Howard Levinson | Scholars@Duke

Howard Levinson
Associate Professor of Surgery

Fibrosis
Wound Healing
Cell Contractility
Tissue Remodeling
Medical device development including hernia mesh, tissue engineered skin and wound care technologies

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2016
Assistant Professor in Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2016
Associate Professor in Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2016
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Information Initiative at Duke, Initiatives 2018

Contact Information

Box 3974 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept Of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710
howard.levinson@duke.edu (919) 684-8661

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston 1997
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2008 - 2016
- Associate Professor in Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2015 - 2016
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2013 - 2016
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2008 - 2013
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 3, 2018 Duke Med Alumni News
  
  From Innovation to Impact
Research
Selected Grants
- Development of a Mesh with Enhanced Mechanical Performance to Prevent Hernias awarded by Deep Blue Medical Advances Inc 2017 - 2018
- A Novel Hernia Mesh That Resists Dehiscence awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center 2016 - 2017
- Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in a Novel Wound Dressing for Hypertrophic Scars awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2015 - 2017
- Hernia Mesh Project awarded by Deep Blue Research, LLC 2016 - 2017
- Management of Closed Surgical Incisions Using the PIMS Customizable Dressing awarded by KCI USA Inc 2015 - 2016
- Delivery of miR Through Biodegradable Scaffolds awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2014 - 2016
- Development of a Degradable Bioengineered Skin Equivalent awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2014 - 2016
- Establishing Implantable Oxygen Sensors and Correlation with Flap Viability awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2014 - 2016
- Non Muscle Myosin II Contractility Putatively Regulates Scar Contracture awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Kokosis, G, Phillips, BT, Soo, J, Poveromo, L, Erdmann, D, Mantyh, CR, Migaly, J, and Levinson, H. "Modified V-Y Fasciocutaneous Flap Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection in Irradiated Patients Prevents Wound Dehiscence and Associated Complications: A Retrospective Analysis and Benchtop Confirmation." Annals of Plastic Surgery (December 13, 2018). Full Text
  - Harris, HW, Hope, WH, Adrales, G, Andersen, DK, Deerenberg, EB, Diener, H, Dumanian, G, East, B, Fischer, JP, Ureña, MAG, Gibeily, GJ, Hansson, BM, Hernández-Granados, P, Hiles, MC, Jeekel, J, Levinson, H, Lopez-Cano, M, Muysoms, F, Pereira, JA, Prudhomme, M, Ramaswamy, A, Stabilini, C, Torkington, J, Valverde, S, and Young, DM. "Contemporary concepts in hernia prevention: Selected proceedings from the 2017 International Symposium on Prevention of Incisional Hernias." Surgery 164, no. 2 (August 2018): 319-326. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Poveromo, LP, Glisson, RR, Cornejo, A, Farjat, AE, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "Modifying hernia mesh design to improve device mechanical performance and promote tension-free repair." Journal of Biomechanics 71 (April 2018): 43-51. Full Text
