Katie Egan, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of Clinical Research
• Director of Quality & Safety

Research Interests

Publications

• Wallace AN, Aryanpour Z, Palmer SK, Blades CM, Kalia N, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C, Egan KG. "Characterizing Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmission in Autologous Breast Reconstruction Patients with DIEP Flaps". Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41364625
• Aryanpour Z, Cronin JE, Shah A, Yang JH, Haas EJ, Winocour J, Kaoutzanis C, Mathes DW, Egan KG. Perioperative Vitamin D Insufficiency Impacts Postoperative Outcomes in Abdominally Based Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41051269
• Palmer SK, Shah A, Aryanpour Z, Le D, Winocour J, Kaoutzanis C, Mathes DW, Egan KG. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator In-Basket? Evaluation of Patient Electronic Communication Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40922661
• Palmer SK, Aryanpour Z, Wallace AN, Nguyen PD, Egan KG. Linguistic Analysis of Narrative and Standardized Letters of Recommendation for Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicants and Impact on Match. J Surg Educ. 2025 Oct;82(10):103675. PubMed PMID: 40896922
• Aryanpour Z, Wallace A, Winocour J, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C, Egan KG. Abdominal Peripheral Nerve Blocks Do Not Impact Postoperative Pain in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 Aug 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40812342
• McCranie AS, Haas EJ, Aryanpour Z, Egan KG, Yu JW, Winocour J, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C. Telehealth and plastic surgery: evaluation of the accessibility of virtual consultations through online resources. Mhealth. 2025;11:33. PubMed PMID: 40755933
• Gomez DA, Blades CM, Haas EJ, Aryanpour Z, Mathes DW, Nguyen PD, Egan KG. Incentive to Publish in Plastic Surgery: Does It Continue After the Match?. Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Aug 1;95(2):201-205. PubMed PMID: 40549938
• Aryanpour Z, McCranie AS, Yu JW, Winocour J, Egan KG, Mathes D, Kaoutzanis C. A Scoping Review of Precision Medicine in Breast Reconstruction (2011-2025). J Pers Med. 2025 Apr 28;15(5). PubMed PMID: 40423050
• Maisner RS, Morris MX, Ayala A, Vo BN, Sizemore JA, Oleck NC, Egan KG, Phillips BT, Butterworth JA, Ayyala HS. Do we publish what we present? An updated analysis of abstracts from the 2012-2020 annual meetings of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 May;104:1-4. PubMed PMID: 40081117
• Egan K, Aryanpour Z, Kokosis G, Viennas LK. Career Planning and Maintaining Well-being in Academic Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan;13(1):e6441. PubMed PMID: 39882428
• Godbe KN, Rauber E, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth JA, Lai EC, Egan KG. Intraoperative Complications as Predictors of Flap Failure in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 Jul;41(6):489-494. PubMed PMID: 39362643
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Guest R, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Farmer R, Butterworth J. Application Discrepancies in the 2023-2024 Integrated Plastic Surgery Match. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Dec 1;93(6):701-706. PubMed PMID: 39526816
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Butterworth J, Farmer R. The Effect of Numeric Versus Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Scores in the Integrated Plastic Surgery 2023-2024 Match Cycle: A Single Institution Study. J Surg Educ. 2024 Nov;81(11):1667-1674. PubMed PMID: 39288510
• Elver AA, Egan KG, Phillips BT. Assessment of Microsurgery Simulation Course Access in Plastic Surgery Training Programs. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2024 Jul;40(6):482-488. PubMed PMID: 38176430
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Birney JM, Nazir N, Butterworth JA, Lai EC. Autologous Breast Reconstruction Success Rates in Hypercoagulable Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Mar 1;153(3):516e-522e. PubMed PMID: 37220231
• Godbe KN, Rauber E, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth JA, Lai EC, Egan KG. Intraoperative Complications as Predictors of Flap Failure in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2024 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39362643
• Elver AA, Egan KG, Phillips BT. Assessment of Microsurgery Simulation Course Access in Plastic Surgery Training Programs. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2024 Jul;40(6):482-488. PubMed PMID: 38176430
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Guest R, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Farmer R, Butterworth J. Application Discrepancies in the 2023-2024 Integrated Plastic Surgery Match. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Dec 1;93(6):701-706. PubMed PMID: 39526816
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Butterworth J, Farmer R. The Effect of Numeric Versus Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Scores in the Integrated Plastic Surgery 2023-2024 Match Cycle: A Single Institution Study. J Surg Educ. 2024 Nov;81(11):1667-1674. PubMed PMID: 39288510
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Birney JM, Nazir N, Butterworth JA, Lai EC. Autologous Breast Reconstruction Success Rates in Hypercoagulable Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Mar 1;153(3):516e-522e. PubMed PMID: 37220231
