Catherine Mills Curtin, MD

curtincatherine@yahoo.com

ACADEMIC HISTORY

Colleges and Universities

1989 – 1993 B.A. Russian Studies, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

1994 – 1998 M.D. Medical School, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Residency and Fellowship Training

1998 – 2006 Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2002 – 2004 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Michigan,

Ann Arbor, MI

2006 – 2007 Hand Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

8/01/2006 – Present Staff Physician Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto

7/01/2007- 1/1/2008 (Acting) Assistant Professor Division of Plastic Surgery Stanford

University

01/01/2008 – 9/30/14 Assistant Professor Division of Plastic Surgery Stanford University

10/1/2014- Present Associate Professor Division of Plastic Surgery Stanford University

HONORS/AWARDS

1990 Davis Scholar at Wellesley College to study in the Soviet Union 1991-1992

1993 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow

2000 Representative for the USAID program to assist the former Soviet Republic of

Georgia

2001 Bronze Beeper. The University of Michigan medical students award the beeper to

residents who excelled in teaching.

2004 Best resident clinical paper, Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons, “Does

Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve

Postoperative Urinary Continence?” Mackinac Island, MI

2012 Best clinical paper “Craniosysnostosis Surgery: Investigating Variables of Quality

and Patient Safety.” 5th Annual Research Symposium. Stanford University School

of Medicine Division of Plastic Surgery; Stanford, CA

2012 Nominated for Presidential Early Scientist Career Award by VA RR&D

2013 Featured researcher Plastic Surgery News May 2012 Issue

2013 Nominated for best paper “Operative Versus Non-Operative Treatment Of Femoral

Fractures In Spinal Cord Injury Patients” Orthopedic Trauma Association

SPONSORED CLINICAL RESEARCH

2007-2012 Site Principal Investigator for Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Collagenase for the

treatment of Dupuytren’s disease

(Industry sponsored: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals)

2017-2018 Site Principal Investigator Neurocap post market data analysis (Industry sponsored:

Polyganics)

GRANTS/AWARDS

Received

2008 -2012 VA Career Development Award 4 year award C6457W

2009 Medscholars Award for Christine Nguyen

2010 Pfizer CME educational grant to produce a hand CME course

2011 Innovation Award in Population Science-Funded by Spectrum “Predictors of

Quality Health Care Delivery for Patients in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting” (Co-

investigator)

2012-2013 Plastic Surgery Foundation clinical research grant “Hospital Factors Impacting the

Quality of Plastic Surgical Care.” Pilot Research Grant (PI)

2012-2014 VA Merit (pilot) “A trial of minocycline for pain after carpal tunnel and trigger

release.”(PI) RX000487

2013 ASSH Fast track grant “Intrinsic vs. extrinsic muscles for grasp”

(I was the mentor for Dr. Fox who got this resident grant)

2013-2014 PSQIA “National Patient Safety Databases”

1151607-103-SXBSO AHRQ Measure Development Umbrella Contract.

(Collaborator)

2015-2020 AHRQ “Improving Quality of Postoperative Pain Care Through use of Electronic

Health Records” HS24096-01 (Co-Investigator)

2016 Stanford SPARK award “Novel treatment of muscle atrophy” (Team member)

2015-2017 VA RRD “Evaluating neural adaptation after tendon transfer and task-based

training in SCI” N1772-P (Co-Investigator)

2017 NIAMS “A Clinical Trial for Surgery of the Ulnar Nerve (SUN) at the Elbow” R34AR068027 (Site PI)

2017-2020 DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs “Supporting Patient

Decisions About Upper-Extremity Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury” (Co-

Investigator)

PATENTS

Submitted: Compositions and methods for preventing or treating muscle conditions 57262-703.601

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS – ACCEPTED /PUBLISHED

1. Curtin CM, Chung KC. Use of Eight Hole Titanium Miniplates for Unstable Phalangeal

Fractures. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2002; 49:580-586 PMID:12461439

2. Curtin CM, Gater D, Chung KC. Autonomic Dysreflexia a Plastic Surgery Primer. Annals of

Plastic Surgery. 2003; 51:325-329 PMID: 12966249

3. Curtin CM, Hayward RA, Kim HM, Gater DR, Chung KC. Physician Perceptions of Upper

Extremity Reconstruction for the Person with Tetraplegia. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2005; 30:87-

93 PMID:15680561

4. Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC. Upper Extremity Reconstruction in the Tetraplegic

Population, a National Epidemiologic Study. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2005; 30:94-9. PMID:

15680562

5. Curtin CM. Wagner J, Gater DR, Chung KC. Opinions of Physicians on People with Tetraplegia.

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2007;30(3):256-62 PMID:17684892

6. Wagner J, Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC. Individuals with Tetraplegia: Perceptions on Upper

Extremity Reconstructive Surgery. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2007;32(4):483-490. (I was involved

at every aspect of the project) PMID: 17398358

7. Hamou C, Shah NR, Diponio L, Curtin CM. Pinch and Elbow Extension Restoration in people

with teraplegia: a quantitative review of the literature. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009 34:692-99.

PMID:19345872

8. Olorunnipa O, Zhang AY, Curtin CM. Invasive Aspergillosis of the hand caused by Aspergillus

ustus: A case report. Hand. 2010; 5(1): 102-105 PMID:19568818

9. Curtin CM, Carroll IR. Cutaneous neuroma and chronic pain. Journal of Hand Surgery.

2009;34(7):1334-6 PMID:19481362

10. Ram A, Curtin CM, Chung KC. Population-based utilities for upper extremity functions in the

setting of tetraplegia. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009;34(9):1674-81 PMID: 19896010

11. Watt A, Curtin CM, Hentz VR. Collagenase injection as nonsurgical treatment of Dupuytren's

disease: 8-year follow-up. Journal of Hand Surgery 2010;35(4):534-9. PMID:20353858 (I assisted

with conception, data collection and writing of manuscript)

12. Curtin CM, Yao J. Referring physician’s perceptions of hand surgery. Hand. 2010;5(3):278-85

PMID:21886547

13. Richards T, Curtin CM. Posterior interosseus nerve for biopsy of sural nerve. Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery 2010;126(4):213e-214e. PMID:20885232

14. Barzin A, Hernandez T, Lee G Curtin CM. Finger replantation in the elderly. Journal of Hand

Surgery 2011;36(5):870-4 PMID: 21489718

15. Richards T, Garvert D, Carlson E, Curtin CM. Chronic psychological and functional sequelae af-

ter emergent hand surgery Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011;36(10):1663-8 PMID: 21862240

16. Zhang A, Curtin CM, Hentz VR. Flexor tendon rupture after collagenase. Journal of Hand

Surgery. 2011;36(8):1323-5 PMID:21705158

17. DiPonio L, Roth RS, Gater D, Kowalenko T, Engel K, Carson J, Curtin CM. The Management of

Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Emergency Departments: Utilization and A Knowl-

edge Survey of Emergency Medicine Residents. Topics Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

2011;17(2):38–45

18. Barr C. Suarez P, Ota D, Curtin CM. Carpal tunnel in Spinal Cord Injury Journal of Spinal Cord

Medicine. 2011;34(6):563-8 PMID 22330111

19. Curtin CM. Suarez P, Diponio L, Frayne S. Who are the women and men in Veterans Health Ad-

ministration's current spinal cord injury population? Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Devel-

opment. 2012;49(3):351–60. PMID:22773195

20. Maxwell BG, Hansen JA, Talley J, Curtin CM, Mariano ER. Ultrasound-guided continuous me-

dian nerve block to facilitate intensive hand rehabilitation.  Clinical Journal of Pain

2012;29(1):86-8 PMID: 22751029 (I assisted with conception, data collection and writing).

21. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla R, Curtin CM. A National Study on Craniosynostosis

Surgical Repair, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2013;50(5):555-60 PMID: 23030675

22. Hentz VR, Watt AJ, Desai SS, Curtin CM. Advances in the management of Dupuytren Disease:

Collagenase. Hand Clinics. 2012;28(4):551-63

23. Boussard T, Zeidler K, Barzin A, Lee G, Curtin CM. Breast Reconstruction National Trends and

Healthcare Implications. The Breast Journal 2013;19(5):463-9. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12148. PMID:

23758582

24. Raven R, Kushner H, Nguyen D, Nam N, Curtin CM. Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Treat-

ment with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Among Subgroups of Patients with Dupuytren's

Contracture. Annals of Plastic Surgery.

2013 Mar 18. PMID: 23511746

25. Pepper A, Li W, Angst M, Curtin CM, Clark DJ. Extremity Surgery with Immobilization as a

Human Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Journal of Pain 2013 2013;14(5):516-24

PMID: 23453564

26. Carroll I, Hah J, Mackey S, Ottestad E, Kong JT, Lahidji S, Tawfik V, Younger J, Curtin CM.

Perioperative Interventions to Reduce Chronic Postsurgical Pain. Journal of Reconstructive

Microsurgery. 2013;29(4):213-22. PMID: 23463498

27. Eberlin KR. Chang J. Curtin CM. Sammer DM, St. Cyr M, Taghinia A. Soft Tissue Coverage of

the Hand: A Case-Based Approach. Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. 2013;133(1):91-101.

PMID: 24105089

28. Hernandez-Boussard T, McDonald KM, Rhoads K, Curtin CM. Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery:

Identifying Areas for Quality Improvement Efforts. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2013 Oct 7 PMID:

24108144

29. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla R, Curtin CM. Cleft Palate Surgery: An Evaluation of

Length of Stay, Complications, and Costs by Hospital Type. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.

2013 Sep 24. PMID: 24063682

30. Carroll I, Curtin CM. Management of Chronic Pain Following Nerve Injuries/CRPS Type II.

Hand Clinics. 2013; 29(3):401-8 PMID: 23895720

31. Bishop J, Suarez P, Ota D, Diponio L, Curtin CM. Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of

Femur Fractures in People With Spinal Cord Injury: An Administrative Analysis of Risks.

Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. 2013;94(12):2357-64. PMID: 23948614

32 Garjendran VS, Hentz VR, Kenney D, Curtin CM. Case Report: Multiple Collagenase Injections

are Safe and Effective in the Non-operative Management of Dupuytren’s Disease. Orthopedics Or-

thopedics. 2014;37(7):e657-60. PMID: 24992063

33. Ng F, Nguyen C, Curtin CM. Squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with dystrophic

epidermolysis bullosa: a wound management strategy. Dermatologic Surgery 2014

Aug;40(8):918-20

34. Diaz R, Curtin CM. Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Disease. Hand Clinics.

2014;30(1):33-8. PMID: 24286740

35. Harrison TK, Kim TE, Howard SK, Funck N, Wagner MJ, Walters T, Curtin C, Chang J,

Ganaway T, Mariano ER.  Comparative-effectiveness of infraclavicular and supraclavicular

perineural catheters for through-the-catheter bolus anesthesia.  J Ultrasound Med, 2015

Feb;34(2):333-40

36. Curtin C. Hernandez-Boussard T. Readmissions after Distal Radius Fracture. Journal of Hand

Surgery 2014;39(10):1926-32. PMID: 25257486

37. Fox PM, Suarez P, Hentz VR, Curtin CM. Access to surgical upper extremity care for people

with tetraplegia: an international perspective. Spinal Cord 2015 PMID: 25687516

38. Curtin CM, Chung KC. Reflections on Outcomes Research. Journal of Hand Surgery (European)

2014 Sep;39(7):790-3 PMID:25139931

39. Waljee J. Curtin C. Quality Assessment in Hand Surgery. Hand Clinics 2014 Aug;30(3):329-34.

PMID:25066851

40. Nguyen C. Milstein A, Curtin CM. The Effect of Moving Carpal Tunnel Releases Out of

Hospitals on Reducing United States Health Care Charges. Journal of Hand Surgery 2015

Aug;40(8):1657-62 PMID: 26070229

41. Kung T, Montie, Wei JF, Waljee J, Curtin CM, Cederna P. Interpositional Nerve Grafting of the

Prostatic Plexus after Radical Prostatectomy Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2015 Aug

10;3(7):e452. PMID: 26301141

42. Crowe C, Curtin C. Optical Biopsy of Peripheral Nerve Using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy:

A New Tool for Nerve Surgeons? Archives of Plastic Surgery. 2015 Sep;42(5):626-9.

43. Chiou G, Crowe C, Suarez P, Chung L, Curtin C, Chang J. Digital Sympathectomy in Patients

with Scleroderma: An Overview of the Practice and Referral Patterns and Perceptions of

Rheumatologists. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2015 Dec;75(6):637-43 PMID: 26418780

44. Yanamadala S. Morrison D. Mcdonald K. Curtin C. Hernandez-Boussard T. Electronic Health

Records and Quality of Care: An Observational Study Modeling Impact on Mortality,

Readmissions, and Complications. Medicine. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 May;95(19):e3332

27175631

45. Curtin CM. Pain Examination and Diagnosis. Hand Clinic. 2016 Feb;32(1):21-6.

PMID:26611385

46. Davis G. Curtin CM. Management of Pain in Complex Nerve Injury. Hand Clinic Hand Clin.

2016 May;32(2):257-62. PMID: 27094896

47. Punj V. Curtin C. Understanding and overcoming barriers to upper limb surgical

reconstruction after tetraplegia: the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Archives of Physical

Medicine 2016 Jun;97(6 Suppl):S81-7PMID: 27233595

48. Remington A. Curtin C. Analyzing Treatment Aggressiveness and Identifying High-Risk Patients

in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Return to Care. Wound Repair and Regenerations 2016 May 3 27144893

49. Zhang S, Vora M, Harris AH, Baker L, Curtin C, Kamal RN. Cost-Minimization Analysis of

Open and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Dec 7;98(23):1970-

1977. PMID: 27926678

50. Finnegan MA, Shaffer R, Remington A, Kwong J, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Emergency

Department Visits Following Elective Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Identifying Gaps

in Continuity of Care. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Jun 21;99(12):1005-1012. PMID:28632589

51. Curtin CM, Kenney D, Suarez P, Hentz VR, Hernandez-Boussard T, Mackey S, Carroll IR. A

Double-Blind Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial of Minocycline to Reduce Pain After Carpal

Tunnel and Trigger Finger Release. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Mar;42(3):166-174. PMID: 28259273

(editor’s choice)

52. Tedesco D, Asch S, Carroll I, Curtin C, Hah, J, McDonald K, Fantini M, Hernandez-Boussard T.

Opioid abuse and dependence: Where are we now? US National trends in hospitalizations from

1997 to 2014. Health Affairs, 2017 Oct 1;36(10):1748-1753.

