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Kayvan Taghipour-Khiabani, M.D.C.M., M.Sc. F.R.C.S. (C), F.A.C.S
Assitant Professor
Head Hand & Microsurgery Section

Department of Surgery
University of Nevada School of Medicine
2040 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 302
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Telephone (702)671-2289
FAX (702)385-9399
www.SurgeryOfTheHand.com
khiabani@unr.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Interest:
Hand Surgery
Congenital Hand Surgery
Wrist Endoscopy
Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Training:
Undergraduate - Vanier College, Montreal, Canada
Medical School - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
General Surgery - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Plastic Surgery - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Master of Science in Experimental Surgery C.I.P. McGill University
Hand & Microsurgery - University of neveda school of medicine, las vegas (UNSOM)
Orthopedic Hand Surgery & Microsurgery- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

DEGREES AND LICENSURE

FACS Fellow of American College of Surgeons Fellowship Conferred October, 2002

FRCS(C) Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Plastic and Reconstructive surgery Fellowship Conferred August 3, 2000

M.Sc. McGill University Degree Conferred May 27th, 1998

Master of Science in Experimental Surgery C.I.P. McGill University Degree Conferred November 20th, 2000

The Clinical Investigator Program Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada M.D. McGill University Degree Conferred May 25th, 1993

Doctorem Medicinae et Chirurgiae Magistrum D.E.C. Vanier College Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales Health Sciences Program Degree Conferred January 4th, 1989

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada: LMCC No. 82115 (via MCCQE Parts I and II) January 14th, 1997

Licentiate of The Nevada State Issued: August 10th, 2000

Licentiate of The California State Board of Medical Examiners: License Number: A74108 Issued: March 15th 2001

Federal DEA number: BT7006097 American Board of Plastic Surgery: September 6, 2000

American Board of Plastic Surgery: Board certified in Plastic Surgery , November 2004

Plastic Surgery Specialty Certification: July 17th 2000: College Des Medecins Du Quebec

EDUCATION

Oct 2002 - Present University of Nevada School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Head Section of Hand and Microsurgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Las Vegas, Nevada

Aug 2001- Aug 2002 University of California Los Angeles
Clinical instructor
Department of Orthopedics
Hand - Microsurgery Fellowship
Los Angeles, California

Jan 2001 to Jul 2001: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Clinical instructor
Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Breast - Aesthetic Fellowship
Las Vegas, Nevada

Jul 2000 to Jan 2001: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Clinical instructor
Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Hand - Microsurgery Fellowship
Las Vegas, Nevada

Jul 1999 - Jul 2000: Chief Resident
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, Canada

Jul 1998 - Jul 2000: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
Postgraduate Medicine
Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Montreal, Canada

Jul 1995- Jul 2000: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
Clinician Investigator Program
Montreal, Canada

Jul 1997- Jun 1998: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine,
Postgraduate Medicine
General Surgery Residency Program
Montreal, Canada

Jul 1995 - Dec 1997: McGill University
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Division of Experimental Surgery
Masters of Science program
Montreal, Canada

Jul 1993- Jun 1995: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine, Postgraduate Medicine
General Surgery Residency Program
Montreal, Canada

Sep 1988 - May 1993: McGill University
Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Medicine Montreal, Canada

Sep 1986 - Jun 1998: Vanier College Health Sciences Program Montreal, Canada

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation research grant. “Engineering Bone and Cartilage from Adipocyte derived Stem Cells and Scaffolds” amount of $4000.00. PSEF tracking number BRG56-06, August 23rd 2006

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society membership

Department of Surgery Research Grant Award, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2006, “Engineering cartilage and bone from rat and rabbit adipose tissue .”

Department of Surgery Research Grant Award, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2005, “The role of extracelluar matrix in adipose derived stem cell signaling.”

Department of Surgery Research Grant Award, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004, “Human adipose tissue as a source of unique, pluripotent stem cells with multi-germline potential for tissue engineering.”

Junior Faculty Research Grant Award, University of Nevada Reno, 2004, “Human adipose tissue as a source of unique, pluripotent stem cells with multi-germline potential for tissue engineering.”

American Society of Plastic Surgeons award of recognition for completion of continuing medical education requirements in plastic surgery, including cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, head, neck, trunk and extremities. 2001-2003

Physician Recognition Award, American Medical Association, July 1st 2000

Winner of Second Prize at McGill University Department of Surgery Annual Fraser Gurd Surgical Research day, Montreal, 1998

Winner of First Prize at The Annual Meeting of Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons for best paper presentation, Mont Tremblent, 1998

Dean's Honour List McGill University, Master of Science program (1995-1997)

Royal Victoria Hospital Research Institute Fellowship Award (1996-1997) “Role of Nitric Oxide in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Surgical Flaps"

Winner of First Prize at Concourse Paul Cartier for best paper presentation, Entretiens Vasculaires XIV meeting, Valleyfield, 1996

Callahan Foundation scholarship 1990, 1991

Fond de la Recherche en Santé du Quebéc Fellowship, Dec 1991

"Identification of Stem Cells in Human Stomach" Alma Mater Scholarship, McGill University, 1991

