Featured Publications
Face Transplantation in a Black Patient — Racial Considerations and Early Outcomes
Kauke M, Panayi AC, Tchiloemba B, Diehm YF, Haug V, Kollar B, Perry B, Singhal D, Sinha I, Riella LV, Annino DJ, Pomahac B. Face Transplantation in a Black Patient — Racial Considerations and Early Outcomes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 384: 1075-1076. PMID: 33730460, PMCID: PMC8182672, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2033961.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
To Face Transplant or Not Face Transplant? Evaluating the Limitations of ChatGPT's Consideration of Ethical Themes
Boroumand S, Gu E, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Parikh N, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B. To Face Transplant or Not Face Transplant? Evaluating the Limitations of ChatGPT's Consideration of Ethical Themes. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 527-529. PMID: 39331750, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004072.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Insights from immunoproteomic profiling of a rejected full-face transplant
Lee C, Wang D, Kauke-Navarro M, Russell-Goldman E, Xu S, Mucciarone K, Sohrabi S, Lian C, Pomahac B, Murphy G. Insights from immunoproteomic profiling of a rejected full-face transplant. American Journal Of Transplantation 2023, 23: 1058-1061. PMID: 37037378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComposite Tissue AllograftsFacial TransplantationGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalProteomicsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationConceptsVascularized Composite AllograftsT cellsChronic rejectionCD8-positive T cellsEffector T cellsFull face transplantArteriosclerotic alterationsIntragraft arteriesVCA rejectionGraft arteryAccelerated arteriosclerosisRecipient originPunch biopsyAtherogenic responseComposite allograftsImmunoproteomic profilingDioxygenase 1Target endotheliumArteryEndotheliumProteomic profilingPathway componentsCellsRejectionAllografts
2021
Long-term Outcomes After Facial Allotransplantation: Systematic Review of the Literature
Tchiloemba B, Kauke M, Haug V, Abdulrazzak O, Safi AF, Kollar B, Pomahac B. Long-term Outcomes After Facial Allotransplantation: Systematic Review of the Literature. Transplantation 2021, 105: 1869-1880. PMID: 33148976, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFacial TransplantationFemaleGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInfectionsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeResearch DesignTransplantation, HomologousConceptsSystematic reviewAcute cell-mediated rejectionPositive risk-benefit ratioRecurrent acute rejection episodesLong-term outcome dataAcute rejection episodesChronic vascular rejectionFirst year posttransplantImmunosuppression-related complicationsCell-mediated rejectionSingle-center experiencePubMed/MEDLINE databaseLong-term outcomesRisk-benefit ratioEnglish full-text articlesQuality of lifeFull-text articlesAcute rejectionAllograft lossChronic rejectionRejection episodesVascular rejectionInfectious complicationsInfectious episodesMetabolic complicationsCOVID-19 in a Face Transplant Patient
Panayi AC, Kauke M, Pomahac B. COVID-19 in a Face Transplant Patient. Transplantation 2021, 105: e96-e98. PMID: 33901110, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19Facial TransplantationFemaleHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Transplant RecipientsDynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Palmer WJ, Kollar B, Nelms L, Tchiloemba B, Haug V, Pomahac B. Dynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 722-727. PMID: 33620943, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaxillary sinusFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsAllograft rejectionTissue changesBiopsy-proven allograft rejectionDiagnosis of rejectionMedication side effectsMaxillary sinus mucosaIndividualized treatment strategiesTissue allograft rejectionVascularized composite allotransplantsFace transplant patientsDynamic tissue changesRadiologic biomarkersRejection gradeTransplant patientsMucosal swellingSinonasal tractSinus changesSinus mucosaClinical managementTomographic scanPathologic changesTreatment strategies
2020
Accelerated chronic skin changes without allograft vasculopathy: A 10-year outcome report after face transplantation
Kollar B, Rizzo NM, Borges TJ, Haug V, Abdulrazzak O, Kauke M, Safi AF, Lian CG, Marty FM, Rutherford AE, Mitchell RN, Murphy GF, Tullius SG, Riella LV, Pomahac B. Accelerated chronic skin changes without allograft vasculopathy: A 10-year outcome report after face transplantation. Surgery 2020, 167: 991-998. PMID: 32113580, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic skin changesDeath 10 yearsSkin changesAllograft vasculopathySensory functionAcute cellular rejection episodesLong-term kidney functionHepatitis C virus infectionFace transplantationCellular rejection episodesC virus infectionNumber of CD4Glomerular filtration rateLong-term outcomesLong-term motorSkin immune cellsAllograft vesselsRejection episodesImmunosuppressive therapyLiver cirrhosisKidney functionFiltration rateImmune cellsMedical recordsGrade IIMucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Zhegibe A, Haug V, Kollar B, Nelms L, Palmer WJ, Tchiloemba B, Lian CG, Murphy GF, Pomahac B. Mucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review. Transplantation 2020, 104: 2616-2624. PMID: 32053572, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal rejectionSystematic reviewRejection gradeMucosal biopsiesPatient managementComposite allotransplantationDiagnosis of rejectionFunction of patientsFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationPosttransplant periodBiopsy gradeSkin rejectionMucosa biopsiesAllograft skinAnimal studiesReporting ItemsBiopsyRejection processFacial allotransplantsMucosaTarget tissues