• Sinik LM, Elver AA, Egan KG, Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Limpiado M, Nazir N, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Massive Weight Loss: Understanding Risks in a Growing Population. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):503-512. PubMed PMID: 36827470
• Egan KG, Selber JC. Modern Innovations in Breast Surgery: Robotic Breast Surgery and Robotic Breast Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg. 2023 Apr;50(2):357-366. PubMed PMID: 36813413
• Emanuelli E, Egan KG, Bins G, Nazir N, Bur AM, Kakarala K, Przylecki W, Endress R. Preoperative Examination Is Not Associated with Postoperative Function following Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 1;151(5):828e-837e. PubMed PMID: 36729071
• Elver AA, Egan KG, Cullom ME, Nazir N, Johnson BM, Limpiado M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. A Paradigm Shift: Outcomes of Early Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Radiation Therapy. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Feb;39(2):111-119. PubMed PMID: 35764299
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Godbe KN, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth J, Lai E. Quantifying Complications: An Analysis of Operative Time and Intraoperative Factors in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):43-47. PubMed PMID: 35636433
• Elver AA, Matthews SA, Egan KG, Bowles EL, Nazir N, Flurry M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Characterizing Outcomes of Medial and Lateral Perforators in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):20-26. PubMed PMID: 35477114
• Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Egan KG, Nazir N, Elver AA, Limpiado MJ, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Comparing tissue oximetry to doppler monitoring in 1367 consecutive breast free flaps. Microsurgery. 2023 Jan;43(1):57-62. PubMed PMID: 35238069
• Johnson BM, Egan KG, He J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Tissue Oximetry Versus Conventional Methods for Postoperative Monitoring of Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Nov 1;91(5):617-621. PubMed PMID: 37823627
• Johnson BM, Egan KG, He J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Tissue Oximetry Versus Conventional Methods for Postoperative Monitoring of Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Nov 1;91(5):617-621. PubMed PMID: 37823627
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Birney JM, Nazir N, Butterworth JA, Lai EC. Autologous Breast Reconstruction Success Rates in Hypercoagulable Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37220231
• Sinik LM, Elver AA, Egan KG, Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Limpiado M, Nazir N, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Massive Weight Loss: Understanding Risks in a Growing Population. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):503-512. PubMed PMID: 36827470
• Egan KG, Selber JC. Modern Innovations in Breast Surgery: Robotic Breast Surgery and Robotic Breast Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg. 2023 Apr;50(2):357-366. PubMed PMID: 36813413
• Emanuelli E, Egan KG, Bins G, Nazir N, Bur AM, Kakarala K, Przylecki W, Endress R. Preoperative Examination Is Not Associated with Postoperative Function following Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 1;151(5):828e-837e. PubMed PMID: 36729071
• Elver AA, Egan KG, Cullom ME, Nazir N, Johnson BM, Limpiado M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. A Paradigm Shift: Outcomes of Early Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Radiation Therapy. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Feb;39(2):111-119. PubMed PMID: 35764299
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Godbe KN, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth J, Lai E. Quantifying Complications: An Analysis of Operative Time and Intraoperative Factors in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):43-47. PubMed PMID: 35636433
• Elver AA, Matthews SA, Egan KG, Bowles EL, Nazir N, Flurry M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Characterizing Outcomes of Medial and Lateral Perforators in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):20-26. PubMed PMID: 35477114
• Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Egan KG, Nazir N, Elver AA, Limpiado MJ, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Comparing tissue oximetry to doppler monitoring in 1367 consecutive breast free flaps. Microsurgery. 2023 Jan;43(1):57-62. PubMed PMID: 35238069
• Johnson BM, Egan KG, He J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Tissue Oximetry Versus Conventional Methods for Postoperative Monitoring of Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Nov 1;91(5):617-621. PubMed PMID: 37823627
• Sinik LM, Elver AA, Egan KG, Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Limpiado M, Nazir N, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Massive Weight Loss: Understanding Risks in a Growing Population. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):503-512. PubMed PMID: 36827470
• Emanuelli E, Egan KG, Bins G, Nazir N, Bur AM, Kakarala K, Przylecki W, Endress R. Preoperative Examination Is Not Associated with Postoperative Function following Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 1;151(5):828e-837e. PubMed PMID: 36729071
