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Jose Christiano

Title	Assistant Professor
Institution	School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department	Surgery
Address	University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry 601 Elmwood Ave, Box SURG Rochester NY 14642

Awards And Honors

2005			Scott B. Frame, MD Memorial Trauma Scholarship \| Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine
2005			University of Tennessee Resident Research Day Research Award \| Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine
2005			Resident Trauma Paper Competition (ACS TN Chapter) - Winner \| American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma
2005			Resident Trauma Paper Competition (ACS COT Region 4) - Winner \| American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma
2005			ACS Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching - Nominee by Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine \| American College of Surgeons
2006			Scott B. Frame, MD Memorial Trauma Scholarship \| Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine
2006			Resident Trauma Paper Competition - National Finalist \| American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma
2008			Howard C. Filston Administrative Chief Resident Award \| Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine
2008			Hiram Crutchfield Resident Teaching Award \| Univ. of TN Graduate School of Medicine

Overview

Jose Guilherme Christiano, M.D. is a Board-certified plastic surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Christiano received his medical degree from Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas da Santa Casa de Sao Paulo in Brazil. Following graduation, he served in the Brazilian Army as a flight surgeon. He then returned to Santa Casa and completed his residency in general surgery, as well as a fellowship in medical and surgical critical care.
Upon coming to the United States, Dr. Christiano joined the University of Connecticut as an intern in general surgery. He transferred to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville after his internship, where he completed general surgery training and a fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care. Dr. Christiano then moved to Baltimore for a plastic surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins University/University of Maryland program.
Dr. Christiano has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Scott B. Frame, M.D. Memorial Trauma Scholarship, the Howard C. Filston Administrative Chief Resident Award and the Hiram Crutchfield Resident Teaching Award, among others.
In addition to being a member of several professional medical organizations, Dr. Christiano has presented his work at meetings throughout the United States. He has been involved in several research studies, with professional interests including microsurgery, breast reconstruction, reconstruction after cancer and trauma, and abdominal wall reconstruction.
Dr. Christiano speaks English and Portuguese. He enjoys his time away from the hospital with his wife and son. Together, they ski, bike, swim, play soccer and watch movies.

Selected Publications

Christiano JG, Duncan LD, Bell JL. Lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast presenting as a discrete mass. Am Surg. 2012 Jan; 78(1):38-40.

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Christiano JG, Dorafshar AH, Rodriguez ED, Redett RJ. Repair of recurrent cleft palate with free vastus lateralis muscle flap. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2012 Mar; 49(2):245-8.

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Christiano JG, Dorafshar AH, Tufaro AP, Manson PN. Closed reduction of laterally displaced fracture/dislocation of the mandibular condylar process in a child. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul; 22(4):1504-6.

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Christiano JG, Rosson GD. Clinical experience with the delay phenomenon in autologous breast reconstruction with the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. Microsurgery. 2010 Oct; 30(7):526-31.

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Christiano JG, Tummers M, Kennedy A. Clinical significance of isolated intraperitoneal fluid on computed tomography in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun; 44(6):1242-8.

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