Faculty Research

Keith Brandt, M.D., is conducting research evaluating the outcomes of various types of breast reconstructions including the development of an evaluation instrument for rating breast reconstruction outcomes and investigating the safety of bilateral breast reconstruction.

Alex Kane, M.D., runs the Craniofacial Imaging Lab at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and his research centers around structural and functional imaging related to cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities. The lab participates in several studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A recent focus has been modeling of the motion of the palate during speech using MRI techniques.

Susan Mackinnon, M.D., runs an NIH-funded laboratory investigating nerve allotransplantation for traumatic nerve injury. She also has several clinical studies focusing on peripheral nerve injury. She has an ongoing R01 grant on nerve allograft and also was awarded an RO1 grant on “The Effects of Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.”

Terence Myckatyn, M.D., maintains grant-funded research utilizing transgenic mice and serial imaging of nerves in living mice to study the effects of various neurotrophins, neuroenhancing agents and stem cells on peripheral nerve regeneration and neuromuscular junction reinnervation after surgical reconstructions.

Thomas Tung, M.D., runs an NIH-supported lab investigating composite tissue transplantation. He has developed a model of limb transplantation in the mouse and is studying the immunology of limb transplantation, nerve regeneration in the limb allograft, and the efficacy of costimulation blockade for the induction of tolerance.

Albert S. Woo, M.D., is involved in the craniofacial and cleft lip/palate program, treating both adult and pediatric patients. He has published in the areas of craniofacial reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. He is currently evaluating long-term developmental changes in the face and skull following craniofacial surgery.