Suhail Kamrudin Mithani | Scholars@Duke

Suhail Kamrudin Mithani
Associate Professor of Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2017
Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics 2017

Contact Information

suhail.mithani@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Hand Surgery, Dept Of Orthopaedics, Duke University 2011 - 2012
- Resident, Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University 2006 - 2011
- Resident, General Surgery, Johns Hopkins University 2003 - 2006
- M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2003
- Resident, The Medical Scholars Program, Vanderbilt University 2001 - 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics 2012 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2012 - 2017
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Erdmann, D., Atia, A., Phillips, B. T., Mithani, S. K., Avashia, Y. J., Hollister, B. A., … Sudan, D. L. (2019). Small bowel and abdominal wall transplantation: A novel technique for synchronous revascularization.. Am J Transplant, 19(7), 2122–2126. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.15370
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  - Guerrero, E. M., Baumgartner, R. E., Federer, A. E., Mithani, S. K., Ruch, D. S., & Richard, M. J. (2019). Complications of Low-Profile Plate Fixation of Phalanx Fractures.. Hand (N Y). https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944719855684
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  - Green, J. L., Suresh, V., Bittar, P., Ledbetter, L., Mithani, S. K., & Allori, A. (2019). The Utilization of Video Technology in Surgical Education: A Systematic Review.. The Journal of Surgical Research, 235, 171–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.015
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  - Cunningham, D. J., Baumgartner, R. E., Federer, A. E., Richard, M. J., & Mithani, S. K. (2019). Matched Cohort Study of Wound-Healing Complications in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus After Primary Open Carpal Tunnel Release. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 1(1), 2–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2018.12.001
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  - Lauder, A., Bentley, R. C., & Mithani, S. K. (2019). Intraneural Masson Tumor of the Hand.. Eplasty, 19.
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  - Koehler, S. M., Matson, A. P., Ruch, D. S., & Mithani, S. K. (2018). Neural Perforasomes of the Upper Extremity.. Plast Reconstr Surg, 142(6), 1539–1546. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004984
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  - Kamal, R. N., Leversedge, F., Ruch, D. S., Mithani, S. K., Cotterell, I. H. F., & Richard, M. J. (2018). The Sigmoid Notch View for Distal Radius Fractures.. J Hand Surg Am, 43(11), 1038.e1-1038.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.03.016
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  - Federer, A. E., Guerrero, E. M., Dekker, T. J., Mithani, S. K., Aldridge, J. M., Ruch, D. S., & Richard, M. J. (2018). Open Reduction Internal Fixation With Transverse Volar Plating for Unstable Proximal Interphalangeal Fracture-Dislocation: The Seatbelt Procedure.. Hand (N Y). https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944718790063
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  - Avashia, Y. J., Shammas, R. L., Poveromo, L. P., Dekker, T. J., Brubacher, J. W., Richard, M. J., … Mithani, S. K. (2018). Forearm-Based Turnover Muscle Flaps for Elbow Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Comparison of Regional Coverage Based on Distal Flap Perfusion.. Plast Reconstr Surg, 142(1), 152–157. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004472
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  - Shammas, R. L., Mela, N., Wallace, S., Tong, B. C., Huber, J., & Mithani, S. K. (2018). Conjoint Analysis of Treatment Preferences for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Fractures.. J Hand Surg Am, 43(7), 678.e1-678.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.12.021
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  - Koehler, S. M., Matson, A. P., & Mithani, S. K. (2017). Application of a Modified Pedicled Adipofascial Lateral Arm Flap in the Prevention and Treatment of Radial Nerve Injuries.. Tech Hand up Extrem Surg, 21(4), 155–160. https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000171
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  - Shammas, R. L., Hwang, B. H., Levin, L. S., Richard, M. J., Ruch, D. S., & Mithani, S. K. (2017). Outcomes of sympathectomy and vascular bypass for digital ischaemia in connective tissue disorders.. J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 42(8), 823–826. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193417718784
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  - Avashia, Y. J., Shammas, R. L., Mithani, S. K., & Parekh, S. G. (2017). Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty.. Foot Ankle Clin, 22(2), 391–404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcl.2017.01.008
