Philip J. Hanwright, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2011 | Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA, BA, Biochemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2023 | Clinical Fellowship, Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2022 | Clinical Residency, Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD |
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Resident Teaching Award, 2021-2022, Johns Hopkins Hospital, |
| 2021 | Resident Appreciation Award, May 2021, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 2021 | Administrative Chief Resident, 2021-2022 academic year, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| 2019 | Best Podium Presentation, American Association for Hand Surgery 2019 Annual Meeting |
| 2018 | American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting Resident Scholarship, American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand |
| 2015 | Best Paper, Plastic Surgery Research Council 60th Annual Meeting |
| 2014 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Inductee |
| 2012 | Best Scientific Poster Presentation, American College of Surgeons 98th Clinical Congress |
| 2012 | Poster of Exceptional Merit, American College of Surgeons 98th Clinical Congress |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sarhane KA, Qiu C, Harris TGW, Hanwright PJ, Mao HQ, Tuffaha SH. Translational bioengineering strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration: opportunities, challenges, and novel concepts. Neural Regen Res 18(6):1229-1234, 2023. PMID: 36453398.
- Finkelstein ER, Ha M, Hanwright P, McGlone K, Ngaage LM, Yoon JS, Liang F, Nam AJ, Rasko YM. A critical analysis of American insurance coverage for imaging and surgical treatment of lymphedema. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 10(6):1367-1375, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35963504.
- Calotta NA, Hanwright PJ, Giladi A, Tuffaha SH. Vascularized, Denervated Muscle Targets for Treatment of Symptomatic Neuromas in the Upper Extremity: Description of Operative Technique. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 26(3):141-145, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34817447.
- Magrath WJ, Qiu CS, Hanwright PJ, Tuffaha SH, Khavanin N. A Systematic Review of Muscle Synergies during a Walking Gait to Define Optimal Donor-Recipient Pairings for Lower Extremity Functional Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 10(8):e4438, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35983544.
- Finkelstein ER, Ha M, Hanwright P, Ngaage LM, Yoon JS, Liang F, Nam AJ, Rasko YM. A review of American insurance coverage and criteria for conservative management of lymphedema. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 10(4):929-936, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35364303.
- Drogt C, Hanwright P, Ha M, Ngaage LM, Lin M, Ge S, Wu Y, Silverman RP, Rasko YM. Wound Closure with Transcutaneous Absorbable Polyglactin Sutures after Hidradenitis Suppurativa Excision. Adv Skin Wound Care 35(2):1-4, 2022. PMID: 35050922.
- Hanwright PJ, Qiu C, Rath J, Zhou Y, von Guionneau N, Sarhane KA, Harris TGW, Howard GP, Malapati H, Lan MJ, Reddy S, Hoke A, Mao HQ, Tuffaha SH. Sustained IGF-1 delivery ameliorates effects of chronic denervation and improves functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury and repair. Biomaterials 280:121244, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34794826.
- Qiu C, Hanwright PJ, Khavanin N, Tuffaha SH. Functional Reconstruction of Lower Extremity Nerve Injuries. Plast Aesthet Res 9(19), 2022.
- Hanwright PJ, Rath JB, von Guionneau N, Slavin B, Pinni S, Zlotolow D, Shores J, Dellon AL, Tuffaha SH. The Effects of a Porcine Extracellular Matrix Nerve Wrap as an Adjunct to Primary Epineurial Repair. J Hand Surg Am 46(9):813.e1-813.e8, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33563483.
- Malapati H, Hanwright PJ, Tuffaha SH. Utility of Viscoelastic Tests to Predict Flap Thrombosis: A Systematic Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9(8):e3769, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34408964.
- Slavin BR, Sarhane KA, von Guionneau N, Hanwright PJ, Qiu C, Mao HQ, Höke A, Tuffaha SH. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1: A Promising Therapeutic Target for Peripheral Nerve Injury. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 9:695850, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34249891.
- Klifto KM, Hanwright PJ, Sacks JM. Tranexamic Acid in Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 146(4):517e-518e, 2020. PMID: 32649604.
- Hanwright P, Yang R, Chopra K, Dorafshar A, Dellon AL, Williams E. A Surgical Approach to Treat Painful Neuromas of the Supraorbital and Supratrochlear Nerves with Implantation of the Proximal Stump into the Orbit. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr 12(4):305-308, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31719956.
- Hanwright PJ, Rath JL, von Guionneau N, Harris TGW, Sarhane KA, Kemp SWP, Hoke A, Cederna PS, Tuffaha SH. Stimulated grip strength measurement: Validation of a novel method for functional assessment. Muscle Nerve 60(4):437-442, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31325319.
- Vieira BL, Chow I, Sinno S, Dorfman RG, Hanwright P, Gutowski KA. Is There a Limit? A Risk Assessment Model of Liposuction and Lipoaspirate Volume on Complications in Abdominoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 141(4):892-901, 2018. PMID: 29256998.
- Purnell CA, Lewis KC, Mioton LM, Hanwright PJ, Galiano RD, Dumanian GA, Alghoul MS. Donor-site Morbidity of Medial and Lateral Thigh-based Flaps: A Comparative Study. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 4(11):e1012, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27975004.
- Chow I, Purnell CA, Hanwright PJ, Gosain AK. Evaluating the Rule of 10s in Cleft Lip Repair: Do Data Support Dogma?. Plast Reconstr Surg 138(3):670-679, 2016. PMID: 27556606.
- Chow I, Alghoul MS, Khavanin N, Hanwright PJ, Mayer KE, Hume KM, Murphy RX, Gutowski KA, Kim JYS. Reply: Is There a Safe Lipoaspirate Volume? A Risk Assessment Model of Liposuction Volume as a Function of Body Mass Index. Plast Reconstr Surg 137(4):756e-758e, 2016. PMID: 26752357.
- Chow I, Hanwright PJ, Gutowski KA, Kim JY. Is There a Limit? A Risk Assessment Model of Liposuction Volume on Complications in Lipoabdominoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg(Supp 4):92-93, 2015. PMID: 26397603.
- Chow I, Hanwright PJ, Kim JYS. A Propensity Matched Analysis of 58,889 Patients Comparing ADM to Synthetic Mesh Surgical Site Outcomes in Ventral Hernia Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg(Supp 4):13-14, 2015. PMID: 26397499.
- Chow I, Alghoul MS, Khavanin N, Hanwright PJ, Mayer KE, Hume KM, Murphy RX, Gutowski KA, Kim JYS. Is There a Safe Lipoaspirate Volume? A Risk Assessment Model of Liposuction Volume as a Function of Body Mass Index. Plast Reconstr Surg 136(3):474-483, 2015. PMID: 26313819.
- Hanwright PJ, Purnell CA, Dumanian GA. Flap Reconstruction for Esophageal Perforation Complicating Anterior Cervical Spinal Fusion: An 18-year Experience. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 3(5):e400, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26090290.
- Chow I, Hanwright PJ, Hansen NM, Leilabadi SN, Kim JY. Predictors of 30-day readmission after mastectomy: A multi-institutional analysis of 21,271 patients. Breast Dis 35(4):221-31, 2015. PMID: 26397768.
- Nguyen KT, Hanwright PJ, Smetona JT, Hirsch EM, Seth AK, Kim JY. Body mass index as a continuous predictor of outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 73(1):19-24, 2014. PMID: 24918734.
- Hanwright PJ, Davila AA, Mioton LM, Fine NA, Bilimoria KY, Kim JY. A predictive model of risk and outcomes in tissue expander reconstruction: a multivariate analysis of 9786 patients. J Plast Surg Hand Surg 47(6):513-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23627559.
- Gust MJ, Smetona JT, Persing JS, Hanwright PJ, Fine NA, Kim JY. The impact of body mass index on reduction mammaplasty: a multicenter analysis of 2492 patients. Aesthet Surg J 33(8):1140-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24214951.
- Hanwright PJ, Davila AA, Hirsch EM, Khan SA, Fine NA, Bilimoria KY, Kim JY. The differential effect of BMI on prosthetic versus autogenous breast reconstruction: a multivariate analysis of 12,986 patients. Breast 22(5):938-45, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23769660.
- Mioton LM, Jordan SW, Hanwright PJ, Bilimoria KY, Kim JY. The Relationship between Preoperative Wound Classification and Postoperative Infection: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 15,289 Patients. Arch Plast Surg 40(5):522-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24086804.
- Mioton LM, Smetona JT, Hanwright PJ, Seth AK, Wang E, Bilimoria KY, Gaido J, Fine NA, Kim JY. Comparing thirty-day outcomes in prosthetic and autologous breast reconstruction: a multivariate analysis of 13,082 patients?. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 66(7):917-25, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23562485.
- Gart MS, Smetona JT, Hanwright PJ, Fine NA, Bethke KP, Khan SA, Kim JY. Reply: To PMID 23211118. J Am Coll Surg 217(1):174-5, 2013. PMID: 23791294.
- Khavanin N, Lovecchio FC, Hanwright PJ, Brill E, Milad M, Bilimoria KY, Kim JY. The influence of BMI on perioperative morbidity following abdominal hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 208(6):449.e1-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23453882.
- Mioton LM, Buck DW, Gart MS, Hanwright PJ, Wang E, Kim JYS. A multivariate regression analysis of panniculectomy outcomes: does plastic surgery training matter?. Plast Reconstr Surg 131(4):604e-612e, 2013. PMID: 23542279.
- Hanwright PJ, Mioton LM, Thomassee MS, Bilimoria KY, Van Arsdale J, Brill E, Kim JYS. Risk profiles and outcomes of total laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol 121(4):781-787, 2013. PMID: 23635678.
- Hanwright PJ, Hirsch EM, Seth AK, Chow G, Smetona J, McNichols C, Gaido JA, Fine NA, Bilimoria KY, Kim JY. A multi-institutional perspective of complication rates for elective nonreconstructive breast surgery: an analysis of NSQIP data from 2006 to 2010. Aesthet Surg J 33(3):378-86, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23439062.
- Gart MS, Smetona JT, Hanwright PJ, Fine NA, Bethke KP, Khan SA, Wang E, Kim JY. Autologous options for postmastectomy breast reconstruction: a comparison of outcomes based on the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg 216(2):229-38, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23211118.
- Davila AA, Seth AK, Wang E, Hanwright P, Bilimoria K, Fine N, Kim JY. Human Acellular Dermis versus Submuscular Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Multivariate Analysis of Short-Term Complications. Arch Plast Surg 40(1):19-27, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23362476.
- Tanas MR, Sboner A, Oliveira AM, Erickson-Johnson MR, Hespelt J, Hanwright PJ, Flanagan J, Luo Y, Fenwick K, Natrajan R, Mitsopoulos C, Zvelebil M, Hoch BL, Weiss SW, Debiec-Rychter M, Sciot R, West RB, Lazar AJ, Ashworth A, Reis-Filho JS, Lord CJ, Gerstein MB, Rubin MA, Rubin BP. Identification of a disease-defining gene fusion in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Sci Transl Med 3(98):98ra82, 2011. PMID: 21885404.
- Romick-Rosendale LE, Goodpaster AM, Hanwright PJ, Patel NB, Wheeler ET, Chona DL, Kennedy MA. NMR-based metabonomics analysis of mouse urine and fecal extracts following oral treatment with the broad-spectrum antibiotic enrofloxacin (Baytril). Magn Reson Chem 47 Suppl 1:S36-46, 2009. PMID: 19768747.
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CV information above last modified July 31, 2023