Fond de la Recherche en Santé du Quebéc Fellowship, Jun 1990

"Cellular Dynamics of Stem Cells in Human Stomach" J. W. McConnell award for Academic Excellence (1989-1990) Faculty Scholar, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine (1989-1990)

Dean's Honour List Vanier College, 1988

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chair Department of Hand Surgery , University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, October 2005 – Present

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Active member December 2003 – present

Nevada State Medical Association, member in good standing, April 2003 – present

Clark County Medical Society, member in good standing, April 2003 – present

Fellow of American College of Surgeons, October 2002 - present

Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2000 - present

Candidate member American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Dec 2002 - Present American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Candidate member 2002

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2001-2003

Member of the Selection Committee, Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship Program Department of Orthopaedic surgery, University of California Los Angeles 2002

Plastic Surgery Research Council, member 2001- Present

Member of American Medical Association, membership number: 06701930663

Member of the Selection Committee, General Surgery residency Program Department of surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2002

Clinical Instructor, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, August 2001- August 2002.

Clinical Instructor, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2000-July 2001

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Health Sciences, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Olive View Hospital, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Valley View Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician Plastic Surgery, Valley View Surgery Center, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Mountain View, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 200-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Summerlin Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Member of the Committee, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Clinician Investigator Program at McGill University, 1987-2000

Member of the Selection Committee, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at McGill University, 1989-2000

Member of the Residency Review Committee, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at McGill University, 1989-2000

College Des Médecins du Quebec, 1993 to Present

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Junior Member 1998 to present

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Resident Member, 1998 to present

Fédération Des Médecins Résidents du Québec, 1993-2000

Association of Residents of McGill University, 1993-2000

COMMITTEES

Member Medical Executive Committee, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, October 2005 – Present

Member Educational Grant Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons 2005

Elected Representative of Plastic Surgery Research Council to the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation: Research Grant Committee, 2004 – 2007

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 50th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario , May 2005

Member of the Membership Committee, the Clark County Medical Society, 2004-2005

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 49th Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan , June 2004

Member of Editorial Board of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Journal “ The Royal College Outlook”

Member, PC (Personal Computer) Magazine Advisory Panel 2003

Member , Sunrise Hospital Breast Cancer Center task force 2003

Member, Sunrise Hospital Breast Cancer Center task force physician subcommittee 2003

Member of the Mini Internship Committee, the Clark County Medical Society, 2003-2004

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2003

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 2003

Member of the taskforce for nationwide American Society for Surgery of the Hand sponsored Journal clubs, 2003

Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts , April 2002

Member of the Community Health/ Community Relations Committee at the Clark County Medical Society, 2003-2004

Member of the Selection Committee, Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship Program Department of Orthopedic surgery, University of California Los Angeles 2002

Session moderator, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts , Ischemia Reperfusion and Flap Physiology scientific session, April 2002

Session moderator, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , Fetal Wound Healing and Physiology scientific session, April 2003

Member of the Selection Committee, Urology Division Chief recruitment, Department of surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2003

Member of the Selection Committee, General Surgery residency Program Department of surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2002

Member of the Committee, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Clinician Investigator Program at McGill University, 1987-2000

Member of the Selection Committee, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at McGill University, 1989-2000

Member of the Residency Review Committee, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at McGill University, 1989-2000

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Chair department of Hand Surgery, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 2005-present

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Health Sciences, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Olive View Hospital, Los Angeles, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Orthopedic Surgery, Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, California, Aug 2001-Aug 2002

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001 and October 2002-present

Staff physician in department of Hand Surgery, University Medical Center Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, October 2002-present

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Valley View Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician Plastic Surgery, Valley View Surgery Center, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Mountain View, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 200-Jul 2001

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Summerlin Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000- Present

Staff physician in department of Plastic Surgery, Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas Nevada, Jul 2000-Jul 2001

Staff physician Plastic surgery, Hand Surgery , Specialty Surgery Center of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada November 2005-present

PUBLICATIONS

Shah HR, Zamboni WA, Khiabani KT Nocardial septic arthritis of the wrist diagnosed and treated by arthroscopy. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2005;39(4):252-4.

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stepheson LL, RC Baynosa, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Microcirculatory effects of melatonin in rat skeletal muscle after prolonged ischemia. J Pineal Res. 2005 Aug;39(1):57-65

Jones NF, Brown EE, Khiabani KT, Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula after revascularization of the hand. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2005 Jul;21(5):283-6.

RC Baynosa, AL Naig, PS Murphy, B Hansen, XH Fang, LL Stephenson, KT Khiabani, WZ Wang, WA Zamboni. The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on NOS Activity and Transcription in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Arch Surg 140: 2005.

CM Ellis, BK Hansen, PS Murphy, RC Baynosa, KT Khiabani, LL Stephenson, WZ Wang, WA Zamboni. Hyperbaric Oxygen Decreases Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion by a VEGF-Dependent Mechanism. Arch Surg 140: 2005.

