TimothyWellsKingMD PhD, MSBE, FAAP, FACS

Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Wound Healing

Associate Professor with Tenure of Plastic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Overview of Dr. King

Dr. Timothy King is a plastic surgeon in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UAB Highlands, UAB Hospital, Children's of Alabama, and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical School and completed his residency at the world-renowned NYU Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgey followed by a fellowship in pediatric plastic surgery at Northwestern University. He specializes in pediatric plastic surgery, plastic & reconstructive microsurgery, cancer and trauma reconstruction and wound healing. He is also experienced in pediatric facial palsy, facial fractures, head and neck plastic surgery, branchial cleft anomalies, and cleft lip.

Office
The Kirklin Clinic at UAB
2000 6th Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Book by Phone866-349-1648
Fax(205) 975-6155
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Education & Training

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Northwestern University HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, 2007 - 2008
NYU School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery, 2004 - 2007
NYU School of MedicineResidency, General Surgery, 2001 - 2004
University of Texas Medical SchoolClass of 2001, M.D.
UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterPh.D., Biophysics (Tissue Engineering), 1993 - 2000
Texas A&M UniversityM.S., Bioengineering , 1991 - 1993
Texas A&M University B.S., Bioengineering , 1986 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2016 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2008 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Vice-President International Society for Pediatric Wound Care
President American Assocation of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons
Chair (President) Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2017-2018
Diplomat American Board of Plastic Surgery
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Clinical Trials

Glucose Monitoring in Tissue Transfers Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01King, T.,Sitzman, T.

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Differences in Highly-Cited and Lowly-Cited Manuscripts in Plastic Surgery
Carter J. Boyd, Jason J. Patel, Edgar Soto, Srikanth Kurapati, Kimberly D. Martin, Timothy W. King> ;Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Apr 10
Outcomes Analysis of Gynecologic Oncologic Reconstruction.
Lisa M. Block, Emily C. Hartmann, Jason King, Saygin Chakmakchy, Timothy W. King, Michael L. Bentz> ;Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2019 Jan 1
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: The Role of Upper Airway and Facial Skeletal Surgery.
Garg RK, Afifi AM, Sanchez R, King TW> ;Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2016-10-01
A Real-Time Local Flaps Surgical Simulator Based on Advances in Computational Algorithms for Finite Element Models.
Nathan Mitchell, Court B Cutting, Timothy W. King, Aaron Oliker, Eftychios Sifakis> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
Emerging Therapies for Scar Prevention.
Lisa M. Block, Ankush Gosain, Timothy W. King> ;Advances in wound care. 2015 Oct 2
Debridement Techniques in Pediatric Trauma and Burn-Related Wounds.
Lisa M. Block, Timothy W. King, Ankush Gosain> ;Advances in wound care. 2015 Oct 1
The effect of community based-academic partnerships on student knowledge about plastic surgery and interest in medicine.
Nyama M. Sillah, Hannah J. Miller, Tahlia L. Weis Sadoski, Jeffrey D. Larson, Michael L. Bentz, Timothy W. King> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
A novel classification of frontal bone fractures: The prognostic significance of vertical fracture trajectory and skull base extension
Ravi K. Garg, Ahmed M. Afifi, Jennifer Gassner, Michael J. Hartman, Glen Leverson, Timothy W. King, Michael L. Bentz, Lindell R. Gentry> ;Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2015 May 1
Epidermal growth factor regulates NIKS keratinocyte proliferation through Notch signaling.
Madhuchhanda Roy, Timothy W. King> ;Journal of Surgical Research. 2013 Nov 1
Discussion: Montreal Childrenʼs Hospital Formula for Nasoalveolar Molding Cleft Therapy
Timothy W. King, Michael L. Bentz> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Feb 1
An Infant With a Unilateral Mandibular Fracture When to Consider Nonaccidental Trauma
Jonathan W. Knoche, Kerri K. LeBlanc, Timothy W. King, Barbara L. Knox> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2012 Apr 1
A 12-year anthropometric evaluation of the nose in bilateral cleft lip-cleft palate patients following nasoalveolar molding and cutting bilateral cleft lip and nose re...
Judah S. Garfinkle, Timothy W. King, Barry H. Grayson, Lawrence E. Brecht, Court B. Cutting> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Apr 1
The presence of "ghost" citations in an applicant pool of an integrated plastic surgery residency program.
Jeffrey D. Larson, Barbara Benisch Sisolak, Timothy W. King> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Oct 1
Exertional compartment syndrome of the thigh: a rare diagnosis and literature review.
Timothy W. King, Oren Z. Lerman, Joseph J. Carter, Stephen M. Warren> ;Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010 Aug 1
Detection of flap venous and arterial occlusion using interstitial glucose monitoring in a rodent model.
Sitzman, T.J., Hanson, S.E., King, T.W., Gutowski, K.A.> ;Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jul
Aesthetic and functional outcomes using osseous or soft-tissue free flaps.
Timothy W. King, Mennen T. Gallas, Geoffery L. Robb, Zahid Lalani, Michael J. Miller> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2002 Jul 30
A technique for quantitative three-dimensional analysis of microvascular structure.
Eric M. Brey, Timothy W. King, Carol Johnston, Larry V. McIntire, Gregory P. Reece, Charles W. Patrick> ;Microvascular Research. 2002 May 1
Quantification of vascular density using a semiautomated technique for immunostained specimens.
Timothy W. King, Eric M. Brey, Adel A. Youssef, Carol Johnston, Charles W. Patrick> ;Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology. 2002 Feb 1
Development and in vitro characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-loaded poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) microspheres using...
Timothy W. King, Charles W. Patrick> ;Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2000 Sep 5
Temporal effects of cytokines on neonatal cardiac myocyte Ca2+ transients and adenylate cyclase activity.
Bick, R. J., Liao, J. P., King, T. W., LeMaistre, A., McMillin, J. B., Buja, L. M.> ;Am J Physiol. 1997 Apr
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Journal Articles

Skin xenotransplantation: Historical review and clinical potential.
Yamamoto T, Iwase H, King TW, Hara H, Cooper DKC, Burns, 3/27/2018

Grant Support

The Role of Notch2 and Notch3 in Cutaneous Wound HealingNIH2013–2019
Connecting surgical training software solutions on portable clients to interactive dynamics engines on the cloudNSF2014–2017