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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: R. Bruce Shack, M.D.
OFFICE ADDRESS: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Plastic Surgery
D-4221, Medical Center North
Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2345
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER: 615/936-0160
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: October 7, 1947 - Vernon, Texas
EDUCATION:
College: Midwestern University
Wichita Falls, Texas
August 1965 - May 1969 B.S.
Graduate: University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston, Texas
August 1969 - May 1973 M.D.
Postgraduate: Externship - St. Paul's Hospital
Jan. - June 1971
Dallas, Texas
Externship - St. Bartholomew's Hospital
July - Dec. 1971
London, England
Internship in Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
July 1973 - June 1974
Nashville, Tennessee
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Assistant Resident in Surgery
July 1974 - June 1977
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Chief Resident in Surgery
July 1977 - June 1978
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Resident in Plastic Surgery
July 1978 - June 1979
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery
July 1979 - June 1980
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
State of Texas E1126/1973
State of Tennessee MD9737/1975
State of Maryland D25070/1980*
*(Not at present, 2007)
American Board of Surgery - 1979
American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1981
American Board of Plastic Surgery - Present
Certification of Added Qualifications in
Surgery of the Hand – 1993
Re-certification for Surgery of the Hand - 2007
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
July 1980 - June 1982
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Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
July 1981 - June 1982
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1982 - June 1987
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery (Tenured)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1987 - June 1996
Interim Chairman and Associate Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1996 - December 31, 1996
Chairman and Professor (Tenured)
Department of Plastic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
January 1, 1997 – Present
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Attending Surgeon
Children's Hospital and Center for
Reconstructive Surgery
Baltimore, Maryland
July 1980 - June 1982
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medicine
July 1980 - June 1982
Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Church Hospitals
Baltimore, Maryland
July 1980 - June 1982
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Attending Surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1982 - Present
Consultant: Head and Neck Surgery
Veteran's Administration Hospital
July 1982 - Present
Baptist Hospital (Staff Privileges)
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1982 - Present
Nashville General Hospital (Courtesy Privileges)
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1982 - June 1993
Centennial Medical Center (Staff Privileges)
Nashville, Tennessee
July 1982 – Present
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Burn Association
American Cancer Society
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Medical Association
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF)
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
H. William Scott, Jr. Society
John B. Lynch Society
John Staige Davis Society of Plastic Surgeons of Maryland
Nashville Academy of Medicine
Nashville Surgical Society
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
The Breast Surgery Symposium
Southern Medical Association
Southern Surgical Association
Tennessee Medical Association
Tennessee Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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The Association of Academic Chairman of Plastic Surgery
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Intramural Service: VUMC Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
VUMC Medical School, Executive Faculty – 1999-2002
VUMC Associate Director, Section of Surgical Sciences
1999-2002
VUMC Medical Board of Directors
Vanderbilt Home Care Services, Professional Advisory Board
Vanderbilt Operating Room Committee
Vanderbilt Progressive Home Health Agency Board of Directors
Vanderbilt Burn Center Advisory Committee
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, TN
VMG Budget and Finance Committee
VMG Board of Directors
Extramural Service: Treasurer - Practice Relations Commission
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1983-1984/1984-1985
Member - Finance Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1983-1984/1984-1985/1985-1986/1986-1987
Chairman - The City-Wide Journal Club of Tennessee Plastic
Surgeons, 1980’s to Present
Vice President - J.B. Lynch Society
1984-1985
Assistant Secretary - Plastic Surgery
Section, Southern Medical Association
1984-1985
Member - Resident & Research Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1984-1985
President - J.B. Lynch Society
1985-Present
Member - Socioeconomic Committee
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American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1985-1986/1986-1987/1987-1988
Member - Instructional Course Committee
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
1985-1986/1986-1987/1987-1988
Member - In Service Exam Committee Plastic
Surgery Educational Foundation
1985-1986/1987-1988
Associate Councilor - State of Tennessee
Southern Medical Association
1986-Present
Secretary - Plastic Surgery Section,
Southern Medical Association
1986-1988
Chairman - SMA Liaison Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1986-1990
Chairman - Breast/Aesthetic Subcommittee
In-Service Exam Committee - Plastic Surgery
Educational Foundation 1988-1994
Chairman -The Thuss Endowment Lecture Weekend - Present
Vice-President - Associated Management Services
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1988-1990
Chairman Elect - Plastic Surgery Section,