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stepheson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “Acute microvascular action of vascular endothelial growth factor in skeletal muscle ischemia/reperfusion injury” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Apr 15;115(5):1355-65.

Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Gabriel A, Nataraj C, Wang WZ, Zamboni WA. “A quantitative method for determining polarization of neutrophil adhesion molecules associated with ischemia reperfusion.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Dec;114(7):1846-50.

Baynosa RC, Shah HR, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “Ultrasound-assisted liposuction in the treatment of lipodystrophy secondary to cushingoid-type disease of unknown cause.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Aug;114(2):474-7.

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stepheson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “NOS upregulation attenuates vascular endothelial dysfunction in the late phase of ischemic preconditioning in skeletal muscle.” J Orthop Res. 2004 May;22(3):578-85

Wang WZ, Stepheson LL, Fang XH, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “Ischemic preconditioning-induced microvascular protection at a distance” J Reconstr Microsurg. 2004 Feb;20(2):175-81.

Jones NF, Friedman AC, Khiabani KT., “Hand surgery in organ transplant patients”, J Hand Surg [Am]. 2004 Jan;29(1):154-8.

Wang WZ, Jones S, Stepheson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA.Microvascular Protection Induced by Late Preconditioning Was Abolished in STZ-Induced Acute Diabetic Rats. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2002 Nov;18(8):689-96

Gupta SC, Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Zamboni WA. Effect of liposuction on skin perfusion. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002 Dec;110(7):1748-51

Wang WZ, Stephenson LL, Anderson GL, Miller FN, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA., Role of PKC in the Late Phase of Microvascular Protection Induced by Preconditioning. J Surg Res 2002 Jul;106(1):166-72

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. The effects of the nitric oxide donor SIN-1 on ischemia-reperfused cutaneous and myocutaneous flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002 Jul;110(1):169-76

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and activity of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in ischemia-reperfusion-injured flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002 Apr 15;109(5):1638-45

Khiabani K.T, Meals R.A., Book Review “Hand Surgery: A Clinical Atlas, Vincent R. Hentz, MD, and Robert A. Chase, MD. Philadelphia: Saunders” Journal of Hand Surgery March 2002 • Volume 27 • Number 2 page 365

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Differing Flow Patterns Between Ischemically Challenged Flap Skin and Flap Skeletal Muscle: Implications for Salvage Regimens. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2002 Jan;109(1):220-7

Haghighat, R., Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan, C., David, S. and Philip, A. Rapid and Dynamic Regulation of TGF- Receptors on Blood Vessels and Fibroblasts During Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2002 May; 282(5):C1161-9

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. A New Protocol for Prolonged General Anesthesia in Rabbits. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1998 Oct;102(5):1787

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN CD18 Polarization, Proceedings of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting 2001, San Antonio 21, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN Polarization, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Husain A., Taguchi V., Shwarz G., Khiabani K.T., Management of Giant Scrotal Lipomas, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Gabriel A., Nataraj C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: A Novel Method For Evaluation of CD 18 Surface Polarity, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Gupta S.C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effect of Liposuction on Skin Perfusion, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Haws M.J., Zamboni W.A., The Use of Artificial Skin in Complex Wound Closure as an Alternative to Free Tissue Transfer, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN Polarization. Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001

Nimeh, T., Haghighat, R. Khiabani K.T., Malek, N., Watters, K., and Philip, A. Ischemia regulates endoglin expression in a pig skin flap model. McGill Journal of Medicine 6: 26-31, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Attenuation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a NO donor: SIN-1. The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 7: 33, 1999

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and Activity of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps. In press, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and Activity of NOS Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 5: 44, 1998

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Attenuation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a NO Donor: SIN- 1, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Riverside, California, 1998

Khiabani, K.T., The Role of Nitric Oxide in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Surgical Flaps, Thesis for Master of Science Degree, McGill University, 1997

Khiabani, K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Blood Flow in Reperfused Flaps, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 5: 44, 1997

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and Activity of NOS Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, 1997

Hebert J, Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Determination of Reperfusion Hemodynamics in Two Flap Models in The Rabbit, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, 1997

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Determination of Spatial Patterns and Temporal Variability of Flow Within Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Flaps, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Proceedings of the Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 17-20, 2006. “Engineering Cartilage and Bone like tissue in vitro using rabbit adipose derived stromal cells and biodegradable Ply Lactic Glycolic Acid scaffolds”, Shen S, Letourneau PR, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Khiabani, KT Abstract number 112A, Page 239

Proceedings of the Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 17-20, 2006. “VEGF as a molecular signal in the hyperbaric Oxygen pathway”, Murphy PS, Letourneau PR, Stephenson LL, Amiri FA, Khiabani, KT, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 46B, Page 148

Proceedings of the Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 17-20, 2006. “Melatonin reduces superoxide generation on the arterial wall and cell death in the muscle after ischemia reperfusion”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 48B, Page 150

Hansen, BK, Baynosa, RC, Stephenson, LL, Khiabani, KT, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA: The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Leukocyte Adhesion In Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) Injury. (Abstract) Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 32(supl): 2005

Ellis, CM, Baynosa, RC, Khiabani, KT, Stephenson, LL, Wang, WZ, Zamboni, WA: The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) on Neutrophil CD18/11b Polarization and Adhesion In IR Injury. (Abstract) Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 32(supl): 2005.