• Egan KG, Elver AA, Godbe KN, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth J, Lai E. Quantifying Complications: An Analysis of Operative Time and Intraoperative Factors in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):43-47. PubMed PMID: 35636433
• Elver AA, Matthews SA, Egan KG, Bowles EL, Nazir N, Flurry M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Characterizing Outcomes of Medial and Lateral Perforators in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Jan;39(1):20-26. PubMed PMID: 35477114
• Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Egan KG, Nazir N, Elver AA, Limpiado MJ, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Comparing tissue oximetry to doppler monitoring in 1367 consecutive breast free flaps. Microsurgery. 2023 Jan;43(1):57-62. PubMed PMID: 35238069
• Elver AA, Egan KG, Cullom ME, Nazir N, Johnson BM, Limpiado M, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. A Paradigm Shift: Outcomes of Early Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Radiation Therapy. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2023 Feb;39(2):111-119. PubMed PMID: 35764299
• Egan KG, Selber JC. Modern Innovations in Breast Surgery: Robotic Breast Surgery and Robotic Breast Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg. 2023 Apr;50(2):357-366. PubMed PMID: 36813413
• Sinik LM, Egan KG, Bagwell AK, Nauta AC, Butterworth JA. Evaluating the Importance of Sub-Internships on the 2022 Integrated Plastic Surgery Match During Continued COVID-19 Regulations. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec;79(6):1435-1440. PubMed PMID: 35931604
• Limpiado M, Guest R, Egan KG, Elver AA, Johnson BM, Cullom ME, Nazir N, Holding J, Lai EC, Butterworth JA. Closed-Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Prevents Major Abdominal Donor-Site Complications in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Nov 1;89(5):529-531. PubMed PMID: 36279578
• Sinik L, Egan KG, Patel K, Nazir N, Butterworth JA. A Systematic Review of Breast Reconstruction Options After Mastectomy in Massive Weight Loss Patients. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Mar 1;88(3):353-359. PubMed PMID: 34238794
• Egan KG, Nauta A, Butterworth JA. Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on 2021 Integrated Plastic Surgery Match Outcomes. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb;79(1):249-252. PubMed PMID: 34326033
• Egan KG, Nauta A, Butterworth JA. COVID-19 Effects on 2021 Home Program Match Rates at Integrated Plastic Surgery Programs. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Feb 1;149(2):368e-369e. PubMed PMID: 34958637
• Egan KG, Guest R, Sinik LM, Nazir N, De Ruyter M, Ponnuru S, Bhavsar D. Evaluation of Liposomal Bupivacaine at Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites Through a Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Burn Care Res. 2021 Nov 24;42(6):1280-1285. PubMed PMID: 34216466
• Egan KG, Emanuelli E, Przylecki W, Endress RD. Variant Plantaris Anatomy During Tendon Harvest. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 May;46(5):431.e1-431.e4. PubMed PMID: 33741215
• Egan KG, Lai E, Holding J, Butterworth JA. A Comparative Analysis of Outcomes of Free Nipple Areolar Grafting in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2021 Jun;37(5):458-464. PubMed PMID: 33129212
• Egan KG, Cullom M, Nazir N, Butterworth JA. Patient Satisfaction Increases with Nipple Reconstruction following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Aug 1;148(2):177e-184e. PubMed PMID: 34133405
• Egan KG, De Souza M, Allen AL, Muenks E, Nazir N, Korentager R. Perception of pain and influences on opioid use in implant-based breast reconstruction patients. Breast J. 2020 Sep;26(9):1712-1716. PubMed PMID: 32497361
• Egan KG, De Souza M, Muenks E, Nazir N, Korentager R. Opioid Consumption Following Breast Surgery Decreases with a Brief Educational Intervention: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep;27(9):3156-3162. PubMed PMID: 32285282
• Egan KG, De Souza M, Muenks E, Nazir N, Korentager R. Predictors of Opioid Consumption in Immediate, Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Oct;146(4):734-741. PubMed PMID: 32969995
• Nguyen TT, Egan KG, Crowe DL, Nazir N, Przylecki WH, Andrews BT. Outcomes of Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction in Hypercoagulable Patients. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2020 May;36(4):271-275. PubMed PMID: 31858490
• Egan KG, Allen A, Hendren G, Mellott AJ, Bhavsar D. Effects of Intraoperative Dexamethasone Administration in Adult Diabetic Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2019 Aug 14;40(5):627-632. PubMed PMID: 31067313

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Member
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
• American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons, Member
• American College of Surgeons, Faculty

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

• Plastic Surgery, Board Certification (2024)

• Cancers - Breast Cancer
• Cancers
• Cancers - Bone Cancer
• Cancers - Cancer Surgery
• Cancers - Head and Neck Cancer
• Cancers - Melanoma
• Cancers - Pediatric Cancer
• Cancers - Sarcoma
• Cancers - Skin Cancer
• Injuries and Wounds
• Surgery
• Surgery - Breast Surgery
• Surgery - Body Contouring and Liposuction
• Surgery - Bariatric Surgery - Weight Loss
• Surgery - Burn Surgery
• Surgery - Free flaps and limb salvage
• Surgery - Limb Salvage
• Surgery - Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery