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Research and Microsurgery Training Laboratory
Multidisciplinary Res Bldg.#3, Rm 221
The University of Kentucky Plastic Surgery research laboratory efforts are presently in
the areas of wound healing
including burns, breast cancer etiology, craniofacial growth, tendon repair and
microvascular surgery. The Division operates two basic research laboratories which also houses our
microsurgery-teaching laboratory. A full-time time research associate assists all investigators (faculty and
residents) with grant, IRB and animal care submissions, in addition to
overseeing ongoing clinical and animal projects, and administration of research
accounts. A part-time clinical research nurse coordinates data collection in our clinical trials.
Basic Microsurgery Course
The technology of microscope-directed surgery has
presented a seemingly limitless new frontier in medicine, bounded only by
one’s imagination.The transfer or
repair of nerves, vessels, composite tissue parts; the study of growth, healing,
transplantation, fertility, physiology; the response of microsutures to trauma
or pharmacologic agents; the innovative use of prosthetic material; and laser
instrumentation represent a portion of the spectrum encompassed by microsurgery.
A prerequisite to investigative or clinical microsurgery is
experience with the use of the microscope and microsurgical instrumentation.
The purpose of this course is to provide a core framework for learning
microsurgical technique, and serves as the open door for one’s microsurgical
explorations.
The basic microsurgery training course is offered throughout the
year, Monday through Friday, from
9:00 am to 12:00 pm and is open to any resident,
surgeon, nurse, medical student, or technician.
Schedules can be arranged according to need.
Individuals who
successfully complete the microsurgical course will receive a certificate of
training.
Each stage of the course is mastered through a multifaceted
approach: a reading assignment, an
audiovisual taped lecture, and a rodent practicum, directed by the instructor.
Each three-hour session will consist of the following topics:
Day 1: Basic Microsurgical Techniques
Day 2: Femoral Artery End-to
End Anastomoses
Day 3: Femoral Vein
End-to-End Anastomoses
Day 4: End-to-Side
Anastomoses
Day 5: Advanced Microsurgical
Methods
Practical Exam-Artery
and Vein End-to-End Anastomoses in less than 2 hours
The course faculty are:
Daniel H. Stewart, M.D., Associate
Professor and Director, Microsurgery Laboratory
Brian D. Rinker, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Henry C. Vasconez, M.D., Professor and Chief of Plastic Surgery.
The course
fee of $1500 required at the time of scheduling.The
registration fee is refundable, less a $200
service charge, if a written request is received
two weeks before beginning the course. For
more information contact Betsy Fink at betsy.fink@uky.edu.
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