Jamal Bullocks, MD, FACS
Dr. Bullocks is a Board Certified plastic surgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He now joins Dr. Downey as the co-creator of Heights Plastic Surgery and Studio Essex Medical Spa. Dr. Bullocks has a passion for utilizing his cumulative experience, training, and study in Plastic Surgery to create inspiring changes in the lives of his patients to help them feel good about themselves and elevate confidence.
Dr. Bullocks has an interest in facial aesthetic surgery, particularly periorbital rejuvenation (browlift and blepharoplasty), Facelift procedures and Rhinoplasty. He also has extensive experience in aesthetic breast surgery, body contouring and micro-surgical breast reconstruction (DIEP Flap Procedure). Heights Plastic Surgery has been a combined dream for Dr. Bullocks and Dr. Downey as an environment to create the most elegant, personalized, and endearing experience for clients desiring positive changes through the products of plastic surgery and advanced skincare.
He completed his undergraduate education and graduated with honors from Georgetown University. During this time he also performed extensive basic science research breast cancer research for over 6 years at the Lombardi Cancer Center. Dr. Bullocks then matriculated into medical school at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and graduated Alpha Omega Alpha cum laude. After medical school, he was selected to undergo surgical training at Baylor College of Medicine. There he completed his surgical internship and an integrated Plastic Surgery Residency. After residency, he traveled to Brazil to learn the more in-depth nuances of aesthetic surgery.
Dr. Bullocks’ medical career has included a multitude of leadership positions. He participated in teaching roles as an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Then he was recruited to endure a pioneering opportunity in starting the first plastic surgery department in the country’s first accountable care organization and one of Houston’s largest multi-specialty practices (Kelsey-Seybold clinic). There, he also participated as a member of the breast cancer multidisciplinary team and performed thousands of specialty breast reconstruction surgeries.
Throughout his career, Dr. Bullocks has been an avid teacher and researcher in the field of Plastic Surgery. He has authored a book and written many book chapters and peer-reviewed research articles on the vast complexities of the specialty well as given lectures in plastic surgery around the world.
Outside of his Houston Plastic Surgery practice, Dr. Bullocks is the medical director and a member of the board of managers of Surgical Volunteers International (SVI). SVI is a volunteer, non-profit organization that focuses on providing free specialty surgical care to the disadvantaged in the poorest areas of the world.
Dr. Bullocks’ hobbies include fishing, mixed-martial-arts (MMA), snowboarding, and running. He also enjoys participating in various sports activities with his five children and sharing his creations from the grill with his family and friends.
Doctor’s Credentials
Current Appointments
Medical Director
Surgical Volunteers International
Houston Texas
Clinical Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX
Education
Baylor College of Medicine
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX
Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency 2002-2007
Baylor College of Medicine,
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery
Houston, TX
Surgical Internship 2001-2002
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Doctor of Medicine, 2001
Cum Laude
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Georgetown University, College of the Arts and Sciences
Washington, DC
Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1996
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Diploma, 1992
Board Certification
American Board of Plastic Surgery
December 2008
Maintenance of Certification – MOC
10 year cycle complete
Professional Organizations and Societies
American College of Surgeons
Inducted- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons – October 4, 2010
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Member
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
Harris County Medical Society
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, Lifetime Member
American Association for Cancer Research, Associate Member
Sigma XI scientific honor society
Scholarships, Awards and Recognitions
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Physician of the Quarter, Baylor College of Medicine
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Best Free Paper, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, International Conference 2008.
Best Aesthetic Research Paper Award, Senior Residents Conference, American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
Outstanding Resident Teaching Recognition, Baylor College of Medicine.
Resident Teaching Award, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Academic Dean’s Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Irving Graef Memorial Scholarship-National Medical Fellowships
Metropolitan Life Foundation Award for Academic Excellence in Medicine.
American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar.
Chapman Medal, for best undergraduate thesis in biology, Georgetown University.
Fellowships and Grants
Bristol-Myers Squibb Academic Medicine Fellowship National Medical Fellowships Inc.
