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Plastic Surgery

Dr. William M. Swartz is an expert in the field of Plastic Surgery. He researched medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is ranked 37/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 1 awards: "Top MD". Doctor William M. Swartz, MD is a published doctor. He published 40 publications, including: 'Double free-flap reconstruction of massive defects involving the lip, chin, and mandible.'

Publications

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• MOC-PS(SM) CME article: Dupuytren's disease.
• Laparoscopically harvested omental flap for chest wall and intrathoracic reconstruction.
• Versatility of the free temporoparietal fascial flap in upper and lower extremity reconstruction.
• Immediate reconstruction of the wrist and dorsum of the Hand with a free osteocutaneous groin flap.
• Microsurgery for macrodefects: microvascular free-tissue transfer for massive defects of the head and neck.
• Clinical applications of free temporoparietal flaps in Hand reconstruction.
• Microvascular approaches to nasal reconstruction.
• Restoration of sensibility in mutilating Hand injuries.
• Refinements in free flaps for head and neck reconstruction.
• Attenuation of reperfusion-induced lipoperoxidation by systemic use of oxygen radical scavengers after pedicle occlusion.
• Augmentation of Skin flap survival with allopurinol.
• Distally based vastus lateralis muscle flap for coverage of wounds about the knee.
• The causes of Skin ulcerations associated with venous insufficiency: a unifying hypothesis.
• The "double barrel" free vascularized fibular bone graft.
• The internal oblique muscle flap: an anatomic and clinical study.
• The gluteal thigh flap: a reliable, sensate flap for the closure of buttock and perineal wounds.
• The etiologic role of free radicals in hematoma-induced flap necrosis.
• Free radicals: basic concepts concerning their chemistry, pathophysiology, and relevance to plastic surgery.
• Panniculectomy specimens as a convenient and inexpensive of homograft Skin.
• Prevention of thrombosis in arterial and venous microanastomoses by using topical agents.
• Experimental and clinical monitoring of free jejunal transfers using an implantable ultrasonic Doppler probe.
• Double free-flap reconstruction of massive defects involving the lip, chin, and mandible.
• The osteocutaneous scapular flap for mandibular and maxillary reconstruction.
• Reconstruction of the cervical esophagus: free jejunal transfer versus gastric pull-up.
• Primary lymphedema of the scrotum: surgical treatment and reconstruction.
• Sternotomy wounds: rectus flap versus modified pectoral reconstruction.
• The role of free-tissue transfers in lower-extremity reconstruction.
• Pharyngocutaneous fistulas: management with one-stage flap reconstruction.
• Expanding the horizons in treatment of severe peripheral vascular disease using microsurgical techniques.
• The influence of dexamethasone on the regrowth of surgically removed fat.
• Studies on the nature of the flap/bed interaction in rodents--Part II: Morphological and fluorescein kinetic data.
• Local full-thickness Skin-graft coverage for the radial forearm flap donor site.
• Extensive and complex defects of the scalp, middle third of the face, and palate: the role of microsurgical reconstruction.
• Studies on the nature of the flap/bed interaction in rodents--Part I: Flap survival under varying conditions.
• Implantable venous Doppler microvascular monitoring: laboratory investigation and clinical results.
• Direct monitoring of microvascular anastomoses with the 20-MHz ultrasonic Doppler probe: an experimental and clinical study.
• The critical relationship between free radicals and degrees of ischemia: evidence for tissue intolerance of marginal perfusion.
• Microsurgical reconstruction of the head and neck: interdisciplinary collaboration between head and neck surgeons and plastic surgeons in 305 cases.
• The first muscular branch of the deep inferior epigastric artery: an anatomical study and clinical applications.

Schools

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• University Of Colorado School Of Medicine

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Affil H

• Ri Hospital Brown Affil

• Davies Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Adjacent Tissue Transfer
• Breast Reconstruction
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• 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
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Dupuytren's Contracture
• Gynecomastia
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Hand Surgery
• Plastic Surgery of the Hand
• Plastic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Top MD

Education

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• Brown University
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
• University of Colorado
• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Hospital

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• UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1184882060
Last Name Of The Provider	SWARTZ
First Name Of The Provider	WILLIAM
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