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A highly personalized experience provided by a team of academic plastic surgeons.

Michael A. Howard, MD

Work Address
Education
Professional Training
Board Certification
Medical Licensure
Faculty Appointments
Hospital Appointments
Honors and Awards
Professional Societies
Professional Activities
Community/Philanthropic Activities
University Teaching Roles
Research Grants
Current Research
Past Research
Original Research Papers/Publications (Peer Reviewed)
Book Chapters
International/National Presentations
Invited Speaker/Presentations - Local

WORK ADDRESS

 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
501 Skokie Boulevard
Northbrook, IL 60062
Office: 847.504.2300
Fax: 847.504.2305
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EDUCATION

 1989-1993
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
1993-1997
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Doctor of Medicine
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 1997 - 2003
Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Scott Spear, Program Director
2003 - 2004
Microsurgery/Breast Surgery Fellowship
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Dr. Peter Cordeiro, Division Chief
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BOARD CERTIFICATION

 2006
Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
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MEDICAL LICENSURE

 State of Illinois
036-112806
State of New York
228884 (Inactive)
District of Columbia
MD 31617 (Inactive)
Commonwealth of Virginia
0101058514 (Inactive)
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FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

 2009- Present
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
2007-Present
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
2005-2009
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
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HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

 2005
Department of Surgery
NorthShore University HealthSystem
 

 

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HONORS AND AWARDS

 1990
Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Academic Honorary Society,
Illinois Wesleyan University
1990
Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society,
Illinois Wesleyan University
1993
Byron R. Lewis International Award Nominee, Epsilon Gamma Chapter, Sigma Pi Fraternity International
1996
Walter H. Lemmond Award, Sigma Pi Fraternity International
2003
Alpha Omega Alpha, Georgetown University
2003
Resident Teacher of the Year
Division of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University
2005
Best Clinical Paper, Resident/Fellow Competition
21st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
2007
Martin R. Sullivan Teaching Award
Northwestern University Division of Plastic Surgery
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

 2007
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2007
Illinois State Society of Plastic Surgeons
2008
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 2007-Present
Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Breast Section, Manuscript Reviewer
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COMMUNITY/PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES

 2007 -Present
Bright Pink Member, Board of Directors Expert Panel Member www.BeBrightPink.org
 

 

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UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES

 2005- 2009
Team Educational Coordinator Department of Surgery and Division of Plastic Surgery NorthShore Rotation Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
2005-Present
Clinical Preceptor Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
2007-Present
Clinical Preceptor Western Michigan University Physician Assistant Department College of Health and Human Services
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RESEARCH GRANTS

 2008
The prospective study of nipple-sparing mastectomy: oncologic and reconstructive outcomes.
Principle Investigator
ENH Breast Program Concept/Pilot Award
The Auxiliary of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
$50,000
 

 

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CURRENT RESEARCH

The Prospective Study of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Oncologic and teconstructive outcomes.
Principle Investigator
IRB# EH08-094

Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair: A retrospective review of open, laparoscopic and abdominal reconstruction techniques.
Co-Principle Investigator
IRB# EH09-473

The establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive data registry for breast surgeries.
Co-Investigator
IRB# EH88-077

Microsurgery laboratory for instruction of surgical technique and resident education.
Co-Principle Investigator
IRB# EH03-351.

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PAST RESEARCH

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comparison study of the safety and efficacy of a once-daily dose of tigecycline versus ertapenem for the treatment of foot infections in subjects with diabetes.
Co-Principle Investigator
IRB# EH06-291
Closed to enrolment 2008

MemoryGel Implant Post-Approval Study Protocol #P030053
Principle Investigator
IRB# EH07-099
Closed to enrollment 2009

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SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED)

  1. Spear, SL, Slack, C, and Howard, MA. Post-mastectomy reconstruction of the previously augmented breast. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 107:1167-1176, 2001.

  2. Howard, MA, Lee, C, and Dellon, AL. Documentation of brachial plexus compression (in the thoracic inlet) utilizing provocative neurosensory and muscular testing. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 19: 303, 2003.

  3. Spear, SL and Howard, MA. Vertical reduction mammaplasty: past, present, and future. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 112: 855-869, 2003.

  4. Hess, CL, Howard, MA, Attinger, CE. A review of mechanical adjuncts in wound healing: hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen and electrostimulation. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 51: 210-218, 2003.

  5. Howard, MA, Davison, SP, and Piorkowski, JR. Iliac crest donor defect: Avoiding the limp. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 113: 659-663, 2004.

  6. Spear, SL, Howard, MA, Boehmler, JH, Ducic, I, Low, M, and Abbruzzesse, MR. The infected or exposed breast implant: management and treatment strategies. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 113: 1634-1644, 2004.

  7. Howard, MA, Attinger, CE, Venturi, ML, and Cooper, P. The Role of the V.A.C. and Soft Tissue Reconstruction Around the Ilizarov External Fixator In Charcot Foot And Ankle Defects. (In Press).

  8. Cooper, PS, Shawen, S, Howard, MA, O'Rielly, M, and Ludden, M. Application of external fixators for management of charcot deformities of the foot and ankle. Foot & Ankle International. (In press).

  9. Kilgo, MS, Howard, MA, Kaplan, G, Rabbani, F, Scardino, PT, and Cordeiro, PG. Evaluation of genitofemoral nerve donor site morbidity after radical prostatectomy. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 55: 57-61, 2005.

