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Douglas J Courtemanche

MD, MDCM

Investigator and Plastic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital
Director, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, BC Children's Hospital

My research questions emerge from clinical problems I discover. I conduct projects in the areas of cleft lip and palate, craniofacial surgery and vascular anomalies. I have a certificate in teaching and higher education and I try to maintain research interests in these areas. As well, I have an interest in safety and effective surgical tools during operative procedures. I have a strong trainee component to my research and ensure that all appropriate projects have a medical student, resident or fellow involved.

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
Research Group(s): Clinical and Community Data, Analytics and Informatics

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-2291

douglas.courtemanche@ubc.ca

Incidence of Bleomycin-Induced Hyperpigmentation in Patients Undergoing Sclerotherapy for Low-Flow Vascular Malformations

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Noah Tregobov and Julia Hughes and Rebecca Courtemanche and Joseph Lam and Douglas J. Courtemanche and Manraj K.S. Heran

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2026.108588

05 / 2026

Carbon Emissions Associated with Patient Travel for Visits at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Analysis

Plastic Surgery

Kayoung Heo and Chanwoo Pyo and Alice Duan and Rebecca Courtemanche and Young Ji Tuen and Douglas J. Courtemanche

DOI: 10.1177/22925503251411856

01 / 2026

Prescription factors contributing to new long-term opioid use in British Columbia between 2013 and 2017 Changing opioid prescription practices is key to reducing opioid overdose

British Columbia Medical Journal

Xu, R.Z. and Bone, J.N. and Courtemanche, R. and Yefet, L.S. and Simmonds, M.-C. and Cattoni, E. and Lauder, G.R. and Courtemanche, D.J.

Head Shape After Sagittal Craniosynostosis Surgery: Open Versus Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy,Forme de la tte aprs chirurgie pour craniosynostose sagittale : craniectomie ouverte contre bandelette endoscopique

Plastic Surgery

Crofts, H. and Mankowski, P. and Tamber, M. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503231184262

Commentary: Excess Opioid Medication and Variation in Prescribing Patterns Following Common Breast Plastic Surgeries

Plastic Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503231198091

A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Comminuted Mandibular Condyle Fractures,Une nouvelle approche au traitement des fractures comminutives du condyle mandibulaire

Plastic Surgery

Knight, P. and Bjornson, L. and Courtemanche, R. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503231175505

Who is in Your Waiting Room? Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Pediatric Surgery Clinics

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Ponton, E. and Singh, T. and Carwana, M. and Duffy, D.J. and Courtemanche, R. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Loock, C.A. and Baird, R.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.04.001

We Need a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Approach to Life

Plastic Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503231219221

Resident Exposure and Involvement in Core Procedural Competencies within Pediatric Plastic Surgery,Lexposition et la participation des rsidents aux comptences interventionnelles fondamentales en chirurgie plastique pdiatrique

Plastic Surgery

D?Abbondanza, J.A. and Shih, J.G. and Knox, A.D.C. and Zhygan, N. and Brown, M.H. and Fish, J.S. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503221109072

Planetary health versus travel

British Columbia Medical Journal

Courtemanche, D.J.

Commentary: Carbon Neutral Hand Surgery: Simple Changes to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Plastic Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/22925503221101953

Whole genome transcriptome analysis in a case of a neonatal soft tissue sarcoma with YWHAE:NUTM2B fusion

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Locke, A. and Terry, J. and Shen, Y. and Courtemanche, D. and Rosenbaum, D.G. and Rassekh, S.R. and Deyell, R.J. and Cheng, S.

