Brian Gastman, MD

Dr. Brian Gastman was recruited from his practice of almost six years from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Schools of medicine in October 2010. Dr. Gastman completed his medical school education at the University of Michigan and then went on to train at the University of Pittsburgh for two distinct residencies in Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery. While there he was part of a NIH funded T32 training grant, during which he honed his skills in basic research of cancer. In addition, Dr. Gastman completed fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis, in Head and Neck surgery and microsurgery. Prior to arriving at CCF, Dr. Gastman was awarded a RO1 NIH grant which was a large basis for his laboratory specializing in tumor immunology and treatment resistance.

Currently, Dr Gastman is a double boarded Plastic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist with specific interests in the comprehensive care of soft tissue malignancies, such as melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers, sarcomas and head and neck cancer. His additional fellowships in head and neck surgery, microsurgery and cancer research allows him to deal with these types of patients from an extirpative and reconstructive standpoint, as well as using his grasp of current non-traditional therapies and research to better council patients through these challenging pathologies. Currently Dr. Gastman has helped to institute a successful melanoma and soft tissue cancer clinic housed at the Taussig Cancer Center. At this clinic patients can be seen by not only him for extirpative and reconstructive consults, but also by medical and radiation oncologists all in the same setting. By creating such programs for patients Dr. Gastman strives to provide state of the art medicine all in the most expeditious and comprehensive fashion.

As a plastic surgeon he also specializes in complex reconstruction of the craniomaxillofacial skeleton, facial plastic surgery and is on the facial transplantation team. As an otolaryngologist, he uses his training to provide advanced treatment of nasal airway diseases as well as nasal reconstruction, e.g. rhinoplasty, and treatment of head and neck and skull base pathologies. Finally, Dr. Gastman also performs general reconstruction and cosmetic surgery of the trunk, abdomen and extremities and is an expert in non-surgical treatment of aging.

Currently, Dr. Gastman is the medical and surgical director for CCF's melanoma and high risk skin cancer program. He oversees clinical trials, patient access and quality for this program. On his team includes oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiation oncologists, dermatologists and many more specialized individuals all working in concert to give patients the best possible and most up-to-date care. Dr. Gastman also is part of the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)'s Melanoma Task Force and sits on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)'s:Melanoma, Squamous and Basal Cell skin cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans cancer treatment guideline committees. He is also part of the Merkel Cell Carcinoma international consortium. Dr. Gastman is also highly involved with the NCI based Cancer Immunotherapy Trial's network (CITN), ECOG and SWOG, which helps him bring in some of the latest clinical trials to the Cleveland Clinic.

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2010

Education & Fellowships

Residency - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Plastic Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA USA
2005

Residency - UPMC School of Medicine Plastic Surgery Residency
Plastic Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA USA
2005

Fellowship - Washington University St. Louis Medical Center
Head & Neck Surgery
St. Louis, MO USA
2003

Fellowship - Washington University Hospitals
Head & Neck Surgery
St. Louis, MO USA
2003

Residency - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Otolaryngology
Pittsburgh, PA USA
2002

Residency - UPMC Univ. of Pittsburgh-Eye and Ear Institute
Otolaryngology
Pittsburgh, PA USA
2002

Internship - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
General Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1997

Internship - UPMC, Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1997

Medical Education - University of Michigan Medical School
MD
Ann Arbor, MI USA
1996

Certifications

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Plastic Surgery

Specialty Interests

Melanoma and other high risk skin cancersHead and neck cancerSkull base surgery

Awards & Honors

2011 and 2013 - Cleveland Clinic Innovator AwardLoan Repayment Renewal Award
2009-2010
Loan Repayment Renewal Award
NIH
2008-2009
Top Surgical Activity
Maryland General Hospital, Department of Surgery
March 30, 2007
Rising Star Award
Maryland General Hospital
March 30, 2007
Loan Repayment Award
NIH
2006-2008
Highest In-Service Score Honor
University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2005
Certificate of Award, Recognition, 46th Annual Meeting
Southwestern PA Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
March 29, 2000
Certificate of Aware, Grant Selection
American Academy of Otolaryngology Foundation Resident Research Grant
AAO-HNS Annual Meeting
September 28, 1999
Resident Research Award
George C Robert A Schein Memorial Otolaryngology Alumni Day
May 14-15, 1999
First Prize, Resident Research Award
American Head and Neck Society Scientific Program
April 25, 1999
Travel Grant, Fifth Research Workshop
Biology, Prevention and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
August 26-30, 1998
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow Award
1997-1999
National Research Service Award
T32-CA60397-04
1997-1999
Graduated with Honors for thesis paper:
The Effects of CoQ 10 During Endotoxin Shock
University of Michigan
1991
Graduated with Distinction
University of Michigan
1991
Liaison Program Scholarly Award (to accelerate medical education to undergraduate students)
University of Michigan
1990
Class Honor Role
University of Michigan

Research & Publications

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As of 12/14/2022, Dr. Gastman has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Gastman receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

Quest Imaging, LLC
Castle Biosciences Incorporated
Olympus Corporation

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