Scientific Publications

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon  ·  Newport Beach, CA

Peer-Reviewed Research

A Foundation of Scholarship


Dr. Jonathan Zelken has authored more than fifty scientific articles and textbook chapters spanning reconstructive microsurgery, aesthetic rhinoplasty, and craniomaxillofacial surgery. Selected peer-reviewed work is available below for download.

Featured Publications

Selected Articles & Reviews

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Breast · Systematic Review

Asian Breast Augmentation: A Systematic Review

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Surgery & Oncology · Update

Current Trends and Emerging Future of Indocyanine Green Usage in Surgery and Oncology: An Update

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Rhinoplasty

An Economical Approach to Ethnic Asian Rhinoplasty

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Rhinoplasty

Preventing Elevated Radix Deformity in Asian Rhinoplasty with a Chimeric Dorsal-Glabellar Construct

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Rhinoplasty · Implants

Silicone-Polytetrafluoroethylene Composite Implants for Asian Rhinoplasty

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Nasal Reconstruction

Donor Site Aesthetic Enhancement With Preoperative Botulinum Toxin in Forehead Flap Nasal Reconstruction

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Reconstructive Microsurgery

Algorithmic Approach to Anterolateral Thigh Flaps Lacking Suitable Perforators in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

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Reconstructive Microsurgery

Algorithmic Approach to Lower Abdominal, Perineal, and Groin Reconstruction Using Anterolateral Thigh Flaps

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Hand & Upper Extremity

The Combined ALT–Groin Flap for the Mutilated and Degloved Hand

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Head & Neck Reconstruction

Refinements in Flap Design and Inset for Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction with Free Thigh Flaps

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Reconstructive Microsurgery

The Distally Based, Venous Supercharged Anterolateral Thigh Flap

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Nasal Reconstruction

The Folded Ulnar Forearm Flap for Nasal Reconstruction

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Lower Extremity Reconstruction

An Algorithm for Forefoot Reconstruction with the Innervated Free Medial Plantar Flap

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Gender-Affirming Surgery

Aesthetic Standards and Refinements in First-Stage Phalloplasty

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Lymphatic Surgery

Proposed Pathway and Mechanism of Vascularized Lymph Node Flaps

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Congenital · Review

Clinical Manifestations of Poland Syndrome

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Trauma

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma

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Continued Scholarship

Research That Informs Practice


Dr. Zelken remains an active contributor to the plastic surgery literature and a frequent invited speaker at national meetings, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. To discuss how this expertise informs his approach to your care, request a consultation.