Lauren Kuykendall, MD

Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery

Contact Info

• 2 Tampa General Circle
  Tampa FL 33606
• Academic Email: lkuykend@usf.edu
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Education

Biography

Lauren Kuykendall is board certified Plastic Surgeon and Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, Department of Plastic Surgery. A native Floridian, Dr. Kuykendall completed her undergraduate and medical degree at the University of Florida where she was inducted in the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Medical Honor Societies. She then completed her training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She has authored multiple peer reviewed articles as well as participated in quality improvement initiatives. She is currently the Vice Chief of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Tampa General Hospital and the Lead Plastic Surgeon for the Breast Program at USF Health/TGH. She is an active mentor working with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in the Professional Resource Opportunities in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Education and Leadership (PROPEL) program. Her interests include breast reconstruction, body contouring, aesthetics, microsurgery and general plastic surgery. Dr. Kuykendall sees patients primarily at the TGH Outpatient Center.

Research Interests

• Recent Publications:
• Stoehr JR, Le NK, Urban D, Koussayer B, Kuykendall L, Hayman E, Troy JS. Reducing drain use with paraspinal muscle flaps for spinal closures: A retrospective cohort study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Dec;87:83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.09.039. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37826967.
• Koussayer B, Taylor J, Warner J, Alkaelani MT, Blount T, Wainwright D, Threet A, Le NK, Whalen K, Coughlin E, Mhaskar R, Kuykendall L. Breastfeeding Ability After Breast Reductions: What does the Literature Tell us in 2023? Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Oct 16. doi: 10.1007/s00266-023-03690-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37845550.
• Kuykendall, Lauren MD; Threet, Abby MD; Le, Nicole K. MD, MPH; Moffitt, Joseph MD; McLaughlin, Mariel MD; Serraneau, Karisa MD. Syringe Suction Yields Greater Adipocyte Viability for Fat Grafting: Fact or Fiction?. Annals of Plastic Surgery ():10.1097/SAP.0000000000003341, December 22, 2022.
• DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003341

Awards/Honors

• Junior Member (Alpha Omega Alpha - 2011)
• Member (Chapman Chapter of Gold Humanism Honor Society - 2011)
• Press Ganey Top Provider (USF Plastic Surgery - 2022)
• Press Ganey Top Provider (USF Plastic Surgery - 2023)
• Top Doctor Plastic Surgery (Body) (Tampa Magazine - 2023)

Memberships

• Member (American Society of Plastic Surgery, 2021 - Present)
• Member (Tampa Bay Society of Plastic Surgery, 2019 - Present)
• Member (Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2023 - Present)
• Member (Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2023 - Present)

Recent Publications

• Kuykendall LV, Zhang A, Tugertimur B, Bijan S, Agoris C, Kumar A, Dayicioglu D. Outcomes in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap and Implant-Based Reconstruction: Does Age Really Matter? Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. 25(1) : 1073274817744603
• Ching JA, Kuykendall LV, Troy JS, Smith DJ. Estrogen treatment of acetic acid burns to the vagina, cervix, and perineum: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 35(5) : e368-71
• Troy J, Little A, Kuykendall L, Dayicioglu D. Flap-Mastopexy in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Timing and Technique. Annals of plastic surgery. 80(4) : 328-332, 2018.
• Kuykendall LV, Tugertimur B, Agoris C, Bijan S, Kumar A, Dayicioglu D. Unilateral Versus Bilateral Breast Reconstruction: Is Less Really More? Annals of plastic surgery. 78(6S Suppl 5) : S275-S278, 2017.
• Kuykendall LV, Ching JA, Payne WG. Isolated subcutaneous mass of the scalp as initial presentation of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Eplasty. 13: ic61, 2013.
• Stoehr JR, Le NK, Urban D, Koussayer B, Kuykendall L, Hayman E, Troy JS. Reducing drain use with paraspinal muscle flaps for spinal closures: A retrospective cohort study J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. , 2023.
• Koussayer B, Taylor J, Warner J, Alkaelani MT, Blount T, Wainwright D, Threet A, Le NK, Whalen K, Coughlin E, Mhaskar R, Kuykendall L. Breastfeeding Ability After Breast Reductions: What does the Literature Tell us in 2023? Aesthetic Plast Surg. , 2023.
• Kuykendall, Lauren MD; Threet, Abby MD; Le, Nicole K. MD, MPH; Moffitt, Joseph MD; McLaughlin, Mariel MD; Serraneau, Karisa MD. Syringe Suction Yields Greater Adipocyte Viability for Fat Grafting: Fact or Fiction? Annals of Plastic Surgery. , 2022.
• Soni, Sara E. M.D.; Laun, Jake C. M.D.; Beard, Abigail S. M.D.; Kuykendall, Lauren V. M.D. Breast Implant Capsule–Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma during Pregnancy: A Mimicker of Breast Implant–Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. , 2022.