WesleyPaulThayerMD

Plastic Surgery • Nashville, TN

Hand

Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
1161 21st Ave S,
D-4207 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-421-1954

Fax+1 615-936-0167
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2007 - 2008
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2005 - 2007
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2005
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2005 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2005 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2007 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2021 - 2022
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
ME State Medical License Active through 2015
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

MRI Diffusion Tensor Tractography to Monitor Peripheral Nerve Recovery After Severe Crush or Cut/Repair Nerve Injury Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Completed
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cytal® Burn Matrix in the Management of Partial-Thickness Burns to the Hand Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Clinical Assessment of Protopic® Ointment in Deep Partial-Thickness Burns Start of enrollment: 2023 Aug 01
Recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Polyethylene-glycol Assisted Nerve Repair in Phalloplasty Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 01
Enrolling by invitation
Phase 2, Phase 3
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Polyethylene Glycol-Mediated Axonal Fusion Promotes Early Sensory Recovery After Digital Nerve Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Nemani, S., Chaker, S., Ismail, H., Yao, J., Chang, M., Kang, H., Desai, M., Weikert, D., Bhandari, P., Drolet, B., Sandvall, B., Hill, J., Thayer, W.> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024 Feb 7
Model-based parcellation of diffusion MRI of injured spinal cord predicts hand use impairment and recovery in squirrel monkeys.
Wang, F., Reed, J., Qi, H., Gore, J., Chen, L., Thayer, W., Manzanera Esteve, I.> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2024 Feb 29
Reduced Access to Acute Hand Care and Potential Role of Telemedicine in Tennessee During the COVID Pandemic.
Ya-Ching Hung, Adam G Evans, Darren P Ruiz, Mykia S Lee, Kianna R Jackson, Wesley P Thayer, J Bradford Hill> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
Patient Characteristics and Spending Among Individuals Undergoing Ambulatory Panniculectomy and Abdominoplasty in the US from 2016 to 2019.
Christopher Kalmar, Lauren Michelle Mioton, Wesley Paul Thayer, Brian Christopher Drolet, Kent Kye Higdon, Galen Perdikis, Das, R., Rishub Karan Das> ;Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
Delayed Versus Immediate Breast Reconstruction in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample.
Lauren M Mioton, Wesley P Thayer, Brian C Drolet, Galen Perdikis, Das, R., Rishub K Das> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Implantable, Bioresorbable Radio Frequency Resonant Circuits for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Lee, G., Does, M., Avila, R., Kang, J., Harkins, K., Wu, Y., Banks, W., Park, M., Lu, D., Yan, X., Kim, J., Won, S., Evans, A., Joseph, J., Kalmar, C., Pollins, A., Ka...> ;Advanced Science. 2023 Jun 25
National utilization and reimbursement patterns for Mohs micrographic surgery in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Justin McLawhorn, Anna S Clayton, Galen Perdikis, Wesley P Thayer, Das, R., Rishub K Das> ;Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Longitudinal traumatic peripheral nerve injury recovery: quantitative description, classification and prediction.
Isaac V Manzanera Esteve, Alonda C Pollins, Marlieke E Nussenbaum, Sara Chaker, Ling Yan, Richard Dortch, Wesley P Thayer> ;Regenerative Medicine. 2023 May 1
Infrared neural stimulation markedly enhances nerve functionality assessment during nerve monitoring.
Graham A Throckmorton, Wesley Thayer, E Duco Jansen, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen> ;Scientific Reports. 2023 Mar 16
3 citations
Postamputation Residual Limb Pain Severity and Prevalence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sara C Chaker, Gabrielle E Curran, Patrick E Assi, Jeremy T Joseph, Salam Al Kassis, Wesley P Thayer, Adam G Evans, Mauricio A Downer> ;Plastic Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Anatomic Comparison of Recipient Nerves for Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Neurotization: A Randomized Control Trial.
