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Richard E. Kirschner, M.D.
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Research Publications, peer reviewed

Chiao JJ, Kirschner RE, Fantini GA. Iron delocalization occurs during ischemia and persists on reoxygenation of skeletal muscle. Journal of Laboratory & Clinical Medicine 124(3):432-438, Sept. 1994.

Kirschner RE, Chiao JJ, Fyfe BS, Hoffman LA, Davis JM, Fantini GA. Neutrophil lipoxygenase activation and leukosequestration in postischemic myocutaneous flaps: role of LTB4. American Journal of Physiology 268(6 Pt 2):H2167-2174, June 1995.

Cordiero PG, Kirschner RE, Hu QY, Chiao JJ, Savage H, Alfano RR, Hoffman LA, Hidalgo DA. Ultraviolet excitation fluorescence spectroscopy: a noninvasive method for the measurement of redox changes in ischemic myocutaneous flaps. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 96(3):673-680, Sept. 1995.

Fantini GA, Kirschner RE, Chiao JJ. Reperfusion injury of postischemic skeletal muscle is attenuated by the 21-aminosteroids U-74389F and U-74500A independent of iron binding. Surgery 120(5):859-865, Nov. 1996.

Kirschner RE, Fyfe BS, Hoffman LA, Chiao JJ, Davis JM, Fantini GA. Ischemia-reperfusion injury in myocutaneous flaps: role of leukocytes and leukotrienes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 99(6):1485-1493, May 1997.

Cordeiro PG, Mastorakos DP, Hu QY, Kirschner RE. The protective effect of L-arginine on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat skin flaps. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 100(5):1227-1233, Oct. 1997.

McDonald-McGinn DM, Kirschner R, Goldmuntz E, Sullivan K, Eicher P, Gerdes M, Moss E, Solot C, Wang P, Jacobs I, Handler S, Knightly C, Heher K, Wilson M, Ming JE, Grace K, Driscoll D, Pasquariello P, Randall P, LaRossa D, Emanuel BS, Zackai EH. The Philadelphia story: the 22q11.2 deletion: report on 250 patients. Genetic Counseling 10(1):11-24, 1999.

Kirschner RE, Xu J, Fyfe B, Chang B, Bucky LP. Salvage of free flaps after secondary venous ischemia by local delivery of heparin. Annals of Plastic Surgery 42(5):521-528, May 1999.

Kirschner RE, Low DW. Treatment of pyogenic granuloma by shave excision and laser photocoagulation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 104(5):1346-1349, Oct. 1999.

Kirschner RE, Wang P, Jawad A, Duran M, Cohen M, Solot C, Randall P and LaRossa D. Clinical outcomes in Furlow palatoplasty: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia experience. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 104(7):1998-2010, Dec. 1999.

Kirschner RE, Randall P, Wang P, Jawad AF, Duran M, Huang K, Solot C, Cohen M, LaRossa D. Cleft palate repair at 3 to 7 months of age. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 105(6):2127-2132, May 2000.

Kirschner RE. Karmacharya J, Ong G, Hunenko O, Losee JE, Martin BG, Crombleholme TM. Syn-thetic hybrid grafts for craniofacial reconstruction: sustained gene delivery using a calcium phosphate Bone mineral substitute (Norian CRS). Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(5):538-545, May 2001.

Hunenko O, Karmacharya J, Ong G, Kirschner RE. Toward an understanding of non-syndromic craniosynostosis: Altered patterns of TGF-? receptor-1, TGF-? receptor-2, and FGF receptor-2 expression induced by intrauterine head constraint. Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(5):546-554, May 2001.

Solot CB, Gerdes M, Kirschner RE, McDonald-McGinn DM, Moss E, Woodin M, Aleman D, Zackai EH, Wang P. Communication issues in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: Children at risk. Genetic Medicine 3(1):67-71, Jan./Feb. 2001.

Singh D, Bartlett SP, Low DW, Kirschner RE. Surgical reconstruction of pediatric pressure sores: Long-term outcome. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 109(1):265-269, Jan. 2002.

Baker SB, Weinzweig J, Kirschner RE, Bartlett SP. Applications of a new carbonated calcium phosphate bone cement: Early experience in pediatric and adult craniofacial reconstruction. 109(6):1789-1796, May 2002.

Kirschner RE, Gannon F, Xu J, Wang J, Karmacharya J, Bartlett S, Whitaker LA. Craniosynos-tosis and altered patterns of fetal TGF-beta expression induced by intrauterine constraint. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 109(7):2338-2346, June 2002.

Kirschner RE, Karmacharya J, Ong G, Gordon AD, Hunenko O, Losee JE, Gannon FG, Bartlett SP. Repair of the immature craniofacial skeleton with Norian CRS™: Quantitative assessment of craniofacial growth. Annals of Plastic Surgery 49(1):33-38, July 2002.

Dyce O, McDonald-McGinn D, Kirschner RE, Zackai E, Young K, Jacobs IN. Otolaryngologic manifestations of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Archives of Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery 128(12):1408-1412, Dec. 2002.

Kirschner RE, Low DW, Randall P, Bartlett SP, McDonald-McGinn DM, Schultz PJ, Zackai EH, LaRossa D. Surgical airway management in Pierre Robin sequence: Is there a role for tongue-lip adhesion?. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 40(1):13-18, Jan. 2003.

Losee JE, Karmacharya J, Gannon FH, Slemp AE, Ong G, Hunenko O, Gorden AD, Bartlett SP, Kirschner RE. Reconstruction of the immature craniofacial skeleton with a carbonated calcium phosphate bone cement: interaction with bioresorbable mesh. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 14(1):117-124, Jan. 2003.

Weinzweig J, Kirschner RE, Hunter J, Farley A, Bartlett SP, Whitaker LA. Metopic synostosis: Defining parameters that permit diagnosis based on CT images. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 112(5):1211-1218, Oct. 2003.

Losee JE, Kirschner RE, Whitaker LA, Bartlett SP. Congenital nasal anomalies. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 113(2):676-689, Feb. 2004.

LaRossa D, Jackson OH, Kirschner RE, Low DW, Solot CB, Cohen MA, Mayro R, Wang P, Minugh-Purvis N, Randall P. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia modification of the Furlow double-opposing z-palatoplasty: long-term speech and growth results. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 31(2):243-249, Apr. 2004.

Smartt JM, Lin IC, Kim E, Ruotolo RA, Veitia NA, Crombleholme TA, Kirschner RE. Hybrid constructs or craniofacial reconstruction: Sustained gene delivery using a demineralized bone matrix putty. Annals of Plastic Surgery 52(6):592-597, June 2004.

Lin IC, Slemp AE, Hwang C, Karmacharya J, Gordon AD, Kirschner RE. Immunolocalization of androgen receptor in the developing craniofacial skeleton. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 15(6):922-929, Nov. 2004.

Fakhry A, Ratisoontorn C, Vedhachalam C, Salhab I, Koyama E, Leboy P, Pacifici M, Kirschner RE, Nah HD. Effects of FGF-2/-9 in calvarial bone cell cultures: differentiation stage-dependent mitogenic effect, inverse regulation of BMP-2 and noggin, and enhancement of osteogenic potential. Bone 36(2):254-266, Feb. 2005.

McDonald-McGinn DM, Minugh-Purvis N, Kirschner RE, Jawad A, Tonnesen MK, Catanzaro JR, Goldmuntz E, Driscoll D, Larossa D, Emanuel BS, Zackai EH. The 22q11.2 deletion in African-American patients: An underdiagnosed population? American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 134(3):242-246, Apr. 30, 2005.

Smartt JM Jr, Karmacharya J, Gannon FH, Ong G, Jackson O, Bartlett SP, Poser RD, Kirschner RE. Repair of the immature and mature craniofacial skeleton with a carbonated calcium phosphate cement: assessment of biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and remodeling capacity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 115(6):1642-150, May 2005.

Kantor J, Yan AC, Hivnor CM, Honig PJ, Kirschner R. Extensive aplasia cutis congenita and the risk of sagittal sinus thrombosis. Archives of Dermatology 141(5):554-556, May 2005.

Smartt JM Jr, Lin IC, Ischiropoulos H, Kirschner RE. Intermittent hydrostatic compression promotes nitric oxide production and osteodifferentiation of fetal dural cells. Annals of Plastic Surgery 55(1):76-80, July 2005.

McDonald-McGinn DM, Gripp KW, Kirschner RE, Maisenbacher MK, Hustead V, Schauer GM, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Ciprero KL, Pasquariello P Jr, LaRossa D, Bartlett SP, Whitaker LA, Zackai EH. Craniosynostosis: another feature of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 136(4):358-362, Aug. 1, 2005.

Smartt JM Jr, Karmacharya J, Gannon FH, Teixeira C, Mansfield K, Hunenko O, Shapiro IM, Kirschner RE. Intrauterine fetal constraint induces chondrocyte apoptosis and premature ossification of the cranial base. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 116(5):1363-1369, Oct. 2005.

