Dr. Strock's CV
Louis Leighton Strock, M.D.
POSITION
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Private Practice
Subspecialty Focus:
Breast Enhancement Surgery
Facial Rejuvenation Surgery
Body Contour Surgery
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Strock Plastic Surgery
800 Eighth Avenue
Suite 606
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Phone (817) 335-1616
Fax (817) 335-1648
Email llstrock@msn.com
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Diplomate.
(Certificate Number 5304, Recertified 2006, 2016)
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
(Certificate Number H2014)
State of Florida Department of Health (ME 122653)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Present Position- Private Practice (1996- present)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
(2015-present)
Aesthetic Surgery Education Research Foundation (ASERF) President (2021-2022)
ASERF Board of Governors (2016-present)
Aesthetic Society Board of Governors (2021-2022)
ASAPS Traveling Professor (2023-24,2015-17,2012-2014)
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Clinical Editor (2020-present)
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas 77555
(July 1994 to July 1996)
PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
The Aesthetic Society (ASAPS)
American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Blocker-Lewis Plastic Surgery Society
Fort Worth Society of Plastic Surgeons
Texas Surgical Society
Texas Medical Association
Tarrant County Medical Society
EDUCATION
Postgraduate:
Residency, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1991-1994
Chief Residency, Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1990-1991
Residency, Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1987-1990
Internship, Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1986-1987
Graduate:
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Doctor of Medicine, 1986
Undergraduate:
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), 1981
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Presentations:
“Augmentation Mastopexy Panel”, “Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting 2023, May 2023, Miami Beach.
Live Surgery Demonstration “Breast Implant Pocket Revision with P4HB Scaffold and Optimally Filled Cohesive I Smooth Breast Implants”, SEPRS Atlanta Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Jan 2023.
“Breast Implant Removal”, “Subfascial Pocket”, Breast Implant Technologies and Data”, SEPRS Atlanta Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Jan 2023.
“Augmentation Mastopexy Panel”, “Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting 2022, May 2022, San Diego.
“Breast Implants in the Dual Plane”, Association of American Plastic Surgeons, March 2022.
“Increased Use of Mesh and Scaffolds in Place of Textured Implants” and “Management and Prevention of Implant Rippling”, SEPRS Atlanta Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Jan 2022.
“Tissue Support: Is it Now or Never?”, Experienced Insights Breast And Body Symposium, Hybrid Meeting, The Aesthetic Society, Arlington, TX, November, 2021.
“Augmentation Mastopexy”, Indie Aesthetic Meeting, Virtual Format, September 2021.
“Breast Augmentation Panel Presentations”, The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting 2021, Miami Beach.
“Soft Tissue Support: Is it Worth the Time and Cost”, “The Great Capsule Debate: Key Questions facing Patients and Surgeons”, The Aesthetic Society’s Experienced Insights in Breast And Body Contouring Symposium, Live Virtual Hybrid Format, Dallas, 2020.
“Addressing the Breasts After Massive Weight Loss: Use of Soft Tissue Support- What and When”, Panel Presentation, The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting 2020, Las Vegas/Virtual
“Refinements in Revision Breast Augmentation”, “Round Implants are Better” The Aesthetic Society’s Experienced Insights in Breast And Body Contouring Symposium, Dallas, 2019
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“Conquering Challenges in Revisional Breast Surgery: Cases that I Really Learned From”, Panel Presentation, The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting 2019, New Orleans.
“Augmentation Mastopexy”, Live Surgery, Baker Gordon Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, February 2019, Miami.
“Mastopexy Augmentation in the Revision Breast Augmentation Patient”, Lecture, Baker Gordon Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, February 2019, Miami.
“Manipulation and Understanding of the Inframammary Fold”, Live Surgery and Lecture, Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, September 2018, Montreal.
QMP Aesthetic Symposium, Chicago. September 2018.
Live Surgery Demonstration: Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation, Beauty Through Science, Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2018.
“Critical Decisions in Reoperative Breast Implant Surgery: Management of the Implant Capsule”, Panel presentation, ASAPS Annual Meeting 2018, New York.
“The Inframammary Fold and Soft Tissue Relationships in Breast Augmentation: Strategies for Control, Complication Prevention and Repair”. Instructional Course, ASAPS Annual Meeting 2018, New York.
