Sameer Shakir, MD, FACS
Areas of expertise: Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery, Craniosynostosis, Cleft lip and palate, Facial asymmetry, Rhinoplasty, Jaw surgery, Facial trauma, Microtia
Locations: Main Building, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Middleman Family Pavilion, Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Bucks County
About Sameer Shakir, MD, FACS
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Plastic Surgery – American Board of Plastic Surgery
Fellow – American College of Surgeons
Awards and Honors
2025, Junior Investigator Award for Best Basic Science Presentation, 82st Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate Association
2025, American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar
2024, Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
2024, Junior Investigator Award for Best Basic Science Presentation, 81st Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate Association
2019, 2nd Place Resident Poster Competition, 98th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons
2018, Best Paper, 5th Annual London Breast Meeting
2018, The Penn Plastic Surgery Faculty Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania Division of Plastic Surgery
2015, The Ross H. Musgrave Award for Outstanding Performance in Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2015, The Gaspar W. Anastasi Award for Best Resident/Fellow Presentation, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting
2015, The Bert and Sally O’Malley Award for Outstanding Medical Student Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2015, Best Overall Poster, 61st Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons
2014, Best Clinical Science Presentation, UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery Resident Research Day Symposium
2013, Best Basic Science Presentation, 30th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
2013, Best Basic Science Presentation, 56th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons
2013, The Owen Cole Memorial Scholarship for Best Junior Investigator Presentation, 12th International Congress on Cleft Lip/Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies
2012-2015, Physician-Scientist Training Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2011, Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
2010, International Economics Honors Society, Omricon Delta Epsilon, Alpha Chapter of Pennsylvania at University of Pittsburgh
2010, Outstanding Senior in Economics Award, University of Pittsburgh
2009-2010, University Scholar, Top 2% Academic Standing, University of Pittsburgh
2009, Junior Phi Beta Kappa, Xi Chapter of Pennsylvania at University of Pittsburgh
2006-2010, Guarantee Admission Program, University of Pittsburgh
2006-2010, Chancellor’s Full Tuition Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh
2006, Valedictorian, Westlake High School
2006, Phi Beta Kappa, Westlake High School
2005, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 11th Congressional District of Ohio
Leadership and Memberships
American Cleft Palate Association
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Craniofacial Surgery
- 2025-2026, Nominating Committee Member
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgery
International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (Associate)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2022-present, Reviewer, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2022-present, Reviewer, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal
2022-present, Reviewer, Clinical Oral Investigations
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency
Plastic Surgery (Integrated) - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Craniomaxillofacial Surgery - University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2025
Yuksel S, Lin YK, Klement K, Shakir S. “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Undergoing Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Review” Cleft Palate Craniofac J. (In press).
Cao DY, Lucero MI, Zepeda JL, McCarty RM, Shakir S, Klement K, Lin YK. “Comparative Outcomes Assessment of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction and Oronasal Fistula: Implications of Muscle Repair in Palatoplasty” J Craniofac Surg. 2025 (Accepted)
Stellpflug A, Shakir S, Keener K, Nguyen C, Patel M, Lin K, Wang B. Using Digested and Lyophilized Bone Matrices to Enhance Retention and Sustained Release of BMP-2 for Bone Regeneration. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Jul 3. PMID: 40608771.
Shakir S, Kosyk MS, Scott M, Nah-Cederquist HD, Cohen M, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Jackson OH, Low DW, Swanson JW. “Long-term Midfacial Growth and Speech Outcomes following Modified Furlow Double-Opposing Z-Palatoplasty” Cleft Palate Craniofac J. (In press).
2024
Shakir S and Garland CB. A Comprehensive Approach to Robin Sequence. Clin Plast Surg. 2024. PMID: 39986886.
Ai JB, McQueen RG, McCarty RM, Sharda M, Zagloul M, Shakir S, Yi C, Klement K, Lin KY. A Comparative Assessment of Outcomes Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis and Tongue-Lip Adhesion in Pierre Robin Sequence. J Craniofac Surg. PMID: 39109865.
