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Jessica Billig, MD $$

Plastic and Craniofacial Surgeon

Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English
UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
New York University School of Medicine (2014)
Residency
University of Michigan Medical School (2022), Plastic Surgery
Fellowship
Washington University (2023), Hand and Microsurgery
  • Research Interests

    • Health services research
    • Financial toxicity for hand and upper extremity care
    • Outcome analyses
    • Quality improvement in hand surgery
  • Publications

    Publications

    • Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, The Journal of hand surgery, European volume 2024 Aug 17531934241268965
    • Digital artery flow hemodynamics: An ultrasonographic study. Billig JI, Elzinga K, Siljander B, Gandikota G, Jacobson JA, Lawton JN, Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2024 Feb 91 111-118
    • Racial Disparities in the Cost of Unplanned Hospitalizations after Breast Reconstruction. Nasser JS, Billig JI, Wang C, Wang L, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2023 Aug 152 2 281-290
    • Catastrophic Health Expenditures Associated With Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures. Billig JI, Law JM, Brody M, Cavanaugh KE, Dy CJ, The Journal of hand surgery 2023 Jul
    • Predictors and Variation in Steroid Injection Use for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from a Multicenter Quality Collaborative. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2023 Jun
    • Cohort study of new off-label gabapentin prescribing in chronic opioid users. Billig JI, Bicket MC, Yazdanfar M, Gunaseelan V, Sears ED, Brummett CM, Waljee JF, Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2023 Jun
    • Gabapentinoid Prescribing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Billig JI, Gunaseelan V, Yazdanfar M, Sears ED, Iwashyna TJ, Chang T, Waljee JF, Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2023 Jan 18 1_suppl 106S-113S
    • A Quality Collaborative Study of the Concordance of Electrodiagnostic Scores and Clinical Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Ouyang Z, Wang L, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Dec 150 6 1287-1296
    • Nonsurgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Survey of Hand Surgeons. Billig JI, Sears ED, Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2022 Apr 10 4 e4189
    • Dissemination of Plastic Surgery Research: An Analysis of PRS and PRS-GO. Nasser JS, Billig JI, Horiuchi S, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2022 Mar 10 3 e3808
    • Trust and Distrust in Opioid Decision-Making: A Qualitative Assessment of Patient-Doctor Relationship. Cho HE, Billig JI, Byrnes ME, Haase SC, Waljee JF, Chung KC, The Journal of hand surgery 2022 Feb 47 2 151-159.e1
    • Task-Specific Patient Preferences for Shared Decision-Making in Hand Surgery. Cho HE, Baxter NB, Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Haase SC, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Feb 149 2 229e-239e
    • Utilization of Diagnostic Testing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Survey of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Billig JI, Sears ED, The Journal of hand surgery 2022 Jan 47 1 11-18
    • Evaluation of Factors Relevant to Pain Control Among Patients After Surgical Treatment. Baxter NB, Cho HE, Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Haase SC, Chung KC, JAMA network open 2021 Dec 4 12 e2140869
    • Opioid Prescribing after Carpal Tunnel Release: Analysis from the Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 Nov 148 5 1064-1072
    • Trends in Funding and Acquisition of Surgical Practices by Private Equity Firms in the US From 2000 to 2020. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Chung KC, JAMA surgery 2021 Nov 156 11 1066-1068
    • Out-of-Pocket Spending for Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis: Capitation Matters. Billig JI, Lu YT, Kelley BP, Chung KC, Sears ED, Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2021 Nov 16 6 818-826
    • Perceived versus Patient-Reported Significance of Surgeon Gender in Breast Reconstruction. Hsu JJ, Kubiak CA, Billig JI, Qi J, Hamill JB, Kim HM, Wilkins EG, Kung TA, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 Oct 148 4 720-728
    • An Assessment Tool for Hand Surgical Education Needs and Capacity in Resource-Limited Settings. Huynh KA, Billig JI, Lalonde DH, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 Jul 148 1 42e-50e
    • Surgical Timing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comparison of Health Care Delivery in the Veterans Administration and Private Sector. Billig JI, Lu YT, Hayward RA, Sears ED, The Journal of hand surgery 2021 Jul 46 7 544-551
    • The Impact of Community Care Referral on Time to Surgery for Veterans With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Billig JI, Evans RR, Kerr EA, Hayward RA, Sears ED, Medical care 2021 Jun 59 Suppl 3 S279-S285
    • A Qualitative Study of Patient Protection against Postoperative Opioid Addiction: A Thematic Analysis of Self-Agency. Cho HE, Billig JI, Byrnes ME, Nasser JS, Kocheril AP, Haase SC, Waljee JF, Chung KC, Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2021 May 147 5 1124-1131
    • Variation in Use of Electrodiagnostic Testing: Analysis From the Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Chung KC, The Journal of hand surgery 2021 Mar 46 3 169-177
    • Association of Interfacility Transfer and Patient and Hospital Characteristics With Thumb Replantation After Traumatic Amputation. Billig JI, Nasser JS, Cho HE, Chou CH, Chung KC, JAMA network open 2021 Feb 4 2 e2036297
    • Discrepancies in conservative treatment for thumb carpometacarpal arthritis: a comparison between different specialities and patient characteristics. Billig JI, Kane RL, Yue M, Wang L, Chung KC, The Journal of hand surgery, European volume 2021 Feb 46 2 141-145

    Books

    • Flexor tendon repair and reconstruction in Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery (9th edition). Billig JI, Chung KC (2023), Philadelphia, PA, Wolter Kluwer
    • Rheumatoid hand in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures (1st edition). Billig JI, Rahgozar P, Chung KC (2021), New York, NY, Thieme Medical Publishers
    • Mutilating upper extremity injuries in Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery (8th edition). Billig JI, Chung KC (2020), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer
  • Professional Activities

    • American Association for Hand Surgery
    • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
    • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • Awards and Honors

    • Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research (2023), UT Southwestern
    • COVID-19 Pandemic Meritorious Service Award (2020), University of Michigan Department of Surgery
    • Reed O. Dingman Research Day Best Clinical Research Presentation Award (2019), University of Michigan Section of Plastic Surgery

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