Southern Medical Association
1989
Chairman - Finance Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1988-1990
Chairman - Plastic Surgery Section,
Southern Medical Association
1990
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Member - Tennessee District #2
Committee on Applicants of the
American College of Surgeons
1990-2000
Advisory Board - Tennessee Chapter
Neurofibromatosis Foundation Medical
1990- Present
Member-at-Large Board of Directors
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1991-1993
Chairman - Professional Liability
Insurance Committee, American Society of
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
1991-1994
President - Associated Management Services
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1991 - 1998
Chairman, Resident & Research Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1993-1995
Secretary/Treasurer - Nashville Surgical Society
1993-1996
Secretary - H. William Scott, Jr. Society
1993-1997
Member - Finance Committee
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
1993-1998
Chairman - In-Service Exam Committee
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1994-1997
Trustee, Board of Directors
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1995-Present
Chairman - Marketing Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1995 -1997
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President-Elect - Nashville Surgical Society
1996
President - Nashville Surgical Society
1996-97
Assistant Secretary
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1997
Chairman, Special Education Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1998
Secretary,
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
1998 – 2001
President-Elect - H. William Scott, Jr. Society, 1999
Senior Guest Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery
1999-2002
CAQSH Exam Consultant, American Board of Plastic Surgery
1999-2002
President - H. William Scott, Jr. Society, 2000-2001
President – Tennessee Society of Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery, 2002 - Present
Vice President,
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2001-2002
Alternate Delegate - American Medical Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2000-2002
Practice Commissioner
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2000 – Present
Chairman, Special Education Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
2001-2002
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Chairman, By-Laws Committee
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2001 - Present
Vice Chairman-Administrative Commission, Board of Directors
of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.,
2003-2004
“Nasal Reconstruction”, “Vaginal Reconstruction” Presentations
Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois, March, 2003
Tennessee Medicare Part B Carrier Advisory Committee
(CAC), February 24, 2004 – Present
Councilor, Southern Medical Association, SMA
2004 – Present
Presidential Committee on Endowments
Special Committee on Special Awards (Non-Published)
2005-2006, 2006-2007
SMA Annual Meeting “What’s New in Plastic Surgery
Presentation,” San Antonio, Texas, 2005
Moderator – The Bariatric Symposium and Presentation given
on “Abdominal Hernias”, 2005-2006
Chairman - Bariatric Symposium, “Techniques & Pitfalls:
Extremities and Breasts, “Postoperative Patient Safety,
Avoiding Complications”, “Reimbursement” and “Special
Anesthesia.” October, 2005
Member-American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Distance Learning Committee 2006 - present
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME) Committee to Present
Chairman - SMA Abstract Reviews for residents-in- training
competition, 2006
American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses Education
Committee Meeting, “Vaginal Reconstruction/Post OP Care”
San Francisco, CA 2006. “The Evolution of Breast
Augmentation & the History of Breast Implants” R. Bruce
Shack, M.D. August 11, 2006
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CITI Course in The Protection of Human Research Subjects
completed, August 15, 2006
Member - The Governance Task Force Committee
American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Education
Foundation, January 1st through December 31st, 2006
Chairman – SMA Committee Appointments:
Coordinating Committee on Budget & Administration
Advisory Committee on Management Compensation
Advisory Committee on Special Projects, Chairman
Ad Hoc Committee on Finance - Special committee appointed
by Dr. Ellis.
Coordinating Committee on Education
Advisory Committee on Scientific Activities, Chairman,
2006 – Present
SMA Presentation, “Plastic Surgery after Bariatric Surgery”
at the 100th
Scientific Assembly, October 12, 2006
Member - SMA Audit Committee, July, 2006 to Present
ASPS/PSEF Board Member Committee Meetings
March, 2007
President, Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgeons, SESPRS, June, 2006 – Present
SESPRS Site Visit January 14-16th
, 2007 Sandestin, FL
SESPRS 23rd
Annual Breast Symposium January 19-21, 2007,
Atlanta, GA
Privileges at Nashville Surgical Center, February 13, 2007
ASPS “Forum on the Future of Plastic Surgery” and Governance
Task Force Meeting, March 7-11th
, 2007, Coronado, California
ASAPS Annual Meeting, April 19th
-24th
, 2007, New York, NY.
The third year serving on Distance Learning Committee of the
ASAPS, 2008-2009
Thuss Lecture April 26th
– 28th
, 2007 @Vanderbilt University
Medical Center
ASPS/PSEF Winter Board Meeting, February 28, 2008, - March
11
2nd
, 2008. Dr. Shack is also serving on Membership Strategies
Committee.
The Thuss Lecture, May 22-24, 2008 @ Vanderbilt Medical
Center with Dr. Joel J. Feldman as Thuss Lecturer
AAPS 86th
Annual Meeting May 20th
– 23rd, 2007 The Coeur
d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, earning 25
hours Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits
SESPRS Annual Meeting, June 7th
– 14th
, 2007, Destin, FL
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
School of Medicine, 2/28/08 3/02/08, Amelia Island, Florida
“New Techniques in Plastic Surgery 2008”
Credits Dr. R. Bruce Shack, M.D. with Continuing Education.