Ng JJ, Chang AE, Villavisanis DF, Shakir S, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. A coddling of the sagittal suture: inequality in spring-assisted expansion. Childs Nerv Syst. PMID: 39093421.
Kosyk MS, Salinero LK, Morales CZ, Shakir S, Cielo CM, Scott M, Nah HD, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. “Comprehensive Long-Term Outcomes Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.” Cleft Palate Craniofac J. [PMID]: 37849290.
Shakir S, Ettinger RE, Susarla SM, Birgfeld CB. “Pediatric Panfacial Fractures.” Clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. [PMID]: 37280142.
Villavisanis DF, Blum JD, Barrero C, Kalmar CL, Plana N, Cho DY, Shakir S, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. “Correlation between degree of sagittal suture fusion and surrogates of elevated intracranial pressure in sagittal craniosynostosis.” Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. [PMID]: 37209065.
Shakir S, Birgfeld CB, Susarla SM. “Discussion: Surgical Timing and Neurocognitive Development Among Patients with Craniosynostosis: Analysis of Confounding Variables and Selection Bias.” Plast Reconstr Surg. [PMID]: 36989340.
Wagner CS, Pontell ME, Shakir S, Punchak M, Xu E, Zhang E, Salinero LK, Barrero CE, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. “Utilization of Carbonated Calcium Phosphate Cement for Contouring Cranioplasty in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis.” Child’s Nervous System. [PMID]: 36947197.
2022
Villavisanis DF, Cho DY, Zhao C, Wagner CS, Blum JD, Shakir S, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Tucker AM, Taylor JA. “Spring forces and calvarial thickness predict cephalic index changes following spring-mediated cranioplasty for sagittal craniosynostosis.” Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Nov. [PMID]: 36394609.
Deramo PJ, Seitz AJ, Shakir S, Greives MR, Low DW, Jackson OA, Nguyen PD. “Dual Innervated Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Facial Reanimation in Children.” Ann Plast Surg. 2022 July. [PMID]: 36279580.
Shakir S, Roy M, Lee A, Birgfeld C. “Management of Sagittal and Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: Minimally Invasive Approaches” Clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2022 Aug;34(3):421-433. [PMID]: 35871864.
Shakir S and Birgfeld CB. “Syndromic Craniosynostosis.” Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;34(3):443-458. [PMID]: 35787825
Villavisanis DF, Shakir S, Zhao C, Cho DY, Barrero C, Blum JD, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Tucker AM. "Predicting Changes in Cephalic Index Following Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Stepwise and Machine Learning Algorithm Approach." J Craniofacial Surgery. [PMID]: 35905391.
Villavisanis DF, Blum JD, Cho DY, Barrero C, Shakir S, Nah HD, Swanson JW, Talyor JA, Bartlett SP. “Degree of Sagittal Suture Fusion, Cephalic Index, and Head Shape in Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis.” J Craniofacial Surgery. 2022. [PMID]: 35905383.
Rios-Diaz A, Morris MP, Elfanagely O, Cunning JR, Shakir S, Broach RB, Fischer JP. “Impact of Panniculectomy and/or Abdominoplasty on Quality of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Patient Reported Outcomes.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022. [PMID]: 35877928.
Kalmar CL and Swanson JW, Shakir S, Tucker AM, Kennedy BC, Storm PB, Heuer GG, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Lang S. “Removal of Cranial Springs After Spring-mediated Cranioplasty.” Neurosurg Focus. (Accepted).
Kalmar CL and Swanson JW, Shakir S, Tucker AM, Kennedy BC, Storm PB, Heuer GG, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Lang S. “Spring-mediated Cranioplasty for Sagittal Craniosynostosis.” Neurosurg Focus. (Accepted).
