Elizabeth(Kiwanuka-Ssemakula)KiwanukaMDPhD(She/Her)

PubMed

• 1 citations
  Reconstruction of Through-and-Through Mandibular Defects with the Fibula Osteocutaneous and Lower Lateral Leg Perforator Free Flaps.
  Farooq Shahzad, Elizabeth Kiwanuka, Andrew A. Marano, Jay O. Boyle, Evan Matros
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2021-11-29
• 17 citations
  Traumatic Brain Injury in Trauma Patients With Isolated Facial Fractures.
  Justin C. McCarty, Elizabeth Kiwanuka, Shekhar K. Gadkaree, Jennifer Siu, Edward J. Caterson
  The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2020-04-07
• 8 citations
  The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States.
  Raman Mehrzad, Vikram Mookerjee, Scott Schmidt, Charles C Jehle, Elizabeth Kiwanuka
  Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2019-10-01

Journal Articles

• The Use of Synthes Matrixwave Bone Anchored Arch Bars for Closed Treatment of Multiple Concurrent Mandibular Fractures  
  Kiwanuka E, Iyengar R, Jehle CC, Mehrzad R, Kwan D, J Oral Biol Craniofac Res, 1/1/2017
• Transforming Growth Factor Beta1 Regulates the Expression of Ccn2 in Human Keratinocytes Via Smad-Erk Signalling  
  Kiwanuka E, Junker JP, Eriksson E, Int Wound, 1/1/2017
• Diagnosis and Management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in a 3-Year-Old Patient  
  Iyengar R, Kiwanuka E, Mangray S, Cruz AP, Katarincic J, Bhatt R, J Hand Surg Am, 1/1/2017
• Full-Thickness Porcine Burns Infected with Staphylococcus Aureus or Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Can Be Effectively Treated with Topical Antibiotics  
  Tsai DM, Tracy LE, Lee CC, Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Minasian RA, Onderdonk A, Junker JP, Eriksson E, Caterson EJ, Wound Repair Regen, 1/1/2016
• Cdc42 and P190rhogap Activation by Ccn2 Regulates Cell Spreading and Polarity and Induces Actin Disassembly in Migrating Keratinocytes  
  Kiwanuka E, Lee CC, Hackl F, Caterson EJ, Junker JP, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Int Wound J, 1/1/2016
• Topical Minocycline Effectively Decontaminates and Reduces Inflammation in Infected Porcine Wounds  
  Daly LT, Tsai DM, Singh M, Nuutila K, Minasian RA, Lee CC, Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Onderdonk AB, Junker JP, Eriksson E, Caterson EJ, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2016
• The External Microenvironment of Healing Skin Wounds  
  Kruse CR, Nuutila K, Lee CC, Kiwanuka E, Singh M, Caterson EJ, Eriksson E, Sorensen JA, Wound Repair Regen, 1/1/2015
• Topical Delivery of Ultrahigh Concentrations of Gentamicin Is Highly Effective in Reducing Bacterial Levels in Infected Porcine Full-Thickness Wounds  
  Junker JP, Lee CC, Samaan S, Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Minasian RA, Tsai DM, Tracy LE, Onderdonk AB, Eriksson E, Caterson EJ, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2015
• Assessing Quality of Healing in Skin: Review of Available Methods and Devices  
  Junker JP, Philip J, Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Caterson EJ, Eriksson E, Wound Repair Regen, 1/1/2014
• Use of High-Frequency Ultrasound Guidance for Intraoperative Zygomatic Arch Fracture Reduction  
  Kiwanuka E, Smith SE, Frates MC, Caterson EJ, J Craniofac Surg, 1/1/2013
• Ccn2 Is Transiently Expressed by Keratinocytes During Re-Epithelialization and Regulates Keratinocyte Migration in Vitro by the Ras-Mek-Erk Signaling Pathway  
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Caterson EJ, Nowinski D, Junker JP, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, J Surg Res, 1/1/2013
• Ccn2 Promotes Keratinocyte Adhesion and Migration Via Integrin Alpha5beta1  
  Kiwanuka E, Andersson L, Caterson EJ, Junker JP, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Exp Cell Res, 1/1/2013
• Harnessing Growth Factors to Influence Wound Healing  
  Kiwanuka E, Junker J, Eriksson E, Clin Past, 1/1/2012
• Epidermal Regeneration by Micrograft Transplantation with Immediate 100-Fold Expansion  
  Hackl F, Bergmann J, Granter SR, Koyama T, Kiwanuka E, Zuhaili B, Pomahac B, Caterson EJ, Junker JP, Eriksson E, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2012
• Comparison of Healing Parameters in Porcine Full-Thickness Wounds Transplanted with Skin Micrografts, Split-Thickness Skin Grafts, and Cultured Keratinocytes  
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Philip J, Caterson EJ, Junker JP, Eriksson E, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2011
• Inhibition of Connective Tissue Growth Factor/Ccn2 Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts by Interleukin-1alpha and Beta  
  Nowinski D, Koskela A, Kiwanuka E, Bostrom M, Gerdin B, Ivarsson M, J Cell Biochem, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

