Barbu Gociman, MD, PhD

Journal Article

1. Dadzie AI, Somers S, Dunklebarger M, Ormiston L, Yamashiro D, Gociman B (2025). Molar Extraction and Bone Grafting to Optimize Bone Stock for Future Mandibular Distraction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13(6), e6891. (Read full publication)
2. Somers S, Vitale A, Dunklebarger M, Dadzie A, Gociman B (2025). Successful Grafting with Allogenic Bone Following Benign Pediatric Mandibular Tumor Removal. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13(6), e6830. (Read full publication)
3. Somers S, Dadzie A, Ormiston L, Dunklebarger M, Bautista CH, Gociman B (2025). Modified "Posterior Cervical Lift" Correction of Webbed Neck Deformity. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13(4), e6743. (Read full publication)
4. Chen J, Bautista CH, Patel A, French MM, Mienko A, Schaeffer AJ, Wallis MC, Gociman B (2025). Penile Reconstruction in Aphallia: Modification of the De Castro Technique With Large Tissue Expander. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13(1), e6412. (Read full publication)
5. Bonfield CM, Alexander AL, Birgfeld CB, Couture DE, David LR, French B, Gociman B, Goldstein JA, Golinko MS, Kestle JRW, Lee A, Magge SN, Pollack IF, Rottgers SA, Runyan CM, Smyth MD, Vyas R, Wilkinson CC, Skolnick GB, Patel KB, Strahle JM (2024). Sports after single-suture synostosis surgery: a survey of Synostosis Research Group members. Neurosurg Focus, 58(1), E3. (Read full publication)
6. Bautista CH, Chen J, Ormiston L, Moore ZJ, Husain A, Gociman B (2024). Pectoralis Major and Abdominis Rectus Musculocutaneous Flap Reconstruction for Sternal Wound Closure in Ectopia Cordis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(11), e6299. (Read full publication)
7. Battistini A, Marquez JL, Scaife J, Collar L, Kim E, Johns D, Yamashiro D, Gociman B (2024). Cleft Lip and Palate Correction: The Utah Protocol. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(11), e6298. (Read full publication)
8. Chen J, French MM, Holdaway MGB, Jolley TM, Bautista CH, Collar Yagas L, Gociman B (2024). Distraction Osteogenesis for Frontosphenoidal Craniosynostosis: a Novel Surgical Treatment Modality of a Rare Suture Fusion. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(6), e5893. (Read full publication)
9. Sudduth JD, Byrd R, Marquez JL, Bautista CH, Chen J, Battistini A, Yamashiro DK, Gociman B (2024). Pediatric Mandibular Fracture Management: Intraoperative Thermoplastic Splint Fabrication and Circummandibular Wires, without Maxillomandibular Fixation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(6), e5883. (Read full publication)
10. Collar Yagas L, Bautista CH, Chen J, Tausinga TL, Kim EN, Johns DN, Gociman BR (2024). Modifications to the WHISTLE Flap Procedure for Correction of Secondary Cleft Lip Deformities. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(5), e5848. (Read full publication)
11. Chiang SN, Reckford J, Alexander AL, Birgfeld CB, Bonfield CM, Couture DE, David LR, French B, Gociman B, Goldstein JA, Golinko MS, Kestle JRW, Lee A, Magge SN, Pollack IF, Rottgers SA, Runyan CM, Smyth MD, Wilkinson CC, Skolnick GB, Strahle JM, Patel KB (2024). What to do with an incidental finding of a fused sagittal suture: a modified Delphi study. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 34(2), 182-189. (Read full publication)
12. Marquez JL, Sudduth J, DeMay H, Kuo K, Battistini A, Yamashiro DK, Siddiqi FA, Gociman B (2024). Early Results on the Efficacy of Demineralized Bone Matrix, Bone Morphogenic Protein, and Freeze-dried Bone Chips in Alveolar Cleft Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(2), e5600. (Read full publication)
13. Jolly L, Sudduth JD, Marquez JL, White M, Collar-Yagas L, Yamashiro D, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2023). Novel Custom Maxillary Disimpaction Splint. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11(5), e4976. (Read full publication)
14. King BW, Anderson EW, Sudduth JD, Marquez JL, Dunklebarger M, Collar-Yagas L, Gociman B (2023). A Simple Surgical Solution for Functional Improvement of Deforming Vascular Malformations with Lip Involvement. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11(2), e4816. (Read full publication)
15. Maglic D, Sudduth JD, Marquez JL, Tieman J, Overschmidt B, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2023). Modified Antia-Buch Flap Incorporating an Extended Temporal Scalp Incision. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11(2), e4797. (Read full publication)
16. Marquez JL, Sudduth JD, Ormiston L, Patel BC, Gociman B (2023). Multimodal Management of Facial Keloid with Tissue Expansion, Excision, and Injection of 5-FU and Triamcinolone. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11(1), e4796. (Read full publication)
17. Abou-Al-Shaar H, Karsy M, Eli IM, Agarwal JP, Gociman B, Mahan MA (2023). Masseter-to-facial nerve transfer for facial nerve reanimation. Neurosurg Focus Video, 8(1), V6. (Read full publication)
18. Scott K, Sudduth JD, Ormiston L, Marquez JL, Jolly L, Zahid R, Siddiqi F, Yamashiro D, Gociman B (2022). A Custom Stabilizing Splint for the Management of BLCP with Protruding Premaxilla. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10(11), e4653. (Read full publication)
19. King B, Veith J, Kim E, Kestle J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2022). Frontofacial Reconstruction Technique Modification with Preservation of Blood Supply to the Monobloc Segment. J Craniofac Surg, 33(5), e519-e520. (Read full publication)
20. Aryanpour Z, Maglic D, Zahid R, Tuncer FB, Gociman BR, Siddiqi FA (2022). Mandibular Myofibroma and Severe Trismus: A Complex Case and Review of Complications. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10(6), e4380. (Read full publication)
21. Kim EN, Moss WD, Kunkel RP, Yamashiro DK, Gociman BR (2022). Simultaneous Closure of the Cleft Alveolus and Hard Palate with Concomitant Bone Grafting. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10(2), e4099. (Read full publication)
22. Moss W, Pires G, Zahid R, Tyrell R, Rhemtulla I, Gociman B (2022). Severe Cherubism Treated with Curettage, Osteotomy, and Bony Repositioning: A Case Series of Three Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10(1), e4079. (Read full publication)
23. Kim EN, Moss WD, Rosales MN, Lyon N, Lotz A, Yamashiro DK, Gociman BR, Siddiqi FA, Johns DN (2021). Multidisciplinary Presurgical Education: Clinical Impact on Children With Orofacial Clefts Undergoing Maxillary Distraction via Rigid External Distraction. Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 60(1), 10556656211055411. (Read full publication)
24. Choi YK, Mehta ST, Luo J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2021). Management of Large Pediatric Wound Defects Using a Continuous External Tissue Expander. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 9(8), e3723. (Read full publication)
25. Ravindra VM, Awad AW, Baker CM, Lee A, Anderson RCE, Gociman B, Patel KB, Smyth MD, Birgfeld C, Pollack IF, Goldstein JA, Imahiyerobo T, Siddiqi FA, Kestle JRW, Synostosis Research Group SynRG (2021). Preoperative imaging patterns and intracranial findings in single-suture craniosynostosis: a study from the Synostosis Research Group. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 28(3), 1-7. (Read full publication)
26. Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Bertolaccini C, Agarwal J, Rockwell WB, Mendenhall SD, Kwok A, Goodwin I, Gociman B, Momeni A (2021). Optimal Dosing of Prophylactic Enoxaparin after Surgical Procedures: Results of the Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled FIxed or Variable Enoxaparin (FIVE) Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg, 147(4), 947-958. (Read full publication)
27. Baker CM, Ravindra VM, Gociman B, Siddiqi FA, Goldstein JA, Smyth MD, Lee A, Anderson RCE, Patel KB, Birgfeld C, Pollack IF, Imahiyerobo T, Kestle JRW, Synostosis Research Group (2020). Management of sagittal synostosis in the Synostosis Research Group: baseline data and early outcomes. Neurosurg Focus, 50(4), E3. (Read full publication)
28. Tyrell R, Choi YK, Tuncer F, Maglic D, Holoyda K, Hosein R, Gociman B (2020). The Effects of Sequential Galeotomies and Galea Aponeurectomies on Scalp Flap Advancement. Plast Reconstr Surg, 147(2), 363e-364e. (Read full publication)
29. Veith J, Johns D, Mehta ST, Hosein R, Tuncer FB, Tyrell R, Kestle JRW, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2021). Serial Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction for the Treatment of Complex Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 32(1), 32-35. (Read full publication)
30. Kim EN, Graham EM, Tuncer FB, Yamashiro DK, Siddiqi FA, Gociman BR (2020). Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 8(11), e3214. (Read full publication)
31. Tyrell R, Limoges N, Kestle J, Gociman B, Siddiqi F (2020). Sinus Pericranii in Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction. J Craniofac Surg, 31(7), e715-e717. (Read full publication)
32. Pfeifauf KD, Said AM, Naidoo SD, Skolnick GB, Kestle JRW, Lee A, Birgfeld C, Anderson RCE, Gociman B, Siddiqi FA, Pollack IF, Goldstein JA, Tamber M, Imahiyerobo T, Smyth MD, Patel KB, Synostosis Research Group (2020). Evaluation of the Patient-Practitioner Consultation on Surgical Treatment Options for Patients With Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 31(5), 1186-1190. (Read full publication)
33. Holoyda KA, Kim EN, Tuncer FB, Maglic D, Hosein RC, Kestle JR, Siddiqi FA, Gociman BR (2020). Layered Closure of Lumbosacral Myelomeningocele Defects with Bilateral Paraspinous Muscle and Composite Fasciocutaneous Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 8(6), e2884. (Read full publication)
34. Kunkel R, Kim E, Tuncer FB, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2019). Maxillary Distraction Osteogenesis in a Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta. J Craniofac Surg, 30(8), 2530-2532. (Read full publication)
