Keri Godbe, M.D.

Professional Background

Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Undergraduate: Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA

Why KU?

I was excited to match at KU due to the high surgical volume! Additionally, despite being in a virtual application cycle, I thought KU did a great job showcasing the camaraderie between residents and faculty. After five years, I'm happy to say KU exceeded my expectations on all fronts.

Hobbies

Volleyball, Yoga, Hiking

Clinical Interests

Microsurgery - I'm very excited to be the micro fellow at the University of Washington in 2027-2028!

Awards

• 2026 ACEPS Outstanding Resident/Fellow Teacher Award
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Grants

2025 Kansas City Legacy Grant

• Project: Reducing Occupational Breast Cancer Risk: An Evaluation of Axillary Radiation Shielding for Female surgical Personnel at the University of Kansas Medical Center
• Role: Principal Investigator

2023 American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellow Fast Track Grant

• Project: Collaborative Cadaveric Curriculum: A Teaching Model for the Upper Extremity
• Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

• Godbe K, Rauber E, Nazir N, Farmer R, Egan K, Holding J, Butterworth J, Lai E. (2026) Predicting Postoperative Recovery following Intraoperative Microvascular Complications in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Doi: 10.1055/a-2858-3537.
• Godbe K, Meyer A, Bird C, Nazir N, Farmer R, Butterworth J, Braun S. (2026) What are the odds? Utilization of Artificial Intelligence to Predict Integrated Plastic Surgery Match. Journal of Surgical Education. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103970
• Helton E, Godbe K, Bird C, Brubacher J. (2025) Intraoperative Fluoroscopy Exposure: A Systematic, Multi-specialty Review of Occupational Radiation Exposure to Surgeons. Cureus. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.96001
• Beck J, Meyer A, Godbe K, Butterworth J, Lai E. (2025). Successful Treatment of Delayed Partial Flap Loss in Autologous Breast Reconstruction with Rivaroxaban. Cureus. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.95094
• Godbe K, Bird C, Vance D, Nazir N, Kilgore L, Berbel G, Megee D, Garg R, Butterworth J, Farmer R. (2025) Plastics Makes Perfect: A Multilevel Cadaveric Curriculum. Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. Doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007081
• Bird C, Godbe K, Nazir N, Braun S, Farmer R, Korentager R. (2025) Tipping the scales: Quantifying the Impact of USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Scoring on Application Interpretation in the Integrated Plastic Surgery match. Journal of Surgical Education. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103625
• Godbe K, Higginbotham R, Rauber E, Corral-Vale S, Nazir N, Korentager R, Jehle C. (2025). To Unionize, or not to Unionize? A Comparison of Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program Benefits. BMC Medical Education. Doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07456-5
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Guest R, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Farmer R, Butterworth J (2024). Application Discrepancies in the 2023-2024 Integrated Plastic Surgery Match. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004148
• Pogostin B, Godbe K, Dubackic M, Angstman I, Fox W, Giovino N, Lagator M, Payson A, LaBarca M, Frohm B, Bernfur K, Linse S, Londergan C, Olsson U, Gentile L, Akerfeldt K (2024) Insights into the Hierarchical Assembly of a Chemically Diverse Peptide Hydrogel Derived from Human Semenogelin I. American Chemical Society Nano. Doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c08672
• Godbe KN, Rauber E, Nazir N, Holding J, Butterworth JA, Lai EC, Egan KG (2024). Intraoperative Complications as Predictors of Flap Failure in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. doi: 10.1055/a-2434-4661.
