Scottsdale Center for Plastic Surgery
5410 North Scottsdale Road A-500
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
Phone: (480) 423-1973
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 am–4:00 p.m.
Dr. Lockwood’s CV

Postgraduate Training
Beverly Hills Center for Plastic and Laser Surgery, Zoumalan Facial Plastic Surgery
Fellowship directors: Ben Talei, MD, Dr. Richard Zoumalan, MD
June 2025-Present American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Fellow
June 2020-June 2025 Yale-New Haven Hospital – New Haven, CT Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Resident
Education
July 2016-April 2020 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Doctor of Medicine, May 2020
2011-2015 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude with Honors, May 2015
Majors: Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Work Experience
2025-Present Fellow, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beverly Hills, CA
2020-2025 Resident, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital
2015-2016 Quality Assurance Specialist, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
2015-2016 Medical Scribe, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
2015 Medical Scribe, Honor Health John C. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ
Professional Society Memberships
2023-Present American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2020-Present American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Licensure and Certification
2024-Present California State Medical License
Book Chapters
Lockwood DB. Lee JY. 2024. “Chapter 17: Craniosynostosis.” Essential Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Edited by YH Lee, KJ Lee Ahead of print
Publications
Gordon NA, Lockwood DB. Advanced Deep-Plane Rhytidectomy: Advantages for Neck Treatment and Volumization of the Midface. Facial Plastic Surgery. 2024 Dec;40(6):694-704. doi: 10.1055/a-2281-7390. Epub 2024 Mar 5.
Shah, H.P., Shah, R., Lockwood, D., Yang, N., Rohrbaugh, T., Rutter, M.J. and Maurrasse, S.E. Assessing National Trends and Perceived Safety of Off-Label Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone Use by Pediatric Otolaryngologists. The Laryngoscope. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31211
Shah R, Almeida M, Liu C, Wride M, Lockwood DB, Lee Y. Anterior versus lateral skull base fractures: differences in hospital course and need for surgery. Under revision. Trauma
Lockwood N, Lockwood DB, Roche A, Mehra S, Suozzi K. Long-Pulsed Alexandrite Laser Depilation of Hard Palate Radial Forearm Free Flap Reconstruction. Accepted for publication to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology – Case Reports. November 2023.
Lara NJ, Chung AS, Lockwood D, Revella J, Crandall D, Chang MS. Does Interbody Support at L5-S1 Matter in Long Fusions to the Pelvis? A 5-year Analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Aug 1;46(15):1014-1019. PMID: 33428359.
Chung AS, Renfree S, Lockwood DB, Karlen J, Belthur M. Syndromic Scoliosis: National Trends in Management and Hospital Outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Nov 15;44(22):1564-1570. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003134. PMID: 31689252.
Coyne AN, Yamada SB, Siddegowda BB, Estes PS, Zaepfel BL, Johannesmeyer JS, Lockwood DB, Pham LT, Hart MP, Cassel JA, Freibaum B, Boehringer AV, Taylor JP, Reitz AB, Gitler AD, Zarnescu DC. Fragile X protein mitigates TDP-43 toxicity by remodeling RNA granules and restoring translation. Human Molecular Genetics 24: 6886-6898, 2015.
Presentations
Lockwood DB. Enhancing surgical Ergonomics: Evaluation of a Cervical Spine Orthotic for Surgeons. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Day. June 2025.
Lockwood DB. Cochlear Implantation. Yale Department of Surgery Quality Improvement Grand Rounds Invited Presentation. January 2025.
Lockwood DB. Laryngotracheal Reconstruction. Yale Department of Surgery Quality Improvement Grand Rounds Invited Presentation. January 2025.
Lockwood DB. Mental Health and the Second Victim Phenomenon in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. December 2024.
Lockwood DB. Anterior vs Lateral skull base fractures: Differences in Hospital Course and Need for Surgery. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Day. June 2024
Lockwood DB. Long-Pulsed Alexandrite Laser Depilation of Hard Palate Radial Forearm Free Flap Reconstruction. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. November
2023.Lockwood DB. Assessing National Trends and Perceived Safety of Off-Label Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone Use by Pediatric Otolaryngologists. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Day. June 2023.
Lockwood DB. Nimodipine and Cranial Nerve Recovery After Injury. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. February 2023.
Lockwood DB. Creation of a Novel Patient-centered Patient Reported Outcomes Tool for Rhinoplasty. Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Day. June 2022.
Lockwood DB. A Persistent Problem at the Petrous Apex. New England Otolaryngological Society. April 2022.
Lockwood DB. Peritonsillar Abscess: Is there a better way? Yale Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. April 2021.
Lara, N., Lockwood, DB., Chung, AS., Revella J., Chang, M. Does Interbody Support at L5-S1 Matter in Long Fusions to the Pelvis? A 5 Year Analysis. Podium Presentation at the 26th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. July 17-20, 2019.
Lockwood, DB., Kang, P., Mistry, P., Connell, M., Roh, A. Risk Factors for Late Second Trimester Ultrasounds. Electronic Exhibit presented at the 119th annual American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting. Honolulu, HI. May 5-10, 2019.