  - Kokosis, G, Barbas, A, Ong, C, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, and Mantyh, CR. "Flap repair of complex pilonidal sinus: a single institution experience." European Journal of Plastic Surgery 41, no. 2 (April 2018): 217-222. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, M, Bond, J, Medina, MA, Chen, L, Quiles, C, Kokosis, G, Bashirov, L, Klitzman, B, and Levinson, H. "Characterization of the Foreign Body Response to Common Surgical Biomaterials in a Murine Model." European Journal of Plastic Surgery 40, no. 5 (November 2017): 383-392. Full Text
  - Zhao, Y, Eldridge, WJ, Maher, JR, Kim, S, Crose, M, Ibrahim, M, Levinson, H, and Wax, A. "Dual-axis optical coherence tomography for deep tissue imaging." Optics Letters 42, no. 12 (June 2017): 2302-2305. Full Text
  - Miller, KJ, Cao, W, Ibrahim, MM, and Levinson, H. "The Effect of Microporous Polysaccharide Hemospheres on Wound Healing and Scarring in Wild-Type and db/db Mice." Advances in skin & wound care 30, no. 4 (April 2017): 169-180. Full Text
  - Kokosis, G, Sun, Z, Avashia, YJ, Adam, MA, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, Mantyh, CR, and Migaly, J. "V-Y fasciocutaneous flap closure technique is a safe and efficacious alternative to primary closure of the perineal wound following abdominoperineal resection." American journal of surgery 213, no. 2 (February 2017): 371-376. Full Text
  - Giattino, CM, Gardner, JE, Sbahi, FM, Roberts, KC, Cooter, M, Moretti, E, Browndyke, JN, Mathew, JP, Woldorff, MG, Berger, M, and MADCO-PC Investigators, . "Intraoperative Frontal Alpha-Band Power Correlates with Preoperative Neurocognitive Function in Older Adults." Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 11 (January 2017): 24-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Jackman, JG, Juwarker, H, Poveromo, LP, Levinson, H, Leong, KW, and Sullenger, BA. "Polycationic Nanofibers for Nucleic Acid Scavenging." Biomacromolecules 17, no. 11 (November 2016): 3706-3713. Full Text
  - Zhao, Y, Maher, JR, Ibrahim, MM, Chien, JS, Levinson, H, and Wax, A. "Deep imaging of absorption and scattering features by multispectral multiple scattering low coherence interferometry." Biomedical Optics Express 7, no. 10 (October 2016): 3916-3926. Full Text
  - Cho, EH, Garcia, RM, Pien, I, Kuchibhatla, M, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, Levin, LS, and Hollenbeck, ST. "Vascular considerations in foot and ankle free tissue transfer: Analysis of 231 free flaps." Microsurgery 36, no. 4 (May 2016): 276-283. Full Text
  - Lorden, ER, Miller, KJ, Ibrahim, MM, Bashirov, L, Hammett, E, Chakraborty, S, Quiles-Torres, C, Selim, MA, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "Biostable electrospun microfibrous scaffolds mitigate hypertrophic scar contraction in an immune-competent murine model." Acta Biomaterialia 32 (March 2016): 100-109. Full Text
  - Bennett, KM, Levinson, H, Scarborough, JE, and Shortell, CK. "Validated prediction model for severe groin wound infection after lower extremity revascularization procedures." Journal of vascular surgery 63, no. 2 (February 2016): 414-419. Full Text
  - Cho, EH, Garcia, RM, Blau, J, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, Levin, LS, and Hollenbeck, ST. "Microvascular Anastomoses Using End-to-End versus End-to-Side Technique in Lower Extremity Free Tissue Transfer." Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 32, no. 2 (February 2016): 114-120. Full Text
  - Galloway-Peña, J, Clement, ME, Sharma Kuinkel, BK, Ruffin, F, Flores, AR, Levinson, H, Shelburne, SA, Moore, Z, and Fowler, VG. "Application of Whole-Genome Sequencing to an Unusual Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease." Open forum infectious diseases 3, no. 1 (January 2016): ofw042-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Ibrahim, MM, McKinnon, E, Parra, J, Mohammed, M, Sunday, M, and Levinson, H. "GASTRIN-RELEASING PEPTIDE AND SCLERODERMA: A POTENTIAL NOVEL MECHANISM OF TISSUE FIBROSIS." WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION 24, no. 2 (2016): A13-A13. Link to Item
