Christine H. Rohde, MD, MPH
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cancer Care
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Overview
Dr. Christine Rohde is the Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Columbia. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2000. Following her medical school education, she began her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. After three years of general surgery training, Dr. Rohde accepted a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency position at Montefiore Medical Center. Interested in microsurgery, Dr. Rohde completed a microsurgical fellowship at New York University Medical School’s Institute of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery in 2006. Her research focuses primarily on outcomes of plastic surgical interventions, particularly as they relate to cancer reconstruction and post-surgical care. In 2013, Dr. Rohde graduated from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with a Masters in Public Health, focusing on comparative effectiveness research.
A highly skilled clinician, researcher and teacher, Dr. Rohde is trained in the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, specializing in microsurgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, body contouring, cosmetic surgery, and breast, trauma, and cancer reconstruction. She has numerous publications and presentations in the field of plastic surgery, and is a frequently-requested speaker. She has also been seen on the Carol Alt FoxNews Show, “A Healthy You” and WABC, discussing her research and breast cancer reconstruction.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Blepharoplasty
- Body Contouring
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox Injection)
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Collagen Injections
- Cosmetic Eye Surgery
- Cosmetic Facial Surgery
- Cosmetic Fillings
- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Liposuction
- Mastopexy/Breast Lift
- Microsurgery
- Otoplasty
- Post Bariatric Surgery
- Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Restylane
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhytidectomy
- Trauma Reconstruction
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Chief of Microvascular Services
- Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Languages
- Chinese
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 5-506
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- POS
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Internship: Brigham & Women's Hospital - Harvard
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,NY
- Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital - Harvard
- Fellowship: New York University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow 2010
- American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Association for Academic Surgery: Active Member
- New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Board Certifications
- Plastic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- 2008 Invited Lecturer in the Annual Meeting of Breast Cancer in Women of Color, “Breast Reconstruction: Fitting It All In”, New York
- 2007 Invited Lecturer in the Patient Safety in Cosmetic Surgery Meeting, “Patient Safety in Circumferential Abdominoplasty Procedures”, New York
- 2006 Best Clinical Research Presentation, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center
- 2005 Leo M. Davidoff Award: For outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
- Albert Schweitzer Fellowship: Surgical experience at the Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon, Central Africa.
- Joseph Collins Scholarship: Awarded for academic achievement, good moral character, and interest in cultural pursuits outside of medicine.
- United States-Europe Medical Educational Exchange (US-EUMEE), Health Care Policy
- Fellowship: Compared German and American health care systems as part of an international exchange sponsored by HMS and Ludwig-Maximillian University in Munich, Germany.
- AAAS Mass Media Fellowship: Highly competitive program that gives scientists the opportunity to work in journalism
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Research Interests
- Clinical outcomes
- Microsurgical innovation
- Post-bariatric body contouring
Selected Publications
- Author of essay in Being A Woman Surgeon: Sixty Women Share Their Stories. Dr. Preeti John, editor, Gordian Knot Books, 2015.
- *Rohde, C., Taylor E., Alonso A., Ascherman, J., Hardy K., Pilla A. Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Reduce Post-Operative IL-1β, Pain and Inflammation: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in TRAM flap Breast Reconstruction Patients. Plast Recon Surg. Accepted for publication.
- Chao, J., Spector, J., Taylor, E., Otterburn, D., Kutler, D., Caruana, S. Rohde, C.H.* Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap versus Free Fasciocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction of Partial Hypopharyngeal Defects: What Should We Be Doing? J Recon Microsurg. Accepted for publication.
- Engdahl, R., Cohen, L., Pouch, S. Rohde C.* Management of Mycobacterium Abscessus Post-Abdominoplasty. Aesthetic Plas Surg. 2014, 38:1138-1142.
- Taylor E, Hardy K, Alonso A, Pilla A, Rohde C.* Pulsed electromagnetic fields dosing impacts postoperative pain in breast reduction patients. J Surg Res. 2014 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print].