The Dean of Research and Graduate Education fellowship Grant, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Georgetown University Howard Hughes Scholar, Georgetown University
Basic Science Research Positions
Research Assistant
Designed and conducted experiments studying the role of VEGF in human breast carcinoma angiogenesis.
Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Books
Bullocks J, Hsu P, Izaddoost S, Hollier L. Plastic Surgery Emergencies; Treatments and Techniques. -Second Edition New York, NY: Thieme, 2017. ISBN 978-1-62623-155-3.
Bullocks J, Hsu P, Izaddoost S, Hollier L, Stal S. Plastic Surgery Emergencies; Treatments and Techniques. New York, NY: Thieme, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58890-670-0.
Book Chapters
Shenaq S, Kim J, Bullocks J. Brachial Plexus Injuries. In: McCarthy, Galiono, Boutros Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
Bullocks J, Stal S. “Secondary deformities of the cleft lip/palate and nose.” In: Serleti JM, Losee JE, Serletti J. Current Reconstructive Surgery. Philadelphia, PA : McGraw Hill Medical Publishing, New York, NY 2009.
Rottgers A, Bullocks J, Norris M. Nerve Donor Sites. In: Byrne: Atlas of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
Cole, P, Heller L, Bullocks J, Hollier LH, and Stal S. “The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue.” Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 9th Edition. Eds. F. Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock. McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY. 2009
Brown R, Hatef D, Bullocks J, Stal S. Closed Approach to Rhinoplasty. In: Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery: An Operative Atlas, edited by Samuel J. Lin, MD and Thomas A. Mustoe, MD. New York: McGraw Hill 2009.
Edited Journals
Cosmetic Surgery in the Ethnic Population: Special Considerations and Procedures Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Thieme 23(3), August 2009
Scientific Presentations
The Changing Face of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA
Advances in Rhinoplasty
Nagpur Society of Plastic Surgeons
Nagpur, India
The Need for Breast Cancer Screening in Women Undergoing Elective Breast Surgery: An Assessment of Risk and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Young Women.
American Society of Aesthetic Surgeons
Washington, D.C.
Preventing the “Bottoming Out and Star Gazing” Phenomenon in Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction with an Acellular Dermal Matrix Internal Brassiere
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
International Congress
San Francisco, California
Smile Block and Expressive Distortion After Rhytidectomy: Dynamic Anatomy and Theoretical Management
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
International Congress
San Francisco, California
Contemporary Techniques in Inferior Turbinate Reduction: Survey Results of the American Society for Plastic Surgeons
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
International Congress
San Francisco, California
Modifications of the Lejour Mammoplasty for the use Across a Wide Range of Breast Pathology
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Bastrop, Texas
Management of Pediatric Facial Fractures
Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium Course
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
A Novel Autologous Scaffold that Sustains Cartilage Viability and Promotes Longevity in Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty
International Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
International Congress
Melbourne, Australia
Eight Years of Experience Using Microvascular Surgery for the Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Injuries: An Adjunct to Vascular Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Southwest Clinical Congress
Houston, Texas
An Algorithm for Optimizing Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty Highlighting the Utility of Fragmented Cartilage Grafts.
Rhinoplasty Society
American Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
San Diego, California
Crystal Deposition Disease Masquerading as Proliferative Tenosynovitis and its Associated Sequelae
American Association of Hand Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Beverly Hills, California
Quantitative Strength Analysis of Traditional Suture Closure Techniques Compared to Absorbable Subcuticular Skin Staples and Topical Skin Adhesive
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Austin, Texas
An Anatomical Basis for the Management of Peripheral Vascular Injuries in Infants: The Role of Color Flow Doppler
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons
Annual Meeting
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
A Novel Autologous Scaffold that Sustains Cartilage Viability and Promotes Longevity in Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Senior Residents Conference
Pasadena, California
Aberrant Course of a Communicating Branch of the Ulnar Nerve to the Median Nerve Contributing to Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
American Association of Hand Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Tucson, Arizona
Horizontal Approach to Mammoplasty
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Frisco, Texas
Treatment of an Achilles Tendon Injury with a Concomitant Soft-Tissue Defect: The Reverse Sural Artery Fasciocutaneous Flap
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
San Diego, California.
