Physician

Plastic Surgery

Thomas Whetzel works in the field of Plastic Surgery. He researched medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Thomas Whetzel is a published physician. He has 30 publications published. The most current publication "Acute reconstruction of massive cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis with Estlander and free scapular/parascapular flaps."

Publications

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• Breast cerebrospinal fluid after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.
• Rib fractures: a complication of radiation therapy and tissue expansion for breast reconstruction.
• Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase reduces an acute peripheral motor neuropathy produced by dermal burn injury in mice.
• 10-year experience with the gracilis myofasciocutaneous flap.
• Early excision of a full-thickness burn prevents peripheral nerve conduction deficits in mice.
• Peripheral axon caliber and conduction velocity are decreased after burn injury in mice.
• Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy increases wound complications: however, initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy is not delayed.
• The infected median sternotomy wound: management with the rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.
• Percutaneous diagnostic peritoneal lavage using a Veress needle versus an open technique: a prospective randomized trial.
• Modified transthecal digital block.
• Hypothenar hammer syndrome--review and case report.
• A fasciocutaneous flap for vaginal and perineal reconstruction.
• Arterial anatomy of the oral cavity: an analysis of vascular territories.
• Acute reconstruction of massive cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis with Estlander and free scapular/parascapular flaps.
• Reconstruction of the toddler diaphragm in severe anterolateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia with the reverse latissimus dorsi flap.
• The arterial supply of the face lift flap.
• Primary critical ischemia time in the hairless mouse ear.
• Arterial fasciocutaneous vascular territories of the lower leg.
• Arterial anatomy of the face: an analysis of vascular territories and perforating cutaneous vessels.
• The posterior thigh fasciocutaneous flap: vascular anatomy and clinical application.
• The vascular anatomy of the tendinous intersections of the rectus abdominis muscle.
• Three-dimensional reconstruction of the below-knee amputation stump: use of the combined scapular/parascapular flap.
• Endoscopically assisted facial suspension for treatment of facial palsy.
• Transantral endoscopic orbital floor exploration: a cadaver and clinical study.
• The effect of ischemic preconditioning on the recovery of skeletal muscle following tourniquet ischemia.
• The contribution of the SMAS to the blood supply in the lateral face lift flap.
• Salary guidelines for academic plastic surgery faculty.
• Arterial vascular anatomy of the umbilicus.
• The gracilis myofasciocutaneous flap: vascular anatomy and clinical application.

Schools

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• Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University

• University Health Center Of Pittsburgh

• Uc San Francisco

• University Of California Los Angeles

Procedures Preformed

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• Blepharoplasty
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
• Eyelid Surgery
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Conditions Treated

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• Hidradenitis
• Skin Cancer

Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Plastic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• UCLA Medical Center
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• UCSF Medical Center
• Jefferson Medical College

Hospital

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• Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

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