Dr. Charles Galanis Curriculum Vitae

Employment

2015 – Present

Plastic Surgeon, Owner
Galanis Plastic Surgery
Beverly Hills, CA

2013 – 2015

University Plastic Surgery, LLC
Chicago, IL

Postdoctoral Training

2019

Total Definer High Definition Liposuction Training

Alfredo Hoyos MD

2012 – 2013

Microsurgery Fellow
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

2010 – 2012

Resident
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

2003 – 2010

Intern and Resident
Division of General Surgery
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Education

1999 – 2003

Doctor of Medicine

University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI

1995 – 1998

Bachelor of Science with Honors, Cellular Biology Major

The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Medical Licensure and Certification

2014

2013

State of Illinois Medical Board (#036-133545)

2010

DEA License (FG2023581)

2010

Fundamentals Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)

2009

2005

State of New York: Board of Medical Examiners (#237503)

2003

Honors

2010

2007

2001

2000

1999

Research

2005 – 2007

1999

Publications

Ragab A, Flanum M, Galanis C, Zdeblick T. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of low back pain: internal disc disruption versus degenerative disc disease. The Spine Journal. 2; (5): 102-108, 2002.
Galanis C, Zamani A, Cameron J, Cambell K, Lillemoe K, Capparelli D, Chang D, Hruban R, Yeo C. Resected serous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas: a review of 158 patients with recommendations for treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Jul;11(7):820-6.
Dalal K, Woo Y, Galanis C, Gonen M, Allen P, Dematteo R, Fong Y, Coit D. Detection of Micrometastases in Peritoneal Washings of Pancreatic Cancer Patients by Quantitative Real Time Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Dec;11(12):1598-605.
Y Woo, K Kelly, M Stanford, C Galanis, YS Chun, Y Fong, G McFadden. Myxoma Virus is Oncolytic for Human Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Aug;15(8):2329-35.
Dalal K, Woo Y, Kelly K, Galanis C, Gonen M, Fong Y, Coit DG. Detection of micrometastases in peritoneal washing of gastric cancer patients by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Gastric Cancer. 2008; 11(4):206-13.
Yu YA, Galanis C, Woo Y, Chen N, Zhang Q, Fong Y, Szalay AA. Regression of human pancreatic tumor xenografts in mice after a single systemic injection of recombinant vaccinia virus GLV-1h68. Mol Cancer Ther. 2009 Jan;8(1):141-51.
Strong V, Galanis C, Riedl C, Longo V, Daghighian, Humm J, Larson S, Fong Y. Portable PET Probes Are a Novel Tool for Intraoperative Localization of Tumor Deposits. Ann Surg Innov Res. 2009 Feb 21;3:2.
Galanis C, Sciortino C. Physical Exam Findings of Orbital Fractures and When to Order Computed Tomography. In Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department. Ed. L Marucci. LWW. Philadelphia, PA. 2010.
Sciortino C, Galanis C. Toxic Shock – Do Not Resuscitate. In Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department. Ed. L Marucci. LWW. Philadelphia, PA. 2010.
Reifsnyder T, Galanis C, Reifsnyder A. Acute Pulmonary Embolism. In Current Surgical Therapy 10^th Edition. Ed: J Cameron, A Cameron. Mosby Inc. Maryland Heights, MO. 2011
Roostaeian J, Sanchez I, Vardanian A, Herrera F, Galanis C, Da Lio A, Festerkjian J, Crisera CA. Comparison of immediate implant placement versus the staged tissue expander technique in breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jun;129(6):909e-918e.
Galanis C, Sanchez I, Roostaeian J, Crisera CA. Factors influencing patient interest in aesthetic plastic surgery and the process of selecting a surgeon. Aesth Surg J. 2013 May 1;33(4):585-90.
Roostaeian J, Yoon, AP, Sanchez IS, Rahgozar P, Galanis C, Herrera F, Tseng CY, Festekjian JH, Da Lio AL, Crisera CA. The effect of prior abdominal surgery on abdominally based free flaps in breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar;133(3):247e-55e.
Galanis C, Nguyen P, Koh J, Roostaeian J, Festekjian JH, Crisera CA. Microvascular lifeboats: a stepwise approach to intraoperative venous congestion in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1): 20-7.
Galanis C. Reply: Microvascular lifeboats: a stepwise approach to intraoperative venous congestion in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar; 135(3):640e.

Presentations

Resected Serous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas – 158 Patients: Results and Outcomes. The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 47^th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA. May 21, 2006.
Detection of Micrometastases in Peritoneal Washings of Pancreatic Cancer Patients by Quantitative Real Time Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 48^th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. May 21, 2007.
Health Care Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives – The Affordable Health Care for America Act. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Baltimore, MD. February 18, 2010.
Health Care Reform in the U.S. Senate – What We Need to Know as Surgeons. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Baltimore, MD. March 18, 2010.
Comparison of immediate implant placement versus the staged tissue expander technique in breast reconstruction. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. January 16, 2012.
Instagram is dead…but you still need to use it. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. New Orleans, LA. May 18, 2012.
Use of absorbable mesh in primary aesthetic breast surgery. The Aesthetic Show. Las Vegas, NV. July 12, 2019.
Zero to thirty: How I used Instagram to grow my practice. The Aesthetic Show. Las Vegas, NV. July 13, 2019.
VASER lipo: what’s it good for? Orange County Plastic Surgery Society. Newport Beach, CA. September 9, 2019.
Primary augmentation mastopexy using absorbable mesh. South American Plastic Surgery Breast and Body Symposium. Cancun, Mexico. August 17, 2019.
My approach to mastopexy mammaplasty. South American Plastic Surgery Breast and Body Symposium. Cancun, Mexico. August 18, 2019.
Continuing to use Instagram when Instagram growth is dead. SAPS online webinar. May 14, 2020.
VASER: Shaking the world of Liposuction. Solta. Los Angeles, CA. September 21, 2021
The hybrid tuck: An updated approach to abdominal rejuvenation. TD ABS Conference. Cartagena, Colombia. June 10, 2022
Absorbable mesh support in breast surgery: When, Why, and How. TD ABS Conference. Cartagena, Colombia. June 11, 2022

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