  - Ibrahim, MM, Medina, MA, Bond, J, Chen, L, Quiles, C, Kokosis, G, Bashirov, L, Selim, A, Klitzman, B, and Levinson, H. "FOREIGN BODY REACTION TO COMMONLY USED SURGICAL BIOMATERIALS." WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION 24, no. 2 (2016): A12-A13. Link to Item
  - Ibrahim, MM, Ogilvie, M, Lin, J, Diao, H, Milbreta, U, Long, H, Chew, S, and Levinson, H. "DELIVERY OF MIR THROUGH BIODEGRADABLE SCAFFOLDS." WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION 24, no. 2 (2016): A12-A12. Link to Item
  - Levering, V, Cao, C, Shivapooja, P, Levinson, H, Zhao, X, and López, GP. "Urinary catheter capable of repeated on-demand removal of infectious biofilms via active deformation." Biomaterials 77 (January 2016): 77-86. Full Text
  - Lorden, E, Ramchal, T, Chandra, P, Bashirov, L, Ibrahim, MM, Hammett, E, Klitzman, B, Yoo, J, Levinson, H, Lee, S, and Leong, K. "PORE SIZE IMPACTS HYPERTROPHIC SCARRING-RELATED OUTCOMES IN 3D PRINTED POLYURETHANE SCAFFOLDS." WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION 24, no. 2 (2016): A16-A17. Link to Item
  - Rastegarpour, A, Cheung, M, Vardhan, M, Ibrahim, MM, Butler, CE, and Levinson, H. "Surgical mesh for ventral incisional hernia repairs: Understanding mesh design." Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) 24, no. 1 (January 2016): 41-50. (Review)
  - Ibrahim, MM, Chen, L, Bond, JE, Medina, MA, Ren, L, Kokosis, G, Selim, AM, and Levinson, H. "Myofibroblasts contribute to but are not necessary for wound contraction." Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology 95, no. 12 (December 2015): 1429-1438. Full Text
  - Cahill, TJ, Gandhi, R, Allori, AC, Marcus, JR, Powers, D, Erdmann, D, Hollenbeck, ST, and Levinson, H. "Hardware Removal in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Management Algorithm." Annals of Plastic Surgery 75, no. 5 (November 2015): 572-578. (Review) Full Text
  - Zhao, Y, Maher, JR, Kim, J, Selim, MA, Levinson, H, and Wax, A. "Evaluation of burn severity in vivo in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography." Biomedical Optics Express 6, no. 9 (September 2015): 3339-3345. Full Text
  - Miller, KJ, Brown, DA, Ibrahim, MM, Ramchal, TD, and Levinson, H. "MicroRNAs in skin tissue engineering." Advanced drug delivery reviews 88 (July 2015): 16-36. (Review) Full Text
  - Kim, J, Brown, W, Maher, JR, Levinson, H, and Wax, A. "Functional optical coherence tomography: principles and progress." Physics in Medicine and Biology 60, no. 10 (May 8, 2015): R211-R237. (Review) Full Text
  - Brys, AK, Gandolfi, BM, Levinson, H, and Gerardo, CJ. "Copperhead Envenomation Resulting in a Rare Case of Hand Compartment Syndrome and Subsequent Fasciotomy." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open 3, no. 5 (May 2015): e396-null. Full Text
  - Lorden, ER, Levinson, HM, and Leong, KW. "Integration of drug, protein, and gene delivery systems with regenerative medicine." Drug delivery and translational research 5, no. 2 (April 2015): 168-186. (Review) Full Text
  - Lorden, ER, Miller, KJ, Bashirov, L, Ibrahim, MM, Hammett, E, Jung, Y, Medina, MA, Rastegarpour, A, Selim, MA, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "Mitigation of hypertrophic scar contraction via an elastomeric biodegradable scaffold." Biomaterials 43 (March 2015): 61-70. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Bond, J, Bergeron, A, Miller, KJ, Ehanire, T, Quiles, C, Lorden, ER, Medina, MA, Fisher, M, Klitzman, B, Selim, MA, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "A novel immune competent murine hypertrophic scar contracture model: a tool to elucidate disease mechanism and develop new therapies." Wound Repair and Regeneration : Official Publication of the Wound Healing Society [And] the European Tissue Repair Society 22, no. 6 (November 2014): 755-764. Full Text