Analysis of Biomarkers that may be Determinants of Chemotherapy Response and Long Term Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer.
National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
Fellowship in Academic Medicine Symposium
Princeton, New Jersey.
Overexpression of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor in MCF-7 Breast Carcinoma Cells Facilitates Growth in Tamoxifen-treated Nude Mice and Tumor Cell Dissemination.
American Association for Cancer Research
89th Annual Meeting
San Diego, California.
Journal Publications
Zhang L, Khardanda S, Chen D, Bullocks J, Miller DL, Ding IY, Hanfelt J, Mcleskey SW, Kern FG: MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells overexpressing FGF-1 form vascularized, metastatic tumor in ovariectomized or tamoxifen-treated nude mice. Oncogene. 1997 Oct 23; 15 (17): 2093-2108.
Bullocks J, Zhang L, Ding IY, Mcleskey SW., Tobias CA, Miller DL, Kern FG: Overexpression of vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) in MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells facilitates growth in tamoxifen-treated nude mice and tumor cell dissemination. Proceedings of the AACR 38, 1997; 525:3521
Bullocks J, Makary M, Mason K. Bowel Necrosis and Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Surgical Rounds. 2001 May; 255-258.
Kim JY, Bullocks JM, Armenta A. Latissimus Flap Breast Reconstruction. Medscape Reference. Updated August 07, 2013. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1274087-overview.
Shenaq SM, Bullocks JM, Dhillon G, Lee RT, Laurent JP. Management of infant brachial plexus injuries. Clin Plast Surg. 2005 Jan;32(1):79-98.
Kim JY, Bullocks J, Basu B, Bienstock A, Link R, Kozovka M, Hollier L, Yuksel E. Dermal Composite Flaps Reconstructed from Acellular Dermis: A Novel Method of Neo-Urethral Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Jun;115(7):96e-100e.
Bullocks J, Naik B, Lee E, Hollier L. Flow-through flaps: a review of current knowledge and a novel classification system. Microsurgery. 2006 Aug 21;26(6):439-449.
Bullocks J, Basu B, Hsu P, Singer B. Prevention of Hematomas and Seromas. Semin Plast Surg 2006;20:233-240.
Hsu P, Bullocks J, Matthews M. Infection Prophylaxis Update. Semin Plast Surg 2006;20:241-248.
Richards W, Bullocks J, Norris M. Abberrant Course of a Communicating Branch of the Ulnar Nerve to the Median Nerve Contributing to Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome. Ann Plast Surg 2007; 686-7.
Banerji S, Bullocks J, Cole P, Hollier L. Irreducible distal interphalangeal joint dislocation: a case report and literature review. Ann Plast Surg 2007; 683-5.
Bullocks JM, Hickey RM, Basu CB, Hollier LH, Kim JY. Single-stage reconstruction of Achilles tendon injuries and distal lower extremity soft tissue defects with the reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008;61(5):566-72
Basu CB, Wahba M, Bullocks JM, Elledge R. Paget Disease of a Nipple Graft Following Completion of a Breast Reconstruction with a Nipple-Sharing Technique. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Feb;60(2):144-145.
Bullocks J, Downey C, Gibler PD, Netscher D. Crystal Deposition Disease Masquerading as Proliferative Tenosynovitis and its Associated Sequelae. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 Feb;62(2):128-33.
Cole, P., Kaufman, Y., Momoh, A., Janz, B., Hatef, D. A., Bullocks J., Hollier, L. Techniques in Frontal Sinus Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 May;123(5):1578-9
Wimalawansa S, McKnight A, Bullocks J. Socioeconomic Impact of Ethnic Cosmetic Surgery – Trends and potential financial impact the African-American, Asian-American, Latin American, and Middle Eastern communities can have on cosmetic surgery. Semin in Plast Surg. 23(3), August 2009.
