Coombs DM. Discussion: Maxilla-first versus mandible-first in two-jaw orthognathic surgery: determining factors and outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. In press. 
3. Coombs DM, Patel N, Ditthakasem K, Fearon JA. Craniofacial Fellowship Training: How Are We Doing? Cleft Palate Craniofac J. Published online May 15, 2025:10556656251340787. 
4. Coombs DM, Bernard SL, Isakov R, Zins JE. Focused Subspecialty Training in Plastic Surgery Residency: An Objective Assessment of the Cleveland Clinic Pilot Program. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum. 2025;7:ojaf040.
5. Coombs DM, Patel V, Kochenour N, Patel N, Murthy AS. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improves Outcomes Following Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting. FACE. Published online October 11, 2023:27325016231203656. 
6. Coombs DM, Sinclair NR, McNinch NL, Patel N. Head circumference is relatively larger than size: a novel screening tool for infants with sagittal craniosynostosis. FACE. Published online August 11, 2023:27325016231193132.
7. Coombs DM, Hua V, Patel V, Guyuron B. Chin Dysmorphology in the Primary Rhinoplasty Population: Prevalence, Objective Analysis, & Implications. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Published online July 10, 2023.
8. Coombs DM, Sinclair NR, Kochuba A, Grow J, Couto RA, Matarasso A, Zins JE. Practice Patterns: An American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Member Survey, 2000 and 2020. How Much Has Browlifting Changed? Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Published online July 6, 2023:sjad207.
9. Coombs DM, Knackstedt R, Patel N. Optimizing blood loss and management in craniosynostosis surgery: a systematic review of outcomes over the last 40 years. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023;60(12):1632-1644.
10. DeLeonibus A, Swanson M, Coombs DM, et al. Temporalis myofascial flap and conchal bowl cartilage grafting for temporomandibular joint arthritis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023;11(4):e4931.
11. Al-Hilli M, Batur P, Kathleen A, Al-Hilli Z, Coombs DM, Schwarz G, Djohan R, Marquard J, Hurley K, Pederson H. Comprehensive Care of Women with Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2023;98(4):597-609. 
12. Coombs DM, Kwiecien GJ, Sinclair NR, Zins JE. Supply and demand: resident applications to program positions in plastic surgery and our sister specialties. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;151(1):158e-166e.
13. Jinka SKA, Coombs DM, Murthy AS. Complications of pediatric mandibular distraction osteogenesis hardware: a 10-year retrospective analysis of the food and drug administration manufacturer and user facility device experience database. FACE. 2022;3(3):403-409.
14. Coombs DM, Wu SS, Bernard S, Djohan R, Isakov R, Schwarz GS, Gharb BB, Rampazzo A. Breast Implant-Related Outcomes after Cardiothoracic Surgeries and Electrophysiologic Procedures. Ann of Plast Surg. 2022;89(3):267-273. 
15. Coombs DM, Kwiecien GJ, Sinclair NR, Jin A, Zins JE. Local Infiltration of Tranexamic Acid During Facelift Improves Operating Room Efficiency: a Matched Patient Study. Aesthet Surg J. Published online ahead of print March 29, 2022:sjac067.
16. Zins JE, Coombs DM. Endoscopic brow lift. Clin Plast Surg. 2022;49(3):357-363.
17. Sinclair NR, Kochuba A, Coombs DM, et al. Face Lift Practice Patterns: an American Society of Plastic Surgeons Member Survey, 2000 and 2020. How Much Have We Changed? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022;149(6):1096e-1105e.
18. Coombs DM, Bassiri Gharb B, Tuncer FB, et al. Skeletal and dental outcomes after facial allotransplantation: the Cleveland Clinic experience and systematic review of the literature. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022;149(4):945-962.
19. Coombs DM, Aliotta R, Jagadeesh D, Raymond D, Isakov R. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma with invasive chest wall masses. Ann Plast Surg. 2021;87(4):409-414.  
20. Tanaka SA, Coombs DM, Tuncer FB, et al. Square-root palatoplasty: comparing a novel modified-Furlow double-opposing z-palatoplasty technique to traditional straight-line repair. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021;9(8):e3777.
21. Yee A, Coombs DM, Hildebrandt S, Seidelman WE, Coer JH, Mackinnon SE. Nerve surgeons’ assessment of the role of eduard pernkopf’s atlas of topographic and applied human anatomy in surgical practice. J Biocommun. 2021;45(1):E7.
22. Wu SS, Kwiecien GJ, Coombs DM, Foglietti S, Fostyk A, Foglietti MA. Cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a case report about masking effect of facial masks in the covid-19 pandemic. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021;9(7):e3783.
23. Kwiecien GJ, Coombs DM, Cakmakoglu C, Bernard S, Fanning A, Moreira A. Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction with simultaneous nipple-sparing mastopexy utilizing an inferiorly based adipodermal flap: our experience with prepectoral and subpectoral techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021;148(1):140e-141e.
24. Coombs DM, Kwiecien GJ, Koval C, et al. Successful treatment of life-threatening covid-19 infection in a face transplant recipient. Ann Plast Surg. 2021;87(1):105-106.