  10. Goodwin SJ, McCarthy CM, Pusic AL, Bui D, Howard MA, Disa JJ, Cordeiro PG and Mehrara BJ. Complications in smokers after postmastectomy tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 55(1): 16-19, 2005.

  11. Howard, MA, Cordeiro, PG, Disa, J, Samson, W, Gonen, M, Schoelle, RN, and Mehrara, B. Free tissue transfer in the elderly: incidence of peri-operative complications following microsurgical reconstruction of 197 septuagenarians and octogenarians. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 116(6): 1659-1668, 2005.

  12. Howard, MA and Mehrara, B. Emerging Trends in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction: Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator (DIEP) and the Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator (SGAP) Flaps. International Journal of Surgery. 3: 53-60, 2005.

  13. Howard, MA, Polo, K, Hidalgo, DA, Pusic, AL, Cordeiro, PG, Hidalgo, DA, Mehrara, PG, and Disa, JJ. Breast Cancer Local Recurrence after TRAM Reconstruction: Incidence and Treatment Options. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 117(5):1381-1386, 2006.

  14. Mindea, SA, Kaplan, K, Howard, MA and O'Leary, ST. Granular cell tumor involving the axillary nerve: an unusual occurrence. Neurosurgical Focus. 22(6):E24, 2007.

  15. Kryger, Z, Dumanian, G and Howard, MA. Safety issues in combined gynecologic and plastic surgical procedures. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Accepted for publication, May 2007.

  16. Schmid, DB, Rosenberg, DS, Merkel, DE and Howard, MA. Current systemic treatment of breast cancer: implications for the plastic and reconstructive surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Submitted for publication, October 2007.

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BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Spear, SL and Howard, MA. Chapter 63. "Breast Reconstruction in Previously Augmented Patients" in Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. 2nd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

  2. Kryger, ZB and Howard, MA. Chapter 2. "Basic Concepts in Wound Repair" in Zol B. Kryger and Mark Sisco, Eds., Practical Plastic Surgery, Landis Bioscience, Austin, Texas, 2007.

  3. Gurjala, A and Howard, MA. Chapter 3. "Dressings" in Zol B. Kryger and Mark Sisco, Eds., Practical Plastic Surgery, Landis Bioscience, Austin, Texas, 2007.

  4. Sisco, M and Howard, MA. Chapter 21. "Management of Exposed and Infected Orthopedic Prostheses" in Zol B. Kryger and Mark Sisco, Eds., Practical Plastic Surgery, Landis Bioscience, Austin, Texas 2007.

  5. Spear, SL, Clemens, MW and Howard, MA. "Considerations of Previous Augmentation in Subsequent Breast Reconstruction" in Scott L. Spear, Ed., Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art, 3rds Edition. In Press.

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INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

  1. "Diagnosis and Documentation Before and After Neurolysis and Scalenectomy for Brachial Plexus Compression (TOS)." American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Cancun, Mexico, January 2002.

  2. "Soft Tissue Reconstruction During External Fixation for Charcot Foot and Ankle Disorders." Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, October 2002.

  3. "Salvage of the Infected or Exposed Breast Implant: A Management and Treatment Algorithm." Poster Presentation, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, November 2002.

  4. "Soft Tissue Reconstruction During External Fixation for Charcot Foot and Ankle Disorders." American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, January 2003.

  5. "Breast Cancer, Mammography & the Augmented Patient." Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, June 2003.

  6. "Breast Cancer Local Recurrence After TRAM Reconstruction." American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2004.

  7. "Free tissue transfer in the elderly: incidence of peri-operative complications following microsurgical reconstruction of 197 septuagenarians and octogenarians." Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Naples, Florida, January 2005.

  8. "In Depth: Mastectomy & Implants." 3rd Annual Joining FORCEs Against Hereditary Cancer. Conference on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Tampa, Florida. May 2008.

  9. "MRSA and MSSA in Patients Undergoing Plastic Surgery: Prevalence in 3779 Patients and Implementation of a Surveillance and Surgical Site Infection Reduction Protocol." American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Seattle, Washington, October 2009.

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INVITED SPEAKER/PRESENTATIONS - LOCAL

  1. "VAC Apparatus for Wound Closure in the Trauma Patient." Critical Care Forum Lecture, Inova Fairfax Hospital, August, 2001.

  2. "Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty - Should you be doing it?" Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, February 2002.

  3. "Current Concepts in Wound Care." Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, May 2005.

  4. "Free tissue transfer in the elderly: incidence of peri-operative complications following microsurgical reconstruction of 197 septuagenarians and octogenarians." Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Northwestern University, May 2005

  5. "Plastic Surgery: Past, Present, & Future." Glenview Park District Senior Center, October 12, 2005

  6. "Complex Wound Management: Current Strategies in Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention," Northbrook, IL, November 10, 2005

  7. "Breast Augmentation and Mammography: An Update," Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Northwestern University, December 2005

  8. "Debridement." 22nd Annual Vascular Nursing Conference. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, November 9, 2007.

  9. "Plastic Surgery: What's new?" Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds. NorthShore University HealthSystem, February 26, 2009.

  10. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Basic Science and Clinical Indications." Midwest Symposium of Radiation Therapists, September 19, 2009.

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