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Credentials

Dr. M. Bradley Calobrace is a top plastic surgeon in Louisville and Lexington, KY, whose career spans private practice, medical research, and corporate consulting. People looking for the best plastic surgeons in Louisville or Lexington, KY, are encouraged to review the summary of his impressive credentials below. For more information about our practice and the procedures we offer, request a consultation at CaloAesthetics^® Plastic Surgery Center using our online form or call (502) 899-9979 to schedule your visit.

CV Highlights

Board Certifications

The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999
The American Board of Surgery, 1995, expired
Kentucky State Medical Board, 1997
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990

Hospital/ Surgical Center Affiliations

Calobrace Plastic Surgery Center
Jewish Hospital Downtown and Medical Center East

Education

Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
1985-1989, M.D.

Manchester College
North Manchester, Indiana
1981-1985, B. S., summa cum laude Biology-Chemistry

Professional Memberships

The Aesthetic Society
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons – Fellow
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Kentucky Medical Association
Greater Louisville Medical Society
Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons
LAC-USC Society of Graduate Surgeons

Corporate Teaching & Consultant Affiliations (past and present)

Gratis Clinical Faculty Member, University of Louisville
Clinical Faculty Member, University of Kentucky
The Mid-Face Filler Advisory Board, Galderma
The Plastic Surgery Channel
Speaker, Sientra Corporation
MemoryShape® Breast Implants Launch Faculty, Mentor Corporation
Faculty Member, ZO Skincare with Dr. Zein Obagi
Speaker, Mentor Paragon Forum/ Master Series
Member, Mentor Education Council
Member, Allergan Medical Facial Aesthetics Speakers Bureau
Moderator, Allergan Academy Local Round Table (Breast)
Luminary, Physician Partner, Syneron
National Education Faculty, Allergan
JUVÉDERM® Roundtable Consultant, Allergan
Allergan Academy Faculty, Allergan
Training Consultant for Dysport®, Medicis Aesthetics
Certified Faculty Speaker on Injectables, CME Scholar
Medical Aesthetics Advisory Council, Allergan

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Lectures & Events

Dr. Calobrace travels around the country as a visiting professor and speaking at many national meetings.
Some of his past and current speaking schedules include:

Corporate Sponsored Educational Activities

Dr. Calobrace is often invited to speak at corporate-sponsored educational events to train fellow plastic surgeons on the latest techniques and tactics being employed in plastic surgery today.

Sientra Preceptorship: Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Approach, and Postoperative Care when using Shaped and Round Sientra Textured Implants. (multiple live surgeries). Calobrace Plastic Surgery Center, Louisville, Kentucky, 2014 – present.

Update on Sientra Implants: US Availability and a Discussion on Particulate Matter and Sientra Implant Safety. Sientra Dinner Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016.

Sientra MRI Rupture Trends and Experience with Textured Round and Shaped Devices. Sientra Dinner Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2015.

Sientra Roundtable Discussion. Sientra Dinner Meeting at American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2014.

Disrupt a Must: Making the Move to Textured Round and Shaped implants. Sientra Dinner Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2014.

Disrupt a Must: Making the Move to Textured Round and Shaped implants. Sientra Dinner Meeting, ASAPS, San Francisco, California, 2014.

Disrupt a Must: The Move to Textured Implants, Sientra National Sales Training Meeting, La Jolla, California, 2014.

Perspectives on Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants, Mentor Corporation, Los Angeles, California, 2013.

Perspectives on Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants, Mentor Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.

Perspectives on Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants, Mentor Corporation, Miami, Florida, 2013.

Evidence Based Perspectives: An Interactive Panel Discussion Covering the Latest Hot Topics in Breast Implant Surgery, Mentor Corporation, Miami, Florida, 2013.

Understanding Complications and Pitfalls in Breast Augmentation. Mentor Staff Training Webinar, 2013.

Publications

Stevens WG, Calobrace MB, Alizadeh K, Zeidler KR, Harrington J, d’Incelli RC. Ten-Year Core Study Data for Sientra’s Food and Drug Administration–Approved Round and Shaped Implants with High–Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2018

Calobrace MB, Stephens WG, Capizzi PJ, Cohen R, Godinez T, Beckstrand M. Risk Factor Analysis for Capsular Contracture: A 10–Year Sientra Study Analysis Using Round, Smooth, and Textured Implants for Breast Augmentation. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2018

M Bradley Calobrace, MD, Michael R Schwartz, MD, Kamakshi R Zeidler, MD, Troy A Pittman, MD, Robert Cohen, MD, W Grant Stevens, MD. Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, sjx157, 28 September 2017.

