EDUCATION
2006-2010 Southern Utah University: Bachelor of Science, Cedar City, Utah
2010-2014 University of Utah School of Medicine: Doctor of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
2014-2020 Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinic. Salt Lake City, Utah
LICENSURE
Medicine and Surgery State of Utah: 2015 – present
Medicine and Surgery State of Texas Issued 2020
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Utah Medical Association: Member. 2014-Present
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Resident Member. 2015-Present
Resident Representative to the ASPS and PSF Board of Directors. Member. 2017-Present
The International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Resident Member. 2018-Present
AWARDS
2009: Distinguished Service Award, Department of Biology, Southern Utah University
2010: Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Southern Utah University
2010-2014: Ambassador President, University of Utah School of Medicine
2018: March 9-11. Best Aesthetics Paper, 3rd Annual Meeting of the Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgeons, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2018 June 23: Resident Research Award, University of Utah Division of Plastic Surgery
GRANTS
1. Agarwal JP (Principle Investigator), Garlick JW, NIH Medical Student Summer Research Grant Recipient,
University of Utah School of Medicine. Funded $5,295 USD (Summer 2011).
2. Rockwell WB (Principle Investigator), Garlick JW. University of Utah Plastic Surgery Research Grant. Effects of
Abdominoplasty Surgery and Massive Weight Loss Surgery on Posture and the Kinematics of Gait. Funded $5,000
USD (Nov 2016).
3. Crombie C (Principle Investigator), Garlick JW, University of Utah Plastic Surgery Research Grant. Cosmetic
Surgery Preferences. Funded $5,000 USD (April 2017).
PUBLICATIONS
1. Baumann D, Clark B, Garlick J, Samha, H. Molecular Distribution Behavior of Cyanine Dyes in Aqueous
Solution. American Journal of Undergraduate Research. 2009 Mar. 7(4):1-5.
http://www.ajur.uni.edu/v7n4/Baumann%20et%20al%20pp%201-6.pdf
2. Gociman B, Agko M, Blagg R, Garlick J, Kestle J, Siddiqi F. Endoscopic-assisted Correction of Metopic
Synostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2013 May;24(3):763-8. PMID: 23714875
3. Shea JE, Garlick JW, Salama ME, Mendenhall SD, Moran LA, Agarwal JP. Side-to-Side Nerve Bridges Reduce
Muscle Atrophy After Peripheral Nerve Injury in a Rodent Model. Journal of Surgical Research. 2014 Mar;
187(1):350-8. PMID: 24231521
4. Stewart CM, Garlick J, Mcmullin J, Siddiqi F, Crombie C, Rockwell WB, Gociman B. Surgical Excision of
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in an Elderly Veteran’s Affairs Population. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2015 Jan
8;2(12):e277. PMID: 25587511.
5. Garlick JW, Goodwin IA, Wolter K, Agarwal JP. Arterialized venous flow-through flaps in the reconstruction of
digital defects: case series and review of the literature. Hand (NY). 2015 Jun;10(2):184-90. PMID: 26034428
6. Garlick JW, Willis RN, Donato DP, Gociman B. Cherubism in a 4-year-old boy managed with tumor curettage,
mandibular osteotomies and repositioning. Plast Aesthet Res. 2018;5:29. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2347-
9264.2018.36
7. Garlick JW, Olson KA, Downs-Kelly E, Bucher BT, Matsen CB. Secretory Breast Carcinoma in an 8-year-old
girl: A case report and literature review. Breast J. 2018;00:1-7.
8. Donato DP, Simpson AM, Garlick JW, Kwok AC, Crombie C, Agarwal JP. Abdominal contouring and male
gender: Analysis of 10,473 cases. Accepted at Annals of Plastic Surgery
CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
1. Garlick JW. Aggregation Behavior of Cyanine Dyes in Aqueous Solution. American Chemical Society Regional
Conference. Park City, Utah. 2008 June 15-18. Poster.
2. Garlick JW. Molecular Distribution Behavior of Cyanine Dyes in Aqueous Solution. Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research Annual Conference. Cedar City, Utah. 2010 Feb 26. Presentation.
3. Grimm N, Garlick JW. Retraction Tool for Entrapped Inner Meniscal Ligament Secondary to Tibial Spine
Avulsion Fractures. Bench-to-Bedside Innovative Research Conference. 2011 May. Poster.
4. Garlick JW. Preserving Muscle Viability in Proximal Nerve Injury via Distal Side-to-Side Nerve Conduit
Between Damaged & Healthy Nerves. Molecular Medicine and Medical Research Conference 10th Annual
Conference. Park City, Utah. 2011 Sep 15. Poster.
5. Garlick JW. Preserving Muscle Viability in Proximal Nerve Injury via Distal Side-to-Side Nerve Conduit
Between Damaged & Healthy Nerves. Department of Surgery & College of Surgeons Annual Utah Chapter
Symposium. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2011 Oct 7. Poster.
6. Mendenhall SD, Garlick JW, Shea JE, Moran LA, Salama ME, Agarwal JP. A Side-to-Side Nerve Conduit
Bridge Preserves Muscle Viabiltiy Follow Peripheral Nerve Injury. 11th Annual Resident Research Day, Southern
Illinois University School of Medicine, 2012 April 19, Springfield, Illinois. Presentation.
7. Mendenhall SD, Garlick JW, Shea JE, Moran LA, Salama ME, Agarwal JP. A Side-to-Side Nerve Bridge
Preserves Muscle Viability Following Peripheral Nerve Injury. 51st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Association
of Plastic Surgeons, 2012 April 21-22, Chicago, Illinois. Presentation.
8. Garlick JW. Garlick Surgical Retractor. Bench-2-Bedside Annual Symposium. Utah State Capitol, 2017 April.
Poster.
9. Garlick JW, Olson KA, Hunt M, Pannucci C, Donato D, Crombie C. Transparency of Provider Education and
Board Certification Among Cosmetic Surgeons. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Mountain West Society of Plastic
Surgeons, 2018 March 9-11, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Presentation.
10. Willis R, Garlick JW, Donato D, Gociman B. Cherubism in a 4-year-old boy managed with tumor debulking
and mandibular osteotomies and repositioning. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Mountain West Society of Plastic
Surgeons, 2018 March 9-11, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Presentation.
11. Garlick JW, Olson KA, Veith J, Saltz R, Pannucci C, Donato D, Crombie C. Transparency of Provider
Education and Board Certification Among Cosmetic Surgeons. The 24th Congress of ISAPS, 2018 Oct 31-Nov 4,
Miami Beach, Florida. Presentation
1. What is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Utah Rural Health Scholars Program, Dixie State University, St.
George, Utah, 2016.
2. What is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Utah Rural Health Scholars Program, Southern Utah University,
Cedar City, Utah, 2017.
3. Liposuction: Past, Present and Future. Grand Rounds for Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery,
University of Utah. July 2018.