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30310

Assessing the Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Patients Attending a Children's Hospital Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Program

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

Ethan Ponton and Rebecca Courtemanche and Tanjot K. Singh and Damian Duffy and Douglas J. Courtemanche and Christine Loock

DOI: 10.1177/10556656211048742

12 / 2022

Late Ankle Reconstruction in a Child with Remote Traumatic Medial Malleolus Loss: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Ponton, E. and Bakkai, A. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Cooper, A.P.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1552

Sclerosing agents in the management of lymphatic malformations in children: A systematic review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Fernandes, S. and Yeung, P. and Heran, M. and Courtemanche, D. and Chadha, N. and Baird, R.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.056

FACE-Q Craniofacial Module: Part 1 validation of CLEFT-Q scales for use in children and young adults with facial conditions

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Klassen, A.F. and Rae, C. and Wong Riff, K.W. and Bulstrode, N. and Denadai, R. and Goldstein, J. and Hol, M.L. and Murray, D.J. and Bracken, S. and Courtemanche, D.J. and O'Hara, J. and Butler, D. and Tassi, A. and Malic, C.C. and Ganske, I.M. and Phua, Y.S. and Marucci, D.D. and Johnson, D. and Swan, M.C. and Breuning, E.E. and Goodacre, T.E. and Pusic, A.L. and Cano, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.05.040

FACE-Q craniofacial module: Part 2 Psychometric properties of newly developed scales for children and young adults with facial conditions

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Klassen, A.F. and Rae, C. and Riff, W. and Denadai, R. and Murray, D.J. and Bracken, S. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Bulstrode, N. and O'Hara, J. and Butler, D. and Goldstein, J. and Tassi, A. and Hol, M.L. and Johnson, D. and Ganske, I.M. and Klby, L. and Benitez, S. and Breuning, E.E. and Malic, C.C. and Allen, G.C. and Pusic, A.L. and Cano, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.03.009

Opioid prescribing patterns in british columbia from 2013 to 2017: A population-based study

British Columbia Medical Journal

Yefet, L.S. and Bone, J.N. and Courtemanche, R. and Lauder, G. and Courtemanche, D.J.

Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report

Pediatric Dermatology

Roberts, M. and Moxham, J.P. and Gregory, A. and Armstrong, L. and Terry, J. and Courtemanche, D. and Harvey, M. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14732

Resident Exposure to Aesthetic Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures during Canadian Residency Program Training

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Quong, W.L. and Shih, J.G. and Knox, A.D.C. and Zhygan, N. and Fish, J.S. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Brown, M.H.

DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjab031

Experiences of Canadian Parents of Young Children With Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

Breuning EE and Courtemanche RJ and Courtemanche DJ

DOI: 10.1177/1055665620977271 PubMed: 33267616

12 / 2020

Canadian Plastic Surgery Resident Operative Experience in Hand Surgery.

The Journal of hand surgery

Yeung C and Shih JG and Knox ADC and Zhygan N and Courtemanche DJ and Fish JS and Brown MH and Anastakis D

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.05.005 PubMed: 32653104

07 / 2020

Do Microsurgical Outcomes Differ Based on Which Specialty Does the Operation? A NSQIP Analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Zhang, J.X. and Wan, M. and Ding, Y. and Jin, Y. and Nagarajan, M. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Bedford, J. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002769

High-Risk Plastic Surgery: An Analysis of 108,303 Cases From the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP),La chirurgie plastique haut risque : une analyse de 108,303 cas du programme national damlioration de la qualit chirurgicale de lAmerican College of Surgeons

Plastic Surgery

Wan, M. and Zhang, J.X. and Ding, Y. and Jin, Y. and Bedford, J. and Nagarajan, M. and Bucevska, M. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1177/2292550319880921

Variable Experience in Microsurgery and Flap-Based Procedures Among Canadian Plastic Surgery Residents

Journal of Surgical Education

Yeung, C. and Shih, J.G. and Knox, A.D.C. and Zhygan, N. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Fish, J.S. and Brown, M.H.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.04.012

Taking steps to improve care and planning for patients in british columbia with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

British Columbia Medical Journal

Boroditsky, M. and Courtemanche, R. and Courtemanche, D. and Robertson, S. and Loock, C.

