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Office
101 Orchard Drive
Suite 201
Trafford, PA 15085Phone+1 412-679-4263Fax+1 412-679-4264- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2006 - 2007
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery, 2004 - 2006
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 2003 - 2004
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2003
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Clinical Trials
- Long Term Patency Following Arterial Repair Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
- A Novel Usage of Transdermal Scopolamine in Reducing Narcotic Usage in Outpatient Hand Surgery Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 25
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Topical Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid Therapy Synergizes with Low Dose Systemic Immunosuppression to Sustain Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival.Feturi, F., Zhang, W., Erbas, V., Dong, L., Sahin, H., Zhang, Z., Oksuz, S., Solari, M., Venkataramanan, R., Gorantla, V., Spiess, A.> ;Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2024 Feb 2
- 1 citationsTacrolimus-Eluting Disk within the Allograft Enables Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival with Site-Specific Immunosuppression without Systemic Toxicity.Firuz G Feturi, Jignesh V Unadkat, Wensheng Zhang, Mohamed El Hag, Yong Wang, Chiaki Komatsu, Damian Grybowski, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Vasil Erbas, Huseyin Sahin, Sean Mccla...> ;Pharmaceutical Research. 2022 Sep 1
- 2 citationsSurgical Treatment of Intercostal Brachial Nerve Pain after Mastectomy and Axillary Dissection.Justine S. Kim, Alexander M. Spiess> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2021 Nov 1
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Press Mentions
Researchers Regrow Damaged Nerves with Polymer and ProteinJanuary 22nd, 2020
Cost-Effectiveness of Finger Replantation Compared with Revision AmputationDecember 2nd, 2019
The Surgeons Who Make Toes into ThumbsOctober 14th, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
External Links
- Pittsburgh Hand and Nerve, P.C.https://pittsburghhandandnerve.com
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