John B. Hijjawi, MD

Plastic Surgery

Title(s): Investigator, Children's Research Institute; assistant professor, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: Medical degree, University of Chicago, 1997; residency, Northwestern University, Plastic Surgery, 1997-2004; Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Mayo Clinic, 2004-2005.

Research interests: Microvascular surgery, flap physiology and nerve healing.

Representative publications:

• Morasch MD, Sam AD 2nd, Kibbe MR, Hijjawi J, Dumanian GA. Early Results with Use of Gracilis Muscle Flap Coverage of Infected Groin Wounds After Vascular Surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 39 (6): 1277-1283, June 2004.
• Hijjawi J, Mogford JE, Chandler LA, Cross KJ, Said H, Sosnowski BA, Mustoe TA. Platelet-Derived Growth Factor B, but not Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Plasmid DNA Improves Survival of Ischemic Myocutaneous Flaps. Archives of Surgery, 139 (2): 142-147, February 2004.

Contact information: 8700 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Phone: (414) 805-5485. Fax: (414) 259-0901. E-mail: jhijjawi@mcw.edu.