Professor of Plastic Surgery UTHSC Director of Firefighters' Burn Center

Plastic Surgery

Doctor William L. Hickerson, MD is an expert in the field of Plastic Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He has 2 awards "Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. William L. Hickerson is a published doctor as well. He has 39 publications published. The latest was: Fluconazole pharmacokinetics in burn patients. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Linezolid Bladder Irrigation as Adjunctive Treatment for a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Case Report.
• What's in a Name? Recent Key Projects of the Committee on Organization and Delivery of Burn Care.
• Multilayer integra dermal template for frontal bone contour deformity reconstruction: a novel technique.
• Nonvolatile salt-free stabilizer for the quantification of polar imipenem and cilastatin in human plasma using hydrophilic interaction chromatography/quadrupole mass s...
• ABA Southern Region Burn Disaster Plan: "The Process of Creating and Experience with the ABA Southern Region Burn Disaster Plan"
• Surgical Management of the Burn Wound and Use of Skin Substitutes: An Expert Panel White Paper.
• Stressor States and the cation crossroads.
• The use of Skin substitutes in hand burns.
• Comparison of total body tissue interface pressure of specialized pressure-relieving mattresses.
• Multicenter postapproval clinical trial of Integra dermal regeneration template for burn treatment.
• Accuracy of predictive methods to estimate resting energy expenditure of thermally-injured patients.
• A Survey of Mechanical Ventilator Practices Across Burn Centers in North America.
• Updating upper extremity temporary prosthesis: thermoplastics.
• Admissions across state lines: harnessing the insight of the National Burn Repository for the healthcare accessibility, fiscal, and legislative concerns facing the Ame...
• The Search for an Ideal Temporary Skin Substitute: AWBAT Plus, a Combination Product Wound Dressing Medical Device.
• Cyclosporin A in orthotopic canine hepatic transplants.
• Glossal pulse oximetry.
• Acceleration of Skin regeneration from cultured epithelial autografts by transplantation to homograft dermis.
• A comparison of renal phosphorus regulation in thermally injured and multiple trauma patients receiving specialized nutrition support.
• Fluconazole pharmacokinetics in burn patients.
• Fournier's gangrene: therapeutic impact of hyperbaric oxygen.
• Managed health care: therapist responsibilities.
• A multicenter clinical trial of a biosynthetic Skin replacement, Dermagraft-TC, compared with cryopreserved human cadaver Skin for temporary coverage of excised burn w...
• Propane gas dangers and strategies for prevention of injuries.
• Quality burn rehabilitation: cost-effective approach.
• Planned ventral hernia. Staged management for acute abdominal wall defects.
• Cultured epidermal autografts and allodermis combination for permanent burn wound coverage.
• A prospective comparison of a new, synthetic donor site dressing versus an impregnated gauze dressing.
• Imipenem pharmacokinetics in patients with Burns.
• Regional variations of laser Doppler blood flow in ischemic Skin flaps.
• Comparison of modified amino acids and standard amino acids in parenteral nutrition support of thermally injured patients.
• The use of cultured epithelial autograft in a patient with idiopathic pyoderma gangrenosum.
• The management of mid-face fractures with intracranial injury.
• Beneficial actions of exogenous hyaluronic acid on wound healing.
• Early upper-extremity prosthetic fit in patients with Burns.
• Pharmacokinetics of systemically administered antibiotics in patients with thermal injury.
• Posttraumatic and postoperative acute cholecystitis.
• A comparison of the mechanical, kinetic, and biochemical properties of fibrin clots formed with two different fibrin sealants.

Schools

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• University of Tennessee Memphis College of Medicine amp Surgery

Procedures Preformed

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• Adjacent Tissue Transfer
• Breast Reconstruction
• Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated

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• Benign Skin Lesion
• Deformities of Auricle or Pinna
• Gynecomastia
• Hidradenitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Plastic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Tennessee
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Hospital

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• University of Tennessee Medical Center
• Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1033209606
NPPES Provider LastName		HICKERSON
NPPES Provider FirstName		WILLIAM
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		381033409
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Total Claim Count		134.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		13.0
Percent Opioid Claims		9.7

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1033209606
Last Name Of The Provider	HICKERSON
First Name Of The Provider	WILLIAM
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