Dr. DeCesare's CV
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Undergraduate:
1997-2001
College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
B.S., 2001 cum laude
Business Administration
MCAT score: 39 (12, 13, 14) 99th Percentile (Highest score at UF in 2000)
Graduate:
2001-2005
School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
M.D., 2005 Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
Academic Excellence Award (All four years)
USMLE - Step 1: 255
Step 2: Clinical Knowledge: 245
Clinical Skills: Passed
Step 3: Passed
Post Graduate:
2005-2007
Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Resident
Stephen R.T. Evans, MD, Dept. of Surgery
2007-2009
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Research Fellow
Joseph E. Losee, MD, Div. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2009-2012
Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Resident
Stephen R.T. Evans, MD, Dept. of Surgery
2012-2015
UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles
Fellow
Andrew Da Lio, MD, Div. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2015-2016
University of Miami Medical Center, University of Miami
Fellow
Zubin J. Panthaki, MD, Div. of Hand Surgery
EMPLOYMENT
2017-2020
Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona, FL
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2021-Present
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Osceola, FL
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2021-Present
HCA Lake Monroe Hospital, Sanford, FL
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION
2018
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery
2019
Passed, Hand Specialty Examination
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- American Society of Plastic Surgery
- Georgia Society of Plastic Surgery
HONORS
Student Senator, University of Florida 1998-1999
(One of 94 elected Senators for student body of ~50,000 students; over
$10 million dollar annual operating budget)
Graduated cum laude from the University of Florida College of Business 2001
Ponderous Ascensions, 2nd Place in Prose, Published in MEDLENNIUM 2002
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical School Honor Society 2004
Academic Excellence Award (8/01-4/05) 2005
College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Caring Star 2007
Georgetown University Hospital
(Awarded for exemplary effort in the care of a patient)
2nd Place, Basic Science Research Presentation Award. 2008
DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, Losee JE.
The Effects of BMP2 on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair.
54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Valley Forge, PA, April 11-12, 2008.
2nd Place, Basic Science Research Presentation Award. 2008
Naran S, Worrall CI, Madia JV, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Losee, JE.
Oro-Facial Clefting: The Incidence of Congenital and Acquired Co-Morbidities.
51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Cleveland, Ohio, May 16-18, 2008.
Resident Award for Best Clinical Paper 2008
Naran S, Valerio IL, DeCesare GE, Madia JV, Chong T, Vecchione L, Jiang S,
Deleyiannis FWB, Losee JE. Pediatric Mid-Face Fractures: Presentation,
Management, and Early Follow-Up in 162 Consecutive Patients. 25th Annual
Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
2008 ASMS/MSF & Synthes CMF Research Grant Award 2008
(One of six awarded)
The Use of Printed BMP2 in a Rabbit Calvarial Defect Model.
Principal Investigator: DeCesare GE.
Best Overall Poster 2008
Bykowski MR, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A,
Huard J, Weiss LE, Losee JE, Campbell PG. Spatial Control of Bone Healing
In Vivo. 5th Annual Research Symposium of the American Medical Association
National Meeting, Orlando, FL. November 8-11, 2008.
Best Surgical Poster 2008
Bykowski MR, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A,
Huard J, Weiss LE, Losee JE, Campbell PG. Spatial Control of Bone Healing
In Vivo. 5th Annual Research Symposium of the American Medical Association
National Meeting, Orlando, FL. November 8-11, 2008.
Charles A. Hufnagel Award for Excellence in Research. 2009
(One Basic Science award per year)
DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Usas A, Lensie EL, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JE, Campbell PG. Inkjet-Based Printing of BMP-2 and Noggin to Spatially Control Bone
Formation in vivo. Annual Hufnagel/Simonian Research Competition, Department of Surgery,
Georgetown College of Medicine. June 2, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES:
1. Wheeler CK, DeCesare GE, Mannari RJ, Payne WG, Robson MC. Cutaneous Nocardiosis.
Wounds; 17(5):131-136, May 2005.
2. Chao MT, Jiang S, Smith D, DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Pollack IF, Girotto J, Losee JE.
Demineralized Bone Matrix and Resorbable Mesh Bilaminate Cranioplasty: A Novel Method for
Reconstruction of Large-Scale Defects in the Pediatric Calvarium. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery;
123(3):976-982, March 2009.
