Dr. David Godat

David M. Godat, M.D. 

Education & Training

• Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery Physicians
• Medical College of Wisconsin, Resident Physician, Plastic and General Surgery Integrated  Program, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• UT Southwestern School of Medicine, M.D., Dallas, Texas
• Stanford University, A.B. , Stanford, California

Work Experience     

• David M. Godat, M.D. PA,  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dallas, Texas
• Medical mission, General Medicine and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sonaguera, Honduras
• Medical mission, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,  Bucaramanga, Colombia, 

Licensing

• State of Texas Medicine & Surgery
• State of Wisconsin Medicine & Surgery
• DEA Controlled Substance Registration

Appointments       

• Medical City Hospital Dallas, Texas
• Lifecare Hospital at Plano, Plano,Texas
• Kindred Hospital at Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Society Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association

Honors/Awards/Presentations

• Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University
• Honors in Humanities, Stanford University               
• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, San Diego
• Second Prize for Basic Science Presentations, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago
• Robert E. Condon Research Award Nomination, Milwaukee
• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun
• Peripheral Nerve Society, Cancun
• Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago
• Medical College of Wisconsin Resident Research Award, Milwaukee
• First Prize, Microsurgery, Senior Residents Conference, Milwaukee

Bibliography of Research in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• David M. Godat, MD; James R. Sanger, MD; Scott D. Lifchez, MD; Rene F. Recinos, MD, PhD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Monica R. Godat, MD; Carlos Ramirez, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; Detailed Neurovascular Anatomy of the Serratus Anterior Muscle: Implications for Functional Muscle Flap with Multiple Independent Force Vectors, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, July, 2004.
• Scott D. Lifchez, MD; James R. Sanger, MD; David M. Godat, MD; Rene F. Recinos, MD, PhD; The Serratus Anterior Subslip: Anatomy and Implications for Facial and and Hand Reanimation, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pending Publication.
• René F. Recinos, MD, PhD, James R. Sanger, MD; David M. Godat, MD; Scott D. Lifchez, MD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Elmar D. Gonzalez MD; Hani S.Matloub, MD*; Detailed Microneuroanatomy of the Serratus Anterior Muscle, Manuscript submitted to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
• Scott D. Lifchez, MD; Mario G. Gasparri, MD; James R. Sanger, MD; John A. LoGiudice, MD; David M. Godat, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; William Tisol, MD; Serratus Anterior in vivo Contractile Force, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Submitted and under Revision.
• David M. Godat, MD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Lin-Ling Zhang, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; A Long Gap Model for Testing Anatomic and Physiologic Endpoints of Nerve Regeneration; Manuscript in preparation.David M. Godat, MD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Lin-Ling Zhang, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; Nerve Transplantation without Immunosuppression in a Long Gap Model: No Functional Recovery; Manuscript in preparation.David M. Godat, MD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Lin-Ling Zhang, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; Nerve Transplantation without Immunosuppression in a Short Gap Model: Significant Functional Recovery; Manuscript in preparation.
• David M. Godat, MD; Ji-Geng Yan, MD; Lin-Ling Zhang, MD; Hani S. Matloub, MD; Correlation of Histology to Physiology in Nerve Regeneration in a Long Gap Model: Implications for Experimental Endpoints and Development of Nerve Graft Substitutes; Manuscript in Preparation.

Abstracts in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Microanatomy of The Serratus Anterior Muscle, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; San Diego, January, 2001.
• Microanatomy of The Serratus Anterior Muscle, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, April, 2002
• Nerve Transplantation without Immunosuppression in a Long Gap Model; American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; Cancun, January, 2002.
• Nerve Transplantation without Immunosuppression in a Long Gap Model, Peripheral Nerve Society, Cancun, January, 2002.
• Nerve Transplantation without Immunosuppression in a Long Gap Model, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, April, 2002.
• Detailed Neurovascular Anatomy of the Serratus Anterior Muscle: Implications for Functional Muscle Flap with Multiple Independent Force Vectors, Senior Residents Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 2004