Dr. Edwin Acevedo, Jr. is a plastic and reconstructive surgery fellow with extensive experience in the field. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2015. He also holds a Master of Health Administration from Temple University.
He completed a categorical residency in general surgery at Temple University Hospital and is currently a fellow at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He was recognized as Resident Educator of the Year by the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UT Health in 2023. His published works focus on bariatric and reconstructive surgery outcomes as well as patient safety economics. Dr. Acevedo is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Education
Undergrade
| Rutgers University – Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ | May 2011 |
Graduate
| Temple University – Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA | May 2019 |
| Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ | May 2015 |
Post Graduate
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Houston, TX | June 2022 – Present |
| Temple University Hopstial – Department of General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA | 2016 – 2022 |
| Temple University Hopstial – Department of General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA – Internship | 2015 – 2016 |
Fellowship
| Temple University– College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA | 2017 – 2019 |
Medical Licensure
| Pennsylvania – MT208318 | 2015-2022 |
| Texas – BP10078976, 2023 | Present |
Certifications
| Basic Life Support | 2015 – present |
| Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 2015 – present |
| Advanced Trauma and Life Support | 2015 – present |
| Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | 2020 |
| Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery | 2021 |
Professional Organizations
| American College of Surgeons, Member | 2015 – Present |
| Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member | 2018 – 2022 |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member | 2022 – Present |
| Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member | 2023 – Present |
Scholarships
| Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar | 2006 |
| James Dickson Carr Scholar | 2006 |
| NHMA Conference Scholarship, Miami, Fl | 2008 |
| Lester H. Lages Scholarship | 2012 |
| John G. Collins Endowed Scholarship | 2013 |
| Sasha Malawed Endowed Scholarship | 2015 |
| ACS Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit Conference Scholarship, Washington, DC | 2018 |
| ACS Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit Conference Scholarship, Washington, DC | 2019 |
Honors and Awards
| Rotary International RYLA | 2007 |
| Official Recognition from Congressman B. Pascrell, Jr. for Leadership | 2007 |
| Proclamation from Mayor S. Rivera for Exceptional Community Leadership | 2007 |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society | 2014 |
| Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society | 2019 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Epsilon Chapter, Member Induction | 2021 |
| Owl Ribbon for Excellence in Teamwork | 2022 |
| Resident Educator of the Year, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UT Health | 2023 |
| Best Scientific Presentation, 2nd Place, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons | 2024 |
Academic Publications
Published Works
Taylor GA, Acevedo E, Kling SM, Kuo LE. “Predicting Outcomes in Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy: The Modified Five-Point Frailty Index Versus American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification.” J Surg Res. 2022 Mar 24; 276:83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.02.044.
Bakhos C, Acevedo E, Petrov R, Abbas A. “Surveillance Following Treatment of Esophageal Cancer.” Surgical Clinics of North America. 2021 Jun; 101(3):499-509
Edwin Acevedo, Jr., MD, MHA, Lindsay E. Kuo, MD, MBA. “The Economics of Patient Surgical Safety.” Surgical Clinics of North America. 2021 Feb;101(1):135-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.005
Acevedo E, Lu X, Zhao H, Mazzei M, Sarvepalli S, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Racial Minorities after Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Review of the MBSAQIP Database.” SOARD. 2020 Oct 21. doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.019
Michael A. Edwards, MD, FACS, Shravan Sarvepalli, MD, Michael Mazzei, MD, MPH, MS, Edwin Acevedo, Jr., MD, MHA, Xiaoning Lu, MS Huaqing Zhao, PhD. “Outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities after revisional robotic-assisted metabolic and bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2020 Aug 26; S1550-7289(20)30484-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.019
Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Lu X, Soans R, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Conventional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Primary Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective, Case-Controlled Study of the MBSAQIP Database.” Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Mar;34(3):1353-1365. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06915-7
Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Lu X, Soans R, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Conventional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Revisional and Conversional Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective, Case-Controlled Study of the MBSAQIP Database.” Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Apr;34(4):1573-1584. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06917-5.
Gassman A, Pan J, Acevedo E, Haddock N, Teotia S. “The Superficial and Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Composite Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report.” Microsurgery. 2018 Oct;38(7):799-803. doi: 10.1002/micr.30362.
Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Roth S, Brann S, Toyoda Y. “Comparing disparities before and after the implementation of the lung allocation score: a systematic review.” PROSPERO: International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. 2018. CRD42018093615
Acevedo E, Nadhan KS, Everett M, Moya A, Bradley JP. “Corset Trunkplasty: Recommended with Abdominal Skin Laxity and Open Cholecystectomy Scar”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018 Jan; 141(1):60-69. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003988
Acevedo E, Sjoholm LO, Santora T, Goldberg AJ. “A Review of the Role and Utility of Computed Chest Tomography in Penetrating Chest Trauma.” Current Trauma Reports. 2018 Mar; 4(1):56-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-018-0115-5
Tyrell R, Kilmartin C, Acevedo E, Keshavamurthy S, Gassman AA. “Is non-invasive indocyanin green angiography a useful adjunct for the debridement of infected sternal wounds?” JPRAS Open; 2018 Apr 6;16:117-121. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2017.12.002.
Pending: Taylor G, Acevedo E, Dugue D, Deemer A, Gassman AA, Bellas E. “Higher expression of collagen VI alpha-3 in the suprascarpal adipose tissue of former smokers than in never-smokers.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Submitted June 3, 2020.
Published Abstracts
Acevedo E, Woods DE, Swiekatowski KR, Wang E, Nye JR, Barrera JE, Bhadkamkar M, Wu-Fienberg Y. Post-Operative Anticoagulation Protocols and Outcomes in Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction for Trauma. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Antonio, TX. September 20, 2024.
Acevedo E, Taylor GA, Dugue D, Deemer A, Gassman AA, Bellas E. Collagen VI alpha-3 expression is higher in the superficial epigastric adipose tissue of former smokers than in non-smokers. Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society. Hersey, PA. November 7, 2020.
Acevedo E, Sarvepelli S, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Edwards MA. Outcomes in Racial Cohorts after Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Matched Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database. ASMBS Obesity Week. Las Vegas, NV. October 2019.
Edwards MA, Acevedo E, Sarvepelli S, Mazzei M, Zhao H. Outcomes in Racial Cohorts after Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Matched Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database. ASMBS Obesity Week. Las Vegas, NV. October 2019.
Sarvepelli S, Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Edwards MA. Outcomes in Racial Cohorts after Revisional Robotic Bariatric Surgery: A Matched Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database. ASMBS Obesity Week. Las Vegas, NV. October 2019.
Mazzei M, Acevedo E, Zhao H, Edwards MA. The Impact of Chronic Renal Disease on Bariatric Perioperative Outcomes: A MBSAQIP Matched Analysis. SAGES. Baltimore, Maryland, 2019.
Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Edwards MA. Outcomes in Revisional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Review of the MBSAQIP Database. SAGES. Baltimore, Maryland. April 2019.
Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Edwards MA. Outcomes in Conventional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Review of the MBSAQIP Database. SAGES. Baltimore, Maryland. April 2019.
Michael Mazzei MD, MPH, MS, Edwin Acevedo, Jr., MD, Meryl Ethridge, Elizabeth Dauer MD, Joseph M. Lopez Jr. MD, Zoe Maher MD, Jessica Beard MD, Abhijit Pathak MD, Thomas Santora MD, Amy Goldberg MD, Lars Ola Sjoholm MD, Leonard L. Mason III MD. Is routine echocardiography needed after negative contrast CT to rule out penetrating cardiac trauma? American Association of the Society of Trauma Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. 2018.