53. Kwong JZ, Weng Y, Finnegan M, Schaffer R, Remington A, Curtin C, McDonald KM,

Bhattacharya J, Hernandez-Boussard T. Effect of Medicare's Nonpayment Policy on Surgical Site

Infections following Orthopedic Procedures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jul;38(7):817-

822. PMID:28487001

54. Tedesco D, Gori D, Desai KR, Asch S, Carroll IR, Curtin C, McDonald KM, Fantini MP, Her-

nandez-Boussard T. Drug-free Interventions to Reduce Pain or Opioid Consumption following

Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Meta-Analysis. JAMA Surg. 2017 Aug 16:e172872. PMID:28813550

55. Curtin C, Hultling C. Hagert CG, Hagert E Nerve Entrapment as a Cause of

Shoulder Pain in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 2017 Jun

8;3:17034. PMID: 28616261

56. Hah J, Ratlife J, Curtin C, Sun E. Chronic Opioid Use After Surgery: Implications for

Perioperative Management in the Face of the Opioid Epidemic" Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2017

Nov;125(5):1733-1740. PMID: 29049117

57. Yim WW, Tedesco D, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Annotation of pain and anesthesia events

for surgery-related processes and outcomes extraction. BioNLP 2017, p.200.

58. Hah J, Mackey SC, Schmidt P, McCue R, Humphreys K, Trafton J, Efron B, Clay D, Sharifzadeh

Y, Ruchelli G, Goodman S, Huddleston J, Maloney WJ, Dirbas FM, Shrager J, Costouros JG,

Curtin C, Carroll I. Effect of Perioperative Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain Resolution and

Opioid Cessation in a Mixed Surgical Cohort: A Randomized Trial. JAMA Surgery 2017. PMID:

29238824

59. Yim W, Wheeler A, Curtin C, Wagner T, Hernandez-Boussard T. Secondary use of electronic

medical records for clinical research: Challenges and Opportunities. Convergent Science Physical

Oncology. 2018 4:014001. PMID: 29732166

60. Desai K, Carroll I, Asch SM, Seto T, McDonald KM, Curtin C, Hernandez Boussard T.

Utilization and Effectiveness of Multimodal Discharge Analgesia for Postoperative Pain

Management. J of Surgical Research 2018 Aug;228:160-169 PMID: 29907207

61. Sheckter C. Pridgen B, Curtin C, Li A Momeni. A Regional Variation and Trends in the Timing

of Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A 10-Year Review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. PRS

Accepted

62. Shaffer R, Backhus L, Finnegan MA,  Remington AC. Kwong JZ, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard

T.Thirty-Day Unplanned Postoperative Inpatient and Emergency Department Visits Following

Thoracotomy J Sure Res. 2018;230: 117-24. PMID: 30100026

63. Itoga NK, Rothenberg K. Suarez P, Ho V, Mell M, Xu B, Curtin C, Dahlman R. Metformin

prescription status and AAA disease progression in the US veteran population. Journal of

Vascular Surgery 2018 S0741-5214(18)31683-5. PMID: 30197158

64. Fox I, Miller A, Curtin C. Nerve and Tendon Transfer Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury:

Individualized Choices to Optimize Function. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation.

2018 Summer;24(3):275-287. PMID: 29997430

65. Cippriano P, Curtin C. Biswal S. Diagnosis and Successful Management of an Unusual

Presentation of Chronic Foot Pain using PET/MRI and a Simple Surgical Procedure. Clinical

Journal of Sport Medicine. Accepted

66. Cipriano PW, Lee SW, Yoon D, Shen B, Tawfik VL, Curtin CM, Dragoo JL, James ML,

McCurdy CR, Chin FT, Biswal S. Successful treatment of chronic knee pain following

localization by a sigma-1 receptor radioligand and PET/MRI: a case report. J Pain Res. 2018 Oct

12

67. Sheckter CC, Hung KS, Rochlin D, Maan Z, Karanas Y, Curtin C. Trends and Inpatient

Outcomes for Palliative Care Services in Major Burn Patients: a 10-Year Analysis of the

Nationwide Inpatient Sample" Burns. 2018 S0305-4179(18)30644-2. PMID: 30115531

68. Sheckter C. Curtin C. et al The Impact of Skin Allograft on Inpatient Outcomes in the Treatment

of Major Burns 20-50% Total Body Surface Area  - A Propensity Score Matched Analysis Using

the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. BURNS Accepted

69. Sheckter CC, Kiwanuka H, Maan Z, Pirrotta E, Curtin C, Wang NE. Increasing Ambulatory

Treatment of Pediatric Minor Burns—The Emerging Paradigm for Burn Care in Children. Burns.

2018 Sep 17

70. Cebron U, Curtin C. Systematic Review of the Scratch Collapse Test. JPRAS Accepted

71. Chou L, Suarez P, Hernandez-Boussard T, Curtin C. Replantation in the United States. Hand

Accepted

NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS – ACCEPTED /PUBLISHED

1. Curtin CM. Preface to Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery. Hand Clinics. 2014 Feb 30:ix-x.

PMID: 2428674

2. Curtin C. Second commentary on "Multifocal Neuropathy: Expanding the Scope of Double Crush

Syndrome". J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Dec;41(12):1177. PMID: 27916150

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Curtin CM, Chung KC. “Benign and malignant bone tumors of the hand,” Plastic Surgery,

editors Mathes and Hentz, Saunders 2005 Chapter 199 pg:979 ISBN:0-7216-8818-7

2. Curtin CM. “Breast Reconstruction,’” Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery, editors Brown and

Borschel, Lipincott, 2004 pg:241 ISBN-13: 978-0781751896

3. Curtin CM, Ladd A. “Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome”, Operative Techniques in

Orthopaedic Surgery, editor Weisel, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2010 Chapter 70 pg:2677-

2685 ISBN: 978-0781763707

4. Hentz V, Curtin CM, Leclerq C. “Functional Restoration of the Upper Extremity in

Tetraplegia,”

Spinal Cord Medicine: Principles and Practice, editors Lin and Bono, Demos Medical

2010 Chapter 41 pg:549-566 ISBN13: 978-1933864198

5. Curtin CM, Chung K. “Tetraplegia” Hand Surgery Updates V, editors Chung and Murray,

American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2011 Chapter 32 pg:333-338 ISBN-13: 978-

