Julian Winocour, MD, FACS

Professional Titles

• Associate Director, Residency Program

Recognitions

• Excellence in Patient Experience - 2021, VUMC (2021)
  Clinicians who have reached the 90th percentile nationally in patient experience.
• Excellence in Patient Experience - 2020, VUMC (2020)
  Clinicians who have reached the 90th percentile nationally in patient experience.
• Excellence in Patient Experience - 2022, VUMC (2022)
  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).
• 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.
• ‘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)
• Top Doctor 2021, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine (2021)
• Top Doctors 2022, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine (2022)
• Top Doctors 2023, 5280 Magazine - Denver (2023)
• Top Doctors 2024, 5280 Magazine - Denver (2024)

Publications

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• Garoosi K, Mundra L, Jabbari K, Winocour J, Iorio ML, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C. Comorbid Conditions and Complications in Body Contouring Surgery: A Retrospective Review. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2023;5:ojad080. PubMed PMID: 37711766
• Garoosi K, Lee N, Tuano KR, Lee ELH, Cohen J, Winocour J, Mathes DW, Iorio ML, Kaoutzanis C. Analysis of Complications in Patients With a History of Cannabis Use and Tobacco Use Undergoing Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 Dec 14;44(1):NP41-NP48. PubMed PMID: 37706275
• Makhoul AT, Day RT, Walker JC, Hammack-Aviran CM, Al Kassis S, Winocour JS, Drolet BC. Perioperative Experiences of Transgender Adults Seeking Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Qualitative Interview Study. Transgend Health. 2023 Jun;8(3):231-237. PubMed PMID: 37342474
• Mundra L, Garossi K, Iorio M, Mathes D, Winocour J, Kaoutzanis C. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns in Body Contouring Surgery. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 Aug 17;43(9):978-985. PubMed PMID: 37185594
• 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
• 1. Lopez, J, Yu, J, Winocour, J. Chapter 36: Head and Neck Cancer and Salivary Gland Tumors. In Chung K (eds) Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery 9th edition. Wolters Kluwer, Inc, Philadelphia, 2023; ISBN: 9781496388261
• Fisher MH, Ohmes LB, Yang JH, Le E, Colakoglu S, French M, Siddikoglu D, Um G, Winocour J, Higdon K, Perdikis G, Inchauste S, Cohen J, Chong T, Kaoutzanis C, Mathes DW. Abdominal donor-site complications following autologous breast reconstruction: A multi-institutional multisurgeon study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Mar;90:88-94. PubMed PMID: 38364673
• McCranie AS, Christodoulou N, Wolfe B, Malgor RD, Mathes DW, Winocour J, Yu JW, Kalia N, Kaoutzanis C. The use of flaps for management of deep sternal wound complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Apr;91:302-311. PubMed PMID: 38442510
• Zulbaran-Rojas A, Bara RO, Lee M, Flores-Camargo A, Mishra R, Winocour S, Thompson A, Najafi B. Optimizing Tissue Oxygenation in Reduction Mammoplasty: The Role of Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen: A Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Surg Res. 2023 Dec;292:113-122. PubMed PMID: 37611440

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Active Member
• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM), Active Member
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Active Member
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Active Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
6th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0800

CU Medicine Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 201
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-4085

CU Medicine Cosmetic Surgery
12348 E. Montview Blvd
CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, 2nd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-8700

CU Medicine Breast Surgical Oncology - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 210
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9402

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)

Conditions & Treatments

• Cancers - Breast Cancer
• Cancers
• Surgery - Breast Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
• Surgery - Body Contouring and Liposuction