SMA Summer Meeting of the Council, August 9th
– 12th
, 2008.
Birmingham, AL
Southern Medical Association 2007-2008 Committees:
Bruce Shack, MD
Advisory Committee on Management Compensation.
Long Range Planning Committee
Advisory Committee on Constitution and Bylaws
The Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Development,
2008
Bruce Shack, M.D., Chair
SMA Advisory Committee on Special Projects & Services
Bruce Shack, M.D., Chair
SMA Advisory Committee on Scientific Activities
Bruce Shack, M.D., Chair
SMA Coordinating Committee on Education
SESPRS 24th
Annual Breast Symposium, January 17th
– January
20, 2008, The Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
American Association of Plastic Surgeons 87th
Annual Meeting
and Aesthetic Symposium, April 5-8, 2008, Fairmont Copley
Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
Southern Medical Association, SMA, 2008 Spring Meeting of
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the Council & SMA Services, Inc. Board, Dr. Shack, Tennessee
State Councilor, April 24-27, 2008, West Braden Springs Hotel,
French Lick, Indiana
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting
May 1, to May 6th
, 2008, Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, San
Diego California
The Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Annual Meeting, June 6th
– June 11th
, 2008 Boca Raton, FL
SESPRS Committees for 2008-2009
Long Range Planning Committee, Chair, R. Bruce Shack, M.D.
Judicial Council
Nominating Committee, Chair, R. Bruce Shack, M.D.
2008-2009 President of the Southern Medical Association
June 30th
, 2008 Committees
Member, Coordinating Committee on Budget &
Administration
Member, Advisory Committee on Management
Compensation
Member, Advisory Committee on Constitution &
Bylaws
Chair, Coordinating Committee on Education
Member, Coordinating Committee on Long Range
Planning
Chair, Presidential Committee on Special Awards
Chair, Presidential Committee on Endowments
Chair, Presidential Committee on Selections
Chair, Presidential Committee on Ethics
Chair, Presidential Committee on Special Projects
The ASPSN Tennessee/Alabama Chapter Annual Meeting
Saturday, August 2nd
, 2008. Presentation by Dr. R. Bruce
Shack, M.D., “Forehead Lift/Plasty.”
Southern Medical Association’s Centennial Scientific Assembly
Advances in Medicine 2008, R. Bruce Shack, M.D. Incoming
President, August 4th
– August 10th
, 2008. Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN.
SMA Council and Long Range Planning Meeting
Emory Conference Center, Atlanta Georgia
October 24th
and 25th
, 2008
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ASPS Plastic Surgery 2008
October 31st, to November 5th, 2008
Fairmont Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL
ASPSN Convention 2008 Education Committee
Dr. Bruce Shack will present a talk on, “Lymphedema.”
November 2, 2008
Second Annual Tennessee ASMBS Meeting
Dr. Bruce Shack will present a talk on, “Plastic Surgery after
Bariatric Surgery” November 21, 2008
Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting
The Breakers, West Palm Beach, Florida
November 29th
– December 3rd, 2008
ASPS Membership Strategies and Leadership Development
Committees for 2008-2009-2010
Group Committee – 2009-2010
American Association of Plastic Surgeons 88th
Annual Meeting
& Aesthetic Symposium, March 21-24, 2009 Rancho Mirage,
CA, American College of Surgeons Continuing Medical
Education
Southern Medical Association Spring Meeting of the Council &
SMA Services, Inc. Board, April 23rd
to 26th
, 2009, Asheville,
North Carolina
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting
2009, May 2nd
to May 7th
, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
Mississippi State Medical Association Meeting, May 29th
and
30th
, 2009, Oxford, Mississippi
Biennial Meeting and Reunion Weekend, June 4th
-5th
, 2009 at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
SESPRS Annual Meeting 2009, June 6th
– June 10th
, 2009
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Plastic Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington, October 22nd
to October 28, 2009
SMA Annual Scientific Assembly
November 29 – December 6th
, 2009
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Dallas, Texas
(Dr. Shack installed as President of the SMA at this meeting.)
Department of Plastic Surgery Committee for Five Year Review
of Dr. Ray Morgan at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
February 7-9th
, 2010
Southern Medical Association Site Visit to Savannah, Georgia,
March 5-7th
, 2010
American Association of Plastic Surgeons 89th
Annual Meeting
and Aesthetic Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, March 20th
–
24th
, 2010
Missouri State Medical Association Meeting, St. Louis,
Missouri, March 26th
-28th
, 2010
The Aesthetic Meeting 2010, Washington, D.C. April 22nd
to
27th
, 2010
SESPRS Annual Meeting, June 11-16th
, 2010, West Palm
Beach, Florida
Kentucky Medical Association Alliance Annual Meeting
September 19th
to September 21, 2010, Louisville, Kentucky
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery 2010
September 30th
to October 5th
, 2010
Toronto, Canada
Southern Medical Association
February 2 to February 6th
, 2011, Executive Committee
Meeting.