Murphy PS, Hansen, BK, Khiabani, KT, Stephenson, LL, Wang, WZ, Zamboni, WA: Hyperbaric Oxygen Upregulates VEGF Through a HIF-1 Pathway. (Abstract) Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 32(supl): 2005.

Baynosa, CR, Naig, AL, Murphy, PS, Hansen, BK, Fang, XH, Stephenson, LL, Khiabani, KT, Wang, WZ, Zamboni, WA: The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on NOS Activity and Transcription in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. (Abstract) Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 32(supl): 2005.

Ellis CM, Hansen BK, Murphy PS, Baynosa RC, Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Zamboni WA: Hyperbaric Oxygen Decreases Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion by a VEGF-Dependent Mechanism. Arch Surg 200(supl): 562, 2005

Baynosa, CR, Naig, AL, Murphy, PS, Hansen, BK, Fang, XH, Stephenson, LL, Khiabani, KT, Wang, WZ, Zamboni, WA: The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on NOS Activity and Transcription in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Arch Surg 200(supl): 71,2005

Proceedings of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 2005. “Chondrogenic Potential of Rat Adipose Tissue”, Shen S, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Khiabani, KT Abstract number 18P, Page 239

Proceedings of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 2005. “The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Leukocyte Adhesion In Ischemia Reperfusion (IR) Injury”, Hansen BK, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 52A, Page 210

Proceedings of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 2005. “Lack of BH4 Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction and Degradation of cNOS Activity in Skeletal Muscle After Prolonged Ischemia”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Baynosa RC, Murphy PS, Hansen BK, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 12B, Page 146

Proceedings of the Twenty first Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Puerto Rico, January 15-18th 2005. “The Effect of Melatonin in the Microcirculation of Skeletal Muscle Ischemia Reperfusion” Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Baynosa RC, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Page 106

Proceedings of the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004. “Acute Microvascular Action of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 43A, Page 152

Proceedings of the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004. “The Effect of Isoform-Selective Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors on PMN CD18/11B Ploarization in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, Woodward SM, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, , Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 44B, Page 259

Proceedings of the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004. “Ischemia Reperfusion: NOS Inhibition Reverses the Effect of HBO on Neutrophoil Adhesion in Vivo”, Khoie A, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, , Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 46B, Page 261

Proceedings of the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004. “The Effect Hyperbaric Oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthases and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, Baynosa RC, Khiabani, KT, Stephenson LL, Fang XH, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Abstract number 50A, Page 162

Khoie A, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Ischemia Reperfusion: NOS Inhibition Reverses the Effect of HBO on Neutrophil Adhesion In Vivo. J Investigative Medicine 52(1): #58, 2004.

Woodward SM, Baynosa RC, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. The Effect of Isoform-Selective Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors On PMN CD18/11b Polarization In Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. J Investigative Medicine 52(1): #58 , 2004.

Proceeding of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California. January 2004 ” Evaluation of Integra Neovascularization in an Avascular Wound”, Browder LK, Oliver JA, Van Der Harten C, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Page 180

Proceeding of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California. January 2004 ”Toe transfer with an In-Continuity Arterio-Venous Loop”, Brown EE, Khiabani KT, Jones NF. Page 195

Karpin KM, Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Gabriel A, Nataraj C, Wang WZ, Zamboni WA. "Ischemia-Reperfusion: The inhibitory effect of HBO on PMN CD18 Plarization is NOS Dependent”, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 2003, p 116,

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA."Nitric Oxide Synthases Upregulation in the Late Phase of Ischemic Preconditioning in the Skeletal Muscle”, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 2003, p 108

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. "Microcirculatory Protection of Skeletal Muscle in Remote Preconditioning”, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 2003, p 205

Proceeding of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California. January 2004 ” Adenosine is not the initiating factor for remote ischemic preconditioning”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Page 160

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN Polarization, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Husain A., Taguchi V., Shwarz G., Khiabani K.T., Management of Giant Scrotal Lipomas, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Gabriel A., Nataraj C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: A Novel Method For Evaluation of CD 18 Surface Polarity, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Gupta S.C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effect of Liposuction on Skin Perfusion, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Haws M.J., Zamboni W.A., The Use of Artificial Skin in Complex Wound Closure as an Alternative to Free Tissue Transfer, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 9: 3, 2001

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN Polarization. Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001

Jones S, Wang WZ, Nataraj C, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA “Hyperbaric Oxygen Inhibits Ischemia Reperfusion Induced Neutrophil CD18 Polarization by a Nitric Oxide Mechanism” Proceedings of the Thirty fifth Annual Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Scientific Meeting, June 28-30, 2002, San Diego, California, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 27(supl): ,2002

Khiabani K.T., Gabriel A., Nataraj C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., “Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: A Novel Method for Evaluation of CD18 Surface Polarity” Proceedings of the Thirty Fourth Annual Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Scientific Meeting, June 2001, San Antonio, Texas, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 21(supl): ,2001

Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A., “Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN CD18 Polarization” Proceedings of the Thirty Fourth Annual Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Scientific Meeting, June 2001, San Antonio, Texas, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 21(supl): ,2001

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Attenuation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a NO donor: SIN-1. The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 7: 33, 1999

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Attenuation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a NO Donor: SIN- 1, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Riverside, California, 1998

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and Activity of NOS Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 5: 44, 1998

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Presence and Activity of NOS Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, 1997

Hebert J, Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Determination of Reperfusion Hemodynamics in Two Flap Models in The Rabbit, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, 1997

Khiabani, K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Blood Flow in Reperfused Flaps, The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 5: 44, 1997

Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L. Determination of Spatial Patterns and Temporal Variability of Flow Within Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Flaps, Proceedings of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996

PRESENTATIONS

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, 61st Annual Meeting, GAM Canada (Group for Advancement of Microsurgery) “ Use of Nitinol U-clips for Microsurgical Anastomosis” *( Mahabir RC) Mahabir RC, Baynosa R, Stutman R, Khiabani KT, Banff, Alberta Canada, Wed May 30th 2007

“The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury”*(Seth Bellister, MSII), American Federation for Medical Research, Carmel, CA, February 2007
SA Bellister, KT Khiabani, LL Stephenson,XH Fang, WZ Wang, WA Zamboni

Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, “In Vivo Down-Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Protein in a Gracilis Muscle Model Using siRNA” *(Letourneau PR), Letourneau PR, Stephenson LL, Amiri FA, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA, The Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, January 2007

Seventh Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “Biology of vascular healing” KT Khiabani, UCLA Conference center, Lake Arrowhead, CA October 2006.

Seventh Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “Transplantation in Hand Surgery” KT Khiabani, UCLA Conference center, Lake Arrowhead , CA October 2006

Seventh Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “ Tissue Engineering ” KT Khiabani, UCLA Conference center, Lake Arrowhead , CA October 2006

Seventh Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “ Atherosclerotic disease” KT Khiabani, UCLA Conference center, Lake Arrowhead , CA October 2006

Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 20th , 2006. “Engineering Cartilage and Bone like tissue in vitro using rabbit adipose derived stromal cells and biodegradable Ply Lactic Glycolic Acid scaffolds”, Shen *(S, Letourneau PR), Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Khiabani, KT

Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 19th , 2006. “VEGF as a molecular signal in the hyperbaric Oxygen pathway”, *(Murphy PS), Letourneau PR, Stephenson LL, Amiri FA, Khiabani, KT, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA

Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, California, May 19th , 2006. “Melatonin reduces superoxide generation on the arterial wall and cell death in the muscle after ischemia reperfusion”, *(Wang WZ), Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA.

University of Nevada School of Medicine, Department of Surgery Resident Lecture series, “ Biology and Basic Science of the Musculoskeletal System”, Las Vegas, NV, March 28th 2006

49th Annual Meeting Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society "Hyperbaric Oxygen Upregulates VEGF mRNA through a HIF-1 Pathway", *(PS Murphy, MD), , Las Vegas, NV, June 2005

49th Annual Meeting Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society "The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on NOS Activity and Transcription in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury", *(RC Baynosa, MD), Las Vegas, NV, June 2005

49th Annual Meeting Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society "The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) on Neutrophil CD18/11b Adhesion and Polarization in IR Injury", *(CM Ellis, MSIII), Las Vegas, NV, June 2005

49th Annual Meeting Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society "The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Leukocyte Adhesion in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury" *(BK Hansen, BS), Las Vegas, NV, June 2005

Distinguished White Lecture, University of Nevada, “The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Angiogenesis in Wound Healing: Is the Beneficial Effect of HBO on Wound Healing Through a Nitric Oxide – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway” *(Korshunov Y, BS), Las Vegas, April 19, 2004

University of Nevada in Las Vegas, invited lecturer. “Leadership and Motivation” course. October 2005

Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, “Chondrogenic Potential of Rat Adipose Tissue”, Shen S, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. Khiabani, KT, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,. May 2005

Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, “The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Leukocyte Adhesion In Ischemia Reperfusion (IR) Injury”, Hansen BK, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,. May 2005

Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, “Lack of BH4 Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction and Degradation of cNOS Activity in Skeletal Muscle After Prolonged Ischemia”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Baynosa RC, Murphy PS, Hansen BK, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA., Toronto, Ontario, Canada,. May 2005

Arizona/Nevada Academy of Science 49th Annual Meeting, "The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Leukocyte Adhesion in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury" *(BK Hansen, BS), Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2005

Arizona/Nevada Academy of Science 49th Annual Meeting , "Hyperbaric Oxygen Upregulates VEGF mRNA through a HIF-1 Pathway" *(PS Murphy, MD), Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2005

Sixth Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “ Biology of vascular healing” KT Khiabani, Santa Monica, CA March 2005

