Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Dr. Amir H. Dorafshar, MD
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Amir Dorafshar is an expert in the field of Plastic Surgery. He received 11 awards: "James Barrett Brown Award", "Shock Trauma Hero Award", ""Best Normal Case" Award", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Awarded", "BEST CLINICAL PAPER AWARD", "Best Reconstructive/Burn Award", "Best Paper Prize", "2nd Prize for Best Clinical Paper", "Biomet Resident Scholar Award" and "Nominee for Resident's "Humanism and Excellence in Teaching" Award". Dr. Amir H. Dorafshar is a published physician. He published 78 publications, including: 'Optimizing Reconstruction with Periorbital Transplantation: Clinical Indications and Anatomic Considerations.'
Publications
- Defining Population-Specific Craniofacial Fracture Patterns and Resource Use in Geriatric Patients: A Comparative Study of Blunt Craniofacial Fractures in Geriatric ve...
- Reply: Factors Affecting the Conclusion of Association between Funding and Findings in Plastic Surgery.
- Which Factors Are Associated with Open Reduction of Adult Mandibular Condylar Injuries?
- Antibiotics and facial fractures: evidence-based recommendations compared with experience-based practice.
- Eyelid transplantation: lessons from a total face transplant and the importance of blink.
- The Importance of Timing in Optimizing Cranial Vault Remodeling in Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
- Principles of face transplant revision: beyond primary repair.
- Chest wall, thymus, and heart vascularized composite allograft proof of concept cadaveric model for heart transplantation.
- Donor-recipient human leukocyte antigen matching practices in vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation: a survey of major transplantation centers.
- Reconstruction of Porcine Critical-Sized Mandibular Defects with Free Fibular Flaps: The Development of a Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Model.
- Aesthetic and functional facial transplantation: a classification system and treatment algorithm.
- Found in Space: Computer-Assisted Orthognathic Alignment of a Total Face Allograft in Six Degrees of Freedom.
- Facial fractures of the upper craniofacial skeleton predict mortality and occult intracranial injury after blunt trauma: an analysis.
- Defining Predictable Patterns of Craniomaxillofacial Injury in the Elderly: Analysis of 1,047 Patients.
- Blunt-Mechanism Facial Fracture Patterns Associated With Internal Carotid Artery Injuries: Recommendations for Additional Screening Criteria Based on Analysis of 4,398...
- Early hypospadias repair: the contributions of Harvey Cushing.
- Algorithm for Total Face and Multiorgan Procurement From a Brain-Dead Donor.
- Severe infectious complications following frontal sinus fracture: the impact of operative delay and perioperative antibiotic use.
- Revisiting the Anatomic Relationship of the Marginal Mandibular Nerve and the Posterior Facial Vein: A Cadaveric Study.
- Harvey Cushing's surgical treatment of facial paralysis during his tenure at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- Novel use of an ultrasonic bone-cutting device for endoscopic-assisted craniosynostosis surgery.
- Facial Fractures with Concomitant Open Globe Injury: Mechanisms and Fracture Patterns Associated with Blindness.
- Aesthetic microvascular periorbital subunit reconstruction: beyond primary repair.
- Total face, double jaw, and tongue transplantation: an evolutionary concept.
- Surface Anatomy of the Middle Division of the Facial Nerve: Zuker's Point.
- Frontal sinus mucocele development in an adult patient with apert syndrome.
- Total Face, Double Jaw, and Tongue Transplant Simulation: A Cadaveric Study Employing Computer-Assisted Techniques.
- Total Face, Double Jaw, and Tongue Transplant Research Procurement: An Educational Model.
- Forehead Reconstruction with Microvascular Flaps: Utility of Aesthetic Subunits.
- The Evolution of Critical Concepts in Aesthetic Craniofacial Microsurgical Reconstruction.
- Isolated bilateral zygomatic arch fractures of the facial skeleton are associated with skull base fractures.
- Ocular Injury, Visual Impairment, and Blindness Associated with Facial Fractures: A Systematic Literature Review.
- Non-Human Primate Model of Fibula Vascularized Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Demonstrates Donor-recipient Bony Union.
- Repair of Recurrent Cleft Palate With Free Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap.
