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Kia M Washington

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InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-SRG
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    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-SRG
    DivisionRS PLAS Clinical

    TitleDirector-Faculty
    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-SRG
    DivisionRS PLAS Clinical


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    1. Li Y, Komatsu C, He L, Miller MR, Noori J, van der Merwe Y, Ho LC, Rosner IA, Barnett JM, Jabbari K, Wollstein G, Bilonick RA, Fu VLN, Solari MG, Su AA, Chan KC, Schuman JS, Washington KM. Surgical techniques and outcome assessment of a novel vascularized orthotopic rodent whole eye transplantation model. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0311392. PMID: 40408444.
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    2. Gokoffski KK, Washington KM, Chuck RS. Clinical and Scientific Considerations for Whole Eye Transplantation: An Ophthalmologist's Perspective. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2025 Feb 03; 14(2):13. PMID: 39918461.
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    3. Li B, Wang Y, Owens CR, Banaee T, Chu CT, Jabbari K, Lee AD, Khatter NJ, Palestine AG, Su AA, Huang CA, Washington KM. Immune responses in rodent whole eye transplantation: elucidation and preliminary investigations into rejection diagnosis and monitoring. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1475055. PMID: 39944695.
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    4. Blades CM, Dumanian ZP, Wang Y, Wang Z, Li B, Washington KM, Slade JB, Evans CL, Arrowsmith P, Farkash EA, Yu JW, Greyson MA, Huang CA, Navarro-Alvarez N, Mathes DW. Autologous porcine VRAM flap model for VCA research. Front Transplant. 2024; 3:1504959. PMID: 39712036.
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    5. Gehring MB, Wolfe B, Kahan R, Malliaris SD, Washington KM, Folchert MD, Ipaktchi K, Greyson MA, Lauder A, Iorio ML. Intramedullary Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Outcomes Study. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2025 Jan; 7(1):48-55. PMID: 39991616.
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    6. Muench NA, Schmitt HM, Schlamp CL, Su AA, Washington K, Nickells RW. Preservation of Murine Whole Eyes With Supplemented UW Cold Storage Solution: Anatomical Considerations. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Nov 04; 13(11):24. PMID: 39560629.
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    7. Blades CM, Greyson MA, Dumanian ZP, Yu JW, Wang Y, Li B, Wang Z, Washington KM, Huang CA, Navarro-Alvarez N, Mathes DW. Development of a Porcine VCA Model Using an External Iliac Vessel-Based Vertical Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 May; 41(4):339-346. PMID: 39106899.
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    8. Ng PK, Yoeli D, Huang JL, Luo Y, Wang Y, Li B, Wang Z, Schold J, Jain S, Su AA, Mathes DW, Washington KM, Farkash E, Jani AH, Huang CA. Successful Extension of Vascularized Composite Allograft Perfusion Cold Storage to 24 h in a Rat Hindlimb Transplant Model. Transplant Direct. 2024 Jun; 10(6):e1623. PMID: 38757052.
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    9. Perez VL, Mousa HM, Miyagishima KJ, Reed AA, Su AA, Greenwell TN, Washington KM. Retinal transplant immunology and advancements. Stem Cell Reports. 2024 Jun 11; 19(6):817-829. PMID: 38729155.
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    10. Wang Z, Ramakrishna R, Wang Y, Qiu Y, Ma J, Mintzlaff D, Zhang H, Li B, Hammell B, Lucia MS, Pomfret E, Su AA, Washington KM, Mathes DW, Wang Z. Toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity studies of CCR4-IL2 bispecific immunotoxin in rats and minipigs. Eur J Pharmacol. 2024 Apr 05; 968:176408. PMID: 38367684.
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    11. Xiao B, Feturi F, Su AA, Van der Merwe Y, Barnett JM, Jabbari K, Khatter NJ, Li B, Katzel EB, Venkataramanan R, Solari MG, Wagner WR, Steketee MB, Simons DJ, Washington KM. Nerve Wrap for Local Delivery of FK506/Tacrolimus Accelerates Nerve Regeneration. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 10; 25(2). PMID: 38255920.
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    12. Lee N, Gehring MB, Washington KM. Distal Bypass to the Deep Palmar Arch for Treatment of a Unique Presentation of Digital Ischemia. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jul; 11(7):e5121. PMID: 37465288.
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    13. Tua?o KR, Fisher MH, Lee N, Khatter NJ, Le E, Washington KM, Iorio ML. Analysis of Postoperative Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes in the Setting of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis for Patients with Comorbid Conditions. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2023 Sep; 5(5):601-605. PMID: 37790836.
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    14. Tseng YH, Ma TL, Tan DH, Su AA, Washington KM, Wang CC, Huang YC, Wu MC, Su WF. Injectable Hydrogel Guides Neurons Growth with Specific Directionality. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 27; 24(9). PMID: 37175657.