Impact of Completing CLEFT-Q Scales That Ask About Appearance on Children and Young Adults: An International Study

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Klassen, A.F. and Dalton, L. and Goodacre, T.E.E. and Harman, K.E. and Slator, R. and Tsangaris, E. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Goldstein, J. and Allen, G.C. and Mahony, A.O. and Riff, K.W.Y.W.

DOI: 10.1177/1055665620902877

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the BC Childrens Hospital Cleft Palate Program Waitlist,Une analyse transversale de la liste dattente au programme de chirurgie labiofaciale du BC Childrens Hospital

Plastic Surgery

Leung, L.T.F. and Loock, C.A. and Courtemanche, R. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/2292550319876664

Is there a role for computed tomography scanning in microtia with complete aural atresia to rule out cholesteatoma?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Moxham, L.M.R. and Chadha, N.K. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109610

CLEFT-Q: Detecting Differences in Outcomes among 2434 Patients with Varying Cleft Types

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Wong Riff, K.W.Y. and Tsangaris, E. and Forrest, C.R. and Goodacre, T. and Longmire, N.M. and Allen, G. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Goldstein, J. and O'Mahony, A. and Pusic, A.L. and Slator, R. and Swan, M.C. and Thoma, A. and Vargas, F. and Klassen, A.F.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005723

Burn Care and Surgical Exposure amongst Canadian Plastic Surgery Residents: Recommendations for Transitioning to a Competency-Based Medical Education Model

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Shih, J.G. and Quong, W.L. and Knox, A.D.C. and Zhygan, N. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Brown, M.H. and Fish, J.S.

DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irz086

Image guided sclerotherapy for the treatment of venous malformations.

CVIR endovascular

Gorman J and Zbarsky SJ and Courtemanche RJM and Arneja JS and Heran MKS and Courtemanche DJ

DOI: 10.1186/s42155-018-0009-1 PubMed: 30652135

06 / 2018

Psychometric findings and normative values for the CLEFT-Q based on 2434 children and young adult patients with cleft lip and/or palate from 12 countries

CMAJ

Klassen, A.F. and Riff, K.W.Y.W. and Longmire, N.M. and Albert, A. and Allen, G.C. and Aydin, M.A. and Baker, S.B. and Cano, S.J. and Chan, A.J. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Dreise, M.M. and Goldstein, J.A. and Goodacre, T.E.E. and Harman, K.E. and Munill, M. and Mahony, A.O. and Aguilera, M.P. and Peterson, P. and Pusic, A.L. and Slator, R. and Stiernman, M. and Tsangaris, E. and Tholpady, S.S. and Vargas, F. and Forrest, C.R.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170289

Multidisciplinary cleft palate program at BC childrens hospital: Are we meeting the standards of care?,Un programme multidisciplinaire sur la fente labiopalatine au BC Childrens Hospital: Respectons-nous les normes des soins?

Plastic Surgery

Dahiya, A. and Courtemanche, R. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1177/2292550317747852

Toward the assessment of core procedural competencies among Canadian plastic surgery residents

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Shih, J.G. and Knox, A.D.C. and Zhygan, N. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Fish, J.S. and Brown, M.H.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005062

A review of validated quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric plastic surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Roller, J.M. and Courtemanche, R.J.M. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004841

In Reply

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.06.013

Lymphatic Malformation Architecture: Implications for Treatment with OK-432

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Malic, C.C. and Guilfoyle, R. and Courtemanche, R.J.M. and Arneja, J.S. and Heran, M.K.S. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003789

Airway management in Pierre Robin sequence: The vancouver classification,Louverture des voies respiratoires en cas de syndrome de Pierre-Robin: La classification de vancouver

Plastic Surgery

Li, W.-Y. and Poon, A. and Courtemanche, D. and Verchere, C. and Robertson, S. and Bucevska, M. and Malic, C. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1177/2292550317693814

Spontaneously resolved macrocystic lymphatic malformations: Predictive variables and outcomes,Les malformations lymphatiques macrokystiques spontanment rsolutives: Variables prdictives et rsultats cliniques

Plastic Surgery

Phang, M.J. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Bucevska, M. and Malic, C. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1177/2292550317693815

Routine Postoperative Imaging Is Not Indicated in the Management of Mandibular Fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J. and Barton, R. and Li, D. and McNeill, G. and Heran, M.K.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.024

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons: Abstracts presented at the 70th Annual Meeting, June 14 " 18, 2016, Ottawa, Ontario.