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  - Dekker, T. J., Avashia, Y., Mithani, S. K., Matson, A. P., Lampley, A. J., & Adams, S. B. (2017). Single-Stage Bipedicle Local Tissue Transfer and Skin Graft for Achilles Tendon Surgery Wound Complications.. Foot Ankle Spec, 10(1), 46–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1938640016669796
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  - Giattino, C. M., Gardner, J. E., Sbahi, F. M., Roberts, K. C., Cooter, M., Moretti, E., … MADCO-PC Investigators. (2017). Intraoperative Frontal Alpha-Band Power Correlates with Preoperative Neurocognitive Function in Older Adults.. Front Syst Neurosci, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2017.00024
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  - Wooster, B. M., Grimm, N. L., DeOrio, J. K., & Mithani, S. K. (2017). Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula With Associated Pseudoaneurysm of Posterior Tibial Artery After Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Case Report.. J Foot Ankle Surg, 56(1), 75–77. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2016.09.014
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  - Desai, M. J., Brogan, D. M., Richard, M. J., Mithani, S. K., Leversedge, F. J., & Ruch, D. S. (2016). Biomechanical Comparison of Suture-Button Suspensionplasty and LRTI for Basilar Thumb Arthritis.. Hand (N Y), 11(4), 438–443. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944716643119
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  - Cornejo, A., Neaman, K. C., Srinivasan, R. C., Mithani, S. K., & Pederson, W. C. (2016). In Situ Venous Bypass for Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Review of 25 Cases in 23 Patients.. Ann Plast Surg, 76 Suppl 4, S275–S279. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000761
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  - Desai, M. J., Mithani, S. K., Lodha, S. J., Richard, M. J., Leversedge, F. J., & Ruch, D. S. (2016). Major Peripheral Nerve Injuries After Elbow Arthroscopy.. Arthroscopy, 32(6), 999-1002.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2015.11.023
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  - Richard, M. J., Lampley, A., Patel, P., Riikka, N., Mithani, S., Leversedge, F. J., & Ruch, D. S. (2016). The Importance of the Palmar Lunate Facet in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures. The Duke Orthopaedic Journal, 6(1), 56–60.
  - Ramalingam, S., Mithani, S. K., Jong-Ryoon, B., & Ruch, D. S. (2015). Closed median nerve rupture from elbow trauma.. Hand (N Y), 10(2), 346–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-014-9648-4
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  - Morwood, M. P., Ruch, D. S., Leversedge, F. J., Mithani, S. K., Kamal, R. N., & Richard, M. J. (2015). Olecranon fractures with sagittal splits treated with dual fixation.. J Hand Surg Am, 40(4), 711–715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.12.026
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  - Manahan, M. A., Buretta, K. J., Chang, D., Mithani, S. K., Mallalieu, J., & Shermak, M. A. (2015). An outcomes analysis of 2142 breast reduction procedures.. Ann Plast Surg, 74(3), 289–292. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31829d2261
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  - Ruch, D. S., Orr, S. B., Richard, M. J., Leversedge, F. J., Mithani, S. K., & Laino, D. K. (2015). A comparison of débridement with and without anconeus muscle flap for treatment of refractory lateral epicondylitis.. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 24(2), 236–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.09.035
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  - Ruch, D. S., Watters, T. S., Wartinbee, D. A., Richard, M. J., Leversedge, F. J., & Mithani, S. K. (2014). Anatomic findings and complications after surgical treatment of chronic, partial distal biceps tendon tears: a case cohort comparison study.. J Hand Surg Am, 39(8), 1572–1577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.04.023
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  - Mithani, S. K., Srinivasan, R. C., Kamal, R., Richard, M. J., Leversedge, F. J., & Ruch, D. S. (2014). Salvage of distal radius nonunion with a dorsal spanning distraction plate.. J Hand Surg Am, 39(5), 981–984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.02.006
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  - Brown, E. N., Chaudhry, A., Mithani, S. K., Bluebond-Langner, R. O., Feiner, J. M., Shaffer, C. K., … Rodriguez, E. D. (2014). Long-term vascular, motor, and sensory donor site outcomes after ulnar forearm flap harvest.. J Reconstr Microsurg, 30(2), 115–120. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1357271