Sixth Annual Doctors Demystify Current Orthopedics for Allied Health Professionals course, “ Atherosclerotic disease” KT Khiabani, Santa Monica, CA March 2005

Twenty first Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Puerto Rico, January 15-18th 2005 “The Effect of Melatonin in the Microcirculation of Skeletal Muscle Ischemia Reperfusion” Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Baynosa RC, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Presented by Way Z Wang MD, January 16th 2005

Federation for Medical Research, Western Regional Meeting, Carmel, California, February 2-5 2005 “The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury” AL Naig, RC Baynosa, PS Murphy, BK Hansen, KT Khiabani, LL Stephenson, XH Fang, WZ Wang, WA Zamboni Presented by Anna L. Naig, MSII

Bierkamper Convocation , University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, 2005 “The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury” AL Naig, RC Baynosa, PS Murphy, BK Hansen, KT Khiabani, LL Stephenson, XH Fang, WZ Wang, WA Zamboni Presented by Anna L. Naig, MSII

Bierkamper Convocation , University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, 2005 "The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) on Neutrophil CD18/11b Polarization and Adhesion in IR Injury" KT Khiabani, WZ Wang, LL Stephenson, WA Zamboni, Presented by C Ellis, MSII

Federation for Medical Research, Western Regional Meeting, Carmel, California, February 2-5 2005 "The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) on Neutrophil CD18/11b Polarization and Adhesion in IR Injury" KT Khiabani, WZ Wang, LL Stephenson, WA Zamboni, Presented by C Ellis, MSII Federation for Medical Research, Western Regional Meeting, Carmel, California, February 2-5 2005

BIOS Symposium University of Nevada Las Vegas, "The Effect of VEGF on Leukocyte Adhesion in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury" *(BK Hansen, BS), Las Vegas NV, Oct 23, 2004

Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research , "The Effect of VEGF on Leukocyte Adhesion in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury" *(BK Hansen, BS), Whittier College, Whittier, CA, Nov 20, 2004

Session Moderator for the Scientific Session 2: Developmental Biology/ Clinical Presentations at the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 10th, 2004

Session Moderator for the Scientific Session 6A: Microsurgery, Limb Transplantation, Flap Physiology and Nerve Biology Presentations at the Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 11th, 2004

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. “Acute Microvascular Action of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury” Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004

Woodward SM, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. “The Effect of Isoform-Selective Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors on PMN CD18/11B Ploarization in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004.

Khoie A, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Khiabani, KT, Zamboni, WA. “Ischemia Reperfusion: NOS Inhibition Reverses the Effect of HBO on Neutrophoil Adhesion in Vivo”, Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004.

Baynosa RC, Khiabani, KT, Stephenson LL, Fang XH, Wang WZ, Zamboni, WA. “The Effect Hyperbaric Oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthases and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury” Forty ninth Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9-12, 2004.

Baynosa RC, Korshunov Y, Pace C, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Angiogenesis in Wound Healing: Is the Beneficial Effect of HBO on Wound Healing Through a Nitric Oxide – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway? “ 29th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, California, April 2004.

Baynosa RC, Korshunov Y, Pace, C, Stephenson LL, Wang WZ Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. “The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Angiogenesis in Wound Healing: Is the Beneficial Effect of HBO on Wound Healing Through a Nitric Oxide – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway?” Distinguished White Lecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, April 19, 2004

Nineteenth Annual Meeting of Hand Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada. “ Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula after Revascularization of the Hand”, Khiabani KT, April 15th 2004

Multidisciplinary Breast Conference, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. “Stump the Chump: Management of Current Challenging Breast Cancer Cases” , Khiabani KT, Gardner L, Jackson J, Wierman A, Laussade M, Sigman J, banich T, Morneault D, April 1st 2004

Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California.” Adenosine is not the initiating factor for remote ischemic preconditioning”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Presented by Way Z Wang MD, January 18th 2004

Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California.” Evaluation of Integra Neovascularization in an Avascular Wound”, Browder LK, Oliver JA, Van Der Harten C, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA. Presented by Lesley K. Browder, January 19th 2004

Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, California.”Toe transfer with an In-Continuity Arterio-Venous Loop”, Brown EE, Khiabani KT, Jones NF. Presented by Erin E Brown , MD, PhD, January 20th , 2004

Twenty First Annual George C. Bierkamper Student Research Convocation University of Nevada Reno, “Effect of Nos Inhibitors On Leukocyte Adhesion In Ischemia Reperfusion”, Arash Khoie, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA, Presented by Arash Khoie, MSII, January 20th , 2004

Twenty First Annual George C. Bierkamper Student Research Convocation University of Nevada Reno, “The Effect of Isoform-Selective Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors on PMN Adhesion and Capping of CD18/11B in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury” Stephanie Woodward, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA, Presented by Stephanie Woodward, MSII, January 20, 2004

Twenty First Annual George C. Bierkamper Student Research Convocation University of Nevada Reno, “The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthase and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury”, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA, presented by Richard C. Baynosa, M.D., Surgery Resident, January 20, 2004

