Jeffrey Janis, MD

Associate Professor
Plastic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

jeffrey.janis@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Jeffrey E. Janis, M.D. is full-time faculty as an Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also serves as Chief of Plastic Surgery for Parkland Hospital, as well as Program Director for the Plastic Surgery Residency Program. His clinical practice is based at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and operates at UT Southwestern University Hospital, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center, St. Paul Medical Center, and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. Dr. Janis grew up in Columbus, Ohio and completed his undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated magna cum laude from the Olin School of Business with Honors in Management and Marketing. He was also awarded membership into Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. He was also the recipient of the William D. Holden Award in Surgery. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and subsequently joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern in Dallas in 2003. Dr. Janis has been the recipient of numerous awards during his training in general and plastic surgery. He received the Certificate of Achievement for outstanding accomplishment in surgical education in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. He received the "Excellence in Teaching" award in 2003 from the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern, and also received the "Best Research Paper" award during the 42nd Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference in Los Angeles in March 2003. He was awarded "Clinician of the Year" by the Department of Plastic Surgery in 2004. He was awarded "Best Presentation" at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting in 2006. He also received the "Special Achievement Award" (Awarded for Outstanding Contributions and Dedication to Advances in Plastic Surgery Resident Education) by the Department of Plastic Surgery at UTSW in 2007. He subsequently was awarded the "Teacher of the Year Award" by the Department of Plastic Surgery at UTSW in 2007-8. Most recently, he was recognized with the "Distinguished Physician of the Year Award" (Awarded in Recognition of Outstanding Individual Contribution to Parkland Health and Hospital System), by Parkland Health and Hospital System in 2009. Dr. Janis is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He lectures locally and nationally on all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery and has written numerous articles for scientific and medical publications, as well as co-authored several book chapters for textbooks in plastic surgery. He recently published his first book, "Essentials of Plastic Surgery", and served as a Guest Editor for a 300-page supplement to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery entitled "Current Concepts in Wound Care", both in 2006. Dr. Janis interests in plastic surgery are facial cosmetic surgery, facial/head and neck reconstructive surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breasts, chest wall reconstruction, body contouring, lower extremity reconstruction, the treatment of migraine headaches (Botox® and surgical), and microsurgery.

Education

ResidencyParkland Health and Hospital System (2003)
ResidencyParkland Health and Hospital System (2001)
InternshipParkland Health and Hospital System (1999)
Medical SchoolCase Western Reserve University (1998)

Research Interests

Migraine headaches through the identification of peripheral trigger points and treatment with botulinum toxin (Botox) and/or surgery.

Publications

Featured
Essentials of Plastic Surgery

Janis, J.E. (ed.) , Quality Medical Publishing, Saint Louis, Missouri. , Winter 2006; (1st edition)

Featured
Primary Rhinoplasty

Janis, J.E. and Rohrich, R.J. , The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: A Clinical Atlas (Nahai, F. (ed.)) , 2005; (1st edition):1535-1615

Featured
Pressure Sores

Janis, J.E. and Kenkel, J.M. , Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery , November 2003; (9(39)):1-42

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Aesthetic Body Contouring:Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction

Kenkel, J.M., Janis, J.E., Rohrich, R.J., Beran, S.J. , Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 2003; :180-192

Featured
Current Concepts in Wound Healing

Janis, J.E. and Attinger, C.E. (eds.) , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , June 2006; (7:117):1S-294S

The Anatomy of the Corrugator Supercilii Muscle Revisited: Part II: Supraorbital Nerve

Janis, J.E., Ghavami, A., Lemmon, J.A., Leedy, J.E., Guyuron, B. , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 2008; (121(1)):233-240

Tip Shaping in Primary Rhinoplasty: An Algorithmic Approach.

Ghavami, A., Janis, J.E., Acikel, C., Rohrich, R.J. , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 2008; (122(4)):1229-1241

The Anatomy of the Corrugator Supercilii Muscle Revisited: Part I: Corrugator Topography

Janis, J.E., Ghavami, A., Lemmon, J.A., Leedy, J.E., Guyuron, B. , Plastic and Recosntructive Surgery , 2007; (120(6)):1647-1653

The Anatomy of the Greater Occipital Nerve: Implications in the Etiology of Migraine Headaches

Mosser, S.M., Guyuron, B., Janis, J.E., Rohrich, R.J. , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , February 2004; (113(2)):693-697

The Cosmetic Use of Botulinum Toxin

Rohrich, R.J., Janis, J.E., Fagien, S., Stuzin, J.M. , Plastic and Recosntructive Surgery , 2003; (112 (5, suppl)):177S-188S

Honors/Awards

Distinguished Physician of the Year Award

Presented by the Parkland Health and Hospital System (2008)

Teacher of the Year Award

Presented by the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center (2007)

Clinician of the Year Award

Presented by the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center (2004)

Excellence in Teaching Award

Presented by the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center (2003)

Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Accomplishment in Surgical Education

Presented by the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center (2000)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS)

Dallas Society of Plastic Sugeons (DSPS)

Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons (TSPS)