- Harvey Cushing: early use of tendon transfers for repair of foot deformity.
- A Reappraisal of the Free Groin Flap in Aesthetic Craniofacial Reconstruction.
- Closed reduction of laterally displaced fracture/dislocation of the mandibular condylar process in a child.
- A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Subatmospheric Wound Therapy With a Sealed Gauze Dressing and the Standard Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device.
- Calcified subgaleal hematoma with secondary cranial deformity in a patient with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
- Cleft lip-cleft palate closure: the unknown contributions of Harvey Cushing.
- Guided surgical debridement: staining tissues with methylene blue.
- Anatomical and technical tips for use of the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap in breast reconstructive surgery.
- The four-step subcuticular suture technique.
- From airway mask to oto-mask: an alternative ear dressing.
- Adhesive depilation for scalp graft hair removal.
- Low-pressure negative-pressure wound therapy using the Pleur-evac system in hemodynamically unstable patients.
- Covered stent-graft exclusion of external carotid artery pseudoaneurysms without compromise of the complex free flap.
- Split lateral iliac crest chimera flap: utility of the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex vessels.
- Abdominal wall imbrication using acellular dermal matrix: a novel technique for correcting laxity in post-bariatric surgery patients.
- Tissue expander infections in pediatric patients: management and outcomes.
- Harvesting the lateral femoral circumflex chimera free flap: guidelines for elevation.
- Surgical adhesive tape for facial rejuvenation.
- Two cases of necrotizing fasciitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii.
- Reoperative digital sympathectomy in refractory Raynaud's phenomenon.
- Antishear therapy for toxic epidermal necrolysis: an alternative treatment approach.
- Interposition grafts for difficult carotid artery reconstruction: a 17-year experience.
- Definitive closure of the infected median sternotomy wound: a treatment algorithm utilizing vacuum-assisted closure followed by rigid plate fixation.
- Laguerre-based method for analysis of time-resolved fluorescence data: application to in-vivo characterization and diagnosis of atherosclerotic lesions.
- Gunshot wound to the left ventricle with bullet embolization to the descending aorta: combined endovascular and surgical management.
- Cost analysis of carotid endarterectomy: is age a factor?
- Open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: what does each really cost?
- Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibits mitogen-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.
- Mycotic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery--a case report.
- The evolution of the axillofemoral bypass over two decades.
- In vivo detection of macrophages in a rabbit atherosclerotic model by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy.
- Effects of a moderate dose of alcohol on simulated laparoscopic surgical performance.
- Liver and vascularized posterior rectus sheath fascia composite tissue allotransplantation.
- Pioglitazone improves superoxide dismutase mediated vascular reactivity in the obese Zucker rat.
- A novel use of the beanbag for intraoperative positioning during dissection of the fibular flap.
- Abdominal aortic aneursym: stent graft vs clinical pathway for direct retroperitoneal repair.
- Novel methods of time-resolved fluorescence data analysis for in-vivo tissue characterization: application to atherosclerosis.
- Application of the laguerre deconvolution method for time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to the characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.
- New methods for time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy data analysis based on the Laguerre expansion technique--applications in tissue diagnosis.
- Metachronous giant brachial artery pseudoaneurysms: a case report and review of the literature.
- Diagnosis of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and ultrasound imaging.
- Integrating the NAS Milestones and handheld technology to improve residency training and assessment.
- Optimizing Reconstruction with Periorbital Transplantation: Clinical Indications and Anatomic Considerations.
Procedures Preformed
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Malignant Skin Lesion
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Conditions Treated
- Skin Cancer
Doctors Specialties
- Plastic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- James Barrett Brown Award
- Shock Trauma Hero Award
- "Best Normal Case" Award
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Awarded
- BEST CLINICAL PAPER AWARD
- Best Reconstructive/Burn Award
- Best Paper Prize
- 2nd Prize for Best Clinical Paper
- Biomet Resident Scholar Award
- Nominee for Resident's "Humanism and Excellence in Teaching" Award
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
University of Chicago
Hospital
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University of Maryland Medical Center -
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1942415823 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DORAFSHAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | AMIR |
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