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Deborah Martins, M.D.

Deborah Martins, M.D.

  • Chief Resident (PGY-6)
  • Plastic Surgery

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles - B.S., Anthropology - 2011
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles - M.D., 2016

Residencies

  • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Plastic Surgery Residency, 2016-present

Clinical Interests

  • Global Surgery
  • Global Partnerships
  • Hand Surgery
  • Microsurgery

Research Interests

  • Global Partnerships
  • Global Surgery
  • Hand Surgery
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa
  • Surgical Education

Biography

Deborah B. Martins, M.D., is a plastic surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco. Debbie has an interest in global health, which she has cultivated since she first volunteered for Operation Smile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2008 as a college student, donating her time to translate for the American medical team. In 2010, she worked as a researcher at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, investigating local trends in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In medical school, she traveled to Maputo, Mozambique in 2013 and 2016, collaborating with local surgeons on pediatric surgery research.

During her research year, Debbie is continuing to expand her knowledge on global surgery and academic partnerships, working with the Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology on the Surgical Management and Reconstructive Training course. She is also collaborating with anesthesia and dermatology colleagues on Hidradenitis suppurativa research, as well as with with orthopedic surgery on hand surgery research.

Awards & Honors

  Award  
  Confired By    
  Date    
  • Viola G. Hyde Scholarship
  • UCLA
  • 2016
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • UCLA
  • 2015
  • Lemann Scholar
  • UCLA
  • 2013 - 2015
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • UCLA
  • 2011

    • Faculty Mentors

    Postgraduate Education & Related Coursework

    • Designing Clinical Research for Residents

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 8
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    1. Johnson CL, Schwartz H, Greenberg A, Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Wong LE, Martins DB, Broering JM, Kumar SB, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC, Roman SA. Patient Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Low-acuity Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2021 08; 264:30-36. View in PubMed
    2. Martins DB, Ayanruoh L, Paul M, Shukla N, Naik HB. Hidradenitis suppurativa publications are sparse in frontline specialties. Br J Dermatol. 2020 10; 183(4):770-771. View in PubMed
    3. Holler JT, Albright P, Challa S, Ali SH, Martins D, Keys K, Shearer DW, Terry MJ. Barriers to Performing Soft Tissue Reconstruction Procedures among Orthopedic Surgeons in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Results of a Surgical Skills Training Course. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Oct; 7(10):e2420. View in PubMed
    4. Guzman KJ, Gemo N, Martins DB, Santos P, DeUgarte DA, Ademo F, Kulber D, Issufo C. Current Challenges of Plastic Surgical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (Maputo, Mozambique). Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2018 Aug; 6(8):e1893. View in PubMed
    5. Mandelbaum RS, Volpicelli EJ, Martins DB, Park SH, Dubina E, Ishiyama A, Bradley JP, Lee JC. Evaluation of 4 Outcomes Measures in Microtia Treatment: Exposures, Infections, Aesthetics, and Psychosocial Ramifications. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017 Sep; 5(9):e1460. View in PubMed
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    Posters & Oral Presentations

    1. Wu Y, Ghaly S, Kerr S, Krishnaprasad K, Martins D, Jackson B, Prosser R, Hanigan K, Mountifield RE, Whiteman D, Bampton PA, Gearry R, Radford-Smith GL, Lawrance I. UV exposure and skin type are more important than thiopurine exposure for non-melanoma skin cancer risk in IBD. Digestive Disease Week. May 7, 2017. Chicago, Illinois.
    2. Martins D, Mandelbaum R, Farias-Eisner G, Gill R, Bradley JP, Lee JC. Long term outcomes of craniofacial microsomia treatment: mandibular reconstruction. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. April 24, 2015. Palm Springs, California.
    3. Martins D, Lee JC, Pereira CT, Ren X, Huang W, Bischoff D, Weisgerber DW, Yamaguchi DT, Harley BA, Miller TA. Optimizing collagen scaffolds for bone engineering: effects of crosslinking and mineral content on structural contraction and osteogenesis. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. April 24, 2015. Palm Springs, California.
    4. Lai L, Hui B, Yoshikane F, Martins D, Gill R, Bradley J, Wilson L, Lee J. Sphincter pharyngoplasty does not predict maxillary hypoplasia and le fort I advancement surgery in cleft patients. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. April 24, 2015. Palm Springs, California.
    5. Martins D, Mandelbaum R, Farias-Eisner G, Gill R, Bradley JP, Lee JC. Long term outcomes of craniofacial microsomia treatment: mandibular reconstruction. American Association of Plastic Surgeons. April 12, 2015. Scottsdale, Arizona.
    6. Martins D, Johnson B, Karan A, Amado V, Hartford E, Taela A, DeUgarte DA. Pediatric general surgical care in Maputo, Mozambique. Pediatrics, Surgery and Anthropology in Brazil UCLA Symposium. March 11, 2014. Westwood, CA.
    7. Martins D, Karan A, Johnson B, Amado V, Kulber D, Taela A, Hartford E, DeUgarte DA. Assessment of pediatric burn management in a tertiary care center in sub-Saharan Africa. Pacific Coast Surgical Association. February 15, 2014. Dana Point, CA.
    8. Martins D, Amado V, Johnson B, Karan A, Hartford E, Taela A, DeUgarte DA. Case volume distribution in the Mozambican pediatric general surgery training unit. Academic Surgical Congress. February 5, 2014. San Diego, CA.
    9. Martins D, Amado V, Taela A, DeUgarte DA. Surgical management of malaria complicated by peripheral gangrene in pediatric patients. Southern California American College of Surgeons Meeting. January 18, 2014. Santa Barbara, CA.
    10. Martins D, Johnson B, Karan A, Amado V, Hartford E, Taela A, DeUgarte DA. Pediatric general surgical care in Maputo, Mozambique. Josiah Brown Poster Fair David Geffen School of Medicine. August 1, 2013. Westwood, CA.
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    Books Chapters & Edited Books

    1. Tang C, Martins DB, Lee JC. (2016) Posterior cranial vault distraction: Indications and controversies. Craniosynostosis and Rare Craniofacial Clefts: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes. 2016; Chapter VII:113-124.

     

     
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