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The research of the Division of Plastic Surgery is focused on understanding the basic mechanisms of wound healing and scar contracture so that rational and innovative therapies can be implemented to improve wound healing and prevent surgical complications. Research laboratories are located at the Bay Pines VAMC under the direction of Wyatt Payne, M.D. and at the Tampa General Hospital under the direction of Rachel Karlnoski, PhD, CHRC and David J. Smith, MD.
Our current Basic Science Projects include:
Clinical Research Projects:
Outcomes studies: particularly breast reconstruction, cutaneous oncology, fat grafting. Use of fat as a source of autologous mesenchymal stem cells to improve scars.