Gabriella E Glassman, Salam Al-Kassis, Patrick E Assi, Sophie J Rust, Blake Perdikis, Alonda C Pollins, James R Patrinely Jr, Antonio J Forte, Wesley P Thayer, Galen P...> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2022 Jun 1
1 citations
Free Tissue Transfer during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Evidence-Based Protocol for Early Discharge.
Matthew E Pontell, Sara Chaker, Julian S Winocour, Wesley P Thayer, Alving-Trinh, A.> ;World Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
Rescuing the negative effects of aging in burn wounds using tacrolimus applied via microcapillary hydrogel dressing.
Colin G White-Dzuro, Alonda C Pollins, Christopher L Kalmar, Patrick E Assi, John A Rector, Leon M Bellan, Wesley P Thayer> ;Burns. 2022 Dec 1
6 citations
Noninvasive diffusion MRI to determine the severity of peripheral nerve injury.
Isaac V. Manzanera Esteve, Angel F. Farinas, Alonda C. Pollins, Marlieke E. Nussenbaum, Nancy L. Cardwell, Hakmook Kahn, Mark D. Does, Richard D. Dortch, Wesley P. Thayer> ;Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2021 Aug 14
4 citations
Successful prevention of secondary burn progression using infliximab hydrogel: A murine model
Colin G. White-Dzuro, Brady Burns, Alonda C. Pollins, John A. Rector, Patrick E. Assi, Harrison C. Thomas, Kianna R. Jackson, Galen Perdikis, Salam Al Kassis, Leon M. ...> ;Burns. 2021 Aug 8
3 citations
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Incidence of Patients With Lower-Limb Amputations Who Developed Symptomatic Neuromata in the Residual Limb.
Yongxu J. Huang, Patrick E. Assi, Brian C. Drolet, Salam Al Kassis, Gerasimos Bastas, Sara C. Chaker, Isaac V. Manzanera Esteve, Galen Perdikis, Wesley P. Thayer> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Jul 13
4 citations
Unusual presentation of empyema necessitans: case report and review of the literature
Colin G. White-Dzuro, Patrick E. Assi, Harrison C. Thomas, Wesley P. Thayer> ;General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Feb 9
11 citations
Initial findings in traumatic peripheral nerve injury and repair with diffusion tensor imaging
Michael D. Pridmore, Gabriella E. Glassman, Alonda C. Pollins, Isaac V. Manzanera Esteve, Brian C. Drolet, Douglas R. Weikert, Mark D. Does, Galen Perdikis, Wesley P. ...> ;Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2021 Jan 6
9 citations
A Multicenter Matched Cohort Study of Processed Nerve Allograft and Conduit in Digital Nerve Reconstruction
Fraser J. Leversedge, Jozef Zoldos, Jason A. Nydick, Dennis S. Kao, Wesley P. Thayer, Brendan J. MacKay, Desirae M. McKee, Harry A. Hoyen, Bauback Safa, Gregory M. Buncke> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Eosinophil infiltration of burn wounds in young and older burn patients.
Brady Burns, Kianna R. Jackson, Angel F. Farinas, Alonda C. Pollins, Leon M. Bellan, Galen Perdikis, Salam Al Kassis, Wesley P. Thayer> ;Burns. 2020 Aug 1
Improving Strength and Quality of Epitendinous Repairs.
Angel F. Farinas, Michael Stephanides, Steven Schneeberger, Alonda C. Pollins, Nancy L. Cardwell, Wesley P. Thayer> ;Hand. 2020 Jul 1
Author Correction: Probabilistic Assessment of Nerve Regeneration with Diffusion MRI in Rat Models of Peripheral Nerve Trauma
Isaac V. Manzanera Esteve, Angel F. Farinas, Alonda C. Pollins, Marlieke E. Nussenbaum, Nancy L. Cardwell, Hakmook Kang, Mark D. Does, Wesley P. Thayer, Richard D. Dortch> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Apr 29
1 citations
Reconstruction of Upper Third Ear Defects: Utility of a Limited Tanzer Reduction.
Juan M. Colazo, Angel F Farinas, Vanessa Leonhard, Al C Valmadrid, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Wesley P. Thayer> ;World Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2020 Apr 10
2 citations
Comparing maximal forces in resorbable poly-L-lactic acid and titanium plates for mandibular fracture fixation.
Brady Burns, Joseph-Michael Fields, Angel F. Farinas, Alonda C. Pollins, Galen Perdikis, Wesley P. Thayer> ;Heliyon. 2020 Apr 1
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Peripheral Nerve Recovery in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model.
Angel F Farinas, Isaac V Manzanera Esteve, Alonda C Pollins, Nancy L Cardwell, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Marlieke E Nussenbaum, Mark D Does, Richard D Dortch, Galen Pe...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020 Apr 1
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