  - Maher, JR, Jaedicke, V, Medina, M, Levinson, H, Selim, MA, Brown, WJ, and Wax, A. "In vivo analysis of burns in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography." Optics Letters 39, no. 19 (October 2014): 5594-5597. Full Text
  - Holl, EK, Bond, JE, Selim, MA, Ehanire, T, Sullenger, B, and Levinson, H. "The nucleic acid scavenger polyamidoamine third-generation dendrimer inhibits fibroblast activation and granulation tissue contraction." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 134, no. 3 (September 2014): 420e-433e. Full Text
  - Matthews, TE, Medina, M, Maher, JR, Levinson, H, Brown, WJ, and Wax, A. "Deep tissue imaging using spectroscopic analysis of multiply scattered light." Optica 1, no. 2 (August 20, 2014): 105-105. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Miller, KJ, Adams, SB, and Parekh, SG. "Treatment of Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Tarsal Navicular With a Free Medial Femoral Condyle Vascularized Bone Graft: A New Approach to Managing a Difficult Problem." Foot & Ankle Specialist 7, no. 4 (August 2014): 332-337. Full Text
  - Butala, P, Fisher, MD, Blueschke, G, Ruch, DS, Richard, MJ, Hollenbeck, ST, Levinson, H, Leversedge, FJ, and Erdmann, D. "Factors associated with transfer of hand injuries to a level 1 trauma center: a descriptive analysis of 1147 cases." Plastic and reconstructive surgery 133, no. 4 (April 2014): 842-848. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Garcia, RM, Miller, KJ, and Scott Levin, L. "Major hand replantation after an extended search for the missing part." Current Orthopaedic Practice 25, no. 3 (2014): 302-304. Full Text
  - Larrier, NA, Kirsch, DG, Riedel, RF, Levinson, H, Eward, WC, and Brigman, BE. "Practical radiation oncology for extremity sarcomas." Surg Oncol Clin N Am 22, no. 3 (July 2013): 433-443. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Ehanire, TE, Blanton, MW, Levin, LS, and Levinson, H. "Osteocutaneous defects of the clavicle: two case reports, analysis of the literature, and a novel management algorithm." J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 66, no. 5 (May 2013): 593-600. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Levinson, H. "A Paradigm of Fibroblast Activation and Dermal Wound Contraction to Guide the Development of Therapies for Chronic Wounds and Pathologic Scars." Advances in wound care 2, no. 4 (May 2013): 149-159. (Review) Full Text
  - Ehanire, T, Vissoci, JRN, Slaughter, K, Coêlho, R, Bond, J, Rodrigues, C, Pietrobon, R, and Levinson, H. "A systematic review of the psychometric properties of self-reported scales assessing burn contractures reveals the need for a new tool to measure contracture outcomes." Wound Repair and Regeneration 21, no. 4 (2013): 520-529. Full Text
  - Hunter, C, Bond, J, Kuo, PC, Selim, MA, and Levinson, H. "The role of osteopontin and osteopontin aptamer (OPN-R3) in fibroblast activity." J Surg Res 176, no. 1 (July 2012): 348-358. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kokosis, G, Stolberg-Stolberg, J, Eward, WC, Richard, MJ, Hollenbeck, ST, Levinson, H, Brigman, BE, and Erdmann, D. "[Femur reconstruction using combined autologous fibula transfer and humeral allograft]." Chirurg 82, no. 12 (December 2011): 1120-1123. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bond, JE, Kokosis, G, Ren, L, Selim, MA, Bergeron, A, and Levinson, H. "Wound contraction is attenuated by fasudil inhibition of Rho-associated kinase." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 128, no. 5 (November 2011): 438e-450e. Full Text
  - Kokosis, G, Bond, JE, Chen, L, Ren, L, Selim, MA, and Levinson, H. "Validation of a Novel Rodent Model to Test Anti-scarring Therapeutics." Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice 23, no. 11 (November 2011): 332-341.
