Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston 1997
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  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
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  In the News

  • OCT 3, 2018

    Duke Med Alumni News

    From Innovation to Impact
• Research
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  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
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  Selected Publications

  • 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." January 1, 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." 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
    • 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
    • Zhao, Y, Maher, JR, Levinson, H, Brown, WJ, and Wax, A. "In vivo burn severity assessment in a mouse model using spectroscopic optical coherence tomography." January 1, 2015.
    • 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." September 2007.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Levinson, H, Jendresky, L, Angus, LD, and Munshi, IA. "Candiduria as a marker for systemic candidiasis in surgical intensive care unit patients." 1999.

  • Journal Articles

    • 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
    • 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." Journal of Medical Devices 12, no. 3 (July 13, 2018): 035001-035001.  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
    • 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-.  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." Ann Plast Surg 66, no. 5 (May 2011): 497-503.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 and Ankle Surgery 6, no. 2 (2007): 118-122.  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." Plast Reconstr Surg 106, no. 7 (December 2000): 1532-1540.  Link to Item
    • 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." Plast Reconstr Surg 105, no. 3 (March 2000): 972-979.  Link to Item
    • 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.
    • Kokosis, G, Barbas, A, Ong, C, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, and Mantyh, CR. "Flap repair of complex pilonidal sinus: a single institution experience (Published online)." European Journal of Plastic Surgery .  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
    • 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 (J Mol Med, (2015), 10.1007/s00109-014-1211-9)." Journal of Molecular Medicine 93, no. 3 (February 19, 2015): 303-.  Full Text
    • Levinson, H, Fearmonti, RM, Bond, J, and Pietrobon, R. "Reply: The modified patient and observer scar assessment scale: A novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring?." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 129, no. 1 (2012): 174e-.  Full Text
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