American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago Illinois, Advances in Hyperbarric Oxygen Treatment Pannel. “ The role of Hyperbarric Oxygen Therapy in Ischemia – reperfusion Injury” October 23rd 2003

University Medical Center of Las Vegas, Breast Cancer Awareness Program Lecture, Sun City Community Center, Summerlin, Nevada, “Breast Cancer and reconstruction” October 20th 2003

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 24th 2003, "Ischemia-Reperfusion: The inhibitory effect of HBO on PMN CD18 Plarization is NOS Dependent”, Karpin KM, Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Gabriel A, Nataraj C, Wang WZ, Zamboni WA

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 24th 2003, "Nitric Oxide Synthases Upregulation in the Late Phase of Ischemic Preconditioning in the Skeletal Muscle”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 48th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada , April 24th 2003, "Microcirculatory Protection of Skeletal Muscle in Remote Preconditioning”, Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA

Fourth Annual Orthopedic Update for Allied Health Professionals, Santa Monica, California, March 8th 2003. “Basic Science Principles of Peripheral Vascular Disease”

Fourth Annual Orthopedic Update for Allied Health Professionals, Santa Monica, California, March 8th 2003. “Wound Healing in Vascular System”

18th annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, American Society for Peripheral Nerve, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003, Nitric Oxide Synthases Gene Expression in the Late Phase of Ischemic or Adenosine Preconditioning in the Skeletal Muscle, Wang WZ, Fang X, Stephenson LL, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA

General Surgery Residency Lecture Series, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas Nevada January 2003, “Hand and Upper Extremity Infections: Diagnosis and Management”

Thirty fifth Annual Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Scientific Meeting, June 28-30, 2002, San Diego, California, “Hyperbaric Oxygen Inhibits Ischemia Reperfusion Induced Neutrophil CD18 Polarization by a Nitric Oxide Mechanism” Jones S, Wang WZ, Nataraj C, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, , April 19th 2002, "Late Preconditioning in the Microcirculation of Skeletal Muscle of STZ-induced Diabetic Rats”, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA, Wang WZ

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 19th 2002, "Late Preconditioning in the Microcirculation of Skeletal Muscle of STZ-induced Diabetic Rats”, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA, Wang WZ

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 19th 2002, “Role of PKC in Microvascular Protection in the Late Phase of Ischemic- or Adenosine Preconditioning in Skeletal Muscle”, Wang WZ, Stephenson LL, Anderson GL, Miller FN, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 19th 2002, “HBO Inhibits IR Induced Neutrophil CD18 Polarization by a Nitric Oxide Mechanism” Jones S, Wang WZ, Nataraj C, Khiabani KT, Stephenson LL, Zamboni WA,

Third Annual Orthopedic Update for Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Physician Assistants and Athletic Trainers, Santa Monica, California, March 2002 Blood Vessel Healing

Third Annual Orthopedic Update for Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Physician Assistants and Athletic Trainers, Santa Monica, California, March 2002 Peripheral Vascular Disease

17th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, American Society for Peripheral Nerve, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun, Mexico, January 2002 “PKC contributes to microvascular protection induced by delayed ischemic preconditioning in skeletal muscle” Khiabani K.T., Zamboni W.A., Wang W.Z.

17th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun, Mexico, January 2002 “Neutrophil adherence in ischemia reperfusion injury: A novel method for evaluation of CD18 surface polarity” Khiabani K.T., Gabriel A., Nataraj C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.,

The Los Angeles Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Journal club for selection of the best clinical paper of the year in Journal of Hand Surgery, Los Angeles, California, January 2002

Core Curriculum Lecture Series, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, January 2002 “Kienbock's disease”

Core Curriculum Lecture Series, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, December 2001 “ Hand Infections”

Core Curriculum Lecture Series, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, December 2001 “Compartment Syndromes”

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 2001 “Effect of Liposuction on Skin Perfusion” Khiabani K.T., Gupta S.C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.

The Thumb Demystified, a continuing education course for hand therapists, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, November 2001, “ Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury”

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 2001, “Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN CD18 Polarization” Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, June 2001, “Effect of Liposuction on Skin Perfusion” Khiabani K.T., Gupta S.C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, June 2001, “Neutrophil Adherence in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: A Novel Method For Evaluation of CD 18 Surface Polarity” Khiabani K.T., Gabriel A., Nataraj C., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, June 2001, “The use of artificial skin in complex wound closure as an alternative to free tissue transfer” Khiabani K.T., Haws M.J., Zamboni W.A.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, June 2001, “Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN CD18 Polarization” Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., amboni W.A.

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting 2001, San Antonio, Texas, une 2001, “Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia Reperfusion Induced PMN CD18 Polarization” Khiabani K.T., Nataraj C., Gabriel A., Stephenson L.L., Zamboni W.A.