  - Hadeed, JG, Bond, JE, Selim, MA, Bergeron, A, Levin, LS, and Levinson, H. "Calcium-dependent signaling in Dupuytren's disease." Hand (N Y) 6, no. 2 (June 2011): 159-164. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kokosis, G, Blueschke, G, Blanton, M, Levinson, H, and Erdmann, D. "Acute carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to iatrogenic hemorrhage. A case report." Hand (N Y) 6, no. 2 (June 2011): 206-208. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hadeed, JG, Walsh, MD, Pappas, TN, Pestana, IA, Tyler, DS, Levinson, H, Mantyh, C, Jacobs, DO, Lagoo-Deenadalayan, SA, and Erdmann, D. "Complex abdominal wall hernias: a new classification system and approach to management based on review of 133 consecutive patients." Annals of Plastic Surgery 66, no. 5 (May 2011): 497-503. Full Text
  - Le, NN, Rose, MB, Levinson, H, and Klitzman, B. "Implant healing in experimental animal models of diabetes." Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 5, no. 3 (May 2011): 605-618. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Bond, JE, Ho, TQ, Selim, MA, Hunter, CL, Bowers, EV, and Levinson, H. "Temporal spatial expression and function of non-muscle myosin II isoforms IIA and IIB in scar remodeling." Lab Invest 91, no. 4 (April 2011): 499-508. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bond, JE, Bergeron, A, Thurlow, P, Selim, MA, Bowers, EV, Kuang, A, and Levinson, H. "Angiotensin-II mediates nonmuscle myosin II activation and expression and contributes to human keloid disease progression." Molecular Medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) 17, no. 11-12 (January 2011): 1196-1203. Full Text
  - Fearmonti, RM, Bond, JE, Erdmann, D, Levin, LS, Pizzo, SV, and Levinson, H. "The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 127, no. 1 (January 2011): 242-247. Full Text
  - Komatsu, I, Bond, J, Selim, A, Tomasek, JJ, Levin, LS, and Levinson, H. "Dupuytren's fibroblast contractility by sphingosine-1-phosphate is mediated through non-muscle myosin II." J Hand Surg Am 35, no. 10 (October 2010): 1580-1588. Full Text Link to Item
  - Yang, J, Erdmann, D, Chang, JC, Komatsu, I, Zhang, Y, Wang, D, Hodavance, MS, Hollenbeck, ST, Levinson, H, Klitzman, B, and Levin, LS. "A model of sequential heart and composite tissue allotransplant in rats." Plast Reconstr Surg 126, no. 1 (July 2010): 80-86. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Fearmonti, R, Bond, J, Erdmann, D, and Levinson, H. "A review of scar scales and scar measuring devices." Eplasty 10 (January 2010): e43-null.
  - Hillyer, S, Vicens, JC, Levinson, H, Bhayani, R, Mesea, L, Chaudhry, R, Fayans, E, and Fogler, R. "Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the tongue in a 17-month-old." Ear Nose Throat J 88, no. 10 (October 2009): E4-E9. Link to Item
  - Levinson, H, Follmar, KE, Baccarani, A, Baumeister, SP, Erdmann, D, and Levin, LS. "The Distally Based Sural Flap for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction." Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery 6, no. 2 (June 2007): 118-122. Full Text
  - Lee, CC, Golub, R, Singer, AJ, Cantu, R, and Levinson, H. "Routine versus selective abdominal computed tomography scan in the evaluation of right lower quadrant pain: a randomized controlled trial." Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 14, no. 2 (February 2007): 117-122. Full Text
  - Khyrul, WAKM, LaLonde, DP, Brown, MC, Levinson, H, and Turner, CE. "The integrin-linked kinase regulates cell morphology and motility in a rho-associated kinase-dependent manner." J Biol Chem 279, no. 52 (December 24, 2004): 54131-54139. Full Text Link to Item