Dr. Calobrace was a contributing author in the Fourth Edition, Volume 5, Plastic Surgery Breast textbook.

Calobrace MB, Schwartz MR, McKinney BM. Standards, Safety and Particulate Matter on Breast Implants: Bringing Data to the Discussion. White Paper, Sientra Corporation, March 2016.

Stevens WG, Calobrace MB, Harrington J, Alizadeh K, Zeidler KR, d’Incelli RC. Nine-Year Core Study Data for Sientra’s FDA-Approved Round and Shaped Implants with High-Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel. Aesth Surg J 36(4): 404-416, 2016.

RADIOLOGY PAPER | Stevens WG, Calobrace MB, Cohen R, et al. Sientra High-Strength Cohesive Textured Round Implant Technique: Roundtable Discussion. Aesth Surg J 35 (S1): S11-S21, 2015.

Calobrace MB. The design and engineering of the MemoryShape breast implant. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(3 Suppl): 10S-15S, 2014.

Calobrace MB, Hammond D. Anatomic gel implants: From concept to device. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(3 Suppl): 4S-9S(preface), 2014.

Calobrace MB, Kaufman DL, Gordon AE, et al. Evolving practices in augmentation operative technique with Sientra HSC round implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(1Suppl): 57S-67S, 2014.

Calobrace MB, Capizzi PJ. The biology and evolution of cohesive gel and shaped implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 134(1 Suppl): 6S-11S, 2014.

Stephens WG, Nahabedian MY, Calobrace MB, Harrington JL, Capizzi PJ, Cohen R, d’Incelli RC, Beckstrand M. Risk Factor Analysis for Capsular Contracture: A 5-Year Sientra Study Analysis Using Round, Smooth, and Textured Implants for Breast Augmentation. Plast Reconstr Surg 132: 1115, 2013.

Calobrace, MB. Reply: Simultaneous Augmentation/Mastopexy: A Retrospective 5-Year Review of 332 Consecutive Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 132: 311e, 2013.

Calobrace MB, Herdt DR, Cothron KJ. Simultaneous Augmentation Mastopexy: A Retrospective 5-Year Review of 332 Consecutive Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 131: 145, 2013.

Calobrace MB. The Medispa Makeover. Skin Deep Magazine, Summer 2007.

Calobrace MB. Men- On the Cutting Edge. Skin Deep Magazine, Issue 2, 2006.

Calobrace MB. Post-partum Rejuvenation – The Mommy Makeover. Skin Deep Magazine, Issue 1, 2006.

Calobrace MB. Cosmetic Surgery-Not Just for Women Anymore. Louisville Health and Health Careers Magazine. 1: 16, 2001.

Calobrace MB. Continuing Issues: Ultrasound-assisted

Lipoplasty. Clin Plast Surg. 26: 103, 1999. Calobrace MB. Large Volume Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty. Perspect Plast Surg. 12: 45, 1999.

Calobrace, MB. Lipoplasty. Clin Plast Surg. 26: 103, 1999.

Calobrace MB. Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty Update. Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants Network Publication, Spring Issue, l998.

Calobrace MB, Downey S. Profound Calvarial Deformity Secondary to Prolonged Scalp Expansion. Ann Plast Surg. 39: 187, 1997.

Calobrace MB. Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty. Louisville Med. 44: 441, l997.

Raboff W, Calobrace MB, Anthony G, Garner D, Greenwald D, Noonan T, Brant A, Hopkins B, Soonthon V, Hofstetter W,

LaBree L, Chandrasoma P, Silberman H. Mesh Reinforcement Increases Bursting Strength of Intestinal Anastomoses in Steroid-treated Rabbits. American Surgeon. 60: 721-727, 1994.

Kim J, Weibel TJ, Carter EJ, Calobrace MB, Foldi JF, Zawacki BE. A Standard Experimental “Chemical Burn”. Burn. 20: 200-201, 1994.

Calobrace MB, McAteer JA, Tanner GA, Evan AP. Regulation of Trans-epithelial Fluid Movement in an In Vitro Model (MDCK-cysts) of renal Cyst Growth. Indiana Med. 81: 64, 1988.