1935121114

6. Curtin CM, Hentz V. “Restoration of Upper Extremity Function in Tetraplegia” Plastic Surgery

third edition, editor Nelligan, Elsevier 2013 Volume 6: Chapter 37 pg:817-842 ISBN: 978-1-4557-

1057-7

7. Curtin CM. “Dupuytren’s Disease,” Grab and Smith’s Plastic Surgery, editor Thorne, Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins, 2013 Chapter 85 pg:863-867 ISBN 978-1451109559

8. Curtin CM and Hentz V. “Accessory to Suprascapular Nerve for Shoulder Abduction and

External Rotation,” Art of Microsurgical Hand Reconstruction, editor Slutsky, Thieme 2013

Chapter 19 pg:157 ISBN: 978-1604067767

9. Curtin C, Ladd A. “Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome,” Operative Techniques in

Orthopaedic Surgery, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014 Chapter 70 pg 2677-2684

10. Curtin C. “Neuropathic Pain in the Upper Extremity” Plastic Surgery, editor Chang, Elsevier,

2018 Chapter 23 pg 517-524

11. Reinhold C. Curtin C. “Restoration of Upper Extremity Function in Tetraplegia,” Plastic Surgery,

editor Chang, Elsevier, 2018 Chapter 37 pg 845-8664

12. Moshrefi S, Curtin C. “Nerve Repair and Reconstruction Peroneal Nerve,” Chung: Operative

Techniques in Plastic Surgery In Press

13. Moshrefi S, Curtin C. “Nerve Repair and Reconstruction Tibial Nerve,” Chung: Operative

Techniques in Plastic Surgery In Press

14. Davis G, Curtin C. “Nerve Repair and Reconstruction – Femoral nerve, Sciatic Nerve,” Chung:

Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery In Press

15. Fox P, Curtin C. “Hand Surgery,” 6th Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures In Press

16. Hagert E, Curtin C. “Failed Carpal Tunnel Release,” Neurmeister’s Problems In Hand Surgery In

Press

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Curtin CM, Howell J. Book Review Surgeons and the Scope. Technology and

Culture. 2005;45:690-691.

2. Curtin CM. Book Review - Surgery of Peripheral Nerves: A Case Based

Approach. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2011;128(1):319-320.

3. Curtin CM. Book Review: Reconstructive Surgery: Anatomy Technique and Clinical

applications. Journal of Hand Surgery 2013 38(2):413-414.

POSTERS (12 total)

1. Curtin CM, Diatolevi L, Staro J. F, Friedman A.L, and Bassadonna G.P:

Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Post Nephrectomy Living Kidney Donors:

Method and Analysis of Preliminary Results. Poster presentation, American Association of

Transplant Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, IL May 1997

2. Curtin CM. The Effects of High Glucose and TGF-beta on the Cell Cycle of Mesangial Cells.

Poster Presentation, Yale Medical School Research Day, New Haven, CT May 1998

3. Curtin CM, Gater DR, Chung KC Underutilization of Tendon Transfers in the Tetraplegic

Patient. Poster Presentation, Moses Gunn Surgical Forum, Ann Arbor, MI April 2003

4. Edwards M, Kowalenko T, Engel K, Curtin CM: Assessment of Emergency Physician

Knowledge of Spinal Cord Medicine: Managing the Urgent Patient. Poster Presentation American

College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 2004.

5. Hamou C, Shah N, Diponio L, Curtin CM. Systematic Review of Pinch and Elbow Extension

Reconstruction for Tetraplegia poster ASSH Chicago IL, September 2008

6. Curtin CM, Yao J Referring Physician’s Knowledge of Hand Surgery ASSH Chicago IL,

September 2008

7. Punj V, Curtin CM, Hentz V, Weis J, et al. Interdisciplinary Approach to Restoration of Upper

Limb Function in Tetraplegia, ISCoS Florence Italy September 2009

8. DiPonio L, J Carson, Curtin C, K Engel, DR Gater, T Kowalenko, RS Roth. The Management of

Patients With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Emergency Departments: A Knowledge Survey of

Emergency Medicine Residents. PM&R 2 (9), S169

8. Curtin CM, Naam N. Efficacy and Safety of Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Treatment in

Patients with Dupuytren’s Contracture and Concomitant Diabetes. AASH Boca Raton FL January

2010

9. Barr C, Suarez P, Ota D, Curtin CM. Carpal Tunnel syndrome in Spinal Cord Injured Patients.

ASSH Las Vegas, NV September 2011

10. Maxwell BG, Hansen JA, Talley J, Curtin CM, Mariano ER. Ultrasound-Guided Continuous

Median Nerve Block to Facilitate Intensive Hand Rehabilitation. 37th Annual Regional Anesthesia

Meeting and Workshops. San Diego CA March 2012

11. Fox P, Hentz V, Curtin CM. Utilization of reconstructive surgery for tetraplegia. American

Association of Hand Surgery. Naples FL January 2013

12. Fox P, Nguyen V, Curtin CM. Intrinsic and extrinsic function in grasp. American Association of

Hand Surgery. Poipu HI January 2014

13. Finnegan MA, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Pain-related revisits after arthroplasty surgery: a

modifiable lapse in quality care delivery. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Boston,

MA, 2016

13. Schaffer R, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Identification of Targets to Improve 30-Day

Returns to Emergency Department and Inpatient Care Among Thoracotomy Procedure Patients.

American Thoracic Society May 2016

14. Finnegan M, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Readmissions after hip and knee arthroplasty.

Medscholars Meeting Palo Alto May 2016

15. Warstadt N, Pirrotta E, Curtin C. Wang E. Variations in Access to Specialty Care for Children

with Severe Burns.AAST national conference Chicago September 2017

16. Austin R. Curtin C. Predicting Post-Operative Pain After Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty – A

Comparison of Techniques.. ASSH Annual Meeting San Francisco September 2017

PRESENTATIONS

1. Curtin CM. Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Tetraplegia: Why is it Not Being Done?

University of Michigan Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Conference, Ann Arbor, MI

December 2003

2. Curtin CM. Upper Extremity Reconstruction in the Patient with Tetraplegia. Dingman Research

Day, Ann Arbor, MI June 2004

3. Curtin CM, Sanda MG, Wei JT, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Chung KC, and Cederna PS. Does

Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary

Continence? Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, Mackinac Island, MI July 2004

4. Curtin CM, Gater D, Chung KC. Underutilization of Tendon Transfers in the Tetraplegic Patient.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand. New York, NY September 2004

5. Curtin CM, Sanda MG, Wei JT, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Chung KC, and Cederna PS. Does

Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary

Continence? Peripheral Nerve Society Puerto Rico, January 2005

6. Curtin CM, Sanda MG, Wei JT, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Chung KC, and Cederna PS. Does

Unilateral Cavernous Nerve Reconstruction During Prostatectomy Improve Postoperative Urinary

Continence? Reed Dingman Research Forum. Ann Arbor, MI. June 2005

7. Curtin CM, Wagner J, Diponio L, Gater D, Chung K. Underutilization of Upper Extremity

Reconstruction in the Patient with Tetraplegia: What have we learned? Reed Dingman Research