McKnight A, Momoh A, Bullocks JM. Variations of structural components: Specific intercultural differences in facial morphology, skin type, and structures. Semin in Plast Surg. 23(3):163-167, August 2009.
Cole P, Hatef D, Bullocks J, Taylor S. Skin Care in Ethnic Populations. Semin in Plast Surg. 23(3), August 2009.
Sandoval SE, Bullocks JM, Hicks MJ, Hollier LH Jr. An unusual presentation of a vascular birthmark: A focal area of congenital lipoatrophy on the buttock. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Apr;63(4):e376-9 Epub 2009 Nov 13.
Gryskiewicz JM, Hatef DA, Bullocks JM, Stal S. “Problems in Rhinoplasty.” Rhinoplasty: Current Concepts, Clinics in Plastic Surgery 2010 April; 37(2):389-399.
Lee E.,Chike-Obi C., Gonzalez P., Garza R., Leong M., Subramanian A., Bullocks J., Awad A. Abdominal Wall Repair using Human Acellular Dermal Matrix: A Follow-up Study the American Journal of Surgery. Am J Surg. 2009 Nov;198(5):650-7.
Netscher DT, Baumholtz MA, Bullocks J. Chest reconstruction: II. Regional reconstruction of chest wall wounds that do not affect respiratory function (axilla, posterolateral chest, and posterior trunk). Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Dec;124(6):427e-35e.
Sharabi S, Bullocks J. The need for breast cancer screening in women undergoing elective breast surgery: An assessment of risk and risk factors for breast cancer in young women. Aesthet Surg J 2010 Nov 1;30(6):821-31
Koshy JC, Feldman EM, Chike-Obi CJ, Bullocks JM. Pearls of mandibular trauma management. Semin in Plast Surg, November 2010;24(4):357-374
Brown R, Izaddoost S, Bullocks J. Preventing the "Bottoming Out and Star Gazing" Phenomenon in Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction with an Acellular Dermal Matrix Internal Brassiere. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2010 Dec;34(6):760-7
Koshy J, Feldman E, Bullocks J, Stal S. Contemporary techniques in inferior turbinate reduction: survey results of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Aesth Surg J. 2010 Sep 1;30(5):672-9
Echo A, Kelley BP, Bullocks JM, Morales DL. The treatment of an unusual complication associated with a HeartMate II LVAD in an adolescent. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Feb 16 [Epub ahead of print]
Echo A, Bullocks JM. Use of the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex vessels as a composite interposition graft in lower extremity reconstruction. Microsurgery. 2011 Mar; 31(3):241-5
Bullocks JM, Echo A, Guerra G, Stal S, Yuksel E. A novel autologous scaffold for diced-cartilage grafts in dorsal augmentation rhinoplasty. Aesth Plast Surg. 2011 Aug;35(4):569-79
Echo A, McKnight A, Bullocks JM.Ventral herniation of the left hepatic lobe after sternal reconstruction with a rectus abdominis muscle flap. Am Surg. 2011 Jun; 77(26): e96-e97(2)
Hatef DA, Ellsworth WA, Allen JN, Bullocks JM, Hollier LH Jr., Stal S. Perioperative steroids for minimizing edema and ecchymosis after rhinoplasty: a meta-analysis. Aesthet Surg J 2011 Aug 1;31(6):648-57
McKnight AJ, Koshy JC, Xue AS, Shetty M, Bullocks JM. Pediatric compartment syndrome following an insect bite: a case report. Hand (N Y). 2011 Sep;6(3):337-9
Roth FS, Gould DJ, Chike-Obi CJ, Bullocks JM. Late seroma during pregnancy, a rare complication in prosthetic breast augmentation: Case report. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Nov 25.
Wolfswinkel EM, Kelley BP, Chike-Obi CJ, Weathers WM, Qashqai SM, Bullocks JM, Hollier LH Jr. Treatment of mandibular angle fractures with a matrix strut miniplate.. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Mar;24(2):e149-52.