“Selecting the Best Implant Profile for Breast Augmentation: It Doesn’t Matter What Profile You Use”. Dallas Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine Meeting, Dallas, March 2018.
“I am Not Sure that Fat is That Reliable for Breast Augmentation”, “Reoperative Breast Surgery: Pitfalls and Red Flags- What You Can and Cannot Do”, “My Preferred Incision for Breast Augmentation”. ASAPS Experienced Insights Breast and Body Contouring Symposium, San Francisco, October 2017.
“Shaped Breast Implants: Why They Have Become Increasingly Important in My Practice”, “Control of the Dual Plane and Inframammary Fold in Breast Augmentation”, “Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, “The Implant Capsule in Revisional Breast Augmentation: Capabilities and Limitations”. QMP Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, Chicago, November 2016.
“Decision Making in Primary Breast Augmentation” Instructional Course, ASAPS Annual Meeting, 2016 (Las Vegas), 2017 (San Diego)
“Endoscopic Transaxillary Breast Augmentation with Shaped Gel Implants”, Live Surgery 1 year Result Review. SEPRS Atlanta Breast Symposium January, 2016.
ASAPS Traveling Professor 2015-2017
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation Using Shaped Gel Implants”, and “Augmentation Mastopexy with Shaped Gel Implants, edited video presentations. Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Cutting Edge Symposium, ASAPS Sponsored Program, New York, December 2015.
“Technical Nuance in Transaxillary Breast Augmentation with Textured Implants” and Transaxillary Breast Augmentation, Live Surgery. 49th Annual Baker Gordon Educational Symposium (Miami), February 2015.
“Endoscopic Transaxillary Breast Augmentation with Shaped Implants”, Live Surgery; Capsular Contracture: Current Concepts of Etiology, Management and Prevention”, 31st Annual Atlanta Breast Symposium (Atlanta) Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, January 2015.
“The Spectrum of Incisions in Breast Augmentation” Invited Panel (Moderator), ASAPS Annual Meeting (San Francisco), April 2014.
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation: Processes and Refinements to Improve Patient Outcomes”, Instructional Course ASAPS Annual Meeting 2009 (Las Vegas), 2010 (Washington D.C.), 2011 (Boston), 2012 (Vancouver CA), 2013 (New York), 2014 (San Francisco), 2015 (Montreal CA), 2016 (Las Vegas), 2017 (San Diego)
“Capsular Contracture: Current Concepts of Etiology, Prevention and Treatment”, “ADM in Single and Two Stage Implant-based Breast Reconstruction”, Toronto Breast Symposium (Toronto), April 2014.
“Implant Selection: Patient Analysis and Round Implant Selection”, “Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation: More than Smooth Round Saline Implants”, Panel “What Went Wrong and How to Fix It”, Dallas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium UT Southwestern (Dallas), March 2014.
“Endoscopic Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, “Management of the Implant Capsule in Revisional Breast Augmentation”, Atlanta Breast Symposium (Atlanta) Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, January 2014.
“Shaped Implants in Breast Reconstruction”, invited panel ASPS Annual Meeting (San Diego), October 2013.
““Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation”, “Revision Breast Augmentation”, Dallas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium UT Southwestern (Dallas), March 2013.
“Breast Reconstruction: An Evolution”, Visiting Professor, Blocker Lewis Plastic Surgery Society, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Galveston), July 2013.
Live Surgery Demonstration Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation; “Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation”, Revisional Breast Augmentation”, “Implant Selection in Primary and Revisional Breast Augmentation”, “ADM in One and Two Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction”, Traveling Professor Medical College of Wisconsin, Annual Meeting Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgeons (Milwaukee), March 2013.
ASAPS Traveling Professor 2012-2014
Toronto Breast Symposium (Toronto), April 2014.
Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons (Indianapolis), Spring 2013.
University of California Irvine, Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons (Irvine/Newport Beach), Nov. 2013
“Management of Primary and Secondary Problems of the Inframammary Fold- You Make the Choice” (Audience Participation), Invited Panel, ASAPS Annual Meeting 2012 (Vancouver, CA).
“Surgery Spotlight: Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation”. Presentation for Plastic Surgery Education Network (PSEN) learning program for CME credit, ASPS sponsored web-based program, January, 2012.
“Revisional Breast Augmentation: Dealing with Capsular Contracture, Fold Asymmetries, and Nipple Malposition”, Invited Panel, ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) Annual Meeting 2011 (Denver).