  - Levinson, H, Moyer, KE, Saggers, GC, and Ehrlich, HP. "Calmodulin-myosin light chain kinase inhibition changes fibroblast-populated collagen lattice contraction, cell migration, focal adhesion formation, and wound contraction." Wound Repair and Regeneration : Official Publication of the Wound Healing Society [And] the European Tissue Repair Society 12, no. 5 (September 2004): 505-511. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Sil, AK, Conwell, JE, Hopper, JE, and Ehrlich, HP. "Alpha V integrin prolongs collagenase production through Jun activation binding protein 1." Annals of Plastic Surgery 53, no. 2 (August 2004): 155-161. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Turner, CE, and Ehrlich, HP. "Integrin-linked kinase: a possible role in scar contracture." Annals of Plastic Surgery 52, no. 2 (February 2004): 204-211. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Hopper, JE, and Ehrlich, HP. "Overexpression of integrin alphav promotes human osteosarcoma cell populated collagen lattice contraction and cell migration." Journal of Cellular Physiology 193, no. 2 (November 2002): 219-224. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Peled, Z, Liu, W, Longaker, MT, Allison, GM, and Ehrlich, HP. "Fetal rat amniotic fluid: transforming growth factor beta and fibroblast collagen lattice contraction." J Surg Res 100, no. 2 (October 2001): 205-210. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chin, GS, Lee, S, Hsu, M, Liu, W, Kim, WJ, Levinson, H, and Longaker, MT. "Discoidin domain receptors and their ligand, collagen, are temporally regulated in fetal rat fibroblasts in vitro." Plast Reconstr Surg 107, no. 3 (March 2001): 769-776. Link to Item
  - Chin, GS, Liu, W, Steinbrech, D, Hsu, M, Levinson, H, and Longaker, MT. "Cellular signaling by tyrosine phosphorylation in keloid and normal human dermal fibroblasts." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 106, no. 7 (December 2000): 1532-1540. Full Text
  - Chin, GS, Kim, WJ, Lee, TY, Liu, W, Saadeh, PB, Lee, S, Levinson, H, Gittes, GK, and Longaker, MT. "Differential expression of receptor tyrosine kinases and Shc in fetal and adult rat fibroblasts: toward defining scarless versus scarring fibroblast phenotypes." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 105, no. 3 (March 2000): 972-979. Full Text
  - Saggers, GC, Allison, GM, Levinson, H, Kramer, T, Mackay, DR, and Ehrlich, HP. "The Influence of the Anabolic Agent, Oxandrolone, upon the Expression of Procollagen Types I and III mRNA in Human Fibroblasts Cultured on Collagen or Plastic." Wounds 13, no. 2 (January 1, 2000): 66-71.
  - Green, JL, Glisson, R, Hung, J, Ibrahim, M, Farjat, A, Liu, B, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "Creating a Small Anchor to Eliminate Large Knots in Mesh and Tape Suture(Published online)." Journal of Medical Devices 12, no. 3: 035001-035001. Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Ehanire, T, Ren, L, Bond, J, Medina, M, Li, G, Bashirov, L, Chen, L, Kokosis, G, Ibrahim, M, Selim, A, Blobe, GC, and Levinson, H. "Erratum to: angiotensin II stimulates canonical TGF-β signaling pathway through angiotensin type 1 receptor to induce granulation tissue contraction." Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) 93, no. 3 (March 2015): 303-. Full Text
  - "Erratum to Angiotensin II stimulates canonical TGF-β signaling pathway through angiotensin type 1 receptor to induce granulation tissue contraction (J Mol Med, (2015), 10.1007/s00109-014-1211-9)." Journal of Molecular Medicine 93, no. 3 (February 19, 2015): 303-null. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Fearmonti, RM, Bond, J, and Pietrobon, R. "Reply." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 129, no. 1 (January 2012): 174e-174e. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Ibrahim, MM, Glisson, RR, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "A New Hernia Mesh Precisely Engineered to Prevent Hernia Recurrence." : WILEY, January 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Ibrahim, MM, McKinnon, E, Sunday, ME, and Levinson, H. "Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in Scleroderma." : WILEY, January 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - II, PJ, Ibrahim, M, McKinnon, E, Levinson, H, and Sunday, ME. "Altered Expression of Neuropeptide Receptors in the Bleomycin (Bleo)-Induced Mouse Model of Scleroderma (SSc)." April 2017. Link to Item