• Godbe K, Sinik L, Nazir N, Egan K, Mathes D, Butterworth J, Farmer R (2024). The Effect of Numeric versus Pass/Fail Step 1 Scores in the Integrated Plastic Surgery 2023-2024 Match Cycle: A Single Institution Study. Journal of Surgical Education. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.08.025
• Chu R, Godbe K, Sciulli H, Krachmalnick S, Abdo M, Sokol J (2024) More than Under-Eye Bags: Treatment of Formidable Festoons. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002769
• Godbe KN, Sinik LM, Lemons DV, Sokal JA (2023). Nose-ocomial Pulmonary Edema: A Rare Complication of Oxymetazoline. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002529
• Godbe KN, DeWitt J, Garg RK (2023). Transoral Septoplasty before LeFort I Downfracture: A Novel Functional Rhinoplasty Technique. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. Doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005276
• Godbe KN, O'Connor MK, Sinik LM, Vance DT, Nazir N, Garg RK (2023). Minimally Invasive Mandibular Microsurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004733.
• Egan K, Elver A, Godbe K, Nazir N, Butterworth J, Lai E (2022). Quantifying Complications: An Analysis of Operative Time and Intraoperative Factors in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1748978.
• Godbe K, Elver A, Chow P, Williams C, Fraga G, Harris P, Taha M, Bhavsar D, Korentager R (2022). Case Report: Idiopathic Subcutaneous Thrombotic Vasculopathy. Frontiers in Medicine. Doi: 103389/fmed.2022.843793
• Saway B, Monjazeb S, Godbe K, Anwyll T, Kablinger A, Witcher M (2021) Medical Students’ Knowledge and Perception of Deep Brain Stimulation. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. Doi:10.1177/2382120521989977
• Godbe K, Malaty G, Wenzel A, Nazeer S, Kinsey A. (2020) McArdle Disease versus Stiff-Person Syndrome: a case highlighting the similarities between two rare and distinct disorders. Frontiers in Neurology. Doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.529985
• Malaty G, Godbe K, Malhi G, White J, Bankole A, Criss T. (2020) Electroconvulsive therapy in a renal transplantation patient: a case report highlighting a rare combination of disease and treatment. Case Reports in Psychiatry. Doi: 10.1155/2020/8889883
• Castro R, Taetzsch T, Vaughan S, Godbe K, Chappell J, Settlage R, Valdez G. (2020) Synaptic Schwann cells: specific labeling reveals unique cellular and molecular features. E-life. 9:e56935. Doi: 10.7554/eLife.56935
• Godbe KN, Saway BS, Guilliams EL, Cuoco JA, Entwistle J, Jarret RJ. (2020) Spontaneous necrotizing granuloma of the cerebellum: a case report and review of literature. BMC Neurology 5;20(1):230. Doi:10.1186/s12883-020-01814-0.
• Godbe KN, Wenzel AN, Ibrahim Z, Katoh A, Marrow C, Grider DJ (2020) Characterization of skeletal metastases of known and unknown origins. International Journal of Current Research 12(3). Doi: 10.24941/ijcr.38266.03.2020
• Godbe KN, Guilliams EL, Benko MJ, Grider DJ, Stump MS (2019) Primary central nervous system Hodgkin lymphoma versus lymphoproliferative disorder in an asymptomatic immunocompromised patient – a case report and review of the current literature. Journal of Blood and Lymph 9:250. Issn 2165-7831.
• Rivas M, Courouble V, Baker M, Cookmeyer D, Fiore K, Frost A, Godbe K, Jordan M, Krasnow E, Mollow A, Ridings S, Sawada K, Shroff K, Studnitzer B, Thiele G, Sisto A, Nawai S, Huff A, Fairman R, Johnson K, Beld J, Kokona B, Charkoudian L (2018) The effect of divalent cations on the thermostability of type II polyketide synthase acyl carrier proteins. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal 64(12) Doi: 10.1002/aic.16402.
• Cookmeyer D, Winesett E, Kokona B, Huff A, Aliev S, Bloch N, Bulos J, Evans I, Fagre C, Godbe K, Khromava M, Konstantinovsky D, Lafrance A, Lamacki A, Parry R, Quinn J, Thurston A, Tsai K, Mollo A, Cryle M, Fairman R, Charkoudian L (2017) Uncovering protein-protein interactions through a team-based undergraduate biochemistry course. Public Library of Science Biology. 15(11): e2003145. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003145