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  - Mundinger, G. S., Dorafshar, A. H., Gilson, M. M., Mithani, S. K., Kelamis, J. A., Christy, M. R., … Rodriguez, E. D. (2014). Analysis of radiographically confirmed blunt-mechanism facial fractures.. J Craniofac Surg, 25(1), 321–327. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2e979
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  - Mundinger, G. S., Dorafshar, A. H., Gilson, M. M., Mithani, S. K., Manson, P. N., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2013). Blunt-mechanism facial fracture patterns associated with internal carotid artery injuries: recommendations for additional screening criteria based on analysis of 4,398 patients.. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 71(12), 2092–2100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2013.07.005
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  - Bellamy, J. L., Mundinger, G. S., Flores, J. M., Reddy, S. K., Mithani, S. K., Rodriguez, E. D., & Dorafshar, A. H. (2013). Facial fractures of the upper craniofacial skeleton predict mortality and occult intracranial injury after blunt trauma: an analysis.. J Craniofac Surg, 24(6), 1922–1926. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a30544
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  - Srinivasan, R. C., Jain, D., Richard, M. J., Leversedge, F. J., Mithani, S. K., & Ruch, D. S. (2013). Isolated ulnar shortening osteotomy for the treatment of extra-articular distal radius malunion.. J Hand Surg Am, 38(6), 1106–1110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.015
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  - Shermak, M. A., Chang, D., Buretta, K., Mithani, S., Mallalieu, J., & Manahan, M. (2011). Increasing age impairs outcomes in breast reduction surgery.. Plast Reconstr Surg, 128(6), 1182–1187. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e318230c467
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  - Mithani, S. K., Smith, I. M., & Califano, J. A. (2011). Use of integrative epigenetic and cytogenetic analyses to identify novel tumor-suppressor genes in malignant melanoma.. Melanoma Res, 21(4), 298–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0b013e328344a003
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  - Mithani, S. K., Davis, J. M., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2011). Use of 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin in microsurgical reconstruction in a patient with von Willebrand's disease.. Microsurgery, 31(2), 159–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.20846
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  - Chang, S. S., Jiang, W. W., Smith, I., Glazer, C., Sun, W.-Y., Mithani, S., & Califano, J. A. (2010). Chronic cigarette smoke extract treatment selects for apoptotic dysfunction and mitochondrial mutations in minimally transformed oral keratinocytes.. Int J Cancer, 126(1), 19–27. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24777
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  - Smith, I. M., Mithani, S. K., Mydlarz, W. K., Chang, S. S., & Califano, J. A. (2010). Inactivation of the tumor suppressor genes causing the hereditary syndromes predisposing to head and neck cancer via promoter hypermethylation in sporadic head and neck cancers.. Orl J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec, 72(1), 44–50. https://doi.org/10.1159/000292104
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  - Mithani, S. K., Shao, C., Tan, M., Smith, I. M., Califano, J. A., El-Naggar, A. K., & Ha, P. K. (2009). Mitochondrial mutations in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands.. Plos One, 4(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008493
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  - Mithani, S. K., Bluebond-Langner, R., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2009). Expression microarray identifies novel markers of free flap failure in a rat model.. Ann Plast Surg, 63(3), 323–326. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e318190320a
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  - Smith, I. M., Mithani, S. K., Liu, C., Chang, S. S., Begum, S., Dhara, M., … Califano, J. A. (2009). Novel integrative methods for gene discovery associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma development.. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 135(5), 487–495. https://doi.org/10.1001/archoto.2009.43
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  - Mithani, S. K., St-Hilaire, H., Brooke, B. S., Smith, I. M., Bluebond-Langner, R., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2009). Predictable patterns of intracranial and cervical spine injury in craniomaxillofacial trauma: analysis of 4786 patients.. Plast Reconstr Surg, 123(4), 1293–1301. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e31819e26f2
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  - Mithani, S. K., Shao, C., Tan, M., Smith, I. M., Califano, J. A., El-Naggar, A. K., & Ha, P. K. (2009). Mitochondrial mutations in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands.. Plos One, 4(12).
