Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD
RESIDENT
Surgery
School of Medicine

Dr. Casey Tompkins-Rhoades is a surgical resident in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF. She earned an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017 and worked in medical device research and development before earning her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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Dr. Tompkins-Rhoades is interested in expanding reconstructive options and outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as well as addressing specific healthcare disparities for pediatric patients with craniosynostosis.

Education & Training

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• MD Doctor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh 05/2021
• BS Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh 05/2017

Publications (3)

Top publication keywords:
AxonsCollagen Type IIIStem Cell TransplantationMacacaCollagen Type IDermisGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNeovascularization, PhysiologicDelayed-Action PreparationsNerve RegenerationPPAR gammaSchwann CellsAdipogenesisAdipose TissueBurns

• Long-gap peripheral nerve repair through sustained release of a neurotrophic factor in nonhuman primates.
  Science translational medicine 2020 Fadia NB, Bliley JM, DiBernardo GA, Crammond DJ, Schilling BK, Sivak WN, Spiess AM, Washington KM, Waldner M, Liao HT, James IB, Minteer DM, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Cottrill AR, Kim DY, Schweizer R, …
• Administration of adipose-derived stem cells enhances vascularity, induces collagen deposition, and dermal adipogenesis in burn wounds.
  Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries 2016 Bliley JM, Argenta A, Satish L, McLaughlin MM, Dees A, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Marra KG, Rubin JP
• Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Preserves Bioactivity and Attenuates Burst Release of Encapsulated Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor from Tissue Engineered Nerve Guides For Long Gap Peripheral Nerve Repair.
  ACS biomaterials science & engineering 2015 Bliley JM, Sivak WN, Minteer DM, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Day J, Williamson G, Liao HT, Marra KG