Excellence in Patient Experience - 2022, VUMC
(2022)
Clinicians who have reached the 90th percentile nationally in patient experience.
Excellence in Patient Experience - 2021, VUMC
(2021)
Clinicians who have reached the 90th percentile nationally in patient experience.
Best Presentation Award, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
(2021)
Best Presentation Award, Preoperative Experience of Transgender Adults Seeking Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Qualitative Interview Study. American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Atlanta, GA (USA). Oct 2021.
Excellence in Patient Experience - 2020, VUMC
(2020)
Clinicians who have reached the 90th percentile nationally in patient experience.
Gaspar Anastasi Award (Best Oral Presentation), American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
(2019)
Gaspar Anastasi Award (Best Oral Presentation) for the Resident and Fellows Forum (Defining the Aesthetically Ideal Position and Size of the Nipple-Areolar Complex in Males) at the ‘American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS, New Orleans, LA, May 2019).
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ)
(2018)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Kaoutzanis, C, Winocour, J, Yeslev, M, Gupta, V, Asokan, I, Roostaeian, J, Grotting, JC, Higdon, K. Aesthetic Surgical Procedures in Men: Major Complications and Associated Risk Factors. (March 2018)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ)
(2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Kaoutzanis, C, Winocour, J, Gupta, V, Layliev, J, Ramirez, JR, Grotting, JC, Higdon, K. Cosmetic Liposuction: Preoperative Risk Factors, Major Complication Rates, and Safety of Combined Procedures. (June 2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ)
(2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Kaoutzanis, C, Gupta, V, Winocour, J, Ganesh Kumar, N, Sarosiek, K, Wormer, B, Tokin, C, Grotting, JC, Higdon, K. Incidence and risk factors for major hematomas in aesthetic surgery: Analysis of 129,007 patients. (October 2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ)
(2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Concomitant Procedures: Incidence and Risk factors for Early, Major, Complications in 73,608 Cases. Gupta, V, Yeslev, M, Winocour, J, Bamba, R, Rodriguez-Feo, C, Shack, RB, Grotting, JC, Higdon, K. (May 2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ)
(2017)
‘Editor’s Choice’ designation by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Site Infections In Aesthetic Surgery: Analysis of 129,007 Patients. Kaoutzanis, C, Gupta, V, Winocour, J, Shack, RB, Grotting, JC, Higdon, K. (Jan 2017)
Colakoglu S, Yang J, French MM, Winocour J, Um GT, Blumenauer B, Siddikoglu D, Mureau MAM, Chong T, Higdon K, Perdikis G, Inchauste SM, Kaoutzanis C, Mathes DW. Importance of Incidental Findings in Preoperative Computed Tomography Angiography for Abdominally Based Free Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Multi-Institutional Study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Sep 1;150(3):527-535. PubMed PMID: 35748758
Makhoul AT, Morrison SD, Mundra LS, Kaoutzanis C, Satterwhite T, Winocour JS, Al Kassis S, Drolet BC. Improving Gender-Affirming Surgery Terminology: A Multicenter Patient Survey. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Jun 1;88(5 Suppl 5):S478-S480. PubMed PMID: 35690942
Pontell ME, Alving-Trinh AL, Chaker S, Winocour JS, Thayer WP. Free Tissue Transfer during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Evidence-Based Protocol for Early Discharge. World J Plast Surg. 2022 Mar;11(1):23-29. PubMed PMID: 35592227
Niklinska, E, Riccelli, V, Afshari, A, Braun, S, Higdon, K, Perdikis, P, Winocour, J. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap: Abdominal Closure and Flap Inset. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). January 2022.
Niklinska, E, Riccelli, V, Afshari, A, Braun, S, Higdon, K, Perdikis, P, Winocour, J. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap: Abdominal Flap Dissection. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). January 2022.
Riccelli, V, Niklinska, E, Afshari, A, Braun, S, Higdon, K, Perdikis, P, Winocour, J. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap: Microvascular Anastomosis and Neurotization. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). January 2022.
Thomas, H, Pontell, M, Vittetoe, K, Blumenauer, B, Winocour, J. Scalp Reconstruction with a Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Flap Dissection. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). February 2022.
Thomas, H, Pontell, M, Vittetoe, K, Blumenauer, B, Phillips, C, Winocour, J. Scalp Reconstruction with a Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Microvascular Anastomosis. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). February 2022.