3. DeCesare GE, Deleyiannis FWB, Losee JE. Reconstruction of Osteomyelitis Defects of the
Craniofacial Skeleton. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2009 May;23(2):119-131.
4. Alef MJ, Irwin CS, Smith DM, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Vecchione L, Ford MD, DeCesare GE,
Deleyiannis FW-B, Losee JE. Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty. Journal of
Craniofacial Surgery, 20(5)1327-1333, September 2009.
5. Clavijo-Alvarez JA, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Irwin C, Smith DM, Grunwaldt LJ, Losee JE.
Autologous Bone Grafting with Adjunctive Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix for Alveolar Cleft Defects:
Early Outcomes. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2010 March:47(2): 116-21.
6. Cray J, Burrows AM, Vecchione L, Lensie E, DeCesare GE, Campbell A, Finegold DN, Losee
JE, Siegel MI, Cooper GM, Mooney MP. Effects of Flutamide Therapy on Craniofacial Growth and
Development in a Model of Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2010 May; 21(3):711-718
7. Cooper GM, Miller ED, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Lensie EL, Bykowski M, Huard J, Weiss L,
Losee JE, Campbell P. Inkjet-Based Biopatterning of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 to Spatially Control
Calvarial Bone Formation. Tissue Engineering, 2010;Part A, May; 16(5):1749-1759
8. Cooper GM, Lensie EL, Cray JJ Jr., DeCesare GE, Smalley MA, Losee JE, Mooney MP. BMP.-
4 response in wild-type and craniosynostotic rabbit bone cells. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
125(5):1403-11, May 2010.
9. Cooper GM, Lensie EL, Cray JJ, Bykowski MR, DeCesare GE, Smalley MA, Mooney MP,
Campbell PG, Losee JE. Direct comparison of progenitor cells derived from adipose, muscle, and bone
marrow from wild-type or craniosynostotic rabbits. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011
January;127(1):88-97.
10. DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Smith DM, Cray JJ, Durham EL, Kinsella CR, Mooney MP, Losee
JE. Novel Animal Model of Calvarial Defect in an Infected Unfavorable Wound: Reconstruction
with rhBMP-2. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Feb;127(2):588-94
11. Kinsella CR Jr, Bykowski MR, Lin AY, Cray JJ, Durham EL, Smith DM, DeCesare GE,
Mooney MP, Cooper GM, Losee JE. BMP-2-Mediated Regeneration of Large-Scale Cranial Defects in
the Canine: An Examination of Different Carriers. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011
May;127(5):1865-73.
12. Rottgers SA, DeCesare GE, Chao M, Smith DM, Cray JJ, Naran S, Vecchione L, Grunwaldt L,
Losee JE. Outcomes In Pediatric Facial Fractures: Early Follow-up in 177 Children and Classification
Scheme. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2011 July;22(4):1260-5.
13. Mericli AF, DeCesare GE, Zuckerbraun NS, Kurland KS, Grunwaldt L, Vecchione L,
Losee JE. Pediatric craniofacial fractures due to violence: comparing violent and non-violent
mechanisms of injury. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2011 Jul;22(4):1342-7.
14. Kinsella CR, Castillo N, Naran S, Smith DM, DeCesare GE, Cladis FP, Vecchione L,
Jiang S, Losee JE. Intraoperative High Dose Epinephrine Infiltration in Cleft Palate Repair.
Submitted.
NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Wheeler C, DeCesare GE, Mannari R, Payne W, Robson M. Cutaneous Nocardiosis. Wounds 2005;
17(5): 131-136.
2. DeCesare, GE: Ponderous Ascensions. Medlennium (2002, Vol. 3, 50). Tampa: BF Publications
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:
1. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with Craniosynostotic
Dural Cells Facilitates BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of Murine Myoblast Cells. The Plastic
Surgery Research Council 53rd Annual Meeting, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Abstract
Supplement, 44A, 121(6S), June 2008.
2. Smith DM, Gross K, DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Rubin JP, Marra K, Losee JE. Soluble Factors from
Infant Dura Induce Osteogenic Differentiation of Adult-Derived ASCs. The Plastic
Surgery Research Council 53rd Annual Meeting, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Abstract
Supplement, 55A, 121(6S), June 2008.
3. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Smith DM, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with
Craniosynostotic Dural Cells Facilitates BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of Murine Myoblast
Cells. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons 77th Annual Meeting, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Abstract Supplement, 41, 122(4S), October 2008.
4. Naran S, Worrall CI, Madia JV, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Bykowski, MR, Vecchione L, Losee, JE.
Oro-Facial Clefting: The Incidence of Congenital and Acquired Co-Morbidities. 59th Annual Meeting of
the American Medical Student Association, March 12, 2009, Washington, D.C.
5. Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE, Losee
JL, Campbell PG. Spatial regulation of BMP2-induced bone formation using Noggin. 87th meeting of the
American Association of Dental Research, Miami, FL, April 1-4, 2009.
6. Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE, Losee
JL, Campbell PG. Spatial regulation of bone formation induced by BMP2 in vivo. 54th Annual Meeting
of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, May 27-30, 2009.
7. DeCesare GE, Cray JJ, Burrows AM, Vecchione L, Barbano TE, Lensie EL, Smith DM, Mooney MP,
Losee JE, Cooper GM. Spontaneous suture regeneration following coronal suturectomy in the neonatal
rabbit. Paper presented as a podium presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery
Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, May 27-30, 2009.
8. DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Smith DM, Lensie EL, Cray JJ, Mooney MP, Losee JE. BMP2’s effects
on bone healing in the ‘chronic’ wound. Paper presented as a podium presentation at the 54th Annual
Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, May 27-30, 2009.
9. Mericli AF, DeCesare GE, Zuckerbraun NS, Kurland KS, Grunwaldt L, Vecchione L, Squires JE,
Losee JE. Pediatric craniofacial fractures due to violence: a five year institutional review of 1528 patients
comparing violent and non-violent mechanisms of injury. Formal Synopsis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009.
Oct; 124(4S):6
10. Cooper GM, Lensie EL, Cray JJ Jr., Bykowski MR, DeCesare GE, Smalley MA, Mooney MP,
Campbell PG, Losee JL. Direct Comparison of Progenitor Cells Derived from Different Postnatal
Tissues. Podium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Research,
Washington, DC, March 3-6, 2010.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
1. DeCesare GE, Cassady C, Newman M, Mallery J, Saporta S, Zigova T, Sanchez-Ramos J,
Sanberg P, Willing A. The Use of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in a Rodent Model of Stroke.
University of South Florida Health Sciences Center Research Day, Tampa, FL. February 2, 2002.
2. DeCesare GE, Gutmann J, Cruse W. Warfarin Induced Breast Necrosis. Annual Meeting of the
Southeastern Burn and Wound Conference, Birmingham, AL. November 4 - 7, 2004.
3. Cooper GM, Lensie EL, Barbano TE, DeCesare GE, Cray JJ, Mooney MP, Losee JE.
Craniosynostotic Rabbit Dura Mater Inhibits Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone-Derived Cells. Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Dental Research, Dallas, TX. April 2 - 5, 2008.
4. Bykowski MR, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Huard J, Weiss LE, Losee
JE, Campbell PG. Spatial Control of Bone Healing In Vivo. 5th Annual Research Symposium of the
American Medical Association National Meeting, Orlando, FL. November 8-11, 2008.
WINNER: BEST SURGICAL POSTER.
WINNER: BEST OVERALL POSTER.
5. Bykowski MR, Naran S, Worrall CI, Madia JV, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Vecchione L, Losee JE.
Oro-Facial Clefting: The Incidence of Congenital and Acquired Co-Morbidities. 14th Annual Poster
Session of the American Medical Student Association, Washington, D.C. March 12, 2009.
6. Clavijo-Alvarez J, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Irwin C, Smith DM, Losee JE. Autologous Bone
Grafting With Adjunctive Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices for Alveolar Cleft Defects: Early Outcomes.
88th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Rancho Mirage, California.
March 21-24, 2009.
7. DeCesare GE, Cray J, Burrows A, Vecchione L, Barbano T, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE,
Cooper GM. The Effects of Coronal Suturectomy on Cranial Growth and Development in Wild-Type
Rabbits. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ.
April 21-25, 2009.
8. Rubinstein RE, Naran S, DeCesare GE, Jiang S, Smith D, Losee JE. Pediatric Craniofacial Fracture
Patterns and Outcomes. XIII Biennial Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery,
Oxford, United Kingdom. September 26-30, 2009.
9. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Smith DM, Cray JJ, Bykowski M, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM.