Losee JE, Feldman E, Ketkar M, Singh D, Kirschner RE, Westesson PL, Cooper G, Mooney MP, Bartlett SP. Nonsynostotic occipital plagiocephaly: radiographic diagnosis of the "sticky suture". Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 116(7):1860-1869, Dec. 2005.

Driscoll DA, Boland T, Emanuel BS, Kirschner RE, LaRossa D, Manson J, McDonald-McGinn D, Randall P, Solot C, Zackai E, Mitchell LE. Evaluation of potential modifiers of the palatal phenotype in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 43(4):435-441, July 2006.

Ruotolo RA, Veitia NA, Corbin A, McDonough J, Solot CB, McDonald-McGinn D, Zackai EH, Emanuel BS, Cnaan A, LaRossa D, Arens R, Kirschner RE. Velopharyngeal anatomy in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a three-dimensional cephalometric analysis. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 43(4):446-456, July 2006.

Kirschner RE, Cabiling DS, Slemp AE, Siddiqi F, LaRossa DD, Losee JE. Repair of oronasal fistulae with acellular dermal matrices. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 118(6):1431-1440, Nov. 2006.

Kirschner RE, Smartt JM Jr, Kim EM, Tobias A, Yan AC. Aplasia cutis congenita: A simplified management strategy utilizing acellular dermal matrix. Plastic &. Reconstructive Surgery 2007 (in press).

Jacob S, Wu C, Freeman TA, Koyama E, Kirschner RE. Expression of Indian hedgehog, BMP-4 and Noggin in craniosynostosis induced by fetal constraint. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2007 (in press).

Cabiling D, Kim E, Yan D, Jacob S, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Differential effects of TGF-beta isoforms on murine fetal dural cells and calvarial osteoblasts. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2007 (in press).

Wise JB, Cabiling D, Yan D, Mirza N, Kirschner RE. Submucosal injection of micronized acellular dermal matrix: Analysis of biocompatibility and durability. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2007 (in press).

Cabiling D, Kirschner RE. Cleft repair in Hay Wells syndrome. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2007 (in press).

Reviews in Peer-Reviewed Research Publications
Kirschner RE, Fantini GA. Role of iron and oxygen-derived free radicals in ischemia-reper-fusion injury. [Review] Journal of the American College of Surgeons 179(1):103-117, Jul. 1994.

Kirschner RE, LaRossa D. Cleft lip and palate. [Review] Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 33(6):1191-215, v-vi, Dec. 2000.

Slemp AE, Kirschner RE. Keloids and scars: A review of keloids and scars, their pathogenesis, risk factors, and management. [Review] Current Opinion in Pediatrics 18(4):396-402, Aug. 2006.

Research Publications, non-peer reviewed
Kirschner RE, Fantini GA. Role of iron in reoxygenation injury of postischemic skeletal muscle. Perspectives in Vascular Surgery 5(2):69-83, 1992.

Fantini GA, Kirschner RE. Iron and cardiovascular dysfunction: mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Surgical Technologies International 4:339-345, 1995.

Kirschner R, Kirschner RE, Hunter JV, Bartlett SP, Whitaker LA. Synostotic and non-synostotic occipital plagiocephaly: evidence for a pathophysiologic continuum. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, 1997.

Kirschner RE, Gannon F, Xu J, Wang J, Karmacharya J, Bartlett S, Whitaker LA. Cranio-synostosis and altered patterns of fetal TGF-beta expression induced by intrauterine constraint. Plastic Surgery Forum XXII:243, 1999.

Kirschner RE, McDonald-McGinn D, Baker SB, Handler SD, Wetmore RF, Tom LWC, Potsic WP, Randall P, Zackai EH, LaRossa D. Airway management in Pierre Robin sequence: Etiology as a predictive factor. Plastic Surgery Forum XXII:50, 1999.

Baker SB, Kirschner R, Huang K, Sarwer D, Low D, Bartlett SB, Randall P, LaRossa D. Fistula formation with Furlow palatoplasty: incidence and influence of variables on fistula formation in a series of 429 consecutive palatoplasties. Plastic Surgery Forum XXII:52, 1999.

Weinzweig J, Kirschner RE, Bartlett SB, Farley A, Hunter J, Whitaker LA. Metopic synostosis: Defining parameters that permit diagnosis based on CT images. Plastic Surgery Forum XXII:52, 1999.

Weinzweig J, Baker SB, Mackay GJ, Kirschner RE, Whitaker LA, Bartlett SB. Immediate versus delayed midface distraction in a primate model using a new intraoral internal device. Plastic Surgery Forum XXII:52, 1999.