- Ojo, A. S., Balci, F. L., Leung, D., Rohde, C., Feldman, S. Lymphatic-Venous Anastomosis to Prevent Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Using LYMPHA Technique: Preliminary Results of a Single-Institution Experience. Ann Surg Onc. 2014, 21: 90-91.
- Lee A.HY., Hardy K.L., Goltsman D., Liou P., Garzon M.C., Rohde C.H., Wu J.K. A Retrospective Study to Classify Surgical Indications for Infantile Hemangiomas. JPRAS. 2014, 67: 1215-1221.
- Weiner J, Wu J, Martinez M, Lobritto S, Ovchinsky N, Rohde, C, Griesemer A, Kato T. The use of bi-planar tissue expanders to augment abdominal domain in a pediatric intestinal transplant recipient. Pediatr Transplant. 2014, 18: E174-179.
- Cohen, L., Finnerty, B., Golas, A.R., Ketner, J.J., Weinstein, A., Boyko, T., Rohde, C., Kutler, D., and Spector, J.A. Perioperative Antibiotics in the Setting of Oropharyngeal Reconstruction: Less is More. Ann Plast Surg. Accepted for publication.
- Chao, J, Rohde, CH, Chang, MM, Kutler, DI, Friedman, J, and Spector, JA. Oral rehabilitation outcomes after free fibula reconstruction of the mandible without condylar restoration. J Craniofacial Surg. 2014. 25: 415-417.
- Munabi, NCO, Olorunnipa, OB, Goltsman, D, Rohde, CH, and Ascherman, JA. The Ability of Intraoperative Perfusion Mapping With Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography to Predict Mastectomy Flap Necrosis in Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective Trial. JPRAS. 2014, 67: 449-455.
- Chao, J., Taylor, E., and Rohde, C.* Reducing wound healing complications of Wise pattern breast reduction with the inverted "V" modification. JPRAS. 2014, 67: 421-422.
- Chao, J., Taylor, E., Rahmati, R., and Rohde, C. "Continuous High-Dose Vasopressors in Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap Transfer for Pharyngeal Reconstruction: A Report of Two Cases." Microsurgery, 2014, 34: 237-239.
Other
- Hsu, C.. Autopsy (original poem). Current Surgery. 1998, 55: 87.
- Rohde CH. "Autopsy" in Pories S, Jain SH, Harper G, Groopman JE, eds. Soul of a Doctor: Harvard Medical Students Face Life and Death. Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 2006.
Case Reports
- Chao, JW., Cohen, B., Rohde, C., Kutler, DI, and Spector, JA. Free Fibular Flap Reconstruction of the Mandible in a Patient with Fanconi Anemia. Plast. Recon. Surg., Accepted for publication.
- Cohen, B., Vendemia, N., Spector, JA., and Rohde, C. IMA Perforators for the Salvage
- of a Superficially-dominant Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plast. Recon. Surg., Accepted for publication.
- Vendemia, N. and Rohde, C. Toxic Shock Syndrome after Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction., Plast. Recon. Surg., 124(1):173e-174e, July 2009.
- Rohde, C. and Keller, A. Novel technique for venous augmentation in a free deep inferior epigastric perforator flap. Ann Plast Surg. 2005, 55: 528-530.
Book Chapters
- Korn, P, Gayle, L, Vendemia, N, and Rohde, C. (2010) "Breast Reduction in Women" in Grant and Chen, Eds. Cosmetic Surgery. McGraw-Hill Medical, New York.
- Rohde, C and Strauch B. (2010) "Back Contouring in the Massive Weight Loss Patient" in Strauch and Herman, Eds, Encyclopedia of Body Sculpting After Massive Weight Loss, Thieme, New York.
Abstracts and Presentations
- Rohde C, Wu J, Lekhraj R, Casper D, Pilla AA. Non-invasive Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: A New Tool for the Plastic Surgeon. 2nd World Congress of Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent. Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.