Momoh AO, Kelley BP, Diaz-Garcia RJ, Kulkarni AR, Kozlow JH, Bullocks JM, Lee BT. An alternative mucosal flap for nasal lining: the superior labial artery mucosal flap-an anatomic study. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Mar;24(2):626-8
Downey C, Aliu O, Nemir S, Naik-Mathuria B, Hatef DA, Bullocks JM, Friedman JD. An algorithmic approach to the management of limb ischemia in infants and young children. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Mar;131(3):573-81.
Izaddoost S, Ellsworth WE, Gordley K, Echo A and Bullocks JM. Definitive evidence of Rectus abdominis function after DIEP flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Apr;131(4):658e-61e.
McNichols CH, Gordon SL, Roth FS, Bullocks JM, Hollier LH Jr. Infected Medpor implant in the trauma setting. Eur J Plast Surg (accepted for publication)
Bullocks JM. DermACELL: a novel and biocompatible acellular dermal matrix in tissue expander and implant-based breast reconstruction. Eur J Plast Surg. 2014;37(10):529-538.
Echo A, Bullocks JM, Yuksel E. Glued diced cartilage graft for augmentation rhinoplasty. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2014 Jan-Feb;16(1):67
Albright SB, Xue AS, McKnight A, Wolfswinkel EM, Hollier LH Jr, Brown RH, Bullocks JM, Izaddoost SA. One-Step Salvage of Infected Prosthetic Breast Reconstructions Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate Plates and Concurrent Tissue Expander Exchange. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Sep;77(3):280-5.
Xue AS, Kania KE, Brown RH, Bullocks JM, Hollier LH Jr, Izaddoost SA. Salvage of Infected Prosthetic Breast Reconstructions. Semin Plast Surg. 2016 May;30(2):55-9.
Instructional Courses
Basic Rhinoplasty
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Louisiana State University Medical School
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dallas Rhinoplasty
Lab Course Instructor
Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Surgical Approaches & Techniques in Facial Trauma & Reconstruction
Course Instructor
Stryker / Pfiedler Enterprises
University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Houston, Texas
Management of Plastic Surgery Emergencies for the Primary Care Provider
Invited Lecturer
American Academy of Physician Assistants
National Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia
Bites, Burns, Lacerations and Other Plastic Surgical EmergenciesAPEX:MS2MD Course
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texas
Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium Course
Course Instructor
Synthes Maxillofacial
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Maxillofacial Trauma Symposium Course
Course Director
Synthes Maxillofacial
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Breast and Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss Symposium
Ethicon, Surgical
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Houston, Texas
Advances in Facial Cosmetic Surgery
Course Director
Stryker, Advanced Cranio-Maxillofacial Forum
The Houstonian Hotel and Conference Center
Houston, Texas
Advanced Surgical Suturing Course
Course Director
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery
Houston, Texas
Research Projects
Prophylactic Use of Botulinum A Toxin to Prevent Facial Rhytids
Prospective – Clinical Trial : Principal Investigator
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
A Novel Autologous Scaffold that Promotes Cartilage Regeneration and Longevity in Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty
Combined Animal and Pilot Clinical Study: Principal Investigator
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Autologous Tissue Sealant: An Adjunct for Surgical Hemostasis
Investigational Clinical Trial: Principal Investigator
Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Glutathione S-transferase activity as a marker of for platinum-based chemotherapeutic outcome in head and neck cancer.
Clinical and basic science research with Bruce Davidson, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Kevin Cullen, M.D., Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Establishing a correlation between constitutive Raf kinase levels with growth and apoptosis in breast cancer cells.
Research in the laboratory of Dorraya El-Ashry, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Characterization of VEGF165 -transfected MCF-7 cells and ErbB-2/VEGF165 double transfected MCF-7 cells.
Research in the laboratory of Francis G. Kern, Ph.D., Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Characterization of FGF-4 transfected MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Research in the laboratory of Sandra McLeskey, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.