Thomas, H, Pontell, M, Vittetoe, K, Blumenauer, B, Winocour, J. Scalp Reconstruction with a Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Flap Inset. C-Surgeries (www.csurgeries.com). February 2022.
Bay C, Chizmar Z, Reece EM, Yu JZ, Winocour J, Vorstenbosch J, Winocour S. Comparison of Skin Substitutes for Acute and Chronic Wound Management. Semin Plast Surg. 2021 Aug;35(3):171-180. PubMed PMID: 34526865
Kaplan J, Huynh A, Izaddoost S, Grome L, Reece E, Winocour J, Davis MJ, Winocour S. No-Charge Nonsurgical Facial Aesthetic Clinic in a Residency Program: A Single-Center Experience. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Apr 1;86(4):381-382. PubMed PMID: 33720918
Bay C, Chizmar Z, Reece EM, Yu JZ, Winocour J, Vorstenbosch J, Winocour S. Comparison of Skin Substitutes for Acute and Chronic Wound Management. Semin Plast Surg. 2021 Aug;35(3):171-180. PubMed PMID: 34526865
Kaplan J, Huynh A, Izaddoost S, Grome L, Reece E, Winocour J, Davis MJ, Winocour S. No-Charge Nonsurgical Facial Aesthetic Clinic in a Residency Program: A Single-Center Experience. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Apr 1;86(4):381-382. PubMed PMID: 33720918
Etemad SA, Furuyama WM, Winocour JS. Double Incision Mastectomy with Free Nipple Graft for Masculinizing Chest Wall Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Nov;8(11):e3184. PubMed PMID: 33299683
O'Neill R, Raj S, Davis MJ, Abu-Ghname A, Reece EM, Winocour J, Buchanan EP, Winocour S. Aesthetic Training in Plastic Surgery Residency. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jul;8(7):e2895. PubMed PMID: 32802638
Conlon CJ, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Ali K, Winocour SJ, Eisemann ML, Winocour J. Fat Grafting for Hand Rejuvenation. Semin Plast Surg. 2020 Feb;34(1):47-52. PubMed PMID: 32071579
Kaoutzanis C, Schneeberger SJ, Wormer B, Song H, Ye F, Al Kassis S, Winocour J, Higdon K, Perdikis G. Current Perceptions of the Aesthetically Ideal Position and Size of the Male Nipple-Areola Complex. Aesthet Surg J. 2020 Apr 14;40(5):NP228-NP237. PubMed PMID: 31606742
Kaoutzanis C, Ganesh Kumar N, Winocour J, Hood K, Higdon KK. Surgical Site Infections in Aesthetic Surgery. Aesthet Surg J. 2019 Sep 13;39(10):1118-1138. PubMed PMID: 30892625
Kaoutzanis C, Winocour J, Unger J, Gabriel A, Maxwell GP. The Evolution of Breast Implants. Semin Plast Surg. 2019 Nov;33(4):217-223. PubMed PMID: 31632203
Kaoutzanis C, Winocour J, Gupta V, Yeslev M, Ganesh Kumar N, Wormer B, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. The Effect of Smoking in the Cosmetic Surgery Population: Analysis of 129,007 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2019 Jan 1;39(1):109-119. PubMed PMID: 29659716
Kaoutzanis C, Winocour J, Yeslev M, Gupta V, Asokan I, Roostaeian J, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Aesthetic Surgical Procedures in Men: Major Complications and Associated Risk Factors. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 Mar 14;38(4):429-441. PubMed PMID: 29045566
Grotting JC, Higdon KK, Gupta V, Winocour J. Commentary on: Incidence and Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism in Abdominoplasty. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 Feb 17;38(2):174-175. PubMed PMID: 29145604
Kaoutzanis C, Ganesh Kumar N, O'Neill D, Wormer B, Winocour J, Layliev J, McEvoy M, King A, Braun SA, Higdon KK. Enhanced Recovery Pathway in Microvascular Autologous Tissue-Based Breast Reconstruction: Should It Become the Standard of Care?. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Apr;141(4):841-851. PubMed PMID: 29465485
Kaoutzanis C, Winocour J, Gupta V, Ganesh Kumar N, Sarosiek K, Wormer B, Tokin C, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Hematomas in Aesthetic Surgery: Analysis of 129,007 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Oct 16;37(10):1175-1185. PubMed PMID: 28398469
Yeslev M, Gupta V, Winocour J, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Safety of Cosmetic Surgery in Adolescent Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Oct 1;37(9):1051-1059. PubMed PMID: 28398472
Rodriguez-Feo C, Winocour J, Ramirez R, Spear M, Kelly K. Twenty-Year Review of a Single Surgeon's Experience Using a Unique Surgical Technique to Correct Lambdoidal Synostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Oct;28(7):1761-1765. PubMed PMID: 28962092