Plastic Surgery

Clarke H and Lennox P and Allen M and Thomson T

DOI: 10.1177/229255031602400206

05 / 2016

Multiple Successful Angioembolizations for Refractory Cardiac Failure in a Preterm with Rapidly Involuting Congenital Hemangioma

American Journal of Perinatology Reports

Amitava Sur and Heran Manraj and Pascal Lavoie and Ken Lim and Douglas Courtemanche and Paul Brooks and Susan Albersheim

DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1570342

01 / 2016

What is the best way to measure surgical quality? comparing the American college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program versus traditional morbidity and mortality conferences

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Zhang, J.X. and Song, D. and Bedford, J. and Bucevska, M. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000481737.88897.1a

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens.

Plastic Surgery

Tredget E and Clarke: H and Taylor C

DOI: 10.1177/229255031502300202

01 / 2015

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres Couin a pig model muscle flap

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J. and Cannon, W.G. and Courtemanche, R.J.M. and Williamson, J.S. and Lyster, D.

The cranial orbital buttress technique for nonsyndromic unicoronal and metopic craniosynostosis

Neurosurgical Focus

Seal, S.K.F. and Steinbok, P. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14844

Initiating silver recycling efforts: Quantifying Ag from used burn dressings

Environmental Technology and Innovation

Courtemanche, R.J.M. and Taylor, N.S. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2015.04.003

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres in a pig model muscle flap.

Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.)

Courtemanche DJ and Cannon WG and Courtemanche R and Williamson JS and Lyster D

PubMed: 26361624

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres in a pig model muscle flap

Plastic Surgery

DJ Courtemanche and WG Cannon and RJM Courtemanche and JS Williamson and D Lyster

DOI: 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000924

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne DesChirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 68th Annual Meeting / 68e Runion annuelle June 24 " 28, 2014, Montral, Qubec.

Plastic Surgery

Callaghan WB and Tredget E and Beauregard G

DOI: 10.1177/229255031402200205

01 / 2014

The "Little AVM": A new entity in high-flow versus low-flow vascular malformations

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Stein, M. and Guilfoyle, R. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Moss, W.R.N. and Bucevska, M. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000145

Complicated infantile hemangioma of the lip: Outcomes of early versus late resection

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Hynes, S. and Narasimhan, K. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31827c6fe2

Prenatal presentation of fronto-orbital congenital infantile fibrosarcoma: A clinicopathologic report

JAMA Ophthalmology

Tsang, H.H. and Dolman, P.J. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Rassekh, S.R. and Senger, C. and Lyons, C.J.

DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1934

Use of safety scalpels and other safety practices to reduce sharps injury in the operating room: What is the evidence?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

DeGirolamo, K.M. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Hill, W.D. and Kennedy, A. and Skarsgard, E.D.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.003812

Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation with locked mandibular impaction

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Hynes, S.L. and Jansen, L.A. and Brown, D.R. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Boyle, J.C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.09.046

Reconstructive or cosmetic plastic surgery factors influencing the type of practice established by canadian plastic surgeons

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

McInnes, C.W. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Verchere, C.G. and Bush, K.L. and Arneja, J.S.

