Name: | GEORGINA NICHOLS, MD |
Office Address: |
950 Glades Road, Suite 3A Boca Raton, Florida 33431 |
Office Phone: |
(561) 368-9455 |
Education: |
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; Brussels, Belgium Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences Doctor in Medicine |
ECFMG: | Certification October 2013 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Surgery Certified – October 2020 American Board of Plastic Surgery Certification – Board Eligible – December 2024 Written Examination May 2022: Passed. |
Work Experience / Residency / Fellowship: |
The Plastic Surgery Center Sacramento – July 2023 – January 2025 Sacramento, California Associate Plastic Surgeon |
The Plastic Surgery Center Sacramento – July 2022 – June 2023 Sacramento, California Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship – Aesthetic Society Endorsed Fellowship |
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Medical University of South Carolina – July 2019 – June 2022 Charleston, South Carolina Plastic, hand and reconstructive Surgery Fellowship |
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Grand Strand Medical Center/ University of South Carolina – July 2015 -June 2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina General Surgery Residency |
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University of Texas Houston Health Science Center – June 2014 – June 2015 Houston, Texas General Surgery Internship |
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Medical Licenses: |
Florida California |
Languages: |
Fluent in Spanish, French and English |
Publications: |
2023: Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgeons “Local Infiltration of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Breast Reduction for Symptomatic Macromastia”. Nichols G., Andrade E., Gregoski M., Herrera F.A, Armstrong M. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 June 1;90(6S Suppl 4):S366-S370. |
2022: Annals of Plastics Surgery Comparison of Applicant and Resident Physician Demographics Among Surgical Subspecialties From 2009 to 2019: Trends in Gender and Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine. Jain A, Nichols G, Tarabishy S, Scomacao I, Herrera FA. A Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Apr 1;88(4):451-459. |
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2021: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Color Doppler Ultrasound versus Computed Tomography Angiography for Preoperative Anterolateral Thigh Flap Perforator Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Moore R, Mullner D, Nichols G, Scomacao I, Herrera F. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2021 Dec 27. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740958 |
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2021: Annals of Plastics Surgery High- Pressure Injection Injuries of the Hand: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis at a Single Academic Center. Nichols G, Gallegos J, Tavana ML, Armstrong MB, Herrera FA. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Jun 1;86(6S Suppl 5):S517-S520. |
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2019: Surgical Infections Operating Room Foot Traffic: A Risk Factor for Surgical Site infections. Alizo G, Onayemi A, Sciarretta JD, Davis JM. Surgical infections. 2019; 20 (2) : 146-150 |
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2018: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Fall from Heights: Does Height Really Matter? Alizo G, Sciarretta JD, Gibson S, Muertos K, Romano A, Davis J, Pepe A. European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society. 2018; 44 (3) : 411-416. |
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2018: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Multidisciplinary team approach to traumatic spinal cord injuries: a single institution’s quality improvement project. Alizo G, Sciarretta JD, Gibson S, Muertos K, Holmes S, Denittis F, Cheatle J, Davis J, Pepe A. European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society. 2018; 44 (2) : 245-250. |
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2016: Surgical Infections Society Case Reports Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a trauma patient with a new diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus. Alizo Arruebarrena G, Romano AE, Sciarretta J, Davis JM Surgical Infections Case Reports 2016 Feb;1(1): 4-7 |
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Podiums & Poster Presentations: | 2022: Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgeons – SESPRS Meeting – Glancy Resident Competition “Local Infiltration of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Breast Reduction for Symptomatic Macromastia: Outcome Evaluation and Considerations for Reducing Intraoperative Bleeding and Operative Time.” Nichols G., Andrade E., Herrera F.A, Armstrong M. |
