Nicholas Do, MD
(he/him) - Plastic Surgery
About
Nicholas TK Do MD FACS is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Do was born in Honolulu, Hawaii before his family moved to Orange County, California. He earned his Bachelor’s degrees in both Anthropology and Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Out of his graduating class, he was chosen to deliver the Integrative Biology class graduation speech. It was his interest in physical anthropology and human evolution that drove him to pursue a career in medicine. He left the University of California for the Ivy League and received his MD from Dartmouth Medical School.
After completing medical school, Dr. Do matched into Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He was then selected from a group of international applicants for an additional fellowship year specializing in Microsurgery at Chang Gung Medical Center with Professor Fu Chan Wei. There he trained further in complex head & neck reconstruction, transplanting blocks of tissue from distant areas of the body. Dr. Do then spent an additional year in Chang Gung’s Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Laboratory studying vascularized bone marrow transplant for use in face and hand transplantation.
His last year of training was spent at the University of Michigan Craniofacial Fellowship with Dr Steven Buchman. This additional year was to understand all manner of operations for the facial skeleton including fracture repair, orthognathic surgery, distraction osteogenesis, and craniofacial osteotomies. In addition, he was trained in pediatric plastic surgery, cleft lip & palate surgery, and ear reconstruction.
Dr. Nicholas Do is one of the few dual fellowship trained plastic surgeons in the country in both Microsurgery and Craniofacial Surgery. His combined skill sets allow for any and all options to be brought to bear in all conditions seen in plastic surgery of the face. From his university studies in Anthropology, Dr. Do is acutely aware of the importance of the appearance of the human face. Dr. Do offers the full spectrum of procedures for plastic surgery of the face but is particularly interested in aesthetic complex reconstruction of the face after severe trauma, cancer, or birth difference. In addition, he performs facial feminization and masculinization where he balances reducing or restructuring the facial skeleton with redraping the soft issues for a more aesthetic gender affirming result. He also performs aesthetic procedures, including non-surgical filler and neuromodulators, and has a particular interest in revision functional & aesthetic rhinoplasty.
Dr. Do firmly believes that any plastic surgery of the face, whether reconstructive or cosmetic, must achieve the normal aesthetic contours of the face. As one of his mentors has stated, “The function of the face is to look like a face.”
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowships
Residency
Degree
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Research
Interests
- Aesthetic facial reconstruction
- Facial trauma
- Ballistic facial trauma
- Nasal reconstruction
- Lip reconstruction
- Oral cancer reconstruction
- Skin cancer reconstruction
- Aesthetic surgery of the facial skeleton
- Facial gender affirmation
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Anderson L, Nguyen CDT, Trinh K, Dorfman R, Tandon V, Do N, Lambros V, Grotting J, Song D, Delong M. “Facial hypertrophy as a complication of weight gain in autologous fat graft patients: Considerations and recommendations.” Aesthet Surg J. 2023 Jun 23 (Online ahead of print)
- Tso TV, Do N, Park SS, Burris B, Crum E. “A simplified approach to Jaw-in-a-Day using a preassembled Prosthesis: Lowering the barrier to entry” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Sep 28;10(9):e4542
- Cho AM, Lopez J, Teven CM, Pourtaheri N, Do NTK, et al. “Outcomes in pediatric maxillofacial reconstruction with vascularized fibular flaps: A systematic review” J Craniofac Surg 2022 Feb Jul-Aug 01;33(5):1346-1351
- Elia J, Do NTK, et al. “Redefining the reconstructive ladder in vulvoperineal reconstruction: The role of pedicled perforator flaps” J Reconstr Microsurg 2022 Jan; 38(1):10-26
- Sarkarya AH, Tsai KY, Hsu CC, Chen SH, Do NK, et al . “Free Tissue Transfers for Reconstruction of Weight-Bearing Heel Defects: Flap Selection, Ulceration Management, and Contour Revisions” JPRAS 2022 May;75(5):1557-1566
- Do N, Denny AD, Klement KA. “Evaluating sensory nerve outcomes after horizontal osteotomy for mandibular distraction in infant Pierre Robin sequence patients” J Craniofac Surg 2022 Mar-Apr;33(2):657-660
- Do NTK, Buchman SR. “Michigan CF Surgery & Bone Healing Mini-series - Combating the Constraints of the Functional Matrix: The importance of Surgical Overcorrection in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2021 Jun 24;9(6):e3604.
- Deek NFA, Hsiao JC, Do NT, Kao HK, Hsu CC, Lin CH, Lin CH. “The medial sural artery perforator flap: Lessons learned from 200 consecutive cases” Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 146(5):630e-641e
- Wei HI, Do N, Din RY, Lin CH, Lin CH “Attitudes of hand surgeons and hand reconstruction patients towards hand allotransplantation in Taiwan” Ann Plast Surg 2020 84(1S Suppl 1):S107-S111
- Sakarya AH, Do N, Huang YL, Lu JC Chang TN, Chuang DC “Effect of degree of arterial inflow on a functioning free muscle transplantation in a rat gracilis model” J Reconstr Microsurg 2020 36(6):458-465
Book Chapters
- Do N & Boyd JB “Chpt 10 – Local Flaps for Facial Coverage” Craniofacial, Head & Neck Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery, Vol 3; Neligan Plastic Surgery, 5th Ed
- Hajder E, et al. “Chpt 26 – Radiation Therapy and Breast Reconstruction” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Board Review 3rd Ed
- Do N & Jensen JN “Chpt 60 – Craniofacial Syndromes” Pearls of Wisdom Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Board Review 3rd Ed
In the News
TV/Radio:
- “Model shares lip transformation after dog attack”, Inside Edition, CBS Media Ventures Feb 5, 2023
Magazine:
- “Brooklinn Khoury’s doctor explains whether she can get lip filler after her reconstructive surgeries”, People, Dotdash Meredith, April 12, 2023
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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