About Jennifer C. Fuller, MD

Dr. Jennifer Fuller is an Assistant Professor in the Loma Linda University Department of Otolaryngology. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and went on to earn her MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Fuller completed her residency in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School then went on to complete fellowship training in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Minnesota.  As a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, her practice is focused on improving quality of life through the restoration of form and function through both cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries.  Dr. Fuller is devoted to global surgery and has traveled abroad to perform cleft lip/palate surgery along with other reconstructive surgeries.  She is devoted to clinical outcomes research as well as surgical education through surgical simulation and has a patented nasal model simulator.  

Dr. Fuller is specialized in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and has a special interest in facial nerve disorders and facial reanimation.  She performs reconstruction of complex head and neck defects using microvascular free flaps.  In addition, Dr. Fuller reconstructs skin cancer and MOHs surgical defects, performs rhinoplasty and surgery for nasal obstruction, and treats various congenital and acquired facial deformities, facial trauma, and the aging face.

Publications

  1. Fuller JC, Levesque PA, Lindsay RW. Analysis of Patient- Perceived Nasal Appearance Evaluations Following Functional Septorhinoplsty with Spreader Graft Placement.  JAMA Facial Plast Surg.2019 Mar [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30896725
  2. Fuller JC, Justicz NS, Kim J, Cheney M, Castrillon R, Hadlock T. A Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Training Module using Surgical Simulation for Capacity Building. J Surg Educ. 2019 Jan-Feb: 76(1):274-280. PMID 300933 
  3. Fuller JC, Gadkaree SK, Levesque BS, Lindsay RW. Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow is a Useful Measure of Nasal Airflow in Functional Septorhinoplasty. Laryngoscope. 2019 Mar;129(3):596-601. PMID:30325509
  4. Justicz N, Gadkaree SK, Fuller JC, Locascio JJ, Lindsay RW. Preoperative Characteristics of over 1,300 Functional Septorhinoplasty Patients. Laryngoscope. 2019 Mar [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30908688
  5. Gadkaree SK, Fuller JC, Justicz NS, Weitzman RE, Derakhshan A, Mohan S, Lindsay RW. Health Utility Values as an Outcome Measure in Patients Undergoing Functional Septorhinoplasty.  JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 May [Epub ahead of print] PMID:31120515
  6. Gadkaree SK, Fuller JC, Justicz NS, Derakhshan A, Mohan S, Yu PK, Lindsay RW. A Comparative Health Utility Value Analysis of Outcomes For Patients Following Septorhinoplasty With Previous Nasal Surgery. JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 Jun [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31194223 
  7. Gadkaree SK, Tollefson TT, Fuller JC,Muchemwa FC, Gonga A, Shaye DA. Role of Mobile Health on Patient Enrollment for cleft Lip-Palate Surgery: A Comparative Study Using SMS Blast Text Messaging in Zimbabwe. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2019 Jun 28; 4(4):383-386. PMID: 31453345
  8. Stanek JJ,Fuller JC, Hilger PA. Brassiere Suture Technique in Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Jul 25 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31343656 
