Ricardo A. Meade, M.D. CV Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Faculty & Professional Positions

Executive Committee

• Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, Elected Member
  06/2011 – Present

Medical Director

• Epicentre Laser and Skin Care of Dallas
  10/2024 - Present
• Dallas Day Surgery Center of Texas, North, Ltd.
  2011 - 2012

Surgery Center of Plano

• Governing Board, Elective Member
  2016 – Present

Plastic Surgeon

• Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute
  06/2006 – Present

Director, Resident Cosmetic Clinic

• Baylor University Medical Center
• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Plastic Surgery Program
  07/2006 – 07/2010

Clinical Instructor

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals:

• Parkland Medical Hospital
• Baylor University Medical Center
• Zale Lipshy Medical Center - 06/2006 – 06/2010

Assistant Instructor

• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals:
• Parkland Medical Hospital
• Baylor University Medical Center (07/2005 – 06/2006)

Clinical Key Opinion Leader

• Lifecell, Allerderm
  2012 - 2014

Training & Education

Honors and Awards

• 2008 Tiffany Award, ASAPS - Patterns of Lymphatic Drainage after Rhytidectomy
• 1999 Investigator Award, First Prize - Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF)
• 1999 Junior Clinical Research Award, First Prize - Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF) (Co-Author)
• 1999 American Aesthetic Society Best Paper of the Year Award - Cover Article: "Mammography and Reduction Mammaplasty"
• 1998 Co-authored 2nd place prize winning resident's presentation at Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting (Texas Medical Association)

Conferences and Lectures

Publications and Presentations

National Presentations

• "Patterns of Lymphatic Drainage after Rhytidectomy"
• The Aesthetic Meeting 2007 for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the Aesthetic Surgery Education & Research Foundation (ASAPS).
• New York City, NY. Jacob Javitz Center, April 21, 2007.

Book Chapters

• Meade RA. "Necklift." Book Chapter in Essentials of Plastic Surgery, A UT Southwestern Medical Center Handbook. Chapter 81, pp. 835-845, QMP 2007.
• Byrd HS, Meade RA, Gonyon DL Jr, Musa KE. "Autospreader Flaps in Primary Rhinoplasty." Chapter 56, Rhinoplasty for the Masters (Book in Progress).
• Ha R, Meade RA, Byrd HS. "Rhinoplasty." Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery, Volume 10, 2006.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Select List)

• Meade RA. "Lymphatic Drainage of the Superficial Tissues of the Head and Neck: Anatomical Study and Clinical Implications" - Discussion. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1625-1626, May 2008.
• Byrd, HS, Meade RA, Gonyon, DL Jr. "Using the 'Autospreader Flap' in Primary Rhinoplasty." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 119(5): 1897-1902, May 2007.
• Erdmann D, Meade R, McCann RI, Richardson WJ, Levin LS. "Free vascularized fibular transfer for salvage of failed anterior spinal fusion due to chronic osteomyelitis." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Jun;117(7):2438-45; discussion 2446-7.
• Ravin AG, Gottlieb NB, Wang HT, Meade RA, Humphrey JS, Schwarz KW, Levin LS, Tyler DS, and Erdmann D. "Effect of the Veterans Affairs Medical System on Plastic Surgery Residency Training." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 117(2):656-660, February 2006.
• Olbrich K, Meade R, Bruno W, Heller L, Klitzman B, Levin LS. "Halofuginone Inhibits Collagen Deposition in Fibrous Capsules around Implants." Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2005 Mar; 54(3):293-6; discussion 296.
• Meade R, Allende C, Tsai TM. "Osteoblastoma of the Scaphoid; a case report." Journal of Surgical Orthopedic Advances, 14(3):125-128, 2005.
• Darouiche R, Meade RA, Mansouri M, Netscher D. "In Vivo Efficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated Saline Filled Silicone Implants." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002, 109; 1352-1357.
• Goodman C, Steadman A, Meade R, Bodenheimer C, Thomby J, Netscher D. "Comparison of Carpal Canal Pressure in Paraplegic and Nonparaplegic Subjects: Clinical Implications." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2001; 107 (6):1464-1471.
• Trussler AP, Stephan P, Hatef D, Schaverien M, Meade R, Barton FE. "The Frontal Branch of the Facial Nerve Across the Zygomatic Arch: Anatomical Relevance of the High-SMAS Technique." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010; 125(4):1221-1229.

Certifications and Affiliations

Certifications/Licensure

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Board Certified Member: Issued 12/1/2007
• Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
• DEA Controlled Substance Certificate

Professional Affiliations

• Board Certified Member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Member of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
• American Medical Association
• Texas Society of Plastic Surgery
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Emergency Response Volunteer

Languages

• English (Fluent)
• Spanish (Fluent)