35. Sharma J, Tuncer FB, Gociman B, Siddiqi F (2019). Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Pediatric Cranioplasty With Pre- and Postoperative Radiation Therapy. J Craniofac Surg, 30(7), e677-e679. (Read full publication)
36. Moores N, Conway H, Donato D, Gociman B, Pannucci CJ, Agarwal J (2018). Is release of the posterior lamella enough? A cadaveric exploration of posterior component separation techniques. Am J Surg, 218(3), 533-536. (Read full publication)
37. Sharma J, Tuncer FB, Gociman B, Siddiqi F (2019). Use of BMP in Pediatric Cranioplasty With Pre and Postoperative Radiation Therapy. J Craniofac Surg. (Read full publication)
38. Kestle JRW, Lee A, Anderson RCE, Gociman B, Patel KB, Smyth MD, Birgfeld C, Pollack IF, Goldstein JA, Tamber M, Imahiyerobo T, Siddiqi FA, Synostosis Research Group (2018). Variation in the management of isolated craniosynostosis: a survey of the Synostosis Research Group. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 22(6), 627-631. (Read full publication)
39. Simpson AM, Mehta ST, Siddiqi F, Yamashiro D, Gociman B (2018). Modified Lefort Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Nager Syndrome-Associated Midface Hypoplasia: Technique and Review. J Craniofac Surg, 29(6), e621-e623. (Read full publication)
40. Mehta S, Blagg R, Willcockson J, Gociman B, Yamashiro D, Siddiqi F (2018). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Demineralized Bone Matrix and rhBMP-2 versus Autologous Iliac Crest Bone Grafting in Alveolar Cleft Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg, 142(3), 737-743. (Read full publication)
41. Simpson AM, Chen K, Bohnsack JF, Lamont MN, Siddiqi FA, Gociman B (2018). Pyoderma Gangrenosum-like Wounds in Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency: Case Report and Review of Literature. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 6(8), e1886. (Read full publication)
42. Garlick J, Willis R, Donato DP, Gociman B (August 2018). Cherubism in a 4-year-old boy managed with tumor curettage, mandibular osteotomies and repositioning. Plast Surg Int.
43. Flores S, Maglic D, Moores N, Hossein R, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (July 2018). Successful reconstruction of bilateral oral commissure fusion secondary to Stevens Johnson syndrome. Plast Surg Int.
44. Mehta ST, Agarwal C, Siddiqi F, Rockwell WB, Gociman BR (2018). The Benefit of a Formal Plastic Surgery In-Service Conference. J Surg Educ, 75(4), 1058-1061. (Read full publication)
45. Mehta ST, Moores N, Yamashiro D, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2017). Protection of the Temporomandibular Joint During Syndromic Mandibular Distraction With a Novel Condylar Offloading Device. J Craniofac Surg, 28(7), 1855-1856. (Read full publication)
46. Johns D, Anstadt E, Donato D, Kestle J, Riva-Cambrin J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016). Early Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Syndromic Craniosynostosis. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 9(3), 219-23. (Read full publication)
47. Anstadt EE, Johns DN, Kwok AC, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016). Neonatal Ear Molding: Timing and Technique. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20152831. (Read full publication)
48. Johns D, Blagg R, Kestle JR, Riva-Cambrin JK, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2015). Distraction Osteogenesis Technique for the Treatment of Nonsyndromic Sagittal Synostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 3(7), e474. (Read full publication)
49. 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 publication)
50. Stewart CM, Garlick J, Mcmullin J, Siddiqi F, Crombie C, Rockwell WB, Gociman B (2014). Surgical Excision of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in an Elderly Veteran's Affairs Population. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2(12), e277. (Read full publication)
51. 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 publication)
52. McRae R, Lambert L, Lee J, Gociman B, Scaife E, Eckhauser A (05/05/2014). Repair of a wide sternal cleft in a young female. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep, 2(6), 277-279.
53. Gociman B, Agko M, Blagg R, Garlick J, Kestle JR, Siddiqi F (2013). Endoscopic-assisted correction of metopic synostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 24(3), 763-8. (Read full publication)
54. Gociman B, Marengo J, Ying J, Kestle JR, Siddiqi F (2012). Minimally invasive strip craniectomy for sagittal synostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 23(3), 825-8. (Read full publication)
55. Gociman B, Agko M, Moran SL (2009). Caption: a filtration-based platelet concentration system. Expert Rev Med Devices, 6(6), 607-10. (Read full publication)

Patent

1. Ackerman M., Bhola V., Polei M., Rhodes N., Gociman B (2015). Implantable bone grafting devices, systems, and methods. U.S. Patent No. WO2015157554A1. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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