  9. Justicz N, Dusseldorp J, Fuller JC, Leandre M, Jean-Gilles PM, Kim J, Hadlock T, Cheney M. Using Mobile Text and Media to Complement Teaching in a Facial Reconstruction Training Module in Haiti. J Surg Educ. 2019 May; 76(3):762-770. PMID 30466884
  10. Justicz N, Fuller JC, Levesque PA, Lindsay RW. Comparison of NOSE Scores Following Functional Septorhinoplasty Using Autologous versus Cadaveric Rib. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Feb; 35(1):103-108. PMID 30695789
  11. Gadkaree SK, Fuller JC, Sadow PM, Deschler DG, Richmon JD. Necrotizing Sialometaplasia of the Hypopharynx. Ear Nose Throat J.  2019 Oct-Nov;98(9):NP138-NP141 PMID: 30966809.
  12. Fuller JC, Levesque P, Lindsay RW. Functional Septorhinoplasty in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Aug; 111:97-102. PMID 29958624
  13. Mohan S, Fuller J, Friree Ford S, Lindsay R. Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment: Nasal Obstruction. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Sep; 20(5): 409-418. PMID 29801120
  14. Fuller JC, Bernstein C, Levesque P, Lindsay RW.  Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow as an Objective Measure of Functional Septorhinoplasty Outcomes. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Mar; 20(2):175-176.  PMID 29192311
  15. Fuller JC, Shaye DA. Global Surgery: Current Evidence for Improving Surgical Care. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Aug; 25(4):300-306. PMID 28538021
  16. Fuller JC,Levesque P, Lindsay RW. Polydioxanone plates are safe and effective for L-strut support in Functional Septorhinoplasty. Laryngoscope. 2017 Dec; 127(12): 2725-2730. PMID 28397278 
  17. Fuller JC, Levesque P, Lindsay RW.  Assessment of the EuroQol 5-Dimension Questionnaire for Detection of Clinically Significant Global Health-Related Quality-of-Life Improvement Following Functional Septorhinoplasty. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2017 Mar; 19(2):95-100. PMID 27893020
  18. Sinha S, Dedmon MM, Naunheim MR, Fuller JC, Gray ST, Lin DT. Update on surgical Outcomes of Lateral Temporal Bone Resection for Ear and Temporal Bone Malignancies. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2017 Feb; 78(1):37-42.  PMID 28180041
  19. Fuller JC, Sinha PA, Caruso PAHersh CJ, Butler WE, Krishnamoorthy K, Hartnick CJ. Chiari Malformations- An Important Cause of Pediatric Aspiration. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Sep; 88:124-8. PMID:27497399
  20. Hamilton R, Fuller J, Baldwin K, Vespa P, Hu X, Bergsneider M. Relative Position of the Third Characteristic Peak of the Intracranial Pressure Pulse Waveform Morphology Differentiates Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Shunt Responders and Nonresponders. Acta Neurochir suppl. 2016; 122:339-45. PMID 27165933
  21. Tajudeen BA, Fuller J, Lai C, Grogan T, Elashoff D, Abemayor E, St John M.  Head and neck sarcomas: the UCLA experience. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Jul-Aug;35(4):476-81. PMID 24721744
  22. Fuller JC, Nguyen C, Moulton-Barrett RE. Weight Reduction Following Abdominoplasty: A retrospective Case Review Pilot Study. Plast and Reconstr Surg. 2013 Feb; 131(2):238e-44e. PMID 23358019
  23. Fuller JC, Nguyen C, Moulton-Barrett RE. Reply to “Weight Reduction Following Abdominoplasty: A retrospective Case Review Pilot Study”. Plast Reconstr Surg.2013 Aug;132(2):316e-317e. PMID 23897364
  24. Hamilton RB, Baldwin K, Fuller J, Vespa P, Hu X, Bergsneider M. Intracranial pressure pulse waveform correlates with aqueductal cerebrospinal fluid stroke volume. J Appl Physiol. 2012; 113(10): 1560-6. PMID: 22995390