2022: The Aesthetic Meeting 2022 – San Diego, Ca “Breast Reduction for Symptomatic Macromastia: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis”. Nichols G., Andrade, E., Raghava, N., Mullner, D., Armstrong M., Herrera F.A. |
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2021: American Association of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery “The Meeting” “Breast Reduction in the Elderly: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis”. – Atlanta, GA Nichols G., Raghava, N., Mullner, D., Armstrong M., Herrera F.A. |
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2021: Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgeons – SESPRS Meeting “Breast Reduction in the Elderly: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis”” – Hilton Head, SC Nichols G., Raghava, N., Mullner, D., Armstrong M., Herrera F.A. |
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2020: American Association of Plastic Surgery, Virtual Plastic Surgery “The Meeting” High- Pressure Injection Injuries of the Hand: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis at a Single Academic Center. Nichols G., Gallegos J.E., Tavana M.L., Armstrong M., Herrera F.A |
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2020: Southeastern Society of Plastic and reconstructive Surgery, 63rd SESPRS Virtual Scientific meeting High- Pressure Injection Injuries of the Hand: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis at a Single Academic Center. Nichols G., Gallegos J.E., Tavana M.L., Armstrong M., Herrera F.A. |
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2018: American Association for Surgery of Trauma, San Diego, CA Managing Craniomaxillofacial Injury Without Routine Inpatient Consultation: Outcomes Review and Reduction in Patient Charges. Alizo G, Lane M, Sciarretta JD |
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2018: American College of Surgeons SC/NC Chapter, Myrtle Beach, SC Managing Craniomaxillofacial Injury Without Routine Inpatient Consultation: Outcomes Review and Reduction in Patient Charges. Alizo G, Lane M, Sciarretta JD |
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2018: Surgical Infection Society, Westlake Village, CA Death in the Octogenarian 2015. Alizo G, Davis JM, Sciarretta JD |
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2018: Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting 2018 Tampla, FL. Laparoscopic Repair of a Recurrent Hiatal Hernia with Robotic Assisted Pyloroplasty for Dysphagia and Gastroparesis after mesh repair of a Hiatal Hernia. Alizo G, Pullatt R. |
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2017: Surgical Infection Society, St Louis, MO Trauma-induced fungal infections: factors influencing the emerging challenge in the intensive care unit. Alizo G, Lane M, Muertos K, Sciarretta JD, Davis J. |
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2017: Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN Adult Spondylotic SCIWORA: The atypical traumatic central cord syndrome. Alizo G, Sciarretta JD, Muertos K, Romano A, Davis J, Pepe A. |
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2016: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Waikoloa, HI Development of spinal cord injury service improves outcomes and trauma service performance. Alizo G, Sciarretta JD, Gibson S, Muertos K, Holmes S, Denittis F, Cheatle J, Davis J, Pepe A. |
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2016: Surgical Infection Society, West Palm Beach, FL Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a trauma patient with a new diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus. G Alizo Arruebarrena, A Romano, JD Sciarretta, JM Davis. |
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2016: Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA Fall from Heights: Does Height Really Matter? Alizo G, Sciarretta JD, Gibson S, Muertos K, Alashari A, Romano A, Davis J, Pepe A |
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2013: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association; Indianapolis, IN. Computerized analysis of nostril symmetry after secondary rhinoplasty in complete Unilateral cleft lip and palate: A retrospective study comparing the open and close technique E-poster Alizo Arruebarrena, G. Franck, D., Alan Rwigemera, A., De Mey, A., |
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Society Memberships: | American College of Surgeons (July 2015) |
Association of Women Surgeons (May 2017) | |
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Sept 2019) | |
American Society of Plastic Surgery (Jul 2019) | |
The Aesthetic Society (Nov 2020) | |
Latino Surgical Society (Jan 2021) | |
Outside Interest & Hobbies: | I am trilingual and love not only speaking these languages but also the ability to communicate with people of different cultures. I value traveling and experiencing new cultures and customs. I’m fond of cooking and the culinary arts. I enjoy documentaries and foreign films. I also take pleasure in playing tennis, jogging, indoor cycling and my most recent hobby pickleball. |