Forum. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI June 2006

8. Wagner J, Curtin CM, Gater D, Chung K. Opinions on Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery

in Tetraplegia: Perceptions of Patients and Physicians. American College of Surgeons 92nd

Annual Clinical Congress. Chicago, MI October 2006

9. Curtin CM, Wagner J, Gater D, Chung K. Perceptions of Upper Extremity Surgery for People

with Tetraplegia, American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting, Coronado, CA June 2008

10. Watt A, Curtin CM, Hentz V. Eight year follow up of dupuytren’s disease treated with

collagenase. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, San Francisco, CA September 2009

11. Curtin CM, Hotchkiss R, Blazar P, Coleman S, Hentz VR. Clostridial Collagenase For Advanced

Dupuytren’s Disease: Results from 2 Phase 3 Trials American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual

Meeting, Seattle, WA October 2009

12. Curtin CM, Naam, N. Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum for the Treatment of Dupuytren’s

Contracture. American Association of Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL

January 2010

13. Barzin A, Hernandez T, Lee G, Curtin CM. The Safety of finger replantation in the elderly.

Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Day, Stanford, CA June 2010

14. Mirza F, L Guiterrez, Curtin CM, Kiratli BJ. Hutling C Ladd A. Systematic Review of Rotator

Cuff Repair in Spinal Cord Injury. Tetra hand Paris, France September 2010

15. Barzin A, Hernandez T, Lee G, Curtin CM. The Safety of finger replantation in the elderly,

American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Boston, MA October 2010

16. Richards T, Garvert D, Carlson E, Curtin CM. Long-term sequelae of hand trauma. American

Association of Surgery of the Hand Annual meeting, Cancun, MX January 2011

17. Zeidler K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Barzin A, Lee G, Curtin CM. The Impact of Declining

Reimbursements on Women’s Choices for Breast Reconstruction: National Trends and Healthcare

Implications. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Boca Raton, FL April 2011

18. Barzin A, Hernandez-Boussard T, Lee G, Curtin CM. Safety of finger replantation. International

Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Vancouver, BC May 2011

19. Zeidler K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Barzin A, Lee G, Curtin CM. The Impact of Declining

Reimbursements on Women’s Choices for Breast Reconstruction: National Trends and Healthcare

Implications. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Monterey, CA May 2011

20. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla R, Curtin CM. Predictors of cleft palate surgery

quality and safety. Stanford Plastic Research Day, Stanford, CA May 2011

21. Hernandez-Boussard T, Curtin CM, McDonald K. Surgical Adverse Events in Administrative

Data. Workshop of the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology, Buffalo, NY July 2011

22. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla R, Curtin CM.  A National Study on Craniosynostosis

Surgical Repair. Presented at the 69th Annual American Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Association;

April 20, 2012; San Jose, California

23. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T., Davies S, Battacharya J, Khosla R, Curtin CM.  Cleft Palate

Surgery: Variables of Quality and Patient Safety. Presented at the 69th Annual American Cleft-

Palate Craniofacial Association; April 18, 2012; San Jose, California

24. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla R, Curtin CM. Craniosysnostosis Surgery:

Investigating Variables of Quality and Patient Safety. Presented at the 5th Annual Research

Symposium. Stanford University School of Medicine Division of Plastic Surgery; April 2012;

Stanford, California

25. Hernandez-Boussard T, Mcdonell K, Curtin CM. Safety Events in Plastic Surgery. Presented at

the 5th Annual Research Symposium. Stanford University School of Medicine Division of Plastic

Surgery; April 2012; Stanford, California

26. Kung TA Waljee JF, Curtin CM, Cederna P. Interpositional nerve grafting of the prostatic plexus

after open prostatectomy Dingman Research Meeting Ann Arbor MI, September 2012

27. Hernandez-Boussard T, Mcdonell K, Curtin CM. Safety Events in Plastic Surgery. American

Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA October 2012

28. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T., Davies S, Battacharya J, Khosla R, Curtin CM. Cleft Palate

Surgery: Variables of Quality and Patient Safety. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual

Meeting, New Orleans, LA October 2012

29. Curtin CM. Cohen B. Dupuytren's Contracture Recurrence After Treatment with Collagenase

Clostridium Histolyticum: Diathesis and Other Disease Factors. American Association of Hand

Surgery Naples FL January 2013

30. Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Curtin CM. Hospital Factors Associated with quality of cleft

palate care. Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Day. Palo Alto CA April 2013

31. Kung TA, Waljee JF, Curtin CM, Wei JT, Montie JE, Cederna PS.  Long-Term Follow Up of

Interpositional Nerve Grafting of the Prostatic Plexus after Radical Prostatectomy.  Oral

presentation.  58th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Santa Monica, CA,

May, 2013.

32. Nguyen C, Hernandez- Boussard T, Curtin CM. Hospital Resources impacting Cleft Care.

California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco May 2013

33. Hagert E, Curtin CM. Nerve entrapment as a cause of shoulder pain in the SCI patient. Tetra

Hand Meeting Hong Kong June 2013

34. Bishop J, Suarez P, Ota D, Curtin CM. Operative and non-operative treatment of femur fractures

in SCI. Orthopedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix Oct 2013

35. Fox P, Nguyen V, Curtin C. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic muscles for grasp. Stanford Plastic Surgery

Research Day April 2014

36. Morrison D. Desai M, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. A Comparison of Cross-Sectional and

Longitudinal Analyses for Adverse Events Data. Joint Statistical Meeting Boston August 2014

37. Fox P, Nguyen V, Curtin CM. Intrinsic and extrinsic function in grasp. American Association of

Hand Surgery. Poipu HI January 2014

38. Fox P, Nguyen V, Curtin CM. Intrinsic and extrinsic function in grasp. American Society for

Surgery of the Hand Annual meeting. Boston MA September 2014

39. Curtin CM, Kenney D, Suarez P, Hernandez-Boussard, Carroll I. Randomized Trial of

Minocycline to Treat Pain. ASSH/JSSH joint meeting, Lahaina HI March 2015

40. Nguyen C, Milstein A, Curtin CM. Moving Carpal Tunnel Releases out of Hospitals can offer

Large Reductions in US Charges. ASSH/JSSH joint meeting, Lahaina HI March 2015

41. Nguyen C, Milstein A, Curtin CM. Moving Carpal Tunnel Releases out of Hospitals can offer

Large Reductions in US Charges. Translational Science Meeting Washington DC. April 2015

42. Remington A, Fox P, Curtin C. Outcomes after CMC arthroplasty. Plastic Surgery Research Day.

Palo Alto CA. April 2016

43. Shaffer R, Curtin C, T Hernandez-Boussard. dentification of Targets to Improve 30-Day Returns

to Emergency Department and Inpatient Care Among Thoracotomy Procedure Patients ATS

Annual Meeting San Francisco CA. May 2016

44. Remington A, Chang J, Curtin C. Readmissions after foot ulcer care. Plastic Surgery Research

Council. New York May 2016

45. Hernandez-Boussard T, Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Seto T, Curtin C. Using

Electronic Health Records (EHR) to access the effect of drug-interactions on post-operative pain

management for patients with depression. Concordium. Arlington, VA. September 2016