Calhoun, M., Warrington, N., Lockwood, DB., Miucin, AN., Connell, M., Jamshidi, R. Pediatric Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA): How Low Can We Go? Podium Presentation at the 2018 Western Pediatric Trauma Conference. Park City, Utah. July 18-20, 2018.
Posters
Fereydooni S, Maheta B. Lockwood DB, Abdo M, Lee YH, Judson BJ. Is there a July Effect in Otolaryngology? COSM. Chicago, IL. May 2024.
Fereydooni S, Adamczyk P, Lockwood DB, Abdo M, Lee YH, Judson BJ. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Among Otolaryngology Subspecialties. COSM. Chicago, IL. May 2024.
Shah R, Almeida M, Liu C, Wride M, Lockwood DB, Lee Y. Skull-base fracture type as a predictor for surgery and hospital course. COSM-AAFPRS. Boston, MA. May 2023.
Lockwood DB, Richards J, Sohal M, Chang E, Lemole M, Le C. Psuedo Frontal Sinus due to Incomplete Frontal Sinus Cranialization. Poster presentation at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Rhinologic Society. New Orleans, LA. September 13-14, 2019.
Lara, N., Chung, AS., Lockwood, DB., Revella, J., Chang, M. Does Iliac Screw Fixation Reduce L5-S1 Non-unions? Poster presentation at 26th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. July 17-20, 2019.2
Lockwood, DB., Maganty, N., Zhang J. Hartmark-Hill, J., Panchanathan, S. Improving Medical Documentation at an Interdisciplinary Student-Run Free Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project.Poster session presented at the annual Society of Student Run Free Clinics Conference, Omaha, NE. February 24-25, 2018.
Lockwood, DB., Maganty, N., Zhang, J., Hartmark-Hill, J. Evaluation of Discharge Practices and Implementation of Discharge Paperwork with Visual Aids in a Low Health Literacy Population. Poster session presented at the annual Arizona Health Equity Conference, Glendale, AZ. October 12, 2018.
Chung AS, Lockwood DB, Karlen J, Belthur M. Syndromic Scoliosis: National Trends in Management and Hospital Outcomes. Poster Presentation at the 14th Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium. Orlando, FL. November 28-December 2, 2017.
Research Experience
2020-Present Facial Plastic Surgery Research – Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
- Defining the embryological basis of the deep plane rhytidectomy
- Understanding changes in the facial skeleton and the digastic-submandibular triangle and their effect on the aging face
- Mentor: Dr. Neil Gordon
- Assessing traumatic injuries in facial plastic surgery and how they affect hospital course
- Wrote a chapter on craniosynostosis
- Understanding risk of venous thromboembolism in facial plastic surgery patients vs patients in other otolaryngology subspecialties
- Mentor: Dr. Yan Lee
- Interdepartmental research with the department of anesthesiology/pain management on analgesic management and perioperative course of patients with traumatic facial injuries
- Mentor: Dr. Nalini Vadivelu
2019-2020 Otolaryngology Research – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Created a database to study epidemiology, surgical management, and outcomes of skull base tumors
- Mentor: Dr. Eugene Chang
2016-2019 Surgery Research – Banner University Medical Center- Phoenix, Department of Endocrine Surgery, Phoenix, AZ
- Studied molecular marker guidance of surgical management of thyroid cancers
- Mentor: Dr. Mira Milas
2017-2019 Orthopedic Surgery Research – Mayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Orthopedics, Phoenix, AZ
- Studied outcomes and complications in surgery for pediatric syndromic scoliosis patients
- Studied differences in mid and long term outcomes for anterior lumbar interbody fusion vs transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in adult idiopathic scoliosis
- Mentors: Dr. Nina Lara, Dr. Andrew Chung
2018-2019 Radiology Research – MIHS, Department of Radiology, Phoenix, AZ
- Studied contributing factors for late 2nd trimester ultrasound
- Studied anatomical relationships to guide use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in pediatric populations
- Mentors: Dr. Albert Roh, Dr. Mary Connell
2012-2019 Neuroscience Research – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Studied proteins mediating degenerative process in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Mentor: Dr. Daniela Zarnescu
Volunteering and Leadership
2023-2024 Graduate Medical Education Committee at Yale New Haven Hospital
2017-2018 Student Health Outreach for Wellness Clinic, Care Quality Manager
2016-2020 University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Student Ambassador
2013-2015 Flying Samaritans University of Arizona Chapter, Secretary, Member
2014 Vive Perú, Trujillo, Perú, Medical Volunteer
2014 St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Neurosurgery Waiting Room Coordinator
Honors and Awards
2013 Galileo Circle Scholar, University of Arizona
- Awarded to undergraduates and graduates demonstrating excellence in research at the University of Arizona
2011 Flinn Scholar
- Full scholarship for undergraduate studies provided based on excellence in leadership, community service, and academic achievement to 20 of Arizona’s highest-achieving high school seniors
