Department of Surgery

Research Focus
The University of Kentucky Plastic Surgery research laboratory interests are currently in the areas of wound healing including burns, breast cancer etiology, implant biofilms, tendon repair and microvascular surgery. The Division operates two basic research laboratories which also houses our microsurgery-teaching laboratory. Our research associate assists all investigators (faculty and residents) with grant, IRB and IACUC submissions, in addition to overseeing ongoing clinical and animal projects, and administration of research accounts. We utilize the University of Kentucky’s Clinic Research-DOC for research nurse and coordination of our sponsored clinical trials. In addition, we offer a microsurgery training course open to all surgical residents.