Robert M. Teixeira

Robert M. Teixeira, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
801-581-7719

South Jordan Health Center

Plastic Surgery
801-213-4500

University of Utah Hospital

Plastic Surgery, Area E
801-581-7719

  • Robert Teixeira, MD is a board-eligible plastic and reconstructive surgeon at University of Utah Health who specializes in the hand and upper extremity. His clinical interests include peripheral nerve surgery, spinal cord injury upper extremity reconstruction, hand and wrist injuries, pediatric hand surgery, and microsurgical free tissue transfer. He sees patients at the University of Utah Ambulatory Care Center at the main hospital, at the South Jordan Health Center, and at Primary Children’s Hospital.

    Dr. Teixeira grew up in the Midwest. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and he earned his Doctor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed an integrated plastic surgery residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a Hand, Nerve, and Microsurgery Fellowship with the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University in St Louis.

    In his free time, Dr. Teixeira loves the outdoors, hiking, skiing, music, cooking, and trying new foods. He is looking forward to exploring what life elevated has to offer!

    Specialties

  • Robert Teixeira, MD is a board-eligible plastic and reconstructive surgeon at University of Utah Health who specializes in the hand and upper extremity. His clinical interests include peripheral nerve surgery, spinal cord injury upper extremity reconstruction, hand and wrist injuries, pediatric hand surgery, and microsurgical free tissue transfer. He sees patients at the University of Utah Ambulatory Care Center at the main hospital, at the South Jordan Health Center, and at Primary Children’s Hospital.

    Dr. Teixeira grew up in the Midwest. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and he earned his Doctor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed an integrated plastic surgery residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a Hand, Nerve, and Microsurgery Fellowship with the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University in St Louis.

    In his free time, Dr. Teixeira loves the outdoors, hiking, skiing, music, cooking, and trying new foods. He is looking forward to exploring what life elevated has to offer!

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Hand, Nerve, and Microsurgery - Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fellow
    Integrated Plastic Surgery - University of South Florida/Lehigh Valley Health Network Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
    Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Physics - University of Michigan B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Varagur K, Jacobson L, Teixeira R, Patterson JMM, Skolnick GB, Mackinnon SE (2023). Following a Surgical Paradigm Shift Through the Adoption of Nerve Transfers Among Board-Eligible and Practicing Plastic Surgeons. Hand (N Y), 15589447231167582.
    2. Ranganath B, Teixeira RM, Patel T, Garza R, Murphy RX Jr (2020). Clinical and Financial Implications of Positive Margins After Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Resection: A Longitudinal Evaluation. Ann Plast Surg, 87(1), 80-84.
    3. Parker DJ, Teixeira R, Sibley PA, et al (2020). Improvement of Functional Outcome Via Supercharged End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous to Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer: A Case Series. Acta Scientific Orthopaedics, 3(10), 09-15.

    Book Chapter

    1. Teixeira RM, Sibley P, Murphy RX (2021). Tendon Injuries. In Tips and Tricks in Plastic Surgery. New York, New York: Springer Nature.
    2. Wallace SJ, Teixeira RM, Murphy RX (2021). Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries. In Introductory Atlas of Reconstructive Surgery. New York, New York: Thieme Publishers.

    Case Report

    1. Tadasina KK, Teixeira R, Kells A (2022). Spare Part Reconstruction of Distal Pediatric Thumb Amputation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10(10), e45693.
    2. Vandenheuvel J, Teixeira R, Song E, Kozin S, Davis W, Rice S (2022). Ischemic Volkmann Contracture From Intrauterine Compartment Syndrome. Journal of Neonatology, 36(2).
    3. Lee FG, Song E, Wallace SJ, Shaughnessy TJ, Raj M, Teixeira R, Miles MG, Wojcik R Jr (2021). Non-surgical Management of Complex Refractory Pyoderma Gangrenosum With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation. Cureus, 13(10), e18951.
    4. Moy A, Song EY, Wallace SJ, Teixeira RM, Low YC, Weiss LE (2021). Isolated Scaphoid Dislocation From Low-Energy Wrist Trauma. J Hand Surg Glob Online, 3, 99-102.
    5. Song EY, Wallace SJ, Teixeira RM, Mansour A, Naktin JP, Miles M, Low YC, Wojcik R Jr (2020). Pyoderma Gangrenosum after Fat Grafting in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction: An Unusual Outcome. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 8(11), e3223.
    6. Moy A, Song E, Wallace SJ, Teixeira R, Torres D (2020). Simultaneous Bilateral Patellar Tendon Rupture in a Young Adult Male: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus, 12(9), e10649.
    7. Song E, Moy A, Teixeira R, Wallace SJ, Low YC (2020). Two-Tongued Cross-Finger Filet Flap Distal Digit Reconstructions Using Spare Parts After Multiple Distal Digital Amputations. Eplasty, 20, ic11.
    8. Wallace SJ, Teixeira R, Miller NF, Raj M, Sheikh H, Sharma R (2018). Extrapleural Superficial Solitary Fibrous Tumor on the Posterior Shoulder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Eplasty, 18, e31.

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