Gupta V, Yeslev M, Winocour J, Bamba R, Rodriguez-Feo C, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Concomitant Procedures: Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Complications in 73,608 Cases. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 May 1;37(5):515-527. PubMed PMID: 28333172
Winocour J, Gupta V, Kaoutzanis C, Shi H, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Venous Thromboembolism in the Cosmetic Patient: Analysis of 129,007 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Mar 1;37(3):337-349. PubMed PMID: 28207041
Kaoutzanis C, Gupta V, Winocour J, Layliev J, Ramirez R, Grotting JC, Higdon K. Cosmetic Liposuction: Preoperative Risk Factors, Major Complication Rates, and Safety of Combined Procedures. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jun 1;37(6):680-694. PubMed PMID: 28430878
Layliev J, Gupta V, Kaoutzanis C, Ganesh Kumar N, Winocour J, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Incidence and Preoperative Risk Factors for Major Complications in Aesthetic Rhinoplasty: Analysis of 4978 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jul 1;37(7):757-767. PubMed PMID: 28472446
Kaoutzanis C, Gupta V, Winocour J, Shack B, Grotting JC, Higdon K. Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Site Infections in Aesthetic Surgery: Analysis of 129,007 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jan;37(1):89-99. PubMed PMID: 27694451
Gupta V, Winocour J, Rodriguez-Feo C, Bamba R, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Safety of Aesthetic Surgery in the Overweight Patient: Analysis of 127,961 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Jun;36(6):718-29. PubMed PMID: 26895958
Winocour J, Gupta V, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Reply: Abdominoplasty: Risk Factors, Complication Rates, and Safety of Combined Procedures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jun;137(6):1052e-1053e. PubMed PMID: 26890520
Gupta V, Winocour J, Shi H, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Preoperative Risk Factors and Complication Rates in Facelift: Analysis of 11,300 Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Jan;36(1):1-13. PubMed PMID: 26578747
Gupta V, Winocour J, Yeslev M, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Response to "Lessons Learned from a National Cosmetic Surgery Insurance Database". Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Apr;36(4):NP173-6. PubMed PMID: 26895957
Yeslev M, Gupta V, Winocour J, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Safety of Cosmetic Procedures in Elderly and Octogenarian Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Sep;35(7):864-73. PubMed PMID: 25911627
Winocour J, Gupta V, Ramirez JR, Shack RB, Grotting JC, Higdon KK. Abdominoplasty: Risk Factors, Complication Rates, and Safety of Combined Procedures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Nov;136(5):597e-606e. PubMed PMID: 26505716
Nessim C, Winocour J, Holloway DP, Saskin R, Holloway CM. Wait times for breast cancer surgery: effect of magnetic resonance imaging and preoperative investigations on the diagnostic pathway. J Oncol Pract. 2015 Mar;11(2):e131-8. PubMed PMID: 25670200
CU Medicine Cosmetic Surgery
12348 E. Montview Blvd
Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, 2nd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-8700
Hospital Affiliation
University of Colorado Hospital
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) - Board Certified, Board Certification
(2018)
American Board of Surgery (ABS) - General Surgery - Board Certified, Board Certification
(2014)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), Board Certification
(2013)
Clinical Interests
Dr. Julian Winocour’s clinical areas of interest include breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, gender affirmation surgery and reconstructive microsurgery including the surgical management of lymphedema. He joins CU after holding the position of Assistant Professor of plastic surgery and director of the gender affirmation surgical clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center since 2017.
Public Speaking Yes
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, McGill University Faculty of Medicine
(2008)
Residency Programs:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program, Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery (2016)
University of Toronto, Chief Resident, Surgery (2013)
Fellowships:
UCLA Medical Center Program, Plastic Surgery
(2017)