Shakir S, Card L, Kimia R, Nguyen PD “Anterior Cranial Base Reconstruction in Complex Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: An Algorithmic Approach and Single-Surgeon Experience.” Arch Plast Surg. 2022 Apr 6;49(2):174-183. 2022 Mar. [PMID]: 35832671.
Villavisanis DF, Cho DY, Shakir S, Kalmar CL, Wagner CS, Blum JD, Cheung L, Lang S, Heuer GG, Madsen PJ, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Tucker AM. “Parietal Bone Thickness Predicts Operative Transfusion and Blood Loss in a Cohort of Patients Undergoing Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis.” J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022. PMID: 35090136
Othman S, Shakir S, Azoury SC, Lukowiak T, Thuzar S, Sobanko J, Miller C, Etzkorn J, Fischer JF, Kovach SJ. “The Utility of Dermal Wound Matrices Compared with Local-Tissue Rearrangement and Free Flap Reconstruction for Oncologic Scalp Wounds: A Multi-Disciplinary Dual Matched-Pair Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022. PMID: 34905752
Shakir S, Humphries LS, Lanni MA, Kalmar CL, Vu GH, Heuer G, Lang SS, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. “What is the Role of Force in Correcting Scaphocephaly through Spring-Mediated Cranial Vault Expansion for Sagittal Craniosynostosis?” J Craniofac Surg. 2021. PMID: 34727466
2021
Shakir S, Kalmar CL, Yang R, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. “Indications and Limitations of Carbonated Calcium Phosphate Cement for Secondary Contouring Cranioplasty; A Long-Term Institutional Experience.” J Craniofac Surg. 2021. PMID: 34727481
Azoury SC, Shakir S, Bucky LP, Percec I. “Modern Fat Grafting Techniques to the Face and Neck”. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Oct 1;148(4):620e-633e. [PMID]: 34550946
Othman S, Shakir S, Azoury SC, Lukowiak T, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ. “Bilayer Wound Matrix-Based Cutaneous Scalp Reconstruction: A Multidisciplinary Case Control Analysis of Factors Associated with Reconstructive Success and Failure” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Apr 23:S1748-6815(21)00184-4. [PMID]: 34024741
Shakir S and Bartlett SP. “Modern Distraction Applications in Hemifacial Microsomia.” Clin Plast Surg. 2021 Jul;48(3):375-389. [PMID]: 34051892
Go BC and Shakir S, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. “A Critical Appraisal of Surgical Outcomes Following Orbital Hypertelorism Correction: What Is The Incidence Of True Bony Relapse Versus Soft Tissue Telecanthus?” Childs Nerv Syst [PMID]: PMID: 32964257
Piper M, Ligh CA, Shakir S, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK. “Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg [PMID]: 33004296
Shakir S, Spencer AB, Piper M, Kozak GM, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK. “Laparoscopy Allows Harvest of the DIEP Flap with Shorter Fascial Incisions Compared to Endoscopic Harvest: A Single Surgeon Retrospective Cohort Study." J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg [PMID]: 33268043
Taylor JA, Shakir S. “Discussion: Long-term Orthognathic Considerations in the Pierre Robin Sequence Patient.” Plast Reconstr Surg [PMID]: 33136958
Shakir S, Kozak GM, Levin LS, Fischer JP. “Letter to Editor: Useful Insights Based On: Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Complex Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Outcomes and Costs for Biologic-Based, Local Tissue Rearrangement, and Free Flap Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg [PMID]: 33044277
Taylor JA, Shakir S. “Discussion: Automated measurement of intracranial volume using three-dimensional photography.” Plast Reconstr Surg [PMID]: 32842111
Taylor JA, Shakir S. “Discussion: What is the difference in Cranial Base Morphology in Isolated and Syndromic Bicoronal Synostosis?” Plast Reconstr Surg [PMID]: 32842110
Patel V and Shakir S, Yang R, Humphries LS, McKenna RA, Heuer G, Lang S, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. “Perioperative Outcomes In The Treatment Of Isolated Sagittal Synostosis: A Retrospective Outcomes Analysis of Cranial Vault Remodeling versus Spring Mediated Cranioplasty.” J Craniofac Surg [PMID]: 32890163
Shakir S, Humphries LS, Kalmar CL, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. “Hope Springs Eternal: Insights Into The Durability Of Springs To Provide Long-Term Correction Of The Scaphocephalic Head Shape.” J Craniofac Surg [PMID]: 32796307.