National Oral and Poster Presentations

  1. Fuller JC. Functional Septorhinoplasty in the Pediatric Patient. Oral Presentation, Triological Society, 2018.
  2. Lehmann A, Sethi R, Bergmark R, Fuller JC, Parikh A, Gray S, Lin D. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Patients who Undergo Resection of Sinonasal Malignancies with Skull Base Involvement in the US. Poster presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2018 February; Coronado, CA
  3. Parikh AS, Fuller JC,Lehmann AE, Goyal N, Gray ST, Lin DT. Prognostic Impact of Adverse Pathologic Features in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Podium presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2018 February; Coronado, CA
  4. Fuller JC, Scangas GA, Lehmann AE, Parikh A, Curry WT, Holbrook EH. Intracranial Mucocele Following Iatrogenic CSF Leak Repair. Poster presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2018 February; Coronado, CA
  5. Yamasaki A, Levesque PA,Fuller JC, Bleier BS, Gray ST, Lindsay RW.  Long Term Improvement in Nasal Obstruction and Global Health Related Quality of Life after Functional Septorhinoplasty with and without Turbinoplasty. Poster presentation Triological Meeting. 2018 January; Scottsdale, AZ
  6. Fuller JC, Levesque P, Lindsay RW. FACE-Q Patient Perceived Nasal Appearance Evaluation Following Functional Septorhinoplasty with Spreader Graft Placement. Poster presentation Triological Meeting. 2018 January; Scottsdale, AZ
  7. Fuller JC. Polydioxanone (PDS) Plate for L-strut Stabilization are Safe and Effective in Functional Septorhinoplasty. Triological Society, 2017
  8. Fuller JC. The EQ-5D as a general health-related quality of life outcomes measure in function septorhinoplasty. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2016
  9. Fuller JC,Bernstein, Levesque P, Lindsay RW. Nasal Inspiratory Flow as an Objective Measure of Functional Septorhinoplasty Outcomes. Poster presentation AAFPRS Annual Meeting. 2016 October; Nashville, TN.
  10. Sinha S, Dedmon MM, Naunheim MR, Fuller JC, Gray ST, Lin DT. Update on surgical Outcomes of Lateral Temporal Bone Resection for Ear and Temporal Bone Malignancies. Accepted for poster presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2016 February; Scottsdale, AZ 
  11. Naunheim MR, Dedmon MM, Fuller JC, Lin DT, Gray ST. Acromegaly presenting as non-sellar pituitary adenoma of the skull base: case report and literature review. Accepted for poster presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2016 February; Scottsdale, AZ
  12. Fuller JC, Naunheim MR, Dedmon MM, Gray ST, Lin DT. Radiation induced sarcomas of the skull base: Two unique cases and a literature review. Accepted for poster presentation at the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting. 2016 February; Scottsdale, AZ.
  13. Kim CC, Najita JS, Tan SY, Fuller J, et al. Factors associated with worse outcomes for patients with AJCC stage IIC relative to stage IIIA melanoma. Poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. 2015 August; Chicago, IL.
  14. Abdul-Aziz D, Fuller J, Emerick K. Atypical Cranial Nerve Invasion from Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. First place oral presentation at the New England Otolaryngology Society Spring Meeting. 2015 March; Boston, MA.
  15. Tajudeen B, Fuller J, St. John M. Treatment Outcomes in Head and Neck Sarcomas.  Poster presentation at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM).  2013 April; Orlando, FL.
  16. Tajudeen B, Fuller J, St. John M.  Head and Neck Sarcomas: The UCLA experience. Oral presentation at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (SCCACS) Annual Scientific Meeting. 2013 January; Santa Barbara, CA. 
  17. Fuller JC, Ta VX, Donovan S. Zoster rash manifesting with concurrent encephalitis and paresis. Poster presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. 2012 May 12; Orlando, Fl. 
  18. Fuller JC, Kruger EA, Huang W, Yamaguchi D, Rudkin GH, Miller TA. In Vitro Osteogenic Capacity of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (HMSCs) versus Osteoblasts in 3D Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Poster presented at Josiah Brown Research Fair. 2010 July 29; Los Angeles, CA

Honors and Awards:

2008      Phi Beta Kappa, Academic Honors Society, Stanford University

2008      Psi Chi, Academic Honors Society in Psychology, Stanford University

2012      Letter of Distinction for superior clinical and practical performance in Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Medicine, and Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2013      Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Academic Honor Society, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2013      Viola G Hyde Scholarship, Top women medical students pursuing a surgical field, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2013      American Medical Women’s Association Certificate of Commendation, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2016      Lincoln Diagnostics Resident Travel Grant, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

2016      AAFPRS Residency Travel Award for the most outstanding paper in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery primarily authored by a      resident, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)

2017      Humanitarian Resident Travel Grant, American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)

2017      John J. Conley, MD Resident Research Award, Eastern Section Triological Society  

2018       2nd Place Prize Scientific Poster Competition, 2018 Combined Otolaryngology Sections Meeting