- Chang C, Rohde C, Wu J. Surgical Management of Lip Hemangiomas. 2nd World Congress of Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent. Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.
- Wu J, Rohde C, Adepoju O, Lekhraj R, Casper D, Pilla AA. Pulsed electromagnetic fields increase cGMP release from human endothelial cells. Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association, Seoul, Korea, 2010.
- Wu J, Rohde C, Adepoju O, Lekhraj R, Casper D, Pilla AA. Pulsed electromagnetic fields increase cGMP release from human endothelial cells. Proceedings, 32nd Annual Meeting, Bioelectromagnetics Society, Frederick, MD, 2010.
- Rohde, C, Chiang, AL, Adipoju, O, and Pilla, A. "Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Decrease IL-1beta and Post-Operative Pain: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Breast Reduction Patients" American Association of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 2010.
- Mitchell, S, Ascherman, J, Rohde, C, and Taback, B. "A Comprehensive Assessment of Tumescent Injection and Sharp Dissection For Skin Sparing Mastectomy." American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 2010.
- Wu, J., Rohde, C., Adipoju, O., Lekraj, R., Casper, D., and Pilla, AA. "Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Increase cGMP Release from Human Endothelial Cells". Plastic Surgery Research Council, San Francisco, 2010.
- Reiffel, AJ., Kamdar, MR., Kadouch, DJM., Henderson, PW., Rohde, C., and Spector, JA. "Perioperative antibiotics in the setting of microvascular free tissue transfer: defining a standard of care." American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, 2009.
- Yao, CA., Kieserman-Schmokler, CA., and Rohde, C. "Pregnancy complications in surgeons and surgeons in training." American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, 2009.
- Preminger, BA., Chiang, AL., Kieserman-Shmokler, C., Trencheva, K., El-Tamer, M., Ascherman, JA., and Rohde, C. "Understanding Breast Surgeon Referral Patterns and their Influence on Breast Reconstruction Rates." American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, 2009.
- Rohde, C., Chiang, AL., Adipoju, O., and Pilla, A. "Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Post-Operative Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized Pilot Study in Breast Reduction Patients." Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association, Davos, Switzerland, 2009.
- Preminger, BA., Chiang, AL., Kieserman-Shmokler, C., Trencheva, K., El-Tamer, M., Ascherman, JA., and Rohde, C. "Understanding Breast Surgeon Referral Patterns and their Influence on Breast Reconstruction Rates." Plastic Surgery Research Council 54th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, 2009.
- Wu, J and Rohde, C. "Resection of Hemangiomas with Pursestring Closure: A Follow-Up Study." Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2008.
- Teo, EH., Cross, K., Wong, S., Rohde, C., Grant, RT., Weeden, E., and Ascherman, JA. "The Absorbable Dermal Stapler: A Faster, More Cost-Effective Method For Incisional Closure As Compared to Standard Dermal Sutures." Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2008.
- Teo, EH., Cross, K., Wong, S., Rohde, C., Grant, RT., Weeden, E., and Ascherman, JA. "The Dermal Stapler Device: A Faster, More Cost-Effective Method for Incisional Closure as Compared to Standard Dermal Sutures." American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2008.
- Wong, S., Cross, K., Teo, EH., Rohde, C., Ascherman, J. "The absorbable dermal staple device: A faster, more cost-effective method for incisional closure." American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, 2008.
- Rohde, C., Greives, MR., Cetrulo, C., Lerman, OZ., Levine J., and Hazen, A. "Gustilo Grade IIIB Tibial Fractures Requiring Microvascular Free Flaps: External Fixation versus Intramedullary Rod Fixation." Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 23rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA 2006
- Rohde, C., Greives, MR., Cetrulo, C., Lerman, OZ., Levine J., and Hazen, A. "Gustilo Grade IIIB Tibial Fractures Requiring Microvascular Free Flaps: External Fixation versus Intramedullary Rod Fixation." American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, 2007.