46 Kaplan FT, Curtin C, Cohen B, Kaufman G. Predictors of Recurrence for Joints Successfully

Treated With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Injections. ASHT, Washington DC 2016

46. Shaffer R, Curtin C, T Hernandez-Boussard. Risk Factors for Readmissions Due to Post-

thoracotomy Pain in Lung Cancer Patients. AAPM Annual Meeting 2016

47. Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Seto T, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Evidence

Synthesize to Aid Prescribing Decisions for Postoperative Pain Management. Society for Medical

Decision Making (SMDM) (Oct 2016). Vancouver, Canada. Lee B. Lusted Award Finalist

48. Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Seto T, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Evaluating

postoperative Opioid Prescribing Patterns and their Association with Pain Outcome: Evidence

Synthesis Using Electronic Health Records. Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) (Oct

2016). Vancouver, Canada. Lee B. Lusted Award Finalist

49. Yim W, Tedesco D, C Curtin, T Hernandez-Boussard. Annotation of pain and anesthesia events

for surgery-related processes and outcomes extraction. BioNLP Workshop Vancouver 2017, 200-

205

50. Yim W, Desai K, Asch S, Carroll I, Curtin C, McDonald K, Shah N, Hernandez-Boussard T.

Developing Electronic Health Record Pain Phenotypes for Quality Metrics. Joint Summits on

Translational Science, Proceedings of AMIA 2017. (March 2017). San Francisco, CA.

51. Tedesco D, Gori D, Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Curtin C, Fantini M, Hernandez-

Boussard T. Drug-free interventions for postoperative pain after following total knee arthroplasty.

A Meta-analysis. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2017, New Orleans LA

52. Tedesco D, Asch S, Carroll I, Curtin C, Hah, J, McDonald K, Fantini M, Hernandez-Boussard T.

Opioid abuse and dependence: Where are we now? US National trends in hospitalizations from

1997 to 2014. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2017, New Orleans LA

53. Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Seto T, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Utilization

and Effectiveness of Multimodal Discharge Analgesia on Surgical. Academy Health Annual

Research Meeting, June 2017, New Orleans LA

54. Desai K, Carroll I, Asch S, McDonald K, Seto T, Curtin C, Hernandez-Boussard T. Identifying

Patients at High Risk for Poor Pain Management Using Clinical Pathways within EHRs. Academy

Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2017, New Orleans LA

55. Weng J, Tian L, Desai K, Tedesco D, Yim W, Asch S, Carroll I, Curtin C, McDonald K,

Hernandez-Boussard T. Trajectory Analysis for Postoperative Pain Using Electronic Health

Records– A Non-parametric Method with Robust Linear Regression and K-Medians Cluster

Analysis. Joint Statistical Meeting, June 2017, Baltimore MD.

56. Long C. Curtin C. Elevation of care after finger amputation. AAHS Phoenix AZ, January 2018

57. Sheckter C.  Hung K, Maan Z, Rochlin D, Karanas Y Curtin C. Trends and Inpatient Outcomes

for Palliative Care Services in Major Burn Patients: a 10-Year Analysis of the Nationwide

Inpatient Sample. American Burn Association Chicago April 2018

58. Sheckter C. Curtin C. Karanas Y. The Impact of Skin Allograft on Inpatient Outcomes for Major

Burns 20-50%: a Propensity Score Matched Analysis Using NIS. American Burn Association

Chicago 2018

59. Sheckter C. Curtin C. Wang E. Mortality Difference in Skin Sloughing Disorders Compared to

Burns in a Tertiary Care Burn Center American Burn Association Chicago 2018

60. Hung K. Sheckter P, Gaudilliere D, Curtin C. Surgical trends in treatment of Osteonecrosis of

the jaw. Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Day. Palo Alto April 2018

61. Cebron U, Curtin C Systematic Review of the Scratch Collapse Test Cardiff UK May 2018

62. Cebron U, Curtin C Temporal Trends in Compartment Syndrome. Royal Australian College of

Surgeons Sydney AU May 2018

63. Itoga NK, Mell M. Suarez P. Curtin C, Dahlman R. Metformin Prescription Status and AAA

Disease Progression in the US Veteran Patient Population Boston MA June 2018

64. Curtin C, Johanson L Pejoro S, Murphy M, Hentz V. Making an SCI clinic work. Tetrahand.

Notwill Switzerland August 2018

INVITED PRESENTATIONS/COURSES

1. “What do we know about the utilization of upper extremity reconstruction for tetraplegia”

Orthopedic grand rounds, Loyola University Mayfield, IL, November 2006

2. “Flexor Tendon Injury” Orthopedic core curriculum, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA November 2006.

3. “CMC Arthritis,” Hand Division Lecture, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA February 2007

4. “Controversies in Hand Surgery,” Hand Surgery at Tahoe, Incline Village, NV January 2007

5. Faculty Stanford Hand Surgery Course, Incline Village, NV January 2008

6. Moderator of scientific session for Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Day, Stanford, CA May

2008

7. “Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy, Fact and Fiction,” 16th Annual Pediatric Update, Stanford, CA

July 2008

8. “Tendon transfer and Functional Gain,” Palo Alto VA Spinal Cord Hub and Spoke Conference,

Palo Alto, CA October 2008

9. “Upper extremity reconstruction: a health services study,” Stanford Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds,

Palo Alto, CA January 2009

10. “CRPS, Shingles, and Nerve Mobilization” Doctors Demystify San Francisco, CA March 2009

11. “Nerve Compression and Nerve Injury” Orthopedic Core Curriculum, Palo Alto, CA March 2009

12. “Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Tetraplegia” Stanford Surgery Grand Rounds, Palo Alto, CA

May 2009

13. “Utilization of upper extremity surgery in tetraplegia” Stanford Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Palo

Alto, CA June 2009

14. “Management of the upper limb in tetraplegia from acute injury to beyond.” American Society of

Hand Therapists national meeting, San Francisco, CA September 2009

15. “Upper extremity reconstruction a multi-disciplinary approach.” Spinal cord injury Congress,

Dallas, TX September 2009

16. “Why a good surgery isn’t done: a surgeon’s story” Center of Health Care Excellence Forum,

Menlo Park, CA November 2009

17. “Chronic pain and the hand surgeon”, Stanford hand conference, Palo Alto, CA December 2009

18. Panel: Treatment of Regional Pain Syndrome: How I Do It. Moderator. American Association for

Surgery of the Hand, national meeting, Boca Raton, FL January 2010

19. Panel: Advances in Treating Dupuytren’s Disease. Panelist American Association for Surgery of

the Hand national meeting, Boca Raton, FL January 2010

20. “Chronic pain and the plastic surgeon.” VA Grand Rounds, Palo Alto, CA March 2010

21. Invited Visiting Professor University of Michigan, April 2010

a. “Chronic pain and the plastic surgeon”

b. “Dupuytren’s disease what’s new?”

