Expertise

His practice focuses on pediatric nerve injuries, corneal neurotization, facial paralysis, congenital hand surgery, and microvascular reconstruction.

Research interests:

  •  Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Surgicalstrategies to Improve Nerve Regeneration FK506 Corneal Neurotization Electrical Muscle Stimulation

His clinical work focuses on pediatric facial paralysis, nerve injuries, hand surgery and microvascular reconstruction, and he has pioneered corneal neurotization, a treatment for neurotrophic keratopathy, a rare cause of blindness caused by lack of nerve supply to the cornea. His research laboratory focuses on ways to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, including drug and growth factor delivery, electrical stimulation, and the cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning neurotrophic keratopathy and corneal neurotization.

Keywords: nerve regeneration; nerve surgery; facial paralysis; biomedical nerve engineering

Affiliations

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

James Joseph Harbaugh, Jr. Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

Past Affiliations

Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (past)

Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (past)

Associate Professor, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (past)

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (past)

Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (past)

Communities
Plastic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Degrees
MD, Johns Hopkins University, 1997
BS, Emory University, Chemistry and Biology, 1993