  - McKinnon, E, Parra, J, Ibrahim, M, Levinson, H, and Sunday, ME. "Expression of Markers for Pericytes and Myofibroblasts in Bleomycin (Bleo)-Induced Dermal Fibrosis: Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in a Mouse Model for Scleroderma (SSc)." February 2017. Link to Item
  - McKinnon, E, Parra, J, Ibrahim, M, Levinson, H, and Sunday, ME. "Expression of Markers for Pericytes and Myofibroblasts in Bleomycin (Bleo)-Induced Dermal Fibrosis: Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in a Mouse Model for Scleroderma (SSc)." February 2017. Link to Item
  - Ibrahim, MM, McKinnon, E, Sunday, ME, and Levinson, H. "EXPRESSION OF MARKERS FOR PERICYTES AND MYOFIBROBLASTS IN BLEOMYCIN-INDUCED DERMAL FIBROSIS: POTENTIAL ROLE OF NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTORS IN A MOUSE MODEL FOR SCLERODERMA." 2017. Link to Item
  - Zhao, Y, Maher, JR, Ibrahim, MM, Chien, JS, Levinson, H, and Wax, A. "In vivo Rat Skin Flap Viability Assessment using Dual Axis Spectroscopic Optical Coherence Tomography." Bio-Optics: Design and Application. 2017.: OSA, 2017. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, M, Levering, V, Lanham, E, Parra, J, Leraas, H, Lopez, G, Klitzman, B, Peterson, A, and Levinson, H. "MP24-17 PERVASIVE BIOFILM COVERAGE: AN ANALYSIS OF BIOFILM FORMATION IN INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS." : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), April 2016. Full Text
  - McKinnon, EL, Ibrahim, M, Levinson, H, and Sunday, ME. "Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (GRP) and Scleroderma: A Potential Novel Mechanism of Tissue Fibrosis." February 2016. Link to Item
  - McKinnon, EL, Ibrahim, M, Levinson, H, and Sunday, ME. "Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (GRP) and Scleroderma: A Potential Novel Mechanism of Tissue Fibrosis." February 2016. Link to Item
  - Blau, J, Cornejo, A, Erdmann, D, Levinson, H, and Hollenbeck, ST. "Surgical management of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: results from the NSQIP database." October 2015. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Chen, L, Bond, JE, Medina, MA, Ren, L, Selim, AM, and Levinson, H. "Myofibroblasts contribute to but are not necessary for wound contraction." October 2015. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Medina, MA, Bond, JE, Bergeron, A, Quiles, C, Bashirov, L, and Levinson, H. "Foreign body response to five common subcutaneous implants." October 2015. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Miller, KJ, Bashirov, L, Hammett, E, Jung, Y, Medina, MA, Rastegarpou, A, Selim, AM, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "Mitigation of hypertrophic scar contraction in an immune-competent mouse model via a biostable electrospun scaffold." October 2015. Full Text
  - Jackman, JG, Juwarker, H, Bashirov, L, Leong, K, Levinson, H, and Sullenger, B. "272. Nucleic Acid Scavenging Nanofibers as Anti-Inflammatory Meshes." May 2015. Full Text
  - Ehanire, T, Ren, L, Bond, J, Medina, M, Li, G, Bashirov, L, Chen, L, Kokosis, G, Ibrahim, M, Selim, A, Blobe, GC, and Levinson, H. "Angiotensin II stimulates canonical TGF-β signaling pathway through angiotensin type 1 receptor to induce granulation tissue contraction." March 2015. Full Text
  - "In vivo burn severity assessment in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography." January 1, 2015.