22. “How do we educate our colleagues?” (Invited Panelist) Tetra hand meeting, Paris, France,

September 2010

23. “Surgeon’s Starter Kit to Postoperative Pain.” Surgery Grand Rounds, Palo Alto, CA October

2010

24. “Peripheral Nerve” Orthopedic Core Curriculum, Palo Alto, CA November 2010

25. “How can a surgeon help in pain management” Stanford Pain Group Conference, Palo Alto, CA

April 2011

26. “Severe Hand injuries” Association of Surgical Technologists, San Francisco, CA June 2011

27. “Hand Anatomy” Lecture to the residents of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Palo Alto, CA

June 2011

28. “Access to hand surgery for tetraplegia” Spinalis at Karolinska Institue, Stockholm, Sweden July

2011

29. “Sprains and Strains” “Hands on Primer to the Upper Extremity Problems” Stanford, CA August

2011

30. Instructional Course: Surgery for Tetraplegia. Instructor, American Society for Surgery of the

Hand. Las Vegas, NV September 2011

31. Basic Science of Nerve an Overview American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Las Vegas, NV

September 2011

32. Panel: Treatment of Dupuytren’s Disease. Panelist American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Denver,

CO September 2011

33. “Surgeons prospective on intra-operative nerve monitoring” American Association of

Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, San Francisco, CA September 2011

34. “Peripheral Nerve Injury” Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Palo Alto CA November 2011

35. “Care of Peripheral Nerve Injuries” Hand Surgery Conference, Palo Alto CA February 2012

36. “Upper Extremity Care in SCI” SCI Hubs and Spokes Conference, Palo Alto CA February 2012

37. “Upper Extremity Care in SCI” SCI fellows conference, Palo Alto CA April 2012

38. Moderator, “Finger Reconstruction Session,” ASSH, Chicago IL September 2012

39. Instructor, “Expanding your practice into tetraplegia”, ASSH Chicago IL September 2012

40. “Peripheral Nerve Injury and Pain” Stanford Surgery Grand Rounds, Palo Alto October 2012

41. Instructor “Hand Review,” Stanford Plastic Surgery Board Review Course, Palo Alto CA October

2012

42. Panelist “Hand Flaps for the Plastic Surgeon,” American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual

Meeting, New Orleans LA, October 2012

43. Faculty “Hand Issues” International Humanitarian Surgical Skills Course. Palo Alto CA February

2013

44. “Upper extremity care in SCI” Palo Alto VA SCI fellows teaching conference Palo Alto April

2013

45. “Nerve Transfers” American Society of Hand Therapists California Chapter. San Jose CA April

2013

46. “Peripheral Nerve Care” a Surgeons Perspective” Stanford Neurology Grand Rounds, Palo Alto

CA, August 2013

47. Panelist “Expanding your Practice into tetraplegia reconstruction” American Society for Surgery

of the Hand Annual Meeting. San Francisco October 2013.

48. Moderator and Panelist “Managing Post-operative pain” American Society for Surgery of the

Hand Annual Meeting. San Francisco CA October 2013

49. Panelist “Tendon Repair,” American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego CA

October 2013

50. Panelist “Quality in Plastic Surgery” American Association of Hand Surgeons Annual Meeting,

Poipu HI January 2014

51. Panelist “Nerve Transfers for Spinal Cord Injury” American Association of Hand Surgeons

Annual Meeting, Poipu HI January 2014

52. “Spinal Cord and Upper Extremity” VISN 21 SPOKE meeting Palo Alto CA

March 2014

53. “Surgical Management of Brachial Plexus Injury in Pediatrics Population”

Faculty 4th Annual American Society for Hand Therapy California Chapter Conference, San Jose

CA March 2014

54. “Neuropathic Pain” Faculty 4th Annual American Society for Hand Therapy

California Chapter Conference, San Jose CA March 2014

55. “Nerve Transfers” Faculty 4th Annual American Society for Hand Therapy

California Chapter Conference, San Jose March 2014

56. “Surgical Pain Clinic” Stanford Pain Management Didactic Lecture Series,

Redwood City CA March 2014

57. “Complications and Pain after Amputation” Stanford Hospital Lecture

Series, Palo Alto CA March 2014

58. “Post surgical pain an update” Stanford Surgery Grand Rounds, Palo Alto CA April 2014

59. Panelist “The patient with complex regional pain syndrome” Instructional course American

Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting. Boston MA October 2014

60. Panelist “Expanding your Practice into tetraplegia reconstruction” American Society for Surgery

of the Hand Annual Meeting. Boston MA October 2014

61. “Peripheral Nerve Injury” Stanford Orthopedic Core teaching conference. Palo Alto CA

November 2015

62. Faculty Washington University Summit on Nerve Transfers for Tetraplegia, St. Louis MO

December 2014

62. “Hand Surgery” Stanford/Singapore Bio design course Palo Alto CA January 2-15

63. Panelist “ Dupuytren’s Disease Instructional Course” American Association of Hand Surgeons

Annual Meeting, Paradise Island Bahamas January 2015

64. Panelist “ Nerve and Tendon transfers” American Association of Hand Surgeons Annual Meeting,

Paradise Island Bahamas January 2015

61. “Management of Neuropathic Pain” Joint meeting Singapore Society for Hand Surgery American

Society for Surgery of the Hand. Singapore February 2015

62. “Peripheral Nerve Injury” Stanford Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand rounds, Palo Alto

CA March 2015

63. “Tightrope suspensionplasty” American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston MA

October 2015

64. Panelist MOC course “Dupuytren’s Disease” American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual

Meeting, Boston MA October 2015

65 Moderator of Panel “Surgical treatment of Pain:” American Society of Peripheral Nerve Annual

Meeting. Scottsdale AZ January 2016

66. Panelist “Nerve Transfers in Spinal Cord Injury and Transverse Myelitis” American Society of

Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting. Scottsdale AZ January 2016

67. “Brachial Plexus” Stanford Orthopedics Core Curriculum. Palo Alto CA. March 2016

68. Speaker “Saturday Night Palsy and Parsonage Turner” ASHT California meeting San Jose CA

April 2016

69. Speaker “Radial Nerve Injury” ASHT California meeting San Jose CA April 2016

70. Speaker “The Ulnar Claw Hand” ASHT California meeting San Jose CA April 2016

71. Panelist: Dupuytren’s MOC Course. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Los Angeles CA

9/2016

72. Panelist “M4 and beyond” American Federation Society for Surgery of the Hand. Austin TX

10/2016

73. Panelists “Utilization of surgery for reconstruction of tetraplegia” International Society for

Surgery of the Hand Meeting Buenos Ares, Argentina 10/2016

74. Dellon Visiting Professor University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 11/2016

75. Stanford Pain Group “Surgical treatment of Pain” Redwood City CA 11/2016

76. Panelist “Surgery in Tetraplegia” American Society for Peripheral Nerve. Waikoloa HI 1/2017

77 Panelist “The Gift of Pain” American Association for Surgery of the Hand Waikoloa HI 1/2017

78. Speaker “Peripheral Nerve Exam and treatment” American Society of Hand Therapy (local)

Redwood City CA 2/2017

79 Stanford Orthopedics Teaching Rounds “Peripheral Nerve Injury and Exam” Palo Alto CA

February 2017

80. Moderator/Panelist “Post-operative pain: what every orthopedist should know” American

Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego CA. March 2017

81. Panelist “Establishing an SCI upper extremity clinic” ASCIP Annual Meeting Denver CO

September 2017

82. Panelist “Atypical Nerve Compressions” ASSH Annual Meeting San Francisco CA September

2017

83. Moderator/Panelist “Pain Management of the Upper Extremity” San Francisco CA September

2017

84. Moderator “Neuropathic Pain - What do you do in 2018?” American Association for Hand

Surgery. Phoenix AZ January 2018

82. Panelist “Nerve Transfers for Spinal Cord Injury” American Society for Peripheral Nerve.

Phoenix AZ. January 2018

83. “Peripheral Nerve Examination” Luis Vernaza Hospital, Guyaquil Ecuador January 2018