DOI: 10.1177/229255031202000312

Split calvarial bone grafting in patients less than 1 year of age: Technical note and use in craniofacial surgery for craniosynostosis

Child's Nervous System

Steinbok, P. and Seal, S.K.F. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1447-4

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons/Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 64th Annual Meeting / 64e Runion annuelle June 15"19, 2010, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Paletz J and Jewer DD and Morris S

DOI: 10.1177/229255031001800203

01 / 2010

Robin sequence: Clearing nosologic confusion

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Breugem, C.C. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1597/08-061.1

Role of platelet gel and calcium-coated lactosorb membranes in healing critical calvarial defects

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Peters, D.A. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181c01880

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting / 62e Runion annuelle June 24 " 28 2008, St Johns, Newfoundland.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Wilkes G and Thoma A and Rideout A

DOI: 10.1177/229255030801600202

01 / 2008

Portable ultrasound-assisted injection of OK-432 in lymphatic malformations by the plastic surgeon

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Breugem, C.C. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.02.026

Subperiosteal release of the floor of the mouth in airway management in Pierre Robin sequence

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Breugem, C.C. and Olesen, P.R. and Fitzpatrick, D.G. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31816aab0b

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 61st Annual Meeting / 61 Runion annuelle May 29 - June 2, 2007, Banff, Alberta.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Lalonde D and Wilkes G and Sinclair T

DOI: 10.1177/229255030701500202 PubMed: 19554192

01 / 2007

Facial Fractures " Association with Ocular Injuries: A 13-Year Review of One Practice in a Tertiary Care Centre

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Daniel Y Nagase and Douglas J Courtemanche and Daniel A Peters

DOI: 10.1177/229255030601400303

08 / 2006

Breast reconstruction in older women: Should age be an exclusion criterion?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Bowman, C.C. and Lennox, P.A. and Clugston, P.A. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000220473.94654.a4

Treatment of cystic lymphatic vascular malformations with OK-432 sclerotherapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Peters, D.A. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Heran, M.K.S. and Ludemann, J.P. and Prendiville, J.S.

DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000239503.10964.11

Plate removal in traumatic facial fractures: 13-year practice review

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Nagase, D.Y. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Peters, D.A.

DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000189666.13860.c0

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 57th Annual Meeting/57e Runion annuelle June 25"28 juin, Whistler, British Columbia.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Caouette-Laberge L and Lobay G and Rai DK

01 / 2003

Groupe pour LAvancement de la Microchirurgie Canada (GAM): Abstracts presented at the 24th Annual Meeting/24e Runion annuelle June 25"28 juin, Whistler, British Columbia.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Morris S and Bain J

01 / 2003

Vascular resistance in human muscle flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Mahabir, R.C. and Williamson, J.S. and Carr, N.J. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200108000-00007

Pediatric hand fractures: A review

Pediatric Emergency Care

Mahabir, R.C. and Kazemi, A.R. and Cannon, W.G. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200106000-00001

Surgical Management of Injuries Sustained from Grizzly Bear Maulings Treated in Vancouver, British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Raman C Mahabir and Peter R Olesen and Wendy G Cannon and Nicole M Barr and Charles Ft Snelling and J Scott Williamson and Douglas J Courtemanche

DOI: 10.1177/229255030000800506

10 / 2000

Lipoma of the cleft soft palate: a case report of a rare congenital anomaly.

The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

Mahabir RC and Mohammad JA and Courtemanche DJ

DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2000)037u0026lt;0503:lotcspu0026gt;2.0.co;2 PubMed: 11034034

09 / 2000

Lipoma of the cleft soft palate: A case report of a rare congenital anomaly

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Mahabir, R.C. and Mohammad, J.A. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2000)037u003C0503:LOTCSPu003E2.0.CO;2

Pathologic quiz case 2. Cherubism.

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery

Shokeir MO and O'Connell JX and Courtemanche DJ and Berean KW

PubMed: 8859129

10 / 1996

Pathologic quiz case 2

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Shokeir, M.O. and O'Connell, J.X. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Berean, K.W.

Osseointegration in sinus-forming bone.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Coombs CJ and Mutimer KL and Holmes AD and Levant BA and Courtemanche DJ and Clement JG

PubMed: 7708871

04 / 1995

Revascularization of a seven-week-old infant lower extremity: case report.

Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

Clugston PA and Courtemanche DJ and Lawson I and Christensen LB and Tredwell S

PubMed: 7791134

03 / 1995

Revascularization of a seven-week-old infant lower extremity: Case report

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Clugston, P.A. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Lawson, I. and Christensen, L.B. and Tredwell, S.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006517

Lower extremity burns and Unna paste: Can we decrease health care costs without compromising patient care?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Wells, N.J. and Boyle, J.C. and Snelling, C.F.T. and Carr, N.J. and Courtemanche, D.J.

Osseointegration in sinus-forming bone

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Coombs, C.J. and Mutimer, K.L. and Holmes, A.D. and Levant, B.A. and Courtemanche, D.J. and Clement, J.G.

Wetting state of a crystal-fluid system of hard spheres.

Physical review letters

Courtemanche DJ and van Swol F

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.69.2078 PubMed: 10046393

10 / 1992

Experimental calvarial growth disturbance by micro-plate and screw fixation.

The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery

Courtemanche DJ and Mutimer KL and Holmes AD and Levant BA and Clement JG

PubMed: 1590718

06 / 1992

EXPERIMENTAL CALVARIAL GROWTH DISTURBANCE BY MICRO-PLATE AND SCREW FIXATION

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J. and Mutimer, K.L. and Holmes, A.D. and Levant, B.A. and Clement, J.G.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb07230.x

Monoclonal antibody LICR-LON-M8 does not predict the outcome of operable breast cancer.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Courtemanche DJ and Worth AJ and Coupland RW and Rowell JL and MacFarlane JK

PubMed: 1847654

02 / 1991

Detection of micrometastases from primary breast cancer.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Courtemanche DJ and Worth AJ and Coupland RW and MacFarlane JK

PubMed: 1847653

02 / 1991

Wetting of a Smooth Substrate by Crystal

MRS Proceedings

David J. Courtemanche and Frank van Swol

DOI: 10.1557/proc-237-73

01 / 1991

Detection of micrometastases from primary breast cancer

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Courtemanche, D.J. and Worth, A.J. and Coupland, R.W. and MacFarlane, J.K.

Rating the burn scar.

The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation

Sullivan T and Smith J and Kermode J and McIver E and Courtemanche DJ

PubMed: 2373734

Rating the burn scar

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Sullivan, T. and Smith, J. and Kermode, J. and McIver, E. and Courtemanche, D.J.

DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199005000-00014

Recognition and treatment of the post-traumatic stress disorder in the burn victim

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Courtemanche, D.J. and Robinow, O.

DOI: 10.1097/00004630-198905000-00010

Recognition and treatment of the post-traumatic stress disorder in the burn victim.

The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation

Courtemanche DJ and Robinow O

PubMed: 2745501

Myocardial infarction in a child with Salmonella enterocolitis

Pediatric Cardiology

Courtemanche, D.J. and Firth, C.E. and Onyet, H.

Myocardial infarction in a child with Salmonella enterocolitis.

Pediatric cardiology

Courtemanche DJ and Firth CE and Onyet H

PubMed: 3523451

The Role of Experts in Teaching in a Plastic Surgery Residency Program

Our pediatric plastic surgery fellow, Dr. Jason Neil-Dwyer, is completing his certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education and this project is part of his graduation requirements. Internationally the moves towards implementing a shorter workweek for residents, reducing the number of years of residency, and emphasising operating room efficiency, are markedly diminishing teaching time provided to each resident. Given the importance of the operating room experience to surgical residents’ education, it is crucial that we gain a better understanding of the teaching that occurs in this environment so that it can be best facilitated in a shorter time. The first step towards improving surgical skills training is to better define the methods successfully used for teaching. The aim of this study will be to analyse teaching in the operating room environment. The analysis will attempt to qualify the cognitive, verbal and motor strategies that are used by the mentor surgeon through observation and stimulated recall interviews.

Safety Scalpels: A Systematic Review

Are safety scalpels safer than traditional scalpels in lowering the incidence of scalpel injuries in the operative setting?