Hoover, Alabama (Birmingham)
Royal and Ancient Society of American Plastic Surgeons
March 23rd
to March 27th
, 2011, Savannah, Georgia
AAPS 90th
Annual Meeting & Aesthetic Symposium 2011
April 9Th
to April 12th
, 2011, Boca Raton, Florida
Certificate of Completion
Aesthetic SAFE Training for Safe and Effective
Outcomes with Aesthetic Injectables, Boca Raton, FL,
4/10/2011
The Thuss Lecture, April 15-16, 2011 @ Vanderbilt Medical
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Center with Dr. Peter C. Neligan as the Thuss Lecturer and
hosted by Dr. Bruce Shack. Dr. Shack also lead the TNSPRS
Annual Meeting.
ASAPS Annual Meeting & Aesthetic Symposium 2011
May 5th to May 1lth
, 2011, Boston, MA
The SESPRS Annual Meeting, June 3, to June 8th
, 2011
Naples, Florida
Awards/Special Recognition Committee, 2011 – 2013
SESPRS Reappointment for Judicial Council, 2012
ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Assembly, Denver,
Colorado September 23-27th
, 2011
Southern Medical Council & SMA Services Board of Director’s
Meeting: November 2-6, 2011, Williamsburg, Virginia
Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting at the
Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, December 3rd
to 7th
, 2011
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
Beta Beta Beta Honorary Biological Society, 1967
Scholarship for Outstanding Senior Pre-Medical Student, 1968-1969
Who's Who on American Colleges and Campuses, 1969
Vice-President of the Student Body, 1967-1968
Outstanding Young Men in America, 1969
Mu Delta Honorary Medical Service Organization, 1972
Gold Medal Paper - Forum on Progress in Surgery,
Southeastern Surgical Society, 1977
Sigma XI - Vanderbilt Chapter
Guest Lecturer, Georgia State Society of Plastic Surgery, 1994
Guest Lecturer, Louisiana State Society of Plastic Surgery, 1995
Associate Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1996
Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery, Scott-White Clinic at Texas A&M,
Temple, Texas, 1996
Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of
Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, 1997
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Division of Sciences, Midwestern State
University, 1998
Who=s Who in America, 1998-2006
Life Member of the National Registry of Who=s Who, 2000
Best Doctors in America, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
XV Marzoni Lecturer and Visiting Professor - University of Alabama at
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Birmingham, 2000
IX Annual Coleman Lecturer and Visiting Professor -
University of Virginia, 2001
Visiting Professor, of Plastic Surgery – South Illinois School of Medicine,
March 5-6, 2003
Visiting Professor in Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, April, 2003
Top Scoring Physician, R. Bruce Shack, M.D, Surgical Specialties. Overall
Quality of Doctor Care. (Based on Professional Research Consultants, Inc.
2005, National Data Base.)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Responsible for Third-Year Medical Student Lecture Series. Dr. Shack was directly involved
in resident training in the operating room and ward. Participate in three weekly and four monthly
teaching conferences. Frequent faculty advisor for third and fourth year medical students interested in
surgery. Dr. Bruce Shack was a frequent Preceptor for Fourth Year Medical Students.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
1. Management of Complex Maxillofacial Trauma (with Paul Manson & John Hoopes)
Educational Foundation Instructional Course. Meeting of the American Society of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons in New York, New York / October 1981.
2. Management of Profuse Nasopharyngeal Bleeding and Coagulation Abnormalities.
Symposium on Complex Maxillofacial Trauma sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational
Foundation - Baltimore, Maryland / September 1982.
3. Management of Gunshot and Shotgun Wounds. Symposium on Complex Maxillofacial Trauma
sponsored by Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation - Baltimore, Maryland / September 1982.
4. Introduction to Plastic Surgery, Eastern Division of American Medical International/Physician's
Symposium '83 - Keystone, Colorado / March 1983.
5. Current Techniques in Plastic Surgery, Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants. Nashville,
Tennessee / September 1983.
6. Pathophysiology of Burns, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nurses
Annual Meeting - Nashville, Tennessee / October 1983.
7. Snake and Spider Bites, Panhandle District Medical Society, Texas Tech University /School
of Medicine - Amarillo, Texas /October 1984.
8. Complex Maxillofacial Trauma, Update in Plastic Surgery, Baptist Hospital - Memphis,
Tennessee / November 1984.
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9. Management of Scars, Update in Plastic Surgery, Baptist Hospital - Memphis, Tennessee
November 1984.
10. Advances in Technology, Oncology Nursing Conference, Vanderbilt University Nursing
Service - Nashville, Tennessee/November 1986.