• Plastic Surgery 
  Chapter: Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis 
  Page 176 - 200Nowinski D, Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Eriksson EEditors: Neligan P.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2012
• Advanced Wound Repair Therapies 
  Chapter: Molecular and Gene Therapies for Wound Repair 
  Page 395 - 415Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Nowinski D, Eriksson EEditors: D Farrar.Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK2011
• Advances in Wound Care 
  Chapter: The Diabetic Wound: A New Experimental Wound Healing Model in Large Animals 
  Page 166 - 170Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Nowinski D, Eriksson EEditors: Sen C.Wound Healing Society Yearbook Publication, New Rochelle, NY2011

Abstracts/Posters

• The Use of Wave Shaped Bone Supported Arch Bars in the Treatment of Mandibular Fractures.
  Kiwanuka E, Iyengar R, Kwan D, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, 1/1/2016
• Topical Delivery of Ultrahigh Concentrations of Gentamicin Are Highly Effective in Reducing Bacterial Levels in Infected Porcine Full-Thickness Wounds.
  Lee C, Junker J, Samaan S, Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Minasian A, Tsai D, Tracy L, Engstrom O, Onderdonk A, Eriksson E, Caterson E, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2014
• Topical Antibiotics Delivery Platform for the Treatment of Infected Porcine Burns.
  Tsai D, Hackl F, Lee C, Tracy L, Engstrom O, Kiwanuka E, Minasian A, Onderdonk A, Junker J, Eriksson E, Caterson E, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2014
• Kiwanuka E, Junker J, Caterson E, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2013
• Ccn2 Regulates Keratinocyte Adhesion and Migration Via Integrin Alpha-5/Beta-1.
  Kiwanuka E, Andersson L, Caterson E, Junker J, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2013
• Micrograft Transplantation in a 1:100 Expansion Ratio Regenerates the Epidermis of Full-Thickness Porcine Wounds.
  Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Philip J, Gerner P, Junker J, Caterson E, Eriksson E, European Surgery, 1/1/2013
• Sustained release of amnion-derived cellular cytokine solution (ACCS) facilitates achilles tendon healing in rats.
  Samaan S, Kamel RA, Philip J, Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Caterson EJ, Junker JPE, Eriksson E, Harvard Surgery Research Day Symposium, Boston, MA, 1/1/2013
• Ctgf Enhances Keratinocyte Adhesion to Fibronectin and Promotes Migration through Integrin Alpha-5/Beta-1.
  Kiwanuka E, Junker J, Caterson E, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2012
• Connective Tissue Growth Factor Is Expressed by Hyperproliferative Keratinocytes During Reepithelialization of Full Thickness Wounds.
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Caterson E, Junker J, Gerdin B, Nowinski D, Eriksson E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2011
• CTGF is expressed by hyperproliferative keratinocytes in vivo.
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Gerdin B, Nowinski D, Eriksson E, Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2011
• Skin Micrografts Regenerate the Epidermis of Full-Thickness Wounds When Transplanted with Random Orientation and Covered with a Hydrogel and Foam Dressing.
  Hackl F, Kiwanuka E, Granter S, Philip J, Junker J, Caterson E, Eriksson E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2011
• Connective Tissue Growth Factor Is Expressed by Hyperproliferating Keratinocytes in Vivo.
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Caterson E, Junker J, Gerdin B, Nowinski D, Eriksson E, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2011
• Comparison of Healing Parameters in Full-Thickness Wounds Transplanted with Skin Micrografts, Split-Thickness Skin Grafts and Cultured Keratinocytes
  Kiwanuka E, Hackl F, Philip J, Caterson E, Junker J, Gerdin B, Eriksson E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2011
• Kiwanuka E, Koskela A, Eriksson E, Gerdin B, Ivarsson M, Nowinski D, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2010
• Grafting of Diabetic Wounds with Minced Skin.
  Hackl F, Bergmann J, Koyama T, Kiwanuka E, Granter S, Aflaki P, Zuhaili B, Reish R, Pomahac B, Eriksson E, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2010
• Interleukin-1alpha down regulates the expression of connective tissue growth factor through up regulation of TAK-1.
  Kiwanuka E, Koskela A, Eriksson E, Gerdin B, Ivarsson M, Nowinski D, Annual Meeting of American Colleges of Surgeons, Washington, DC, 1/1/2010
• Inhibition of connective tissue growth factor/CCN2 expression in human dermal fibroblasts by interleukin 1alpha and Beta.
  Kiwanuka E, Koskela A, Eriksson E, Gerdin B, Ivarsson M, Nowinski D, Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