Nevada Biomedical Research and Education Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2001, “Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle: Mechanism and treatment”

2000 Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April 2000, “The Role of Nitric Oxide in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Surgical Flaps” Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

The Sixth Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Quebec city, Quebec, May 2000,“Rapid regulation of TGF-beta receptors and TGF-beta1 during ischemia and reperfusion in a pig skin flap model” Haghighat, R., Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan, C., David, S. and Philip, A.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Mar, 2000 “ Total Joint Arthroplasties of The Hand and Wrist in The Year 2000”

Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Quebec, Quebec, Jan 2000 "The Effects of Nitric Oxide donor SIN-1 in Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L

Third International Conference on TGF- : Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Applications, Bethesda, MD, September 1999 “ Ischemia Induces Rapid Upregulations of Types I, II and III TGF-? Receptors and TGF-?1 Ligand in a Pig Skin Flap Model” Haghighat, R., Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan, C., David, S. and Philip, A.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery McGill University, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Sep. 1999 “ Pedicled vs. Free TRAM Breast Reconstruction”

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 53rd Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 1999, "The Effects of Nitric Oxide donor SIN-1 in Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L

The 5th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Montreal, Quebec May 1999, "Effect of Ishemia-Reperfusion Injury on TGF-beta And Its Receptors In A Pig Skin Flap Model" Haghighat, R., Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan, C., David, S. and Philip, A.

Fraser Gurd Surgical Research Day, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May 1999 "The Effects of Nitric Oxide donor SIN-1 in Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Montebello, Quebec, Feb 1999, “Determination of Flow Hemodynamics in Flaps in Two Different Animal Models” Khiabani K.T., Hebert J, Kerrigan C.L.

Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Montebello, Quebec, Feb 1999, “Replantation Following Traumatic Avulsion-Amputation of Bowel” Khiabani K.T., Basas A., Hosseinzadeh T.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Dec. 1998 “ Management of Baldness”

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 1998 “ Present Status of Fasciocutaneous Flaps”

Fraser Gurd Surgical Research Day, Department of Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May 1998 "Correlation Between Patterns of Reflow and Expression and Function of Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Reperfused Cutaneous Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 52nd Annual Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia May 1998 "The Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Reperfused Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Riverside, California, Apr 1998, "Attenuation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a NO Donor: SIN-1" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Grand Rounds Department of Surgery University of Montreal, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Mar 1998, "Radioactive Microsphere Technique: The Gold Standard for Measurement of Blood Flow in Microcirculation" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Mont Tremblent, Quebec, Feb 1998, “The Role of Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

French Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and French Association of MaxilloFacial Surgeons' Joint Meeting, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Jun 1997 "The Effects of Reperfusion Injury on Microcirculation " Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta May 1997 "Blood Flow in Reperfused Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, Feb 1997, "Presence and Activity of NOS Isoforms in Ischemia Reperfusion Injured Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Galveston, Texas, Feb 1997, "Determination of Reperfusion Hemodynamics in Two Flap Models in The Rabbit", Poster Presentation Khiabani K.T., Hebert J., Kerrigan C.L.

Quebec Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Quebec, Quebec, Feb 1997 "Comparison of Two Animal Models in Studies of Microcirculatory Flow in Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Plastic Surgery Research Council, St. Louis, Missouri, Jun 1996, "Determination of Spatial Patterns and Temporal Variability of Flow Within Reperfused Cutaneous and Myocutaneous Flaps” Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Fraser Gurd Surgical Research Day, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May 1996 "Reflow Hemodynamics in Ischemia Reperfused Surgical Flaps" Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Entretiens Vasculaires XIV meeting, Quebec, Mar 1996, "Differing Flow Patterns Between Ischemically Challenged Flap Skin and Flap Skeletal Muscle: Implications For Salvage Regimen” Khiabani K.T., Kerrigan C.L.

Surgical Grand Rounds Saint Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Sep 1993, "New Concepts in Biology of Wound Healing

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Member Las Vegas Philharmonic Guild 2003

Member of Microsoft Pocket PC User Group Las Vegas Chapter, Las Vegas, Nevada 2003

Member of Microsoft Pocket PC User Group Los Angeles Chapter, Los Angeles California 2001- 2003

Design and maintenance of the McGill Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery's World Wide Web page on the internet.

Computer programming and design of McGill University Plastic Surgery Residents' discussion forum, 1998-2001

Group co-leader in the "Introduction to the Patient" course for first year medical students' introduction to clinical medicine. 1993

Osler Society member, 1989-1993

Anatomy dissection demonstrator for Gross Anatomy course, McGill University Department of Anatomy, 1993

Co-director of the Big Brother/Big Sister Program designed to match and encourage interaction and advice between MS I's and MS II's. 1990

Admissions Office Liaison Co-officer responsible for touring and arranging accommodations for visiting/interviewing students. 1989-1990

Member of the Society of All Nations, 1989-1993

President of the McGill University Medical Note Taking Club with over $30,000 annual budget, 1988-1993

Member of the organization committee for the annual Med I talent show for Medical class of 1993

Cofounder of syndicated radio program “Canadian Profiles”, featuring Canadian artists and musicians, 1989-1993

Invited lecturer for the course “Violence vs. Nonviolence” at the Vanier College, Montreal, 1989

Founder and president of The Vanier College Astronomy Club, Vanier College, Montreal 1986-1988

Member of the production team for CKUT radio McGill, 1988-1989

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