11. Burns, BTLS Course, Williamson County Medical Society, Williamson County Medical
Center - Franklin, Tennessee /December 1986.
12. Melanoma, Advances in Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Continuing Medical
Education - Snowmass, Colorado / February 1987.
13. Burns, Advances in Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Continuing Medical
Education - Snowmass, Colorado /February 1987.
14. The Combined Intracranial and Transfacial Approach to Tumors Involving the Craniofacial
Skeleton. Plastic Surgical Section - Tennessee Medical Association - Memphis, Tennessee
April, 1979.
15. Sagittal Fractures of the Maxilla and Palate. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons Annual Meeting Honolulu, Hawaii / October 1982.
16. Complex Maxillofacial Trauma (with Paul Manson and Larry Leonard) Instructional Course.
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting - Honolulu,
Hawaii / October 1982.
17. Current Techniques in Plastic Surgery, Singleton Surgical Society Annual Meeting -
Nashville, Tennessee / February 1983.
18. Management of Neurofibromas of the Head and Neck, Southern Medical Association -
Baltimore, Maryland / November 1983.
19. Melanoma - The Second Primary, Southern Medical Association - New Orleans,
Louisiana /November 1984.
20. Closure of Oral Fistulas with Muscle and Musculocutaneous Flaps (with Asher B. Carey
and Riley S. Rees). Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - Kansas City,
Missouri / October 1985.
21. Difficult Problems in Head and Neck Surgery - Instructional Course - American Society of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting. Los Angeles, California / 1986; Atlanta,
Georgia / 1987; Toronto, Canada / 1988.
22. Head and Neck Melanoma: Evolution of Current Therapy (with John B. Lynch and Joe B.
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DeLozier) Accepted as a Poster Session, Society of Head and Neck Surgeons - New Orleans
Louisiana / May 22-25, 1988.
23. Free Groin Flap for Reconstruction of Extremity Defects Following Excision of Primary
Melanoma (with Joseph Delozier, and Michael D. Yates). Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons. White Sulphur Springs, WV, June 9-13, 1991.
24. Merkel Cell Carcinoma (with Ronald M. Barton, Joseph Delozier, Riley Rees, and J.B.
Lynch). Accepted as a Poster Session, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons, Seattle, Washington, September 22-26, 1991.
25. Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (with Ronald M. Barton, Joseph Delozier, J. B.
Lynch, and Riley S. Rees). Southern Medical Association, San Antonio, Texas, November
12-15, 1992.
26. Is Aggressive Surgical Therapy Justified in the Treatment of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma?
(with Scott Thellman, Vernon Reynolds, and J.B. Lynch.) Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons, Hilton Head, SC June 6-10, 1993.
27. Analysis of the Cutaneous and Systemic Effects of an Endermologic Device in the Porcine
Model. (D. Adcock, S. Paulsen, S.M. Davis, LB, Nanney, R.B. Shack). Presented at the
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1998
28. Analysis of the cutaneous and systemic effects of endermologic treatments in the porcine
model. (S.M. Davis, D. Adcock, L.B. Nanney, R.B. Shack). Presented at the Liposuction
Society, Boston, MA, October 8, 1998.
29. Effects of simultaneous cutaneous flap elevation and skin resurfacing in the rabbit flap model.
(D. Adcock, S. Paulsen, T. Katzen, L. Harper, L.B. Nanney, R.B. Shack). Presented at the
New Frontiers in Aesthetic Surgery Annual Meeting on May 16, 1999 in Dallas, TX.
30. Awarded the Best Resident Presentation at the 1999 Annual Scientific Aesthetic Surgery
Meeting.
31. Measurement of the forces applied to the subcutaneous tissues by endermologie treatment in
the porcine model. (D. Adcock, L.B. Nanney, K. Jabour, S. Davis, R.B. Shack). Presented at
the New Frontiers in Aesthetic Surgery meeting on May 18, 1999 in Dallas, TX.
32. Reduction mammoplasty and breast cancer risk. (T. Katzen, D. Adcock, G. Tse, S. Paulsen,
C. Perlov, L.B. Nanney, D. Page, R.B. Shack). Presented at the Southeastern Society of Plastic
& Reconstructive Surgeons, Boca Raton, FL, June 1999. Received the Glancy Award for
Best Resident presentation at the meeting.
33. Measurement of Forces Applied to the Subcutaneous Tissues by Endermologie Treatment in
the Porcine Model. (S. Davis, D. Adcock, K. Jabour, L.B. Nanney, R.B. Shack). Invited
presentation at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, November 1999, New Orleans, LA,
June, 2000.