Maxillary Outgrowth after Repair of a Cleft of the soft Palate: An Analysis between the Wardill-Kilner and Furlow palatoplasty

This is a multi-disciplinary project in conjunction with orthodontists and dentists in the community. The primary goal for performing a palatoplasty is to achieve closure between the oral and nasal cavities and subsequently lead to normal velopharyngeal sphincter closure for speech. The two main parameters for assessing successful outcome are intelligible speech and maxillary outgrowth. This study was undertaken to analyse the effect that two different surgical methods have on maxillary outgrowth in patients with an isolated cleft of the soft palate.

Honours & Awards

Honourable Mention – McCreary Prize for Inter-professional Teamwork (Cleft Palate Team), 2005

MCC Recognition of Service Award, 2002

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At BC Children’s, we are making discoveries that save lives and transform health care for children in our province and around the world. Our research portfolio includes basic, clinical, population, and public health research.

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Douglas J Courtemanche

MD, MDCM

Investigator and Plastic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital Director, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, BC Children's Hospital

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Incidence of Bleomycin-Induced Hyperpigmentation in Patients Undergoing Sclerotherapy for Low-Flow Vascular Malformations

Carbon Emissions Associated with Patient Travel for Visits at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Analysis

Prescription factors contributing to new long-term opioid use in British Columbia between 2013 and 2017 Changing opioid prescription practices is key to reducing opioid overdose

Head Shape After Sagittal Craniosynostosis Surgery: Open Versus Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy,Forme de la tte aprs chirurgie pour craniosynostose sagittale : craniectomie ouverte contre bandelette endoscopique

Commentary: Excess Opioid Medication and Variation in Prescribing Patterns Following Common Breast Plastic Surgeries

A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Comminuted Mandibular Condyle Fractures,Une nouvelle approche au traitement des fractures comminutives du condyle mandibulaire

Who is in Your Waiting Room? Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Pediatric Surgery Clinics

We Need a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Approach to Life

Resident Exposure and Involvement in Core Procedural Competencies within Pediatric Plastic Surgery,Lexposition et la participation des rsidents aux comptences interventionnelles fondamentales en chirurgie plastique pdiatrique

Planetary health versus travel

Commentary: Carbon Neutral Hand Surgery: Simple Changes to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Whole genome transcriptome analysis in a case of a neonatal soft tissue sarcoma with YWHAE:NUTM2B fusion

Assessing the Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Patients Attending a Children's Hospital Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Program

Late Ankle Reconstruction in a Child with Remote Traumatic Medial Malleolus Loss: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes

Sclerosing agents in the management of lymphatic malformations in children: A systematic review

FACE-Q Craniofacial Module: Part 1 validation of CLEFT-Q scales for use in children and young adults with facial conditions

FACE-Q craniofacial module: Part 2 Psychometric properties of newly developed scales for children and young adults with facial conditions

Opioid prescribing patterns in british columbia from 2013 to 2017: A population-based study

Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report

Resident Exposure to Aesthetic Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures during Canadian Residency Program Training

Experiences of Canadian Parents of Young Children With Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

Canadian Plastic Surgery Resident Operative Experience in Hand Surgery.

Do Microsurgical Outcomes Differ Based on Which Specialty Does the Operation? A NSQIP Analysis

Variable Experience in Microsurgery and Flap-Based Procedures Among Canadian Plastic Surgery Residents

Taking steps to improve care and planning for patients in british columbia with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Impact of Completing CLEFT-Q Scales That Ask About Appearance on Children and Young Adults: An International Study

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the BC Childrens Hospital Cleft Palate Program Waitlist,Une analyse transversale de la liste dattente au programme de chirurgie labiofaciale du BC Childrens Hospital

Is there a role for computed tomography scanning in microtia with complete aural atresia to rule out cholesteatoma?

CLEFT-Q: Detecting Differences in Outcomes among 2434 Patients with Varying Cleft Types

Burn Care and Surgical Exposure amongst Canadian Plastic Surgery Residents: Recommendations for Transitioning to a Competency-Based Medical Education Model

Image guided sclerotherapy for the treatment of venous malformations.