BMP-4-Mediated Osteoinduction of Murine Myoblast Cells is Increased by Co-Culture with
Craniosynostotic Rabbit Dural Cells. XIII Biennial Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial
Surgery, Oxford, United Kingdom. September 26-30, 2009.
10. Lensie EL, Cray JJ Jr., DeCesare GE, Smalley MA, Losee JE, Mooney MP, Cooper GM. Osteogenic
response in wild-type and craniosynostotic rabbit bone cells. Annual meeting of the American
Association of Dental Research, Washington, DC, March 3-6, 2010.
11. Cray J., Durham E., Bykowski M., DeCesare G., Smalley M., Mooney M., Campbell P., Losee J.,
Cooper G. Regression Modeling to Inform Cell Incorporation into Therapies for Craniosynostosis.
Annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, San Diego, CA, March 18, 2011.
OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Research Conference, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. ‘Research
into Craniofacial Bone Pathology’. 30 minute PowerPoint presentation and subsequent Q & A session.
Attendees: totaling approximately 20-30 people including attending physicians, residents, post-doctorate
fellows, research fellows, medical students and visitors, September 10, 2007.
2. Research Conference, Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. Monthly Lab
Update, 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentation, Hour long meeting. Attendees: totaling approximately 20-
30 people including attending physicians, residents, post-doctorate fellows, research fellows, medical
students and visitors, 2008 - 2009.
3. Research Conference, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. ‘Spatial
Patterning of BMP2 and its Use in the Chronic Calvarial Wound’. 20 minute PowerPoint presentation and
subsequent Q & A session. Attendees: totaling approximately 20-30 people including attending physicians,
residents, post-doctorate fellows, research fellows, medical students and visitors, August 4, 2008.
4. Research Conference, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. ‘Spatial
Patterning of BMP2 and its Use in the Chronic Calvarial Wound’. 30 minute PowerPoint presentation and
subsequent Q & A session. Attendees: totaling approximately 20-30 people including attending physicians,
residents, post-doctorate fellows, research fellows, medical students and visitors, May 4, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
1. DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, Losee JE. The Effects of BMP2
on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair. 54th Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society of
Plastic Surgeons, Valley Forge, PA. April 11 - 12, 2008.
WINNER: 2ND PLACE, BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATION AWARD.
2. Rubinstein RE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Smith D, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. Pediatric Craniofacial
Fractures: Interesting Trajectories and Unfavorable Turns. 54th Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy
Society of Plastic Surgeons, Valley Forge, PA. April 11 - 12, 2008.
3. Alef MJ, Smith DM, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Vecchione L, Ford M, Deleyiannis F,
Losee JE. Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty. 65th Annual Meeting of the
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Philadelphia, PA. April 15 - 18, 2008.
4. Ford M, Sivak W, DeCesare GE, Deleyiannis F, Jiang S, Losee JE. Velopharyngeal Closure
Patterns of the Velopharyngeal Portal in Patients with Submucous Cleft Palate. 65th Annual Meeting of
the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Philadelphia, PA. April 15 - 18, 2008.
5. Rubinstein RE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Smith D, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. Pediatric Craniofacial Fractures: Interesting Trajectories and Unfavorable Turns. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Cleft
Palate-Craniofacial Association, Philadelphia, PA. April 15 - 18, 2008.
6. Alef MJ, Smith, DM, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Jiang, S, Vecchione, L, Ford, M, Deleyiannis, F,
Losee, JE. Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
7. Cooper GM, DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE. Blockade of Transforming
Growth Factor-β Signaling Affects Osteogenic Induction of Co-cultured Craniosynostotic Bone and Dural
Cells Differently than Wild-type. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
8. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with Dural Cells
Affects BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of C2C12 Cells. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley
Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
9. Irwin CS, Rubinstein RE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Smith D, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. Pediatric
Craniofacial Fractures: Interesting Trajectories and Unfavorable Turns. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
10. Naran S, Worrall CI, Madia JV, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Losee, JE. Oro-Facial Clefting: The
Incidence of Congenital and Acquired Co-Morbidities. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of
Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
WINNER: 2ND PLACE, BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATION AWARD.
11. Rottgers SA, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Madia J, Naran S, Chao M, Jiang S, Deleyiannis F,
Vecchione L, Losee JE. Adverse outcomes in pediatric facial fractures. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
12. Sivak WN, Ford MD, DeCesare GE, Deleyiannis FWB, Jiang S, Losee JE. Videofluoroscopic
Closure Patterns of the Velopharyngeal Portal in Patients with Submucous Cleft Palate. 51st Annual
Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
13. Smith DM, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, Losee JE. The Effects of BMP2
on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of
Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
14. Valerio I, DeCesare GE, Madia M, Chong T, Naran S, Vecchione L, Jiang S, Deleyiannis FWB,
Losee J. Management of Complex Pediatric Mid-face Facial Fractures. 51st Annual Meeting of the
Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Cleveland, OH. May 16 - 18, 2008.
15. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with
Craniosynostotic Dural Cells Facilitates BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of Murine Myoblast
Cells. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Springfield, IL. May 28 - 31, 2008.
16. Smith DM, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, Losee JE. The Effects of BMP2
on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research
Council, Springfield, IL. May 28 - 31, 2008.
17. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with Dural Cells Affects BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of C2C12 Cells. Annual Hufnagel / Simonian
Competition in General Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. June 3, 2008.
18. Bykowski MR, Smith DM, Rottgers SA, Madia J, Naran S, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Losee
JE. 5th Pediatric Mandible Fractures: Presentation, Management, and Early Follow-up. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
19. Castillo NE, Smith DM, Madia J, DeCesare GE, Naran S, Cladis FP, Ford M, Vecchione L,
Jiang S, Losee JE. Intraoperative “High Dose” Epinephrine Infiltration in Cleft Palate Repair. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
20. Clavijo-Alvarez JA, Vecchione L, Irwin CS, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Losee JE. Acellular
Dermal Matrix in Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Novel Strategy for Improved Outcomes. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
21. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Blockade of Transforming
Growth Factor-β Signaling Affects Osteogenic Induction of Co-cultured Craniosynostotic Bone and Dural
Cells Differently than Wild-type. 5th Annual University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research
Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
22. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Co-Culture with Dural Cells
Affects BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of C2C12 Cells. 5th Annual University of Pittsburgh
Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
23. Fletcher DR, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. Balancing Cupid’s Bow with Medial Lip Shortening. 5th
Annual University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
24. Irwin CS, Alef MJ, Smith DM, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Vecchione L, Ford MD,
Deleyiannis FWB, Losee JE. Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
25. Michelotti B, Smith DM, Naran S, Ford MD, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. Early
Speech Outcomes Following Primary Palatoplasty Incorporating Acellular Dermal Matrix. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
26. Naran S, Worrall C, Madia J, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Losee JE. Oro-Facial Clefting:
Incidence of Congenital and Acquired Co-Morbidities. 5th Annual University of Pittsburgh Plastic
Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
27. Rottgers SA, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Madia JV, Naran S, Chao Mills M, Jiang S, Deleyiannis
FWB, Vecchione L, Losee JE. Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Facial Fractures. 5th Annual University of
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
28. Rubinstein R, Irwin C, DeCesare GE, Afifi AM, Jiang S, Smith DM, Losee JE. Oblique
Pediatric Craniofacial Fractures. 5th Annual University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research
Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
29. Sivak WN, Ford MD, DeCesare GE, Deleyiannis FWB, Jiang S, Losee JE. Videofluoroscopic
Closure Patterns of the Velopharyngeal Portal in Patients with Submucous Cleft Palate. 5th Annual
University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
30. Smith DM, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. The Effects of
BMP-2 on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair. 5th Annual University of Pittsburgh Plastic
Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
31. Valerio I, DeCesare GE, Madia JV, Chong T, Naran S, Vecchione L, Jiang S, Deleyiannis FWB,
Losee JE. Management of Complex Pediatric Mid-face Facial Fractures. 5th Annual University of
Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA. June 4, 2008.
32. Miller ED, Cooper GM, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Losee JL, Walker LM, Weiss LE,
Campbell PG. Spatial patterning of cell fate in vitro and tissue formation in vivo using bioprinting.
Annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, St. Louis, MO, October 2-4, 2008.
33. Clavijo-Alvarez JA, Vecchione L, Irwin C, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Losee JE. Acellular
Dermal Matrix in Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Novel Strategy for Improved Outcomes. 25th Annual
Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
34. Naran S, Valerio IL, DeCesare GE, Madia JV, Chong T, Vecchione L, Jiang S, Deleyiannis
FWB, Losee JE. Pediatric Mid-Face Fractures: Presentation, Management, and Early Follow-Up in 162
Consecutive Patients. 25th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
WINNER: RESIDENT AWARD FOR BEST CLINICAL PAPER.
35. DeCesare GE, Castillo NE, Smith DM, Madia JV, Naran S, Cladis F, Ford M, Vecchione L,
Jiang S, Losee JE. Intraoperative High Dose Epinephrine Infiltration in Cleft Palate Repair. 25th Annual
Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
36. Gruenwaldt L, Saladino RM, Madia JV, Vecchione L, Deleyiannis FWB, DeCesare GE, Naran
S., Losee JE. Pediatric Facial Fractures: The Current Demographic 2000 - 2007. 25th Annual Meeting of
the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
37. Bykowski M, Smith DM, Rottgers SA, Madia JV, Naran S, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Losee
JE. Pediatric Mandible Fractures: Presentation, Management, and Early Follow-Up. 25th Annual
Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
38. Rottgers SA, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Madia JV, Naran S, Jiang S, Deleyiannis FWB,
Vecchione L, Losee JE. Complications of Pediatric Facial Fractures. 25th Annual Meeting of the
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
39. Smith DM, Afifi AM, Cooper GM, Mooney MP, DeCesare GE, Losee JE. The Effects of BMP-
2 on Sutural Patency in Craniofacial Defect Repair. 25th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of
Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 2 - 5, 2008.
40. DeCesare GE, Lensie EL, Smith DM, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper, GM. Co-Culture with
Craniosynostotic Dural Cells Facilitates BMP4-Mediated Osteogenic Induction of Murine Myoblast
Cells. 77th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL. October 31 -
November 5, 2008.
41. Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JL, Campbell PG. Spatial Regulation of BMP2-induced Bone Formation Using Noggin. 87th
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research. Miami, FL. April 1-4, 2009.
42. Michelotti B, DeCesare GE, Smith DM, Ford M, Vecchione L, Losee JE. Early Speech
Outcomes Following Primary Palatoplasty Incorporating Acellular Dermal Matrix. 55th Annual Meeting
of the Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Pittsburgh, PA. April 17 - 18, 2009.
43. DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JL, Campbell PG. Inkjet Based Printing of BMP-2 and Noggin to Spatially Control Bone
Formation in vivo. 55th Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Pittsburgh, PA.
April 17 - 18, 2009.
44. DeCesare, GE, Michelotti B, Smith DM, Ford M, Vecchione L, Losee JE. Early Speech
Outcomes Following Primary Palatoplasty Incorporating Acellular Dermal Matrix. 66th Annual Meeting
of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25, 2009.
45. DeCesare, GE, Fletcher D, Losee JE. Secondary Cleft Lip Surgery: A Novel Method for
Balancing Cupid’s Bow. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association,
Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25, 2009.
46. DeCesare GE, Castillo NE, Smith DM, Madia JV, Naran S, Cladis F, Ford M, Vecchione L,
Jiang S, Losee JE. Intraoperative High Dose Epinephrine Infiltration in Cleft Palate Repair. 66th Annual
Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25, 2009.
47. Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JL, Campbell PG. Spatial Regulation of Bone Formation In Vivo. 66th Annual Meeting of the
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25, 2009.
48. DeCesare GE, Cooper, GM, Smith DM, Barbano T, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE. rhBMP-
2's Effects on Bone Healing in a Chronic Rabbit Calvarial Wound Model. 66th Annual Meeting of the
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25, 2009.
49. Clavijo-Alvarez J, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Irwin C, Smith DM, Losee JE. Autologous Bone
Grafting With Adjunctive Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices for Alveolar Cleft Defects: Early Outcomes.
66th Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20-25,
2009.
50. Bykowski MR, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JE, Campbell PG. Inkjet Based Printing of BMP-2 and Noggin to Spatially Control Bone
Formation in vivo. National Student Research Forum. Galveston, TX. April 23-25, 2009.
51. Cray J, DeCesare GE, Burrows A, Vecchione L, Barbano T, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE,
Cooper GM. The Effects of Coronal Suturectomy on Cranial Growth and Development in Wild-Type
Rabbits. 54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA. May 27-30,
2009.
52. DeCesare GE, Cooper, GM, Smith DM, Barbano T, Lensie EL, Mooney MP, Losee JE. rhBMP-
2's Effects on Bone Healing in a Chronic Rabbit Calvarial Wound Model. 54th Annual Meeting of the
Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA. May 27-30, 2009.
53. Clavijo-Alvarez J, Vecchione L, DeCesare GE, Irwin C, Smith DM, Losee JE. Autologous Bone
Grafting With Adjunctive Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices for Alveolar Cleft Defects: Early Outcomes.
54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA. May 27-30, 2009.
54. Naran S, Valerio IL, DeCesare GE, Madia JV, Chong T, Vecchione L, Jiang S, Deleyiannis
FWB, Losee JE. Pediatric Mid-Face Fractures: Presentation, Management, and Early Follow-Up in 162
Consecutive Patients. 54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA.
May 27-30, 2009.
55. Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JL, Campbell PG. Spatial regulation of bone formation induced by BMP2 in vivo. Paper presented
as a Plenary Session podium presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research
Council, Pittsburgh, PA, May 27-30, 2009.
56. DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Usas A, Lensie EL, Bykowski MR, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JE, Campbell PG. Inkjet-Based Printing of BMP-2 and Noggin to Spatially Control Bone
Formation in vivo. Annual Hufnagel/Simonian Research Competition, Department of Surgery,
Georgetown College of Medicine. June 2, 2009.
WINNER: CHARLES A. HUFNAGEL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH.
57. Bykowski MR, Cooper GM, Miller ED, Lensie EL, DeCesare GE, Usas A, Huard J, Weiss LE,
Losee JE, Campbell PG. Spatial Regulation of BMP-induced Bone Formation using Noggin. XIII
Biennial Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Oxford, United Kingdom.
September 26-30, 2009.
58. DeCesare GE, Cooper GM, Smith DM, Cray JJ, Lensie EL, Bykowski M, Mooney MP, Losee
LE. BMP-2-Based Regeneration of Large-Scale Calvarial Defects Following Severe Surgical Site
Infection in Rabbits. XIII Biennial Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Oxford,
United Kingdom. September 26-30, 2009.
59. Mericli AF, DeCesare GE, Zuckerbraun NS, Kurland KS, Grunwaldt L, Vecchione L, Squires JE,
Losee JE. Pediatric craniofacial fractures due to violence: a five year institutional review of 1528 patients
comparing violent and non-violent mechanisms of injury. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual
Meeting. Seattle, WA, October 24, 2009.
60. Cooper GM, Lensie EL, Cray JJ Jr., Bykowski MR, DeCesare GE, Smalley MA, Mooney MP,
Campbell PG, Losee JL. Direct Comparison of Progenitor Cells Derived from Different Postnatal
Tissues. Annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Research, Washington, DC, March 3-6,
2010.
61. Naran S, DeCesare GE, Michelotti B, Grunwaldt L, Chao-Mills M, Cooper GM, Cray JJ, Kinsella C,
Cladis F, Fearon J, Losee JE. Safety and Efficacy of Pre-Operative Epoetin Alpha in Surgical Calvarial
Remodeling: An 8 Year Retrospective Review and Analysis. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Cleft
Palate-Craniofacial Association, Fort Worth, TX. March 15-20, 2010.
62. Kinsella CR Jr, Bykowski MR, Lin AY, Cray JJ, Smith DM, Durham EL, DeCesare GE, Mooney
MP, Cooper GM, Losee JE. BMP-2-Mediated Regeneration of Large Scale Cranial Defects in the Canine:
An Examination of Different Carriers. American Cleft Palate Association, April 5-9, 2011, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
RESEARCH FUNDING
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery (PI: Gary E. DeCesare, MD)
Title: The Use of Printed BMP2 in a Rabbit Calvarial Defect Model
Role: Primary Investigator
Funding Period: 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009
Total Funding: $6,000
Medtronic (PI: Joseph E. Losee, MD)
Title: Protein-induced Cranial Regeneration by BMP-2 in a Canine Mode
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Period: 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2010
Total Funding: $224,065
Medtronic (PI: Joseph E. Losee, MD)
Title: Evaluation of Cranial Growth after Treatment with rhBMP-2/ACS in a Rabbit Calvarial Reconstruction Model
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Period: 5/15/2009 - 5/14/2011
Total Funding: $5,943