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34. A Cost Comparison of Transcyte Versus Silver Sulfadiazine in the Treatment of Partial-
Thickness and Indeterminate Depth Burns. (R. Corley, R.M. Barton, C. Maloney, C. Perlov,
R.B. Shack). Southern Medical Association, 12th
Annual Region IV Burn Seminar (poster
session), Winston-Salem, NC, December 3-5, 1999.
35. Managing difficult donor sites with Acticoat silver coated dressing. (C. Perlov, R.M. Barton,
C. Maloney, R. Corley, R.B. Shack ). Southern Medical Association 12th
Annual Region IV
Burn Seminar (poster session), Winston-Salem, NC, December 3-5, 1999.
36. Chemical Dissection as an Aid to Capsulectomy in the Rabbit Model. (C. Riordan, A. Adbfar,
K. Jabbour, L.B. Nanney, R.B. Shack RB). Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery, New York, May 2001.
37. Greco JA, Castaldo ET, Nanney LB, Wu Y-C, Donahue R, Wendel JJ, Hagan KF, Shack RB.
Autologous Breast Reconstruction: The Vanderbilt Experience 1998-2005 Independent
Predictors of Displeasing Outcomes. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, in press,
2007.
38. Greco JA, Castaldo ET, Nanney LB, Wendel JJ, Hagan KF, Shack RB, J. Blair Summitt,
Kevin Kelly, Stephane A. Braun. Entitled, “The Effect of Weight Loss Surgery & Body Mass
Index On Wound Complications Following Abdominal Contouring Operations.” Annals of
Plastic Surgery,2008 Sept;61 (3):235-42
GRANTS/CONTRACTS
American Society for Aesthetic Surgery. AAnalysis of the Cutaneous and Systemic Effects of an
Endermologic Device in the Porcine Model.@ Principal Investigator: R. Bruce Shack M.D.
$47,531, 10/1/97-6/30/98. LPG, Inc. AThe Effects of an Endermologic Device on Cutaneous
Tissues.@ Principal Investigator: R. Bruce Shack, M.D. 1% effort $10,000, 6/01/98-5/31/99.
Southeastern Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons. AReduction Mammaplasty and Breast
Cancer Risk. Principal Investigator: R. Bruce Shack, M.D. 1% effort $1,600.00, 7/1/98-6/30/99.
Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation. ASimultaneous flap elevation and cutaneous
resurfacing in the guinea pig model.@ Principal Investigator: R. Bruce Shack M.D., 1% effort $4,642,
7/1/98-6/30/99.
Mesna Study – Southeastern Society for Plastic Surgeons “Chemical Assisted Capsulectomy – A
New Clinical Approach”. Principal Investigator: Bruce Shack, M.D., 7/01/2002 – 6/30/2003, $5,000
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Referred Journals:
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1. Dean RH, Meacham PW, Shack RB, Yao JT, Bergan JJ, Scott HW, Jr.: The Effect of Total
Portal and Intestinal Venous Diversion on Dietary Hyperlipidemia. Surgical Forum: Vol.
XXVII, 1976.
2. Dean RH, Shack RB, Rhamy RK, Wilson JP, Foster JH: The Effect of Renal
Revascularization on Kidney Function. JSurgRes 22:433-448, 1977.
3. Shack RB, Neblett WW, Richie E, Dean RH: Expanded Polytetrafluorethylene as Dialysis
Access Grafts: Serial Study of Histology and Fibrinolytic Activity. AmerSurg 43(12):817-
825, 1977.
4. Dean RH, Causon JD, Hollifield JW, Shack RB, Polterauer P, Rhamy RK: Revascularization
of the Poorly Functioning Kidney. Surg 85(1):44-52, 1979.
5. Franklin JD, Shack RB, Stone JD, Madden JJ, Jr., Lynch JB: Single Stage Reconstruction
Using a Free Osteocutaneous Groin Flap. AmJSurg 140 (4):492-498, 1980.
6. Morgan RF, Shack RB, Hoopes JE: Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Lower Leg Injuries.
MdStateMedJ 30(2):46-48, 1981.
7. Rees RS, Shack RB, Withers E, Madden JJ, Jr., Franklin JD. Lynch JB: Management of the
Brown Recluse Spider Bite. PlasReconstSurg 68(5):768-774, 1981.
8. Morgan RF, Manson PN, Shack RB, Hoopes JE: Management of Naso-ethmoid-orbital
Fractures. AmSurg 48(9):447-450, 1982.
9. Manson PN, Shack RB, Leonard LG, Su CT, Hoopes JE: Sagittal Fractures of the Maxilla
and Palate. PlastReconstSurg 72:484-488, 1983.
10. Rees RS, Shack RB, Hulsey TK, Lynch JB: A New Technique for Reconstruction of an Open
Above-Knee Amputation. PlastReconstrSurg 72:882-886, 1983.
11. Shack RB, Reilley A, Lynch JB: Management of Neurofibromas of the Head and Neck.
SouthMedJ 78:801-804, 1985.