2020
Othman S, Azoury SC, Tecce MG, Shakir S, Rios-Diaz AJ, Mauch JT, Tilahun E, Broach RB, Kovach SJ. “Free Flap Reconstruction of Complex Oncologic Scalp Defects in the Setting of Mesh Cranioplasty: Risk Factors and Outcomes.” J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Mar 13. [PMID]: 32176013.
Shakir S, Spencer AB, Kozak GM, Nathan SL, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK. Laparoscopic DIEP Harvest Minimizes Fascial Incisions in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg [PMID]: 32453266.
Kozak GM, Hsu JY, Shakir S, Broach RB, Stranix JT, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Fischer JP. Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Complex Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Outcomes and Costs for Biologic-Based, Local Tissue Rearrangement, and Free Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. Mar;145(3):608e-616e; [PMID]: 32097331.
Shakir S, Spencer AB, Kozak GM, Jablonka E, Kanchwala SK. Make your own DIEP; Perforator delay improves DIEP flap reliability. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Nov 27;7(11):e2478; [PMID]: 31942287.
Shakir S, Messa CA, Broach RB, Rhemtulla IA, Chatman B, D’Angelantonio A, Levin LS, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Fischer JP. Indications and Limitations of Bilayer Wound Matrix-Based Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A Retrospective Case Control Study of 191 Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Mar;145(3):813-822; [PMID]: 32097330.
Shakir S, Kozak GM, Nathan SL, Davis H, Whitely C, Broach RB, Fosnot JF. The Role of a Resident Aesthetic Clinic in Addressing the Trainee Autonomy Gap. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. [PMID]: 31724036.
Patel V, Yang R, Shakir S, Groves M, Bartlett SP. Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation: A Rare Complication Following Craniofacial Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Jan/Feb;31(1):166-168; [PMID]: 31794445.
2019
Bykowski MR, Shakir S, Naran S, Smith DM, Goldstein JA, Grunwaldt L, Saladino RA, Losee JE. Pediatric Dog Bite Prevention: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree or Just Not Barking Loud Enough? Pediatric Emergency Care. 2019 Sep;35(9):618-623. [PMID]: 28398940.
Kimia R, Shakir S, Jackson O, Nguyen PD. Buccal myomucosal flap reconstruction after resection of palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Apr 18. [PMID]: 31021844.
Shakir S, Hoppe I, Taylor JA. State-of-the-art Hypertelorism Management. Clin Plast Surg. 2019 Apr;46(2):185-195. [PMID]: 30851750.
2018
Shakir S, Naran S, Lowe KM, Bartlett SB. Balancing Distraction Forces: Minimizing Proximal Mandibular Rotation Using Check L-Plate In Vertical Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Sep 14;6(9):e1856. [PMID]: 30349770.
Carney MJ, Messa C, Weissler JM, Shakir S, Wes A, Enriquez F, Roth JS, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP. Achieving Retromuscular Repair in Complex Incisional Hernia: The Value of Posterior Sheath Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 May;141(5):733e-741e. [PMID]: 29697627.
Naran S and Shakir S, Emelife P, Quigley M, Cray JJ, Russavage JM, Nguyen VT. Components Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Recalcitrant, High Comorbidity Patient: A Review of 311 Single Surgeon Cases. Ann Plast Surg. 2018 Mar;80(3):262-267. [PMID]: 29309326.