  - Smith, I. M., Glazer, C. A., Mithani, S. K., Ochs, M. F., Sun, W., Bhan, S., … Califano, J. (2009). Coordinated activation of candidate proto-oncogenes and cancer testes antigens via promoter demethylation in head and neck cancer and lung cancer.. Plos One, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004961
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  - St-Hilaire, H., Mithani, S. K., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2009). Microsurgical salvage of the intractable oral vestibule.. Plast Reconstr Surg, 123(1), 331–338. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e31819347e4
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  - Mithani, S. K., Smith, I. M., Topalian, S. L., & Califano, J. A. (2008). Nonsynonymous somatic mitochondrial mutations occur in the majority of cutaneous melanomas.. Melanoma Res, 18(3), 214–219. https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0b013e3282f88a56
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  - Bluebond-Langner, R., Keifa, E. S., Mithani, S., Bochicchio, G. V., Scalea, T., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2008). Recurrent abdominal laxity following interpositional human acellular dermal matrix.. Ann Plast Surg, 60(1), 76–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31804efcbc
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  - Mithani, S. K., Smith, I. M., Zhou, S., Gray, A., Koch, W. M., Maitra, A., & Califano, J. A. (2007). Mitochondrial resequencing arrays detect tumor-specific mutations in salivary rinses of patients with head and neck cancer.. Clin Cancer Res, 13(24), 7335–7340. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0220
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  - Smith, I. M., Mydlarz, W. K., Mithani, S. K., & Califano, J. A. (2007). DNA global hypomethylation in squamous cell head and neck cancer associated with smoking, alcohol consumption and stage.. Int J Cancer, 121(8), 1724–1728. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.22889
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  - Mithani, S. K., Taube, J. M., Zhou, S., Smith, I. M., Koch, W. M., Westra, W. H., & Califano, J. A. (2007). Mitochondrial mutations are a late event in the progression of head and neck squamous cell cancer.. Clin Cancer Res, 13(15 Pt 1), 4331–4335. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2613
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  - Zhou, S., Kachhap, S., Sun, W., Wu, G., Chuang, A., Poeta, L., … Califano, J. A. (2007). Frequency and phenotypic implications of mitochondrial DNA mutations in human squamous cell cancers of the head and neck.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(18), 7540–7545. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0610818104
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  - Mithani, S. K., Mydlarz, W. K., Grumbine, F. L., Smith, I. M., & Califano, J. A. (2007). Molecular genetics of premalignant oral lesions.. Oral Dis, 13(2), 126–133. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01349.x
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  - Mithani, S. K., & Tufaro, A. P. (2006). Management of wound complications in spinal surgery. Neurosurgery Quarterly, 16(1), 9–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.wnq.0000203020.93797.ed
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  - Mithani, S. K., Marohn, M. R., Freischlag, J. A., Dackiw, A. P. B., & Zeiger, M. A. (2006). Laparoscopic resection of a paraganglioma of the organ of Zuckerkandl in a patient with a carotid body tumor.. Am Surg, 72(1), 55–59.
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  - Balch, G. C., Mithani, S. K., Simpson, J. F., & Kelley, M. C. (2005). Accuracy of intraoperative gross examination of surgical margin status in women undergoing partial mastectomy for breast malignancy.. Am Surg, 71(1), 22–27.
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  - Mithani, S. K., Balch, G. C., Shiou, S.-R., Whitehead, R. H., Datta, P. K., & Beauchamp, R. D. (2004). Smad3 has a critical role in TGF-beta-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells.. J Surg Res, 117(2), 296–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00335-4
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  - Parker, M. A., Deane, N. G., Thompson, E. A., Whitehead, R. H., Mithani, S. K., Washington, M. K., … Beauchamp, R. D. (2003). Over-expression of cyclin D1 regulates Cdk4 protein synthesis.. Cell Prolif, 36(6), 347–360. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2184.2003.00290.x
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  - Balch, G. C., Mithani, S. K., Richards, K. R., Beauchamp, R. D., & Kelley, M. C. (2003). Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy after preoperative therapy for stage II and III breast cancer.. Ann Surg Oncol, 10(6), 616–621.
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- Other Articles
  - Mithani, S. K., Kelamis, J. A., Mundinger, G. S., Brooke, B. S., Smith, I. M., Bluebond-Langner, R., & Rodriguez, E. (2012). The prevalence of cervical spine injury, head injury, or both with isolated and multiple craniomaxillofacial fractures.. Plast Reconstr Surg. United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e31823a0921
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  - St-Hilaire, H., Mithani, S. K., Taylor, J., Simmons, O. P., Singh, N., & Rodriguez, E. D. (2009). Restoring the failed cranioplasty: nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap.. Plast Reconstr Surg. United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a65bce
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  - Rodriguez, E. D., Mithani, S. K., Bluebond-Langner, R., & Manson, P. N. (2007). Hand evaluation following ulnar forearm perforator flap harvest: a prospective study.. Plast Reconstr Surg. United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.prs.0000282077.59961.86
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  - Grandis, J. R., Califano, J., Smith, I., & Mithani, S. (2007). Response: Re: Decreased STAT1 expression by promoter methylation in squamous cell carcinogenesis [2]. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djm093
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  - Balch, G. C., Mithani, S. K., Richards, K. R., & Breslin, T. M. (2004). Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy after preoperative therapy for stage II and III breast cancer. Breast Diseases.
- Conference Papers
  - Mithani, S. K., Balch, G. C., Wright, J., Washington, K., Beauchamp, R. D., & Chapman, W. C. (2003). Induction of cytotoxicity with proteasome inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma. In Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Vol. 197, pp. S79–S80). CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
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  - Balch, G. C., Mithani, S. K., Richards, K., Beauchamp, R. D., & Kelley, M. C. (2002). Prospective evaluation of the accuracy of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy after preoperative therapy for locally advanced breast cancer. In Annals of Surgical Oncology (Vol. 9, pp. S28–S28). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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