Karmacharya J, Losee JE, Gannon FH, Hunenko O, Ong G, Poser RD, Bartlett SP, Kirschner RE. Repair of the pediatric craniofacial skeleton with a calcium phosphate bone mineral substitute (Norian CRS): Analysis of biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and remodeling capacity. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:130, 2000.

Karmacharya, J, Ong G, Hunenko O, Sena-Esteves M, Martin BG, Crombleholme TM, Kirschner RE. Acellular human dermis as a carrier for sustained adenoviral-mediated gene transfer in impaired wound healing. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:359, 2000.

Karmacharya J, Ong G, Hunenko O, Losee JE, Martin BG, Crombleholme TM, Kirschner RE. Synthetic hybrid grafts for craniofacial reconstruction: Sustained gene delivery using a calcium phosphate bone mineral substitute (Norian CRS). Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:28, 2000.

Singh D, Bartlett SP, Low DW, Kirschner RE. Surgical reconstruction of pediatric pressure sores: Long-term outcome. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:25, 2000.

Baker SB, Weinzweig J, Kirschner RE, Bartlett SP. Applications of a new carbonated calcium phosphate bone cement: Early experience in pediatric and adult craniofacial reconstruction. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:29, 2000.

Kirschner RE, Fakhry A, Ratisoontorn C, Karmacharya J, Nah HD. Role of FGF9 in calvarial osteoblast differentiation and suture development. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:80, 2000.

Kirschner RE, Low DW, Baker SB, Huang K, Schultz PJ, Bartlett SP, Randall P, LaRossa D. Surgical airway management in Pierre Robin Sequence: Is there a role for tongue-lip adhesion? Plastic Surgery Forum XXIII:125, 2000.

Hubert DM, Karmacharya J, Gordon AD, Ong G, Kirschner RE. Molecular basis of the delay phenomenon: Quantitative analysis of VEGF. Plastic Surgery Forum XXIV, 2001.

Abstracts (last 3 years)
Smartt J, Lin I, Hyun G, Zderic S, Kirschner RE. Synergistic action of androgens and dynamic tensile strain on dural cell differentiation and TGF-b1 expression. Presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Chicago, IL, Mar. 18, 2004.

Lin I, Smartt J, Nah HD, Ischiropoulos H, Kirschner RE. Influence of nitric oxide on prolifera-tion and differentiation of fetal dural cells and calvarial osteoblasts. Presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Chicago, IL, Mar. 18, 2004.

Lin I, Smartt J, Nah HD, Ischiropoulos H, Kirschner RE. Androgen-induced osteogenesis is mediated by nitric oxide. Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Ann Arbor, MI, June 9-12, 2004.

Lin IC, Smartt JM, Ischiropoulos H, Kirschner RE. Intermittent hydrostatic compression promotes nitric oxide production and osteodifferentiation of fetal dural cells. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons in Naples, FL, Jan. 20, 2005.

Cabiling D, Kim E, Yan D, Jacob S, Nah D, Kirschner RE. The differential effect of TGFb isoforms on fetal dural cell and calvarial osteoblast differentiation and proliferation. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society in King of Prussia, PA, Apr. 16, 2005.

Tjoa S, Lee KJ, Kirschner RE, Nah HD. Direct/indirect effects of a crouzon mutation (C278F-FGFR2) on cranial base and suture development. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society in King of Prussia, PA, Apr. 16, 2005.

Jacob S, Freeman T, Yan D, Cabiling D, Shapiro I, Kirschner RE. Fetal head constraint decreases apoptosis and osteoclast activity in cranial sutures. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society in King of Prussia, PA, Apr. 16, 2005.

Ruotolo RA, Solot CB, LaRossa D, Kirschner RE. Management of VP dysfunction in 22q11.2 deletion (velocardiofacial) syndrome: Optimizing surgical outcome. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Robert H. Ivy Society in King of Prussia, PA, Apr. 16, 2005.

Yan D, Cabiling DS, Jacob S, Ruotolo RA, Veitia NA, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Soluble mediators produced by fetal dural cells and calvarial osteoblasts stimulate proliferation and inhibit osteodifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Toronto, Ontario, May 20, 2005.

Cabiling D, Kim E, Yan D, Jacob S, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. The differential effect of TGFb isoforms on fetal dural cell and calvarial osteoblast differentiation and proliferation. Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Toronto, Ontario, May 20, 2005.

Cabiling DS, Espinel CF, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Intermittent hydrostatic compression promotes osteodifferentiation of neonatal dural cells. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Dana Point, CA, May 19, 2006.