• Defining Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Comparison of Icd-9 Codes Used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Veterans Aff... 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2016
• Deoxycholic Acid for Correction of Submental Convexity - Review of Pertinent Anatomy and Introduction of Technical Considerations to Decrease Complications. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2016
• Deoxycholic Acid for Correction of Submental Convexity. 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2016
• The Ethology and Prevalence of Breast Animation Deformities (Bad) after Implant Based Breast Reconstruction. 
  Rome, Italy - 1/1/2016
• The Prevalence and Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients with Facial Fractures. 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2016
• Physiology of The Healing Wound 
  Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - 1/1/2013
• Regulation of CCN2 expression in Human Keratinocytes by TGF-Beta1 Induced SMAD and MAPK Signaling. 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2013
• CCN2 Regulates Keratinocyte Adhesion and Migration via Integrin alpha-5/Beta-1. 
  Denver, CO - 1/1/2013
• Large Animal Models in Translational Research 
  Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
• CTGF Enhances Keratinocyte Adhesion to Fibronectin and Promotes Migration through Integrin alpha-5/beta-1. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
• Connective Tissue Growth Factor is Expressed by Hyperproliferative Keratinocytes During Reepithelialization of Full Thickness Wounds. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2011
• Comparison of Healing Parameters in Full-Thickness Wounds Transplanted with Skin Micrografts, Split-Thickness Skin Grafts and Cultured Keratinocytes. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2011
• Interleukin-1Alpha Down Regulates the Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor/CCN2 Through Up Regulation of TAK-1. 
  Hancock, MA - 1/1/2010
• Inhibition of Connective Tissue Growth Factor/CCN2 Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts by Interleukin 1Alpha and Beta. 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2010
• Two Year Follow-up of Patient Treated with Peritonectomy and HIPEC 
  Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden - 1/1/2009
• Interleukin-1 Inhibits the Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor thru a TAK-1 Dependent Mechanism. 
  Gothenburg, Sweden - 1/1/2008
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Other

• CCN2 - Keratinocyte Interactions In Vitro and In Vivo 
  Kiwanuka E, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Plastic Surgery, Uppsala University
  Uppsala, Sweden