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation”, “Capsular Contracture: What the Studies Say”, “Tissue Expander with Implant Breast Reconstruction Without ADM” topics presented at 2011 Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium (ASAPS and ASPS Sponsored Program), August 2011.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, “Capsular Contracture”, “Tissue Expansion“- topics presented at 2010 Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium, August, 2010.
“Augmentation Mastopexy- Management and Prevention of Complications“, Invited Panel, ASPS Annual Meeting 2009 (Seattle).
“Variations in Breast Augmentation: Transaxillary Endoscopic Silicone Gel Breast Augmentation”, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2009.
“Control of Shape in Expander Implant Breast Reconstruction”, Instructional Course, ASPS Annual Meeting 2009 (Seattle, Joseph Disa MD Co-instructor), 2008 (Chicago).
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation” (lecture and featured technique edited video presentation), “Control in Secondary Breast Implant Surgery” Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Cutting Edge VII Symposium, ASAPS Sponsored Program, New York, November 2008.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, “Control of Shape Using Low-Height Tissue Expanders”, “Use of the Implant Capsule in Secondary Breast Implant Surgery”, “Capsular Contracture”, Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium (ASAPS and ASPS Sponsored Program) August, 2008.
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation: Technical Refinements and Complication Avoidance”, Scientific Paper, ASAPS, April 2008 (San Diego).
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, ”Tissue Expander- Implant Breast Reconstruction”, and “Control in Secondary Breast Implant Surgery” Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium (ASAPS and ASPS Sponsored Program), August, 2007.
“Control of Shape in Breast Reconstruction using Low Height Tissue Expanders,” Scientific Paper, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), October 2006 (San Francisco).
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation,” Instructional Course, ASAPS Annual Meeting 2006 (Orlando), 2007 (New York), 2008 (San Diego).
“Technical Refinements and Complication Avoidance
In Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation,” (Scientific Paper) American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, May 2003 (Boston).
“Aesthetic Breast Reconstruction in the Slender Patient,”
Instructional Course, American Society of Plastic
Surgeons, Annual Meeting 2000, (Los Angeles),
2001 (Orlando), 2003 (San Diego), 2005 (Chicago)
“Low-Height Tissue Expansion in Breast Reconstruction,” Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2003
(San Antonio).
“Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Venous
Stasis Ulcers,” part of Plastic Surgery Postgraduate
Course “Current Treatment of Venous Stasis
Ulcers,” American College of Surgeons Meeting,
October 1995 (New Orleans).
“The Effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor I
(IGF-1) on Postburn Hypermetabolism.”
Society of University Surgeons, February, 1990
(Los Angeles).
Publications:
Commentary on “Incidence and Preoperative Risk Factors for Major Complications After Capsulectomy: Analysis of 3048 Patients”, Strock LL. Aesthetic Surg J. 49(6) 613-615, 2022
Commentary on: “Subfascial Ergonomic Axillary Hybrid (SEAH) Breast Augmentation: A Surgical Approach Combining the Advantages of Incision, Pocket, Silicone Gel, and Fat Grafting in Primary and Revision Breast Augmentation Surgery”, Strock LL. Aesthetic Surg J. 2021.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L. Spear Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art, 3rd Edition, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2020.
Commentary on: “Reoperative Transaxillary Approach Algorithm: Extending the Surgical Alternatives For Secondary Breast Augmentation in the Era of Scarless Surgery”, Strock LL. Aesthetic Surg J. 40(11), 1193- 1195, 2020.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L. Atlas of Aesthetic Breast Surgery, Pu,L, Jewell, M (ed.) Elsevier, 2020.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L., Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery, Thorne, C., Disa, J., et al. (ed.) Elsevier, 2017.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L., Atlas of Breast Augmentation, W.P. Adams, (ed.) Elsevier, 2017.
“Live Surgery Video: Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”. Strock LL. 49th Annual Baker Gordon Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 2016.
“Commentary on: “Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation with Shaped Gel Implants”, Strock LL. Aesth. Surg J. 35 (8): 962-964, 2015.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation”, Strock LL. Clinics in Plastic Surgery: Breast Augmentation, B Bengston (ed.), Elsevier, 2015.
