MichelleD.PalazzoMDMS

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Kleinert Kutz and Associates and University of Louisville

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Dr. Palazzo is a board certified plastic surgeon who earned two degrees in engineering from the University of Illinois and received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1999. She then completed a residency in General, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at St. Louis University, followed by a Fellowship in Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast at Georgetown University in Washington DC. In 2006, she completed a one-year fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, Kentucky.

In September 2006, Dr. Palazzo joined Kleinert Kutz as staff and was appointed Clinical Instructor with the University of Louisville Department of Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery. She received a certificate of added qualification in Surgery of the Hand in 2011. In July 2015, Dr. Palazzo became the Hand Surgery Fellowship Program Director.

Her special interests include cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, body contouring, fat injections, hand rejuvenation, and soft tissue injuries and tumors of the hand.

Michelle D. Palazzo, MD | Kleinert Kutz

Hand Care Center

University of Louisville School of MedicineHand Surgery, 2005 - 2006
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2004 - 2005
St Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1999 - 2004
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMS, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1992 - 1995
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBS, Engineering Mechanics, 1987 - 1992

ICNBs for Post-op Pain in Breast Surgery Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 07
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PubMed

Icing the Muffin (Sponge): An Easily Reproducible and Cost-Effective Dressing Technique Used for Nipple Areola Reconstruction
Uzair A Qazi, Michelle D Palazzo> ;Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2021 Apr 2
Effect of Oblique Tendon Laceration on Core Suture Strength: A Biomechanical Evaluation:
Claude Muresan, Colin W Muresan, Alexandria Harris, Ashkaun Shaterian, Kjell Van Royen, Swapnil D Kachare, Laxminarayan Bhandari, Michelle D Palazzo> ;Hand. 2020 Dec 20
4 citations
Infrared imaging of lymphatic function in the upper extremity of normal controls and hand transplant recipients via subcutaneous indocyanine green injection.
Efrain Farias-Cisneros, Paula M. Chilton, Michelle D Palazzo, Tuna Ozyurekoglu, J.B. Hoying, Stuart K. Williams, Carter Baughman, Christopher M Jones, Christina L. Kau...> ;SAGE Open Medicine. 2019 Jul 8
27 citations
Current Status of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.
Christina L. Kaufman, Neal Bhutiani, Allan Ramirez, Huey Y. Tien, Michelle D Palazzo, Elkin Galvis, Scott Farner, Tuna Ozyurekoglu, Christopher M. Jones> ;The American Surgeon. 2019 Jun 1
15 citations
The role of B cell immunity in VCA graft rejection and acceptance.
Christina L. Kaufman, Marilia Cascalho, Tuna Ozyurekoglu, Christopher M. Jones, Allan Ramirez, Tiffany K. Roberts, Huey Y. Tien, Rodrigo Moreno, Elkin Galvis, Tsu-Min ...> ;Human Immunology. 2019 Jun 1
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