Name: Isak A. Goodwin
Rating: 4.8

Clinical Information
Academic Information

Dr. Isak Goodwin is a board certified, fellowship trained plastic surgeon. His clinical interests include aesthetic plastic surgery, adult and pediatric hand surgery, and reconstructive microsurgery. His areas of focus are aesthetic and functional reconstruction of traumatic injuries, deficits caused by cancer, body contouring after massive weight loss, gender affirming surgery, surgery for tetraplegia, and congenital differences of the hand. He is experienced in using microsurgery for free tissue transfer, peripheral nerve reconstruction and replantation. Dr. Goodwin places a high value on patient goals, finding the best options for the individual. He sees patients at the Huntsman Cancer Center, Primary Children’s Medical Center, the University of Utah’s Main Hospital and Farmington Health Center

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery American Board of Plastic Surgery (Sub: Hand Surgery)

Patient Rating

4.8 /5

( out of 67 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

February 26, 2024

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin was professional and communicative. He explained things clearly and took into account what I had to say about my desired results. The interactions I've had with him and his staff have been the most informed and pleasant experiences I've had with healthcare since beginning my medical transition.

February 04, 2024

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

I couldn¿t have asked for a better doctor than Dr. Goodwin. I feel extremely lucky that I get to work with him and feel very confident in his abilities. Him and his whole team have been wonderful!

January 14, 2024

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Very caring, answers all questions and very professional.

December 10, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr Goodwin is amazing at what he does, but also great bed side manners, great at helping me feel comfortable, thank you sir, you and you¿re team are excellent.

December 10, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin is the best provider i¿ve had, he fosters a great environment with his patients, their family, and his team. i trust his work and he hasn¿t let me down.

December 01, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin was professional & kind. He made my complex procedure seem less scary! He had a BIG job & I'm very pleased with my results! I'm still healing, but so far everything is better than I had expected! Thanks, Dr. Goodwin! You really made a huge difference in my life!

October 22, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr Goodwin is the best surgeon I¿ve ever met! He¿s an awesome human and cares highly for his patients.

October 09, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin seems to take pride in what he does and making sure that the patient feels heard and understands everything regarding their situation

October 07, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Isak A Goodwin is absolutely amazing. He is caring, extremely knowledgeable and at the same time friendly and completely approachable. As I indicated in my opening statement DR. Goodwin, his staff, the OT staff and the entire hospital team from start to finish was without flaw!

August 17, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

My encounter with Dr Goodwin was very positive. He seems like a very genuine Surgeon who actually cares about the outcome and his patients well being after surgery. He took the time to inform me about himself, his experience and explained the procedure as well as risks in a concise manner. I would feel at ease with him as my surgeon.

August 12, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

He was very kind. And even though I knew what would happen went over it with me. Was extremely respectful.

August 12, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Absolutely fantastic, my top surgery results exceeded my expectations.

July 16, 2023

PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Excelente profesional, entregado en todo lo que hace, es una gran persona. Agradecida con todo su labor

May 21, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Easily could have told me he didn't want to do my surgery via email instead of making me wait months for the in person appointment.

May 12, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

He is an excellent, caring physician.

May 01, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

An excellent doctor. Very caring and professional!

April 28, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

He was so helpful and attentive to my specific questions and needs.

April 14, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Excellent and caring individual.

April 14, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr Goodwin is incredibly professional and empathetic in his practice. He went above and beyond in making sure I was prepared with the right care during and after my scheduled procedure. He greatly cares about the long term medical care of his patients.

April 14, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

I wasn't expecting the stitches to be where they were and the vest kind of rubs on them. But I like the results and I'm healing very nicely. You guys are taking very good care of me for an out of state patient.

March 24, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

I felt like provider came in, but didnt really feel why I was seeing him. Instead I left feeling as if there was something wrong with me. I felt he was more robotic going through the motions of what he was suppose to be doing instead of really seeing me as a person.

February 28, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin is fantastic. He is kind and respectful. He is also very transparent and upfront about any concerns. He is extremely thorough and wants what is best for his patients.

February 03, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Amazing doctor, very clear about what I could expect not only during my healing, but what I would look like after my surgery.

January 17, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin is kind and personable and definitely takes his work seriously in order to provide the best possible care.

January 13, 2023

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

He was very nice and helpful.

December 22, 2022

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

He uses simple words to let me understanding his treatment and what is next step if this treatment was not doing well.

November 04, 2022

University Hospital

Dr. Goodwin has always been "up front" with the situation not only with me but always with whoever is with me.

September 28, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Goodwin has always been very good in answering questions of me or my friend, even to letting her take pictures. He always has shown me a picture, since we are dealing with the top of my head, along with his explanation.

September 15, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

The resident who came in first was really good. She was careful with unwrapping my son's finger and even suggested that, with how caked on the vaseline gauze was with dried blood, that maybe it should be soaked off. She was personable and made my son comfortable with the exam. The computer wasn't working after Audreyanna left so the resident couldn't bring up the x-rays for us to see. As my son had initially been seen at Primary Children's, she was not able to see the emergency room note. We were scheduled at the main hospital clinic due to the doctor's availability and when he asked my teenage son to follow up. He was the attending on call for pediatric plastic surgery the night we were in the ER. When Dr. Goodwin came in, he was nice and personable, was gentle with my son except for pulling the gauze off without soaking, which my son told me after the visit was quite painful as it pulled on his nail that was removed and reattached in the ER. One thing I was surprised about is that Dr. Goodwin didn't clean off my son's finger before redressing it. We hadn't removed the dressing, as instructed, so there was still a lot of dried blood on his finger. I figured it would have been cleaned before it was redressed.

September 14, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Goodwin had to tell me that one of the biopsies came back positive for cancer. He was very compassionate and indicated his discussion of my situation with another provider and that he was referring me to him and why. He also indicated his desire to assist in closing any wound that may occur with any additional surgery. This really meant a lot to me.

September 10, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Goodwin is a great teacher! He reviewed all options, complete with illustrations and not afraid to go back over any part. He showed the same respect to Helen as he did to me when we had questions.

August 24, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Good

July 04, 2022

FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Goodwin explained the surgery that was performed and what I can expect in my future.

May 02, 2022

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Our doctor is amazing! Kind and caring. Spoke to my son about his injury - instead of just to me, the mother - and I appreciated that. He is a wonderful doctor.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Surgery -Primary
Academic Divisions	Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certification	American Board of Plastic Surgery American Board of Plastic Surgery (Sub: Hand Surgery)

Education history

Fellowship	Hand & Microsurgery - The Buncke Clinic	Fellow
	Plastic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine	Resident
Internship/Residency	General Surgery - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Intern/Resident
	Medicine - Drexel University College of Medicine	M.D.
Other Training	Premed Program - University of Vermont	Postbaccalaureate Studies
	Howard Hughes Biomedical Research Internship - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	Research Intern
Undergraduate	Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Dartmouth College	B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Goodwin IA, Luo J, Veith J, Magno-Pardon DA, Willcockson J, Matsen C, Kwok AC, Agarwal, C (Sept 2022). Current Practices in Pathologic Assessment of Breast Tissue in Female-to-Male Transgender Top Surgery (accepted for Sept 2022 pub). (Epub ahead of print) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Bertolaccini CM, Prazak AMB, Goodwin IA, Kwok A, Mendenhall SD, Rockwell WB, Agarwal J, Pannucci CJ (2021). Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Microvascular Surgery Patients Using Weight-Based Unfractionated Heparin Infusions. J Reconstr Microsurg, 38(5), 395-401. (Read full article)
Chen ML, Patel DP, Moses RA, Goodwin IA, Safa B, Watt AJ, Hotaling JM (2021). Infrapubic Insertion of Penile Implants in Transmen After Phalloplasty. Urology, 152, 79-83. (Read full article)
Tieman JT, Nourian MM, Agbenorku P, Hoyte-Williams PE, Farhat B, Goodwin IA, Swistun L, Foreman KB, Rockwell WB (2021). Developing a Breast Reconstruction Program in a Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Teaching Hospital: Needs Assessment and Implementation. Ann Plast Surg, 86(2), 129-131. (Read full article)
Odobescu A, Dawson D, Goodwin I, Harris PG, BouMerhi J, Danino MA (2019). High-Fidelity Microsurgical Simulation: The Thiel Cadaveric Nerve Model and Evaluation Instrument. Plast Surg (Oakv), 27(4), 289-296. (Read full article)
Hosein RC, Odobescu A, Goodwin IA (2019). A Novel Technique for Microsurgery on Calcified Arteries: Venous Interposition Grafting. Eplasty, 19, pb3. (Read full article)
Odobescu A, Goodwin I, Berbiche D, BouMerhi J, Harris PG, Danino MA (2018). High Fidelity Microsurgical Simulation: The Thiel Model and Evaluation Instrument. Plast Surg (Oakv), 27(2), 118-124. (Read full article)
Kwok AC, Simpson AM, Willcockson J, Donato DP, Goodwin IA, Agarwal JP (2018). Complications and their associations following the surgical repair of pressure ulcers. Am J Surg, 216(6), 1177-1181. (Read full article)
Bertolaccini CM, Prazak AMB, Agarwal J, Goodwin IA, Rockwell WB, Pannucci CJ (2018). Adequacy of Fixed-Dose Heparin Infusions for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention after Microsurgical Procedures. J Reconstr Microsurg, 34(9), 729-734. (Read full article)
Scheefer MF, Agbenorku P, Hoyte-Williams PE, Farhat B, Goodwin IA, Rockwell WB (2018). Combining Breast Reduction Techniques to Treat Gigantomastia in Ghana. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 6(2), e1673. (Read full article)
Labroo P, Shea J, Edwards K, Ho S, Davis B, Sant H, Goodwin I, Gale B, Agarwal J (2017). Novel drug delivering conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration. J Neural Eng, 14(6), 066011. (Read full article)
Berger I, Goodwin I, Buncke GM (2017). Fluoroquinolone-Associated Tendinopathy of the Hand and Wrist: A Systematic Review and Case Report. Hand (N Y), 12(5), NP121-NP126. (Read full article)
Kwok AC, Goodwin IA, Ying J, Agarwal JP (2015). National trends and complication rates after bilateral mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction from 2005 to 2012. Am J Surg, 210(3), 512-6. (Read full article)
Garlick JW, Goodwin IA, Wolter K, Agarwal JP (2015). Arterialized venous flow-through flaps in the reconstruction of digital defects: case series and review of the literature. Hand (N Y), 10(2), 184-90. (Read full article)
Gociman B, Blagg R, Agko M, Goodwin I, Kestle JR, Siddiqi F (2014). The metopic angle: a novel assessment tool of the trigonocephalic frontal deformity and its correction. J Craniofac Surg, 25(6), 2101-4. (Read full article)
Glat PM, Kubat WD, Hsu JF, Copty T, Burkey BA, Davis W, Goodwin I (2009). Randomized clinical study of SilvaSorb gel in comparison to Silvadene silver sulfadiazine cream in the management of partial-thickness burns. J Burn Care Res, 30(2), 262-7. (Read full article)
Chen B, Pogue BW, Goodwin IA, OHara JA, Wilmot CM, Hutchins JE, Hoopes PJ, Hasan T (2003). Blood flow dynamics after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in the RIF-1 tumor. Radiat Res, 160(4), 452-9. (Read full article)
Pogue BW, OHara JA, Demidenko E, Wilmot CM, Goodwin IA, Chen B, Swartz HM, Hasan T (2003). Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in the radiation-induced fibrosarcoma-1 tumor causes enhanced radiation sensitivity. Cancer Res, 63(5), 1025-33. (Read full article)
Pogue BW, OHara JA, Goodwin IA, Wilmot CJ, Fournier GP, Akay AR, Swartz H (2002). Tumor PO(2) changes during photodynamic therapy depend upon photosensitizer type and time after injection. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol, 132(1), 177-84. (Read full article)

Review

Patel DP, Goodwin IA, Acar O, Kocjancic E, Hotaling JM (2021). Masculinizing gender-affirming surgery for trans men and non-binary individuals: what you should know. [Review]. Fertil Steril, 116(4), 924-930. (Read full article)
Cheng PJ, Pastuszak AW, Myers JB, Goodwin IA, Hotaling JM (2019). Fertility concerns of the transgender patient. [Review]. Transl Androl Urol, 8(3), 209-218. (Read full article)

Book Chapter

Goodwin IA, Watt AJ, Buncke G (2017). Thumb Reconstruction After Partial or Complete Amputation. In Trumble TE (Ed.), Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy (3rd Edition, pp. 545-570). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Case Report

Sivakumar W, Goodwin I, Blagg R, Johns D, Riva-Cambrin J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2015). Pancraniosynostosis following endoscopic-assisted strip craniectomy for sagittal suture craniosynostosis in the setting of poor compliance with follow-up: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 9, 64. (Read full article)
Goodwin IA, Stotland MA (2012). Transient oblong anisocoria and orbital surgery. J Craniofac Surg, 23(7 Suppl 1), 2011-3. (Read full article)

Other

Goodwin IA, Chen M (November 2015). Postoperative Considerations after Phalloplasty for Transgender Men. A brief description of risks and postoperative management after phalloplasty. Patient Information Pamphlet.
Goodwin IA, Chen M (11/01/2015). Postoperative Considerations after Phalloplasty for Transgender Men. A brief description of risks and postoperative management after phalloplasty. Informational packet for prospective patients (Ed.).

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

Goodwin, IA (12/04/2018). Vaginoplasty & Vulvoplasty: Educational lecture made into veido for nusing staff on hospital care of male to female gender affirming surgery. [Web]. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Health, PULSE. Available: https://pulse.utah.edu/site/cse/Pages/Special-Populations-Collaborative-.aspx.
Goodwin, IA (09/27/2018). Phalloplasty: Educational lecture made into video for nursing staff on hospital care of transgender surgery patients undergoing female to male gender affirming surgery. [Web]. Salt Lake City: University of Utah, PULSE. Available: https://pulse.utah.edu/site/cse/Pages/Special-Populations-Collaborative-.aspx.

News & Podcasts
News
- U of U Health Surgeon Helps BYU Piano Performance Student Return to the Keys After Reconstructive Hand Surgery
- Pioneering Patient Finally at Home in Her Own Body

Isak A. Goodwin, MD

Clinical Locations

Farmington Health Center

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North

Primary Children's Hospital

University of Utah Hospital

Specialties

Board Certification

Patient Rating

Patient Comments

Board Certification and Academic Information

Education history

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Review

Book Chapter

Case Report

Other

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

News & Podcasts

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