“Ptosis in Previously Augmented Breasts”, “Bilateral Explantation with Delayed Implant Reinsertion”, “Explantation, Capsulectomies and Conversion to Subpectoral Pockets”, Strock L.L. Problems in Breast Surgery: A Repair Manual, J Fisher and N Handel (ed.), Quality Medical Publishers, 2014.
“Transaxillary Endoscopic Silicone Gel Breast Augmentation”, Strock L.L. Aesth. Surg J. 30(5)745-55, 2010
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L., Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Technique, 3rd Edition, S.L. Spear (ed.), Elsevier, 2010.
“Two Stage Tissue Expander with Implant Breast Reconstruction” Strock L.L. Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Technique, 3rd Edition, S.L. Spear (ed.), Elsevier, 2010.
“Transaxillary Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L., Atlas of Breast Augmentation, W.P. Adams, (ed.) McGraw Hill, 2010.
“Postoperative Care Following Breast Augmentation” Strock L.L., Adams, W.P. Atlas of Breast Augmentation WP Adams, (ed.) McGraw Hill, 2010.
“Two Stage Expander Implant Breast Reconstruction: Recent Experience,” Plast. Reconst. Surg. 124(5): 1429-1436, 2009.
“Low Height Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction.” Strock, L.L., Innovations in Plastic Surgery 1(2):71-84, 2005.
“Reconstruction of the Burned Hand.” Strock, L.L.,
McCauley, R.L., Robson, M.C. Total Burn Care.
D.N. Herndon, (ed). W.B. Saunders Co., 1996.
“Analysis of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase Levels
in Human Wound Fluid.” Howard, E.W., Longaker, M.T., Bullen, E.C., Strock, L.L., Robson, M.C., Banda, M.J. Surgical Forum XLIV:684, 1993.
“Bactericidal and Wound Healing Properties of Sodium
Hyochlorite Solutions: The 1991 Linberg Award.”
Heggers, J.P., Sazy, J.A., Stenberg, B.D., Strock,
L.L., McCauley, R.L., Herndon, D.N., Robson,
M.C., Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
12(5):420, 1991.
“Topical Bactroban (Mupirocin): Efficacy in Treating
Burn Wound Infected with Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococci.” Strock, L.L., Lee, M.M., Rutan,
R.L., Desai, M.H., Robson, M.C., Herndon, D.N.,
Heggers, J.P., J. Burn Care and Rehabilitation
11(5):454, 1990.
“Efficacy of Pediatric Blood Culture Sets in the
Determination of Burn Bacteremia.” Heggers.
J.P., Rutan, R.L., Strock, L.L., Desai, M.H.,
Robson, M.C., Herndon, D.N., J. Burn Care and
Rehabilitation 11(5):419, 1990.
“The Effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor-One (IGF-1) on
Postburn Hypermetabolism.” Strock, L.L., Singh,
H., Abdullah, A., Miller, J.A., Herndon, D.N., Surgery 108(2):161, 1990.
Abstracts:
“Determination of Endogenous Cytokines in Chronic
Wounds.” Cooper, D.M., Yu, Z.Y., Ko, F., Strock, L.L., Lyle, W.G., Robson, M.C., Southern
Surgical Society, 1993.
HONORS, AWARDS & POSITIONS
Fort Worth:
Traveling Professor (ASAPS- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) 2023-24, 2016-2018, 2012-2015
Blocker Lewis Society Distinguished Alumni 75th Anniversary, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Division of Plastic Surgery, July 2023.
Consultant Mentor Worldwide (Johnson & Johnson)
Medical Executive Committee (MEC), Mentor Worldwide
(Johnson & Johnson) 2012-2013.
Cancer Care Services of Tarrant County, Board Member
2005-2013.
Board Member, American Cancer Society
(Tarrant County Chapter) 1997-2006.
Lifetime Member, Susan G. Komen Foundation
(Tarrant County Affiliate)
UTMB:
Member, Institutional Review Board
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1995-1996
Member, Cancer Committee
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1995-1997
Member, Academic Scholar Program
Office of Educational Development
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1995-1996
Postgraduate:
Surgical Research Fellow
Shriners Burns Institute
Galveston, Texas
1988-1989
Assistant Instructor, Department of Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1990-1991
Member, Emergency Room Committee
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1990-1991
Undergraduate:
Thayer Prize
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Amherst College, 1980
Updated December, 2023.
