Our Surgeons

AESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Dr. George Washington

Undergraduate: Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
General Surgery Residency: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

 

Publications:

• Nguyen, H.T., Washington, G.N., Cepeda, A., Littlefield, T., Teichgraeber, J.F., Greives, M.R., and Nguyen, P.D. (2023). Evaluation of Helmeting Therapy Duration after Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy for Metopic and Sagittal Craniosynostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

• Obinero, C., Washington, G.N., Nguyen, H.T., Cepeda, A., Littlefield, T., Greives, M.R., and Nguyen, P. (2023). Characterization of Regional Morphological Changes in Metopic Craniosynostosis following Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy with Post-operative Helmeting: Predictors for Success. Journal of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
• Nguyen, H.T., Washington, G.N., Cepeda, A., Obinero, C.G., Littlefield, T., Greives, M.R., and Nguyen, P. (2023). Characterization of Regional Morphological Changes in Sagittal Craniosynostosis following Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy with Post-operative Helmeting: Predictors for Success. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
• Washington, G.N., Moffitt, J., Connor, G., Cepeda, A., Greives, M.R., and Nguyen, P. (2022).  Is the Message Clear? Evaluation of Readability Levels for Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate, and Craniofacial Websites. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal.
• Washington, G.N. and Greives, M. (2021). Pediatric Tumors. Plastic Surgery, 5th edition: Volume 3, Craniofacial, Head and Neck Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery
• Washington, G.N. and Nguyen, P.D. (2021). Head and Neck Module: Soft Tissue Injuries. American Society of Plastic Surgery Education Network: Resident Education Center.
• Nguyen, P.D., Belal, A., Washington, G.N., Greives, M., Sandberg, D., Fletcher, S., and Shah, M. (2020). Distraction Osteogenesis with Temporal Bone Remodeling for Unicoronal Craniosynostosis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical Focus Video.
• Bezzini, D., Washington, G.N., Olufajo, O., Butts, D.M., Jones, I., Bolden, K., and Paul, H. (2020). The Potential Impact of Plastic Surgery Expertise on Body Contouring Procedure Outcomes. Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
• Washington, G.N. and Nguyen, P.D. (2020). Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: A Case of Distraction Osteogenesis in an Infant. American Society of Plastic Surgery EdNet.
• Washington, G.N., Bezzini, D., Zeineddin, A., and Bolden, K. (2019). Module: Decubitus (Pressure) Ulcers.  SCORE: Surgical Council on Resident Education. 
• Shah, A. A., Bhatti, U. F., Petrosyan, M., Washington, G.N., Nizam, W., Williams, M., Tran, D., Cornwell, E. E., and Fullum, T. M. (2018). The Heavy Price of Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Procedures for Emergent Cholecystectomies. The American Journal of Surgery.

Personal Experience

Dr. George Washington was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where he graduated Valedictorian from his high school and Cum Laude with distinguished honors from Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Mathematics.  

He earned his doctorate degree from Howard University College of Medicine and was Treasurer and Executive Board Member of his class during those four years.  He remained in Washington, DC for five years to pursue his general surgery residency training at Howard University Hospital.  His clinical excellence awarded him the Department of Surgery Chairman’s Intern of the Year Award, Star Performer/Best Surgical Resident Award, and Chief Resident of the Year Award.  He was also awarded the Medical Staff Award (2019 Top Resident Patient Care Staff Award) at residency graduation. Following his residency training, he completed a rigorous examination process to become a Board-Certified General Surgeon by the American Board of Surgery. 

His desire to improve psychosocial well-being following cancer resection and traumatic injury by restoring natural form and function led him to continue his training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. There, he found an immense passion for microsurgery, specifically in breast reconstruction following cancer resection. He also found passion in gender affirming and male plastic surgery.

He continues to look forward to assimilating his passions for community service, international travels, and plastic surgery to also help those in medically underserved countries through medical mission trips. He was granted the opportunity during his plastic surgery training to participate in an ACGME accredited rotation in Ha Noi, Vietnam with NUOY Reconstructive International to help make reconstructive surgical care accessible by disseminating innovative surgical knowledge and promoting cross-sector collaboration for craniofacial anomalies. This was a life changing experience that brought personal awareness to the importance of global surgery to reduce inequalities by equal access to health care. He also experienced firsthand the significance of the lack of resources that limits comprehensive patient care, which led him to donate blood that was life-saving to pediatric patients. He believes these experiences are vital in developing skills to provide culturally competent and appropriate medical/surgical services to all people. 

SOCIETIES & MEMBERSHIPS

• The Medical Staff Award, 2019 Top Resident Patient Care Staff Award, HUH 2019

• Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Chief Resident of the Year, HUH 2019

• Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Star Performer Resident, HUH 2016

• Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Intern of the Year, HUH 2015

• Leroy R. Weekes, MD, Clinical Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology, HUCM 2014

• Plastic Surgery Visiting Clerkship Diversity Scholarship, Mayo Clinic Rochester 2013

• First-Place Research Poster Presentation, LSUHSC-NO 2011

• HU College of Medicine Academic Scholarship, HUCM 2010-2014

• Outstanding Academic Tutor, Xavier 2007-2009

• Outstanding Community Service Award, Cao Dai Temple of New Orleans 2005-2007

• Academic Scholarship, Xavier University of Louisiana 2005-2009