Espinel CF, Cabiling DS, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Compression-induced osteodifferentiation of neonatal dura: Role of FGF2/FGFR signaling. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Dana Point, CA, May 20, 2006.

Ruotolo RA, Espinel CF, LaRossa D, Kirschner RE. Lip adhesion and nasal conformers: Staging cleft lip repair to optimize outcome. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 5, 2006.

Cabiling D, Kirschner RE. Cleft repair in Hay Wells Syndrome. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 5, 2006.

Cabiling D, Espinel CF, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Intermittent hydrostatic compression of neonatal dural cells promotes FGF2 production and osteodifferentiation. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 6, 2006.

McDonald-McGinn DM, Kirschner RE, Solot CB, Glick P, Sullivan K, Driscoll D, Emanuel BS, Pasquariello P, Mayro R, Randall P, LaRossa D, Zackai EH. The 22q11.2 deletion: Hear hoofbeats-think zebras! Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 7, 2006.

Minugh-Purvis N, Glick P, Kim S, Kirschner RE, Low D, LaRossa D. Early childhood facial growth and symmetry in children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate treated with nasoalveolar molding. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 7, 2006.

Jacob S, Cabiling D, Yan D, Rozycka M, Freeman T, Kirschner RE. Fetal head constraint decreases apoptosis and osteoclast activity in cranial sutures. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 5, 2006.

Ruotolo RA, Espinel CF, Solot C, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH, Kirschner RE. Velar motion and VPI treatment outcomes in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 8, 2006.

Cabiling D, Jackson O, Solot C, Cohen M, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH, Kirschner RE. Outcomes in posterior pharyngeal flap surgery for treatment of VPI in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 8, 2006.

Jackson O, Hammoudeh Z, Kirschner RE, Solot C, Cohen M, Randall P, LaRossa D. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia modification of the Furlow double-opposing Z-palatoplasy: 10 year speech outcomes. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 8, 2006.

Cabiling D, Jackson O, LaRossa D, Kirschner RE. Comparison of morbidity of standard superiorly-based, lined posterior pharyngeal flaps with wide/subobstructing posterior pharyngeal flaps. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in Vancouver, B.C., Apr. 8, 2006.

Cabiling DS, Espinel CF, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Intermittent hydrostatic compression promotes osteodifferentiation of neonatal dural cells. Presented at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley and Robert H. Ivy Societies of Plastic Surgeons in Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2006.

Ruotolo RA, Espinel CF, Solot CB, McDonald-McGinn DM, Zackai EH, Kirschner RE. Velar motion and VPI treatment outcomes in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Presented at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley and Robert H. Ivy Societies of Plastic Surgeons in Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2006.

Jackson O, Hammoudeh Z, Kirschner RE, Solot CB, Cohen MA, Randall P, LaRossa D. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia modification of the Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty: Long-term outcomes. Presented at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley and Robert H. Ivy Societies of Plastic Surgeons in Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2006.

Cabiling D, Jackson O, LaRossa D, Kirschner RE. Comparison of morbidity of superiorly-based, lined posterior pharyngeal flaps with wide/subobstructing posterior pharyngeal flaps. Presented at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley and Robert H. Ivy Societies of Plastic Surgeons in Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2006.

Editorials, Chapters & Participation in Committee Reports
Kirschner RE, Fantini GA. Role of neutrophils. In Reperfusion Injury of Skeletal Muscle. Fantini GA, ed. Austin, TX: RG Landes Co., 1994.

Kirschner RE, Bartlett SP. Discussion: Optimal timing of cleft palate closure. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 106(2):423-425, 2000.

Kirschner RE. Discussion: Palatal surface area measurement: Comparisons among different cleft types. Annals of Plastic Surgery 50(1): 23-24, 2003.

Kirschner RE. Palatal anomalies in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. In Velocardiofacial Syndrome: Understanding Microdeletion Disorders. Murphy K, Scambler P, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Ruotolo RA, Kirschner RE. Surgical management of velopharyngeal dysfunction. In Cleft Lip and Palate, Second Edition. Berkowitz S, ed. New York: Springer, 2005.

Alternative Media
Gordon AD, Kirschner RE. Benign parotid tumors. In eMedicine Journal: Plastic Surgery. Aly A, Downey S, Furnas DW and Vistnes LM (eds), 2001. (link)

Karmacharya J, Kirschner RE. Cleft lip. In eMedicine Journal: Plastic Surgery. Aly A, Downey S, Furnas DW and Vistnes LM (eds), 2001. (link)

 


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