Clinical Focus

• Plastic Surgery
• Plastic & Recon Surgery

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Lars Evers,  Ravi Garg,  Michael Sorkin,  Hirotaka Suga

Industry Relationships

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Current Research Interests

Geoffrey Gurtner's Lab is interested in understanding the mecahnism of new blood vessel growth following injury and how pathways of tissue regeneration and fibrosis interact in wound healing.

Clinical Trials

• A Single Arm Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating the Biodesign® Nipple Reconstruction Cylinder Recruiting
• SPY Intra-Operative Angiography & Skin Perfusion in Immediate Breast Reconstruction w/ Implants Recruiting

Publications

• Enhancement of mesenchymal stem cell angiogenic capacity and stemness by a biomimetic hydrogel scaffold. Rustad KC, Wong VW, Sorkin M, Glotzbach JP, Major MR, Rajadas J, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Biomaterials. 2012; 33 (1): 80-90
• An information theoretic, microfluidic-based single cell analysis permits identification of subpopulations among putatively homogeneous stem cells. Glotzbach JP, Januszyk M, Vial IN, Wong VW, Gelbard A, Kalisky T, Thangarajah H, Longaker MT, Quake SR, Chu G, Gurtner GC. PLoS One. 2011; 6 (6): e21211
• Improving cutaneous scar formation by controlling the mechanical environment: large animal and phase I studies. Gurtner GC, Dauskardt RH, Wong VW, Bhatt KA, Wu K, Vial IN, Padois K, Korman JM, Longaker MT. Ann Surg. 2011; 254 (2): 217-25
• Vascular anastomosis using controlled phase transitions in poloxamer gels. Chang EI, Galvez MG, Glotzbach JP, Hamou CD, El-ftesi S, Rappleye CT, Sommer KM, Rajadas J, Abilez OJ, Fuller GG, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. Nat Med. 2011; 17 (9): 1147-52
• The molecular basis for impaired hypoxia-induced VEGF expression in diabetic tissues. Thangarajah H, Yao D, Chang EI, Shi Y, Jazayeri L, Vial IN, Galiano RD, Du XL, Grogan R, Galvez MG, Januszyk M, Brownlee M, Gurtner GC. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; 106 (32): 13505-10