84 Invited Speaker “Atypical Nerve Compression” Sierra Hand Therapists Sacramento CA 2/18

85 Moderator/Panelist “Pain What every orthopedic surgeon should know” AAOS New Orleans LA

3/2018

86. “Brachial Plexus” Stanford Orthopedic Teaching Rounds Palo Alto 3/2018

87. Invited Speaker “Dupuytren’s Disease the Latest” MPASS Ann Arbor MI 9/2018

88. Moderator/Speaker “Beyond the Simple Cord” ASSH Annual Meeting, Boston MA 9/2018

89. Speaker “Making Skeptics into Believers, Atypical Nerve Entrapment” ASSH Annual Meeting,

Boston MA 9/2018

90. Speaker “Opioids, Identifying the Problem” ASSH Annual Meeting, Boston MA 9/2018

91. Moderator Scientific Session “Opioids” ASSH Annual Meeting, Boston MA 9/2018

COMMITTEES

2001-2002 House Officer Negotiator for resident contract

2001-2002 Surgery Ethics Curriculum Group

2002 Member of the search committee for the Associate Dean of Graduate Education

University

of Michigan

2002-2003 Member of the University of Michigan’s Graduate Medical Education Board

2002-2003 Member of the University of Michigan’s Decision Consortium

2004-2005 House Officer Association Representative

2009-Present ASPS Curriculum Committee

2009-2012 Member SISTEM (Surgical Health Services Research Group)

2010-2013 Stanford Surgery Research Oversight Committee

2011-2012 Plastic Surgery fundraising committee

2014 School of Medicine Search committee for MCL faculty department of medicine (Susan

Frayne chair)

2015 American Society for Peripheral Nerve grants Committee

2015 School of Medicine Search committee for MCL faculty department of surgery (Vincent

Hentz chair)

2016 School of Medicine Search committee for MCL faculty department of surgery (Manisha

Desai chair)

2016 School of Medicine Search committee for MCL faculty department of surgery (Tina

Hernandez-Boussard chair)

2017 Financial Committee American Society for Peripheral Nerve

2017-present Program Committee American Society for Peripheral Nerve

2018-Present Palo Alto VA R+D Committee

2018 Conflict of Interest Committee American Society for Peripheral Nerve

MENTEES

2003 James Carson, Undergraduate Summer Program, University of Michigan

2004 Jared Wagner, Medical Student, University of Michigan

2009 Todd Richards, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident, Stanford University

2010 Ario Barzin, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident, Stanford University

2011-2015 Christine Nguyen, Medical Student, Stanford University

1. Recipient of Stanford Medical Scholars Award 2011

2. Recipient of NIH Spectrum Award 2011

3. Recipient PSF grant 2012

2012 Paige Fox, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident, Stanford

1. University Recipient ASSH fast track grant

2015 Austin Remington, Medical Student, Stanford University

1. Recipient of Stanford Medical Scholars Award 2015

2016 Michaela Finnegan, Medical Student, Stanford University

1. Recipient of Stanford Medical Scholars Award 2016

2016 Chao Long, Medical Student, Stanford University

2017 Jung Min, Medical Student, Stanford University

1. Recipient of Stanford Medical Scholars Award 2017

Urska Cebron-Visiting Medical Student

Rebecca Mak- High School Student

2018 Kay Hung- Stanford Medical Student

Solene Boussard- High School Student

TEACHING/EDUCATION

2002-2003 Clinical skills instructor for medical students

2002-2003 Surgery suture class instructor for medical students University of Michigan

2007-17 Anatomy 254 Operative Anatomy and Techniques Instructor for plastic surgery

dissection

2008-Present Medical Student Clerkship Director, Stanford Division of Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery

2009-2016 Instructor Stanford Plastic Surgery Boards Review Course

2013- 2015 Associate Program Director Stanford Plastic Surgery Residency

2017-Present Program Director Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

California Medical License, March 31, 2014

California Fluoroscopy License, January 31, 2016

Certified American Board of Plastic Surgery, December 31, 2018

Certificate of Added Qualification for Hand Surgery received December 2011

REVIEWER FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

2007-2016 Reviewer/Contributor Yearbook of Hand Surgery

2009- Present Consultant reviewer Annals of Plastic Surgery

2013-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2010-2017 Ad Hoc Reviewer Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2013-2016 Ad Hoc Reviewer Spinal Cord

2016-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer PlosOne

2017-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer Journal of Hand Surgery

MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2012-Present Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

2013-Present Member American Association of Hand Surgery (AAHS)

2014-present Member American Society of Peripheral Nerve (ASPN)

2016-Present Member American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)

INVITED SCIENTIFIC REVIEW

2009 VA merit review panel (Rehabilitation and Research and Development).

Washington D.C.

2010 VA Merit review pane (Rehabilitation and Research and Development) phone

reviewer

2011 VA Merit review panel (Rehabilitation and Research and Development)

Washington DC

2011 VA Merit review panel (Rehabilitation and Research and Development) phone

reviewer

2012 Plastic Surgery Foundation grant review panel Chicago IL

2016 ASSH Grant applications review panel Chicago IL

PROFESSIONAL

2008-2015 Member of Stanford SCORE

2009- 2017 Associate Editor Journal of Hand Surgery

2008- Present Investigator Center of Health Care Excellence Menlo Park VA

2011 Co-Course Director “Hands on Primer to the Upper Extremity” Stanford, CA

2012 Program Chair 5th Annual Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Day, Stanford CA

2013-2013 Acting Chief of Plastic Surgery Palo Alto VA

2014 Editor Hand Clinics Volume “Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery”

2015 Member Stanford Population Health Sciences group

2015 Editor Hand Clinics Volume “Pain”

2015-present Medical Director Center for Clinical Research Center Palo Alto VA

2015-Present Chief of Hand Surgery Palo Alto VA

2016-2017 Stanford Medical School Faculty Senate

2017-Present Member Stanford Bio-X

2017-Present Member Palo Alto VA Research Planning Group

2017-Present Co-course Director Stanford Hand in Tahoe 2019

2018- Present Faculty VA/NCI BD Step fellowship

2018- Member National VA Surgical Advisory Board

2018- Program Chair ASPN National Meeting 2019