Acara Turner, MD

Dr. Turner was born and raised in Houston, TX. She has a passion for diversity and inclusion and caring for underserved communities. She will be pursuing a career in hand surgery.

Resident / Plastic Surgery

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Resident

• BS, University of Houston, 2017
• MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2021

Book Chapters:

• Turner A, Quiroga, L, Brooke, S, Woodberry, K (2023). Use of Fluorescence Guidance in Breast Reconstruction. In: Szoka, N., Renton, D., Horgan, S. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40685-0_8

Peer Reviewed Publications:

• Sraj S, Farley B, Turner A, Woodberry K. Managing and Preserving Tattoos During Orthopaedic Surgery. J Am Acad of Orthop Surg. 2024 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00596. Epub ahead of print.
• Turner A, Woodberry K, Taras J. “Management of digital neuromas: an update on current nonoperative and operative interventions.” Plast Aesth Res. 2024; 11:41.
• Turner A, Sico R, Seifarth FG. Ingestion of kinetic sand leading to intussusception and bowel obstruction in a child: a case report. AME Case Rep. 2023;8:13. Published 2023 Nov 21. doi:10.21037/acr-23-37
• Agrawal N, Turner A, Grome L, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Reece EM, Buchanan EP, Winocour S. Use of Simulation in Plastic Surgery Training. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8:e2896.
• Turner AE, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Kausar A, Winocour S. Role of Simulation and Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery Training. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020. Ahead of print.
• Turner AE, Hollier LH Jr. Review of “The Construction of Surgical Trust” by Salim SY. Annals of Surgery 2020; 271.2: 391-398. J Cranio Surg. Ahead of print.
• Turner AE, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Shih L, Volk AS, Masoumy M, Streff H, Buchanan EP. Kenny-Caffey Syndrome Type 2: A Unique Presentation and Craniofacial Analysis. J Cranio Surg. 2020;31(5):e471-e475
• Turner AE, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Chu CK, Winocour S. The Evolving Role of the Plastic Surgeon in Breast Reconstruction Education. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020.
• Turner A, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Winocour S, Hanson SE, Chu CK. Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction. Semin Plast Surg. 2020; 34(1):17-23 Turner AE, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Chu CK, Winocour S. The Evolving Role of the Plastic Surgeon in Breast Reconstruction Education. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020. Ahead of print.
• Obure R, Salihu HM, Aggarwal A, Turner AE, Berry E, Austin DA, Wudil UJ, Aliyu MH. Evaluation of an Evidence-Based and Community-Responsive Fatherhood Training Program: Providers’ Perspective. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020;9(1):64-72
• Turner AE, Hollier LH Jr. Review of “Leading from the Front: An Approach to Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Surgical Training Programs” by Butler PD. Annals of Surgery 2019; 269.6: 1012–1015. J Cranio Surg. 2019. Ahead of print.
• Turner AE, Hollier LH Jr. Review of “Assessing the Safety of Overlapping Surgery at a Children’s Hospital” by Hyder JA. Annals of Surgery 2018;268(2):e24-e27. J Cranio Surg. 2019;30(3):955-956.
• Kosciuczuk EM, Mehrotra S, Saleiro D, Kroczynska B, Majchrzak-Kita B, Lisowski P, Driehause C, Rogallska A, Turner A, Lienhoop T, Gius D, Fish EN, Vassilopoulos A, Platanias LC. Sirtuin 2–mediated deacetylation of cyclin-dependent kinase 9 promotes STAT1 signaling in type I interferon responses. J Biol Chem. 2019;294(3):827-837. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA118.005956

Poster/Podium Presentations:

• Norcini R, Turner A, Marku L, Rajjoub H. Reconstruction of a Traumatic Wrist Injury a Pediatric Patient Patient Using Ulnar-Based Transposition Flap and Sural nerve Cable Graft. (Plastic Surgery the Meeting, ASPS 93^rd Annual Meeting)
• Turner A, Abunnaja S, Tabone L. Fluorescence Guided Sleeve Gastrectomy Using a Novel Gastric Calibration Tube. (West Virginia ACS Annual Meeting 2023)
• Turner A, Wirey M, Brooke S. Nonsurgical Management of Cherubism using Imatinib. (2023 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 80th Annual Meeting)
• Turner AE, Davis MJ, Lopez JP, Abu-Gname A, Cen N, Davies LW, Buchanan EP. Sharing the Operating Room: Do Multidisciplinary Plastic Surgery Cases Drive Revenue? (Plastic Surgery The Meeting, ASPS 89th Annual Meeting)
• Turner AE, Abu-Ghname A, Davis MJ, Shih L, Volk AS, Masoumy M, Streff H, Buchanan EP. Kenny-Caffey Syndrome Type 2: A Unique Presentation and Craniofacial Analysis. (ACPA 2020)

Professional Societies/Leadership:

PSF Volunteers in Plastic Surgery Steering Committee, Member
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
Mary Susan Moore Medical Society, Member
National Medical Association, Member

Personal Interests:

Leisure reading, hiking, cooking Italian food, spending quality time with family

What attracted you to WVU surgery for residency? 

“WVU offers a close-knit program with individualized training for each resident. I was drawn in by the breadth of cases performed and the opportunity to care for a rural community.”

What makes our program unique? 

“WVU serves the entire state of West Virginia and surrounding states. We see a variety of late-stage medical conditions that require complex reconstruction. The residents work alongside the faculty performing a number of interesting cases on the most amazing patients.”