25. Kochuba AL, Coombs DM, Kwiecien GJ, Sinclair NR, Zins JE. Prospective study assessing the effect of local infiltration of tranexamic acid on facelift bleeding. Aesthet Surg J. 2021;41(4):391-397.
26. Sinclair NR, Coombs DM, Kwiecien G, Zins JE. How to prevent and treat complications in facelift surgery, part 1: short-term complications. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2021;3(1):ojab007.
27. Kwiecien GJ, Coombs DM, Sinclair NR, Gastman BR, Gharb BB, Rampazzo A. Acute Superficial Vein Thrombosis of the Upper Extremity: A Case Report. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8(12):e3322.
28. Kwiecien GJ, Sinclair N, Coombs DM, Djohan RS, Mihal D, Zins JE. Long-term effect of cranioplasty on overlying scalp atrophy. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8(8):e3031.
29. Coombs DM, Djohan R, Knackstedt R, Cakmakoglu C, Schwarz GS. Advances and Current Concepts in Reconstructive Surgery for Breast Cancer. Seminars in Oncology. 2020;47(4):217-221.
30. Coombs DM, Churchill J, Cartwright P, Chughtai M, Sultan AA, Hendrickson MF, Mont MA. Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Deep Defects over a Complicated Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. J Knee Surg. 2020;33(7):732-744.
31. Coombs DM, Lanni MA, Lin I, Patel A, Korentager R, Fosnot J, Djohan R. Professional Burnout in United States Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residents: is it a Legitimate Concern? Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2020;40(7):802-810.
32. Wu S, Coombs DM, Gurunian R. Liposuction: Concepts, safety, and techniques in body-contouring surgery. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020;87(6):367-375.
33. Coombs DM, Asha M, Ascha M, Gatherwright J, Knackstedt R, Gurunluoglu R. Revisiting the “July Effect” in Plastic Surgery: New Data from the ACS-NSQIP and a Review of the Current Evidence. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2020;84(1):95-99.  
34. Coombs DM, Grover R, Prassinos A, Gurunluoglu R. Breast Augmentation Surgery: Clinical Considerations. Cleve Clin J Med. 2019;86(2):111-122.
35. Yee A, Coombs DM, Hildebrandt S, Seidelman WE, Coert JH, Mackinnon SE. Nerve Surgeons’ Assessment of the Role of Eduard Pernkopf’s Atlas of Topographic and Applied Human Anatomy in Surgical Practice. Neurosurgery. 2019;84(2):491-498. 
36. Yee A, Coombs DM, Hildebrandt S, Seidelman WE, Coert JH, Mackinnon SE. In Reply: Nerve Surgeons’ Assessment of the Role of Eduard Pernkopf’s Atlas of Topographic and Applied Human Anatomy in Surgical Practice. Neurosurgery. 2018;83(4):E189
37. Brown S, Mirmanesh M, Song P, Coombs DM, Rengifo D, Pu LLQ. Beveled Incisions: What is the Evidence?. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2018;42(3):743-747.
38. Shirey L, Coombs DM, Talwar A, Mickus T. Pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma responsive to chemotherapy: A case report. Radiol Case Rep. 2018;13(2):479-484.
39. Pang JH, Coombs DM, James I, Fishman J, Rubin JP, Gusenoff JA. Characterizing Breast Deformities After Massive Weight Loss: Utilizing the Pittsburgh Rating Scale to Examine Factors Affecting Severity Score and Surgical Decision Making in a Retrospective Series. Ann Plast Surg. 2018;80(3):207-211.
40. Taurin S, Yang CH, Reyes M, Cho S, Coombs DM, Jarboe EA, Werner TL, Peterson CM, Janát-Amsbury MM. Endometrial Cancers Harboring Mutated Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Protein Are Successfully Treated With a New Small Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in an Orthotopic Mouse Model. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2018;28(1):152-160.
41. Coombs DM, Peitzman SJ. Medical Students’ Assessment of Eduard Pernkopf’s Atlas: Topographical Anatomy of Man. Annals of Anatomy. 2017;212:11-16.
42. Coombs DM, Srivastava B, Amar D, Rubin JP, Gusenoff JA. The Challenges of Augmentation Mastopexy in the Massive Weight Loss Patient: Technical Considerations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017; 139(5): 1090-1099. 
43. Patel NB, Coombs DM, Arsalai M, Li CS, Liu Y, Stevenson TR, Pu LLQ. The Plastic Surgeon as Employee: Survey of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017;78(5 Suppl 4):S238-S242. 
44. Coombs DM. Navigating the Journey from Medical School Classroom to Third Year Clerkship. Patient Educ Couns. 2017;100(3):598-599. 
45. Coombs DM, Patel NB, Zeiderman MR, Wong MS. The Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap as a Versatile and Viable Option for Perineal Reconstruction. Eplasty. 2017;17:ic2.
46. Coombs DM, Bourne DA, Egro FM, Solari MG. Reconstructing Defects of the Lower Lip: An Emphasis on the Estlander Flap. Eplasty. 2016;16:ic50.
47. Coombs DM, Salehi P, Colon N, Kim D. Healthenomics: A Novel Curriculum Empowering Future Physicians to Maximize Patient Outcomes. In American Medical Association, ed. Turn Med Ed on its Head: American Medical Association Medical Education Innovation Challenge. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2016.