2017
Naran S, Miller M, Shakir S, Ware B, Camison L, Ford M, Goldstein J, Losee J. Non-Syndromic Craniosynostosis and Associated Abnormal Speech and Language Development. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 [PMID]: 28654601.
Borab Z, Shakir S, Lanni M, Tecce M, MacDonald J, Hope W, Fischer J. Does Prophylactic Mesh Placement in Elective Midline Laparotomy Reduce the Incidence of Incisional Hernia? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Surgery. 2017 Apr;161(4):1149-1163. [PMID]: 28040255.
MacIsaac ZM, Henderson SE, Shakir S, Naran S, Smith DM, Camison L, Cray JJ, Almarza AJ, Cooper GM, Losee JE. Biomechanical Integrity in craniofacial Surgery: Calvarial Reconstruction in Favorable and Infected Defects with Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May;139(5):1141-1150. [PMID]: 28445366.
2016
Shakir S, Neral MK, Naran S, Wollstein R. Surgical Treatment for Distal Radius Fractures Using Titanium versus Stainless Steel Plates. J Hand Microsurg. 2016 Dec;8(3):155-158. [PMID]: 27999458.
Naran S, Kinsella C, MacIsaac Z, Katzel E, Bykowski M, Shakir S, Goldstein J, Pollack I, Losee J. Pediatric Craniofacial Fractures: Trajectories and Ramifications in 151 Patients. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Sep;27(6):1535-8. [PMID]: 27391657.
Katzel EB, Bielicka D, Shakir S, Fowler J, Buterbaugh GE, Imbriglia JE. Midcarpal and STT arthritis in patients with CMC arthritis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Feb 11. [PMID]: 26890509.
Rottgers SA, Camison L, Mai R, Shakir S, Grunwaldt L, Nowalk A, Natali M, Losee JE. Antibiotic Use in Primary Palatoplasty: A Survey of Practice Patterns, Assessment of Efficacy, and Proposed Guidelines for Use. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Feb;137(2):574-82. [PMID]: 26818293.
MacIsaac ZM, Shakir S, Naran S, Smith DM, Cray JJ, Nayar HS, Camison, L, Kinsella CR, Mooney MP, Cooper GM, Losee JE. Repair of a Complicated Calvarial Defect: Reconstruction of an Infected Wound with rhBMP-2. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Feb;76(2):205-10. [PMID]: 26756598.
Katzel EB, Shakir S, Kostereva NV, Lannau B, Gimbel M, Nguyen VT, De La Cruz C, Marra K, Gusenoff JA. An Examination of Inflammatory Mediators in the Microvasculature of Massive Weight-loss Patients.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan;137(1):24e-30e. [PMID]: 26710058.
Afrooz PN, Shakir S, James I, Rubin JP, Gusenoff JA. Dynamics of Gluteal Cleft Morphology in Lower Body Lift: Predictors of Unfavorable Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Dec;136(6):1167-73. [PMID]: 26595014.
Katzel EB, Shakir S, Naran S, MacIsaac ZM, Camison L, Greives M, Goldstein JA, Grunwaldt LJ, Ford MD, Losee JE. Speech Outcomes After Clinically Indicated Posterior Pharyngeal Flap Takedown. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Oct;77(4):420-4. [PMID]: 26418795.
Wang D, Gilbert JR, Shaw MA, Shakir S, Losee JE, Billiar TR, Cooper GM. Toll-Like Receptor 4 Mediates the Regenerative Effects of Bone Grafts on Calvarial Bone Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. [PMID]: 25603990.
Shakir S, MacIsaac ZM, Naran S, Smith DM, Bykowski MR, Cray JJ, Craft TK, Wang D, Weiss LE, Campbell P, Mooney MP, Losee JE, Cooper GM. Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 Improves Bone Healing and Promotes Suture Regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part A. [PMID]: 25380311.
2014
Shakir S, Razzak A, Malik SM. Wrong Turn From Right Quadrant. Gastroenterology. 2014 Jan;146(1):323-324. [PMID]: 24269301.