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    15. He L, Liu X, Khatter NJ, Yu X, Washington KM, Shu M. Treatment of Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy by Cartilage Graft and Free Adipofascial Flap Combined with Three-Dimensional Planning. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 03 01; 153(3):679-688. PMID: 37092964.
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    16. Zhang W, Lee PL, Li J, Komatsu C, Wang Y, Sun H, DeSanto M, Washington K, Gorantla V, Kokai L, Solari MG. Local Delivery of Adipose Stem Cells Promotes Allograft Survival in a Rat Hind-Limb Model of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 01 01; 153(1):79e-90e. PMID: 37014960.
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    17. Washington KM, Solari MG, Zanoun RR, Kwegyir-Afful EE, Su AA, Carvell GE, Lee WPA, Simons DJ. Cortical reintegration after facial allotransplantation. J Neurophysiol. 2023 02 01; 129(2):421-430. PMID: 36542405.
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    18. Elgendy TY, Waldner M, Zhang W, Kim DY, Minervini MI, Komatsu C, Kulahci Y, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Ezzelarab MB, Solari MG, Thomson AW. Tacrolimus before CTLA4Ig and rapamycin promotes vascularized composite allograft survival in MGH miniature swine. Transpl Immunol. 2022 12; 75:101696. PMID: 35987329.
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    19. Feturi FG, Unadkat JV, Zhang W, Hag ME, Wang Y, Komatsu C, Grybowski D, Zhang Z, Erbas V, Sahin H, Mcclaine S, Oksuz S, Plock J, Gorantla VS, Washington KM, Solari MG, Venkataramanan R, Spiess AM. Tacrolimus-Eluting Disk within the Allograft Enables Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival with Site-Specific Immunosuppression without Systemic Toxicity. Pharm Res. 2022 Sep; 39(9):2179-2190. PMID: 35915321.
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    20. Komatsu C, van der Merwe Y, He L, Kasi A, Sims JR, Miller MR, Rosner IA, Khatter NJ, Su AA, Schuman JS, Washington KM, Chan KC. In vivo MRI evaluation of anterograde manganese transport along the visual pathway following whole eye transplantation. J Neurosci Methods. 2022 04 15; 372:109534. PMID: 35202613.
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    21. Demino C, Argenta AE, Dibernardo G, Washington K, Goitz RJ, Fowler JR. Changes in Nerve Conduction Studies After Distal Radius Fracture Fixation Using a Volar Approach and Locked Plate. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2020 Sep; 2(5):286-289. PMID: 35415514.
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    22. Waldner M, Elgendy TY, Kim DY, ?ks?z S, Schweizer R, Zhang W, Minervini MI, Komatsu C, Plock JA, Gorantla VS, Washington KM, Thomson AW, Solari MG. Heterotopic Transplantation of Allogeneic Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps in Miniature Swine. J Surg Res. 2020 10; 254:175-182. PMID: 32450418.
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    23. Chen W, Baron M, Bourne DA, Kim JS, Washington KM, De La Cruz C. A Report on the Representation of Women in Academic Plastic Surgery Leadership. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 03; 145(3):844-852. PMID: 32097336.
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    24. Fadia NB, Bliley JM, DiBernardo GA, Crammond DJ, Schilling BK, Sivak WN, Spiess AM, Washington KM, Waldner M, Liao HT, James IB, Minteer DM, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Cottrill AR, Kim DY, Schweizer R, Bourne DA, Panagis GE, Asher Schusterman M, Egro FM, Campwala IK, Simpson T, Weber DJ, Gause T, Brooker JE, Josyula T, Guevara AA, Repko AJ, Mahoney CM, Marra KG. Long-gap peripheral nerve repair through sustained release of a neurotrophic factor in nonhuman primates. Sci Transl Med. 2020 01 22; 12(527). PMID: 31969488.
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    25. Bourne DA, Chen W, Schilling BK, Littleton EB, Washington KM, De La Cruz C. The Impact of Plastic Surgery Training on Family Planning and Prenatal Health. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 11; 144(5):1227-1236. PMID: 31688771.
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    26. Waldner M, Zhang W, James IB, Allbright K, Havis E, Bliley JM, Almadori A, Schweizer R, Plock JA, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Solari MG, Marra KG, Rubin JP. Characteristics and Immunomodulating Functions of Adipose-Derived and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Across Defined Human Leukocyte Antigen Barriers. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:1642. PMID: 30087676.
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    27. Ren T, Faust A, van der Merwe Y, Xiao B, Johnson S, Kandakatla A, Gorantla VS, Badylak SF, Washington KM, Steketee MB. Fetal extracellular matrix nerve wraps locally improve peripheral nerve remodeling after complete transection and direct repair in rat. Sci Rep. 2018 03 14; 8(1):4474. PMID: 29540763.