  - Ibrahim, MM, Bashirove, L, Lorden, ER, Miller, KJ, Hammett, E, Rastegarpour, A, Selim, AM, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "MITIGATION OF HYPERTROPHIC SCAR CONTRACTION IN AN IMMUNE-COMPETENT MOUSE MODEL VIA A BIOSTABLE ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD." 2015. Link to Item
  - Ibrahim, MM, Medina, MA, Bond, J, Bergeron, A, Chen, L, Quiles, C, Kokosis, G, Bashirove, L, Selim, AM, Klitzman, B, and Levinson, H. "FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE TO FIVE COMMON SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTS." 2015. Link to Item
  - Lorden, ER, Miller, KJ, Bashirov, L, Ibrahim, M, Hammett, E, Selim, MA, Jung, Y, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "MITIGATION OF HYPERTROPHIC SCAR CONTRACTION AND STIFFENING VIA AN ELASTOMERIC BIODEGRADABLE SCAFFOLD." 2015. Link to Item
  - Bennett, KM, Levinson, H, Scarborough, JE, and Shortell, CK. "Validated prediction of groin infection after revascularization procedures." December 2014. Full Text
  - Evans, SE, Medina, M, Scarborough, J, and Levinson, H. "Abstract 47: simultaneous panniculectomy and ventral hernia repair: a propensity-matched analysis investigating safety of the combined procedure." April 2014. Full Text
  - Ibrahim, MM, Bond, J, Bergeron, A, Miller, KJ, Ehanire, T, Quiles, C, Fisher, M, Lorden, ER, Medina, MA, Selim, A, Klitzman, B, Leong, K, and Levinson, H. "Abstract 34: a novel immune competent murine hypertrophic scar contracture model: a tool to elucidate disease mechanism and develop new therapies." March 2014. Full Text
  - Lorden, ER, Miller, K, Ibrahim, M, Quiles, C, Medina, M, Bashirov, L, Selim, A, Rastegarpour, A, Levinson, H, and Leong, KW. "ELECTROSPUN ELASTOMERIC SCAFFOLDS: A BIOENGINEERED APPROACH TO PREVENT HYPERTROPHIC SCAR CONTRACTURE." March 2014. Link to Item
  - Miller, KJ, Lorden, ER, Hammett, E, Ibrahim, MM, Quiles, C, Selim, A, Leong, KW, and Levinson, H. "Abstract 166: electrospun synthetic scaffolds: a biomimetic approach to prevent hypertrophic scar contraction." March 2014. Full Text
  - Bond, JE, Holl, E, Selim, MA, Sullenger, B, and Levinson, H. "PRECLINICAL STUDIES OF NUCLEIC ACID SCAVENGERS AS ANTISCARRING DRUGS: THE DENDRIMER PAMAM-G3 INHIBITS FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION AND INHIBITBS GRANULATION TISSUE CONTRACTION." 2013. Link to Item
  - Bond, JE, Chen, L, Ren, L, Selim, MA, and Levinson, H. "INHIBITION OF ANGIOTENSIN II SIGNALING IN DERMAL SCARRING AND CONTRACTURE." 2012. Link to Item
  - Bond, JE, Hunter, C, Selim, MA, Kuo, PC, and Levinson, H. "BLOCKADE OF OSTEOPONTIN WITH A SPECIFIC RNA APTAMER INHIBITOR REDUCES FIBROBLAST ACTIVITY." 2011. Link to Item
  - Levinson, H, Mischen, B, Klitzman, B, Erdmann, D, and Levin, LS. "Non muscle myosin II regulates contractile phenotypes." : Elsevier BV, September 2007. Full Text
  - Levinson, H, Jendresky, L, Angus, LD, and Munshi, IA. "Candiduria as a marker for systemic candidiasis in surgical intensive care unit patients." 1999.
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- PATHOL 793: Research Independent Study 2019
- PATHOL 293: Research Independent Study 2018

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