Psychometric findings and normative values for the CLEFT-Q based on 2434 children and young adult patients with cleft lip and/or palate from 12 countries

Multidisciplinary cleft palate program at BC childrens hospital: Are we meeting the standards of care?,Un programme multidisciplinaire sur la fente labiopalatine au BC Childrens Hospital: Respectons-nous les normes des soins?

Toward the assessment of core procedural competencies among Canadian plastic surgery residents

A review of validated quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric plastic surgery

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Lymphatic Malformation Architecture: Implications for Treatment with OK-432

Airway management in Pierre Robin sequence: The vancouver classification,Louverture des voies respiratoires en cas de syndrome de Pierre-Robin: La classification de vancouver

Spontaneously resolved macrocystic lymphatic malformations: Predictive variables and outcomes,Les malformations lymphatiques macrokystiques spontanment rsolutives: Variables prdictives et rsultats cliniques

Routine Postoperative Imaging Is Not Indicated in the Management of Mandibular Fractures

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons: Abstracts presented at the 70th Annual Meeting, June 14 " 18, 2016, Ottawa, Ontario.

Multiple Successful Angioembolizations for Refractory Cardiac Failure in a Preterm with Rapidly Involuting Congenital Hemangioma

What is the best way to measure surgical quality? comparing the American college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program versus traditional morbidity and mortality conferences

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens.

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres Couin a pig model muscle flap

The cranial orbital buttress technique for nonsyndromic unicoronal and metopic craniosynostosis

Initiating silver recycling efforts: Quantifying Ag from used burn dressings

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres in a pig model muscle flap.

Acute choke zone effects: Lessons from radioactive and fluorescent microspheres in a pig model muscle flap

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne DesChirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 68th Annual Meeting / 68e Runion annuelle June 24 " 28, 2014, Montral, Qubec.

The "Little AVM": A new entity in high-flow versus low-flow vascular malformations

Complicated infantile hemangioma of the lip: Outcomes of early versus late resection

Prenatal presentation of fronto-orbital congenital infantile fibrosarcoma: A clinicopathologic report

Use of safety scalpels and other safety practices to reduce sharps injury in the operating room: What is the evidence?

Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation with locked mandibular impaction

Reconstructive or cosmetic plastic surgery factors influencing the type of practice established by canadian plastic surgeons

Split calvarial bone grafting in patients less than 1 year of age: Technical note and use in craniofacial surgery for craniosynostosis

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons/Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 64th Annual Meeting / 64e Runion annuelle June 15"19, 2010, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Robin sequence: Clearing nosologic confusion

Role of platelet gel and calcium-coated lactosorb membranes in healing critical calvarial defects

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting / 62e Runion annuelle June 24 " 28 2008, St Johns, Newfoundland.

Portable ultrasound-assisted injection of OK-432 in lymphatic malformations by the plastic surgeon

Subperiosteal release of the floor of the mouth in airway management in Pierre Robin sequence

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 61st Annual Meeting / 61 Runion annuelle May 29 - June 2, 2007, Banff, Alberta.

Facial Fractures " Association with Ocular Injuries: A 13-Year Review of One Practice in a Tertiary Care Centre

Breast reconstruction in older women: Should age be an exclusion criterion?

Treatment of cystic lymphatic vascular malformations with OK-432 sclerotherapy

Plate removal in traumatic facial fractures: 13-year practice review

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Socit Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens: Abstracts presented at the 57th Annual Meeting/57e Runion annuelle June 25"28 juin, Whistler, British Columbia.

Groupe pour LAvancement de la Microchirurgie Canada (GAM): Abstracts presented at the 24th Annual Meeting/24e Runion annuelle June 25"28 juin, Whistler, British Columbia.

Vascular resistance in human muscle flaps

Investigator and Plastic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital
Director, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, BC Children's Hospital