12. Hoopes JE, Graham WP, III, Shack RB: Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Upper Extremity. Plast
ReconstSurg 75:810-813, 1985.
13. Rees RS, Lynch JB, Ivey GL, Shack RB, Franklin JD: Pectoralis Major Musculocutaneous
Flaps: Long-Term Follow up of Hypopharyngeal Reconstruction. PlastReconstSurg 77:586-
590, 1986.
14. Rees RS, Cary A, Shack RB, Harris PF: Pharyngocutaneous Fistulas in Advanced Cancer:
Closure With Musculocutaneous or Muscle Flaps. AmJSurg 154: 381-383, 1987.
15. Shack, R.B., and Lynch, J.B.: Radiation Dermatitis Clinics in Plastic Surgery 14, 391-401,
1987
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16. Swiontkowski, M.F., Hagan, K.F., Shack, R. B.: Adjunctive Use of Laser Doppler Flowmetry
for Debridement of Osteomyelitis. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 3(1): 1-5, 1989.
17. Shack, RB, Barton, RM, DeLozier, JB, Rees, RS, Lynch, JB: Is Aggressive Surgical
Management Justified in the Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma? PlastReconstSurg 94(7),
December 1994.
18. Woods, JM, Shack RB, Hagan, KF: The Free Temporoparietal Fascia Flap in Reconstruction
of the Lower Extremity. AnnalsPlastSurg 34(5): 501-506, May 1995.
19. Adcock, D, Paulsen, S, Davis, S. Nanney, L. Shack RB: Analysis of the Cutaneous and
Systemic Effects of an Endermologic Device in the Porcine Model.
AestheticSurgJ Vol 18(6) 1-7, 1998.
20. Adcock, D, Paulsen S, Katzen T, Harper L, Nanney LB, Shack RB: Effects of Simultaneous
Cutaneous Flap Elevation and Skin Resurfacing in the Rabbit Flap Model. AestheticSurgJ 19:
375-380, 1999.
21. Shack RB, Nanney, LB: Revisiting Simultaneous Flap Elevation and Skin Resurfacing.
AestheticSurgJ Vol 20, 39-40, 2000. Letter to the Editor.
22. Adcock, D, Paulsen S, Jabour K, Davis S, Nanney LB, Shack RB: Analysis of the effects of
deep mechanical massage in the porcine model. PlastReconstSurg, 108: 233-240, 2001
23. Shack RB: Endermologie: Taking a Closer Look. AestheticSurgJ, (21) 259- 260, 2001.
24. June S. Chen, M.D., R. Bruce Shack, M.D., Lou Reinisch, Ph.D, Nicole Spector, M.D., John
W. Zinsser, M.D., Noah K. Weisberg, M.D., George P. Stricklin, M.D., Ph.D. and Darrel L.
Ellis, M.D. A Comparison of Scar Revision with the Free Electron and Carbon Dioxide
Resurfacing Lasers. PlastReconstSurg, (108) No 5, 1268-1275, October, 2001.
25. RB Shack: Manuscript entitled “Chemically Assisted Capsulectomy in the Rabbit Model: A
New Approach.” It has been accepted as revised publication in an upcoming issue of
PlastReconstSurg, Vol. 112 pages. 1449-54, October, 2003.
26. RB Shack: Manuscript entitled “Effectiveness of Sodium 2 Mercaptocthane Sulfonate
(Mesna) in Reducing Capsular Formation Around Implants in a Rabbit Model.” It has been
accepted as revised publication in an upcoming issue of PlastReconstSurg, Vol. 112, pages
1455-1461, October, 2003. 26
27. Andrews TR, Perdikis G. Shack RB. “Herpes Zoster as a Rare Complication of
Liposuction.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 May; 113(6): 1838-40. PMID: 15114155 (PubMed
– indexed for MEDLINE)
28. Martina I. Okwueze, M.D., Marcia Spear, R.N., A.C.N.P., Andrew N. Zwyghuizen, M.D.,
Stephane Braun, M.D., Nadeem Ajmal, M.D., Lillian Nanney, Ph.D., Kevin F. Hagan, M.D.,
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Sean. F. Wolfort, M.D., and RB Shack, M.D.,: “Effects of Augmentation Mammaplasty on
Breast Sensation.” Plast ReconstSurg. Vol. 117:73-85, January, 2006.
29. Shack RB: “Face Transplantation: The View from Vanderbilt University.” Southern
Medical Journal, Vol. 99, April Issue 4, pages 419-420
30. Shack RB: “History of American Plastic Surgery in the South Since 1906.” Southern Medical
Journal. Vol 99, November 2006, Issue 11 pages 1,318 to 1,319
31. Shack RB: “Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery,” Southern Medical Journal in press.
32. Ballard TN, Kelly KJ, Zaydfudim V, Walcutt NL, Lahijani SS, Shack RB, Thayer WP.
“Absorbable Plate Strength Loss During Molding” J. craniofac Surg 2010 May; 21 (3): 644-7
33. Marcia E. Spear, DNP, Lillian B. Nanney, PhD, Sharon Phillips, MSPH, Rafe Donahue, PhD,
Karen Meier Rogers, MD Jason J. Wendel, MD, Blair Summitt, MD, Kevin Kelly, MD, R.
Bruce Shack, MD and Kevin F. Hagan, MD, “The Impact of Reduction Mammaplasty on
Breast Sensation, An Analysis of Multiple Surgical Techniques. Annals of Plastic Surgery
Vol.XX, Number X, XXX 201,
BOOK AND CHAPTERS
1. Shack RB: Disorders of the Mouth (Malignant)@. In Current Therapy, Ed. Howard Conn.
W.B. Saunders, Publishers 1982.
2. Shack RB: Questions Patients Most Often Ask About Plastic Surgery@, in Questions Patients
Most Often Ask Their Doctors, Medical Tribune, Inc. New York, New York, 1982.
3. Shack RB: Chapter: Management of Open Wounds in Shock Trauma/Critical Care Manual:
An Initial Assessment and Management@. University Park Press 1982, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael Dunnam and R. Adams Cowley Publishers.
4. Shack RB: Manson PN: Chapter: ATraumatic Wounds@. In Cutaneous Wounds. Edited by
Fuad Dagher Futura Publishing Company, Inc. Mount Kisco, New York, June 1985.
5. Shack RB: ACancer of the Tongue: Tonsil@ (Oropharynx) in Surgical Clinics of North
America, 66(1):83-96, February 1986.
6. Shack RB: AFactors Affecting the Success of Antibiotic Treatment of Traumatic Cutaneous
Wounds@. Internal Medicine for the Specialist 8(8):154-155, 158-160, 163-164, 167, 169-
170, August 1987.
7. Shack RB: Rees RS: Difficult Problems in Head and Neck Surgery in PSEF@: Instructional
Courses, C.V. Mosby,Volume 1, 1988.
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8. Shack RB: Page DL: “The Breast at Risk for Cancer: Surgical and Pathological Consideration
in Perspectives in Plastic Surgery.” (Ed Barton) Quality Medical Publishers, Inc., St. Louis,
Missouri. Vol. 2(2): 43-62, 1988.
9. Lynch JB, Shack RB: “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Care for the Elderly, Surgical Care
for the Elderly” (Ed. Adkins, Scott) Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1988.
10. Shack RB: “Reoperative Surgery Following Excision and Grafting of Upper Extremity
Burns”, William R. Dougherty, MD, Joseph Mlakar, MD, James Grotting, MD, Editor, 2007
11. Greco JA, Castaldo ET, Nanney LB, Wu Y-C, Donahue R, Wendel JJ, Hagan KF, Shack RB.
Autologous Breast Reconstruction: The Vanderbilt Experience 1998-2005 Independent
Predictors of Displeasing Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg, 207 (1): 49-56, May 5, 2008.
12. Shack RB: “Anesthesia and Safety Considerations in the Perioperative Period” Kent K.
Higdon, James M. Berry and R. Bruce Shack. Encyclopedia of Body Sculpting After Massive
Weight Loss, Strauch/Herman pg 31 II General Considerations.
13. Shack RB: “Soft Tissue Coverage I: Radial Forearm Flap” Wesley P. Thayer and R. Bruce
Shack. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, pgs. 1036-1044, Procedure 62.
14. Shack RB: “Soft Tissue Coverage II: Latissimus Dorsi Flap” Wesley P. Thayer and R. Bruce
Shack. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery pgs. 1046-1053, Procedure 62.
15. Shack RB: “Soft Tissue Coverage III: Posterior Interosseous Flap” Wesley P. Thayer and R.
Bruce Shack. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, pgs. 1056-1060, Procedure 62.
16. Shack RB: “Soft Tissue Coverage IV: Brachioradialis Muscle Flap” Wesley P. Thayer and R.
Bruce Shack. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, pgs. 1062-1067, Procedure 62.
17. Shack RB: “Soft Tissue Coverage V: Reverse Lateral Arm Flap” Wesley P. Thayer and R.
Bruce Shack. Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, pgs. 1070-1075, Procedure 62.
18. The Impact of Reduction Mammoplasty on Breast Sensation: An analysis of Multiple
Surgical Techniques. Spear ME, Nanney LB, Phillips S, Donahue R, Meier Rogers K,
Wendel JJ, Summitt B, Kelly K, Shack RB, Hagan KF, Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May 16. (Epub
ahead of print)