Reza Kordestani, MD

EDUCATION

University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Consistently ranked by US News/Doximity as the #1 plastic surgery training center in the US

Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH
Doctor of Medicine Program

Duke University, Durham, NC
B.S. Chemistry with Distinction, American Chemical Society Certified
Concentration in Pharmacology
Minor: Sociology

HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS, and DISTINCTIONS

UT Southwestern Plastic Surgery Chief Resident Teaching Award
Awarded to the graduating chief resident who was selected by the faculty and residents for their exceptional operative and didactic teaching

Frederic P. Lord Award in Anatomy
Awarded to the graduating MD student with the highest achievement in the anatomy curriculum and its successful application to the clinical rotations

Duke Undergraduate Research Support Grant
For development of a method for the detection of celecoxib in blood plasma

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Duke University Biochemistry Department
Research Tech II
Research in Christian Raetz’s laboratory (NIH LIPID MAPS Glue Grant) on (1) the discovery of novel lipids through the screening of yeast knockouts of enzymes in lipid metabolism, (2) quantification of the changes in the lipid profile of macrophage upon stimulation by bacterial lipopolysaccharides, (3) High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry method development for improving lipid analysis.

Duke University Chemistry Department
Student Researcher
Undergraduate research on the development of a method for the detection of Celecoxib in blood plasma using HPLC-MS

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Kordestani, R, Small, K, Rohrich, RJ. “Advancements and Refinement in Facial Neuromodulators.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Oct;138(4):806-9.

Costa, CR, Kordestani, R, Small, KH, Rohrich, RJ. “Advances and Refinement in Hyaluronic Acid Facial Fillers.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Aug;138(2):233e-6e.

Garrett TA, Raetz CR, Richardson T, Kordestani R, Son JD, Rose RL. “Identification of Phosphatidylserylglutamate: a Novel Minor Lipid in Escherichia coli.” Journal of Lipid Research. 2009 Aug; 50(8): 158

Ward WC, Guan Z, Zuca FA, Fariello RG, Kordestani R, Zecca L, Raetz CR, Simon JD. “Identification and Quantification of Dolichol and Dolichoic Acid in Neuromelanin from Substantia Nigra of the Human Brain.” Journal of Lipid Research. 2007 Jul;48(7):1457-62.

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

Garrett TA, Kordestani R, Raetz CR. “Chapter 12: Quantification of Cardiolipin by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectometry.” Methods in Enzymology. 2007;433:213-30.

Kordestani, R, Burns, JL. “Chapter 16: Burns.” Essentials in Plastic Surgery. Edited by Jeffrey Janis. QMP. 2014. Pp 195-202.

PRESENTATIONS

“Discovery of Diacylated Amino Acids in Bovine Liver and Brain Using ESI-MS”
 Poster presented at LIPID MAPS Conference

 “Development of a Method for the Detection of Celecoxib in Blood Plasma using HPLC-MS”
 Poster presented at Duke Chemistry Department Student Conference
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