Naran S, Zaulan Y, Shakir S, Gilula LA, Werner FW, Wollstein R. Radiographic Assessment of Ligamentous Injuries in Distal Radius Fractures after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. [PMID]: 24306169.
2013
Smith DM, Bykowski MR, Cray JJ, Naran S, Rottgers SA, Shakir S, Vecchione L, Schuster L, Losee JE. 215 Mandible Fractures in 120 Children: Demographics, Treatment, Outcomes, and Early Growth Data. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Jun;131(6):1348-58. [PMID]: 23714795.
2011
Smith DM, Cray JJ, Weiss LE, Dai Fei EK, Shakir S, Rottgers SA, Losee JE, Campbell, PG, Cooper GM. Precise Control of Osteogenesis for Craniofacial Defect Repair: The Role of Direct Osteoprogenitor Contact in BMP-2-Based Bioprinting. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 Oct;69(4):485-8. [PMID]: 22972553.
Lectures by Invitation
2025
Shakir S. “Presurgical Orthognathic Evaluation and Orthodontics”. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Gruss Summer Basic Course. July 25-27, 2025. Chicago, IL (Speaker)
Shakir S. “Nasal Fractures and Secondary Septorhinoplasty”. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Gruss Summer Basic Course. July 25-27, 2025. Chicago, IL (Speaker)
Susarla S, Ettinger R, Linkugel A, Shakir S. “Outcomes after Endoscope-Assisted Strip Craniectomy and Orthotic Therapy for Syndromic Craniosynostosis”. ASPS Education Network. PlasticSurgery.org/CME
Shakir S “Primary and Secondary Nasal Trauma Reconstruction”. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Basic Course. July 25-27, 2025. Chicago, IL (Speaker)
Shakir S “Orthodontic Preparation and Virtual Surgical Planning for Orthognathic Surgery”. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Basic Course. July 25-27, 2025. Chicago, IL (Speaker)
Gibreel W, Wolfswinkel E, Kurnik N, Purnell C, Shakir S. “Confession Booth: My Complication and How I Managed It”. American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association. May 10, 2025. Palm Springs, CA, USA (Speaker)
2024
Shakir S and Meghji N. PSTM Top Resident Abstracts. Aesthetics Session. September 26, 2024. San Diego, CA, USA. (Moderator)
Shakir S “How to Cultivate an Early Academic Practice.” Plastic Surgery: The Meeting. Senior Residents Conference. September 25, 2024. San Diego, CA, USA. (Speaker)
2023
Shakir S and Vyas R. PSTM Top Resident Abstracts. Craniofacial / Aesthetics Session. October 27, 2023. Austin, TX, USA. (Moderator)
Shakir S “How to Cultivate an Early Academic Practice.” Plastic Surgery: The Meeting. Senior Residents Conference. October 26, 2023. Austin, TX, USA. (Speaker)
Shakir S “Management of Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Not Just Small Adults.” Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. June 6, 2024. Philadelphia, PA, USA. (Speaker)
Jackson O, Tse R, Sitzman T, Shakir S. “Rethinking the Cleft Care Continuum: Vomerine Flap Closure of the Hard Palate at Time of Cleft Lip Repair.” May 2-6, 2023. Raleigh, NC, USA. (Speaker)
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2022
Shakir S, Low DW, Lin KY Ear Reconstruction. In Chung K. Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. Ninth Ed.
Shakir S and Taylor JA. Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. In Neligan, P. Plastic surgery. Fifth Ed. London: Elsevier Saunders.
2021
Shakir, S. and Nguyen, P.D. (2021). Management of Facial Fractures in Adults and Children. In Emergency Management of the Hi‐Tech Patient in Acute and Critical Care (eds I. Koutroulis, N. Tsarouhas, R.J. Lin, J.C. Posner, M. Seneff and R. Shesser). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119263005.ch11