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  • Anthony J. DeFranzo Jr., MD

Anthony J. DeFranzo Jr., MD

  • Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Anthony J. DeFranzo Jr., MD

Anthony J. DeFranzo Jr., MD

  • Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Research Interests

  • Nerve Reconstruction
  • adefranz@wakehealth.edu
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Education
BS, Trinity College, 1969
MD, George Washington University School of Medicine, 1973
Residency
Surgery, Boston University Medical Center - Child Amb, 1978
Plastic Surgery, Duke University Hospital, 1981
Fellowship
Hand Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, 1979
University of Louisville, 1979
Board Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Memberships
American Burn Association
American Cleft Palate Association
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
American Society of Surgery of the Hand
Forsyth-Davie-Stokes Medical Society
Wound Healing Society
Positions
Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Departments and Affiliations
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Research

  • Publications
  • An Algorithmic Approach to the Suspected Septic Wrist. Claiborne JR, Branch LG, Reynolds M, Defranzo AJ. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Jun; 78(6):659-662.
  • Use of Integra in the Management of Complex Hand Wounds From Cancer Resection and Nonburn Trauma. Reynolds M, Kelly DA, Walker NJ, Crantford C, Defranzo AJ. Hand (N Y). 2018 01; 13(1):74-79.
  • A randomized trial of diagnostic ultrasound to improve outcomes in focal neuropathies. Cartwright MS, Griffin LP, Dowlen H, Bargoil JM, Caress JB, Li ZJ, Defranzo AJ, Wiesler ER, Tuohy CJ, Balakrishnan N, Molnar JA, Baute V, Koman LA, Poehling GG, Walker FO. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Nov; 52(5):746-53.
  • Aesthetic outcomes of acellular dermal matrix in tissue expander/implant-based breast reconstruction. Forsberg CG, Kelly DA, Wood BC, Mastrangelo SL, DeFranzo AJ, Thompson JT, David LR, Marks MW. Ann Plast Surg. 2014; 72(6):S116-20.
  • The effect of reusable versus disposable draping material on infection rates in implant-based breast reconstruction: a prospective randomized trial. Showalter BM, Crantford JC, Russell GB, Marks MW, DeFranzo AJ, Thompson JT, Pestana IA, David LR. Ann Plast Surg. 2014; 72(6):S165-9.
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Research Interests

  • Nerve Reconstruction

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