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    28. van der Merwe Y, Faust AE, Conner I, Gu X, Feturi F, Zhao W, Leonard B, Roy S, Gorantla VS, Venkataramanan R, Washington KM, Wagner WR, Steketee MB. An Elastomeric Polymer Matrix, PEUU-Tac, Delivers Bioactive Tacrolimus Transdurally to the CNS in Rat. EBioMedicine. 2017 Dec; 26:47-59. PMID: 29208469.
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    29. Rosner IA, Argenta AE, Washington KM. Unusual Volar Pulp Location of Glomus Tumor. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017 Jan; 5(1):e1215. PMID: 28203512.
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    30. Bourne D, Li Y, Komatsu C, Miller MR, Davidson EH, He L, Rosner IA, Tang H, Chen W, Solari MG, Schuman JS, Washington KM. Whole-eye transplantation: a look into the past and vision for the future. Eye (Lond). 2017 Feb; 31(2):179-184. PMID: 27983731.
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    31. Davidson EH, Wang EW, Yu JY, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Wang DJ, Richards N, Miller M, Schuman JS, Washington KM. Total Human Eye Allotransplantation: Developing Surgical Protocols for Donor and Recipient Procedures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Dec; 138(6):1297-1308. PMID: 27879599.
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    32. Davidson EH, Wang EW, Yu JY, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Wang DJ, Li Y, Miller M, Sivak WN, Bourne D, Wang H, Solari MG, Schuman JS, Washington KM. Clinical Considerations for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation of the Eye. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Oct; 27(7):1622-1628. PMID: 27513765.
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    33. Xiao B, Zanoun RR, Carvell GE, Simons DJ, Washington KM. Response properties of whisker-associated primary afferent neurons following infraorbital nerve transection with microsurgical repair in adult rats. J Neurophysiol. 2016 Mar; 115(3):1458-67. PMID: 26792886.
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    34. Sivak WN, Davidson EH, Komatsu C, Li Y, Miller MR, Schuman JS, Solari MG, Magill G, Washington KM. Ethical Considerations of Whole-Eye Transplantation. J Clin Ethics. 2016; 27(1):64-7. PMID: 27045309.
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    35. Song B, Xiao B, Liu C, He L, Li Y, Sun F, Washington KM, Hu Y, Hao D, Zhang J, Guo S. Neck burn reconstruction with pre-expanded scapular free flaps. Burns. 2015 May; 41(3):624-30. PMID: 25441541.
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    36. Zhang W, Yang Y, Li Y, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Zheng XX, Solari MG. Abstract 101: Intrathymic in Vivo Two-photon Microscopy Reveals the Interaction of Donor Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells and Host Thymocytes in a Model Of VCA Central Tolerance. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar; 133(3 Suppl):116. PMID: 25942212.
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    37. Unadkat JV, Bourbeau D, Afrooz PN, Solari MG, Washington KM, Pulikkottil BJ, Weber DJ, Lee WPA. Functional outcomes following multiple acute rejections in experimental vascularized composite allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 May; 131(5):720e-730e. PMID: 23629111.
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    38. Unadkat JV, Schneeberger S, Horibe EH, Goldbach C, Solari MG, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Cooper GM, Thomson AW, Lee WP. Composite tissue vasculopathy and degeneration following multiple episodes of acute rejection in reconstructive transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2010 Feb; 10(2):251-61. PMID: 20041866.
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    39. Unadkat JV, Schneeberger S, Goldbach C, Solari MG, Washington KM, Afrooz PN, Pulikkottil BJ, Zheng XX, Lee WP. Investigation of antibody-mediated rejection in composite tissue allotransplantation in a rat limb transplant model. Transplant Proc. 2009 Mar; 41(2):542-5. PMID: 19328922.
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    40. Washington KM, Zanoun RR, Cadogan KA, Afrooz PN, Losee JE. Composite tissue allotransplantation for the reconstruction of congenital craniofacial defects. Transplant Proc. 2009 Mar; 41(2):523-7. PMID: 19328918.
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    41. Washington KM, Solari MG, Sacks JM, Horibe EK, Unadkat JV, Carvell GE, Simons DJ, Lee WPA. A model for functional recovery and cortical reintegration after hemifacial composite tissue allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Feb; 123(2 Suppl):26S-33S. PMID: 19182661.
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    42. Solari MG, Washington KM, Sacks JM, Hautz T, Unadkat JV, Horibe EK, Venkataramanan R, Larregina AT, Thomson AW, Lee WPA. Daily topical tacrolimus therapy prevents skin rejection in a rodent hind limb allograft model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Feb; 123(2 Suppl):17S-25S. PMID: 19182660.
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