John B. Hijjawi, MD

Titles
Investigator, Children's Research Institute; assistant professor, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Plastic Surgery, Surgery

Research interests
Surgery

Study interests
Flap physiology, microvascular surgery, nerve healing.

Education
Medical degree, University of Chicago, 1997; residency, Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1997-2004; Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., 2004-2005; fellowship, Microvascular Breast Reconstruction, University of Gent, Belgium, 12/2006 - 03/2007.

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. 2004 Jun.; 39(6):1277-1283.
• 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. 2004 Feb.; 139(2):142-147.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 805-5485
Fax: (414) 259-0901
E-mail: jhijjawi@mcw.edu