Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD
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MD, University of Cologne School of Medicine, Germany;
Dr. med (GER), University of Cologne School of Medicine, Germany;
Research Fellowship: BWH, Harvard Medical School;
Hometown: Cologne, Germany
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Education & Training
- General Surgery Resident
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2022)
- Clinical Fellow
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2022)
- Research Fellow
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2021)
- MD
- University of Cologne (2017)
Research
Overview
Google Scholar: Martin Kauke-Navarro, MD
Loop Profile: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/763958
Medical Research Interests
Breast Implants; Microsurgery; Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
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0000-0001-5399-4166
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Bohdan Pomahac, MD
Sam Boroumand, MD, MHS
Richard Formica, MD
Siba Haykal, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS
Vikram Mookerjee, MD
Christine Ko, MD
132Publications
1,354Citations
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Microsurgery
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Featured Publications
Cytomegalovirus-related Complications and Management in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: An International Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Kauke-Navarro M, Panayi AC, Formica R, Marty F, Parikh N, Foroutanjazi S, Safi AF, Mardini S, Razonable RR, Morelon E, Gelb B, Rodriguez E, Lassus P, Pomahac B. Cytomegalovirus-related Complications and Management in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: An International Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Transplantation 2022, 106: 2031-2043. PMID: 35389381, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRetrospective cohort studyAntiviral prophylaxisCohort studyComposite allotransplantationInternational multicenter retrospective cohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyCMV-related complicationsFirst year posttransplantHigh-risk transplantsMore rejection episodesHigh-risk groupFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationAllograft-related complicationsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationPaucity of dataAllograft lossCMV diseaseCMV viremiaCytomegalovirus serostatusR serostatusRejection episodesCMV infectionPrompt treatmentActive surveillancePatientsFull facial retransplantation in a female patient—Technical, immunologic, and clinical considerations
Kauke M, Panayi AC, Safi A, Haug V, Perry B, Kollar B, Nizzi M, Broyles J, Annino DJ, Marty FM, Sinha I, Lian CG, Murphy GF, Chandraker A, Pomahac B. Full facial retransplantation in a female patient—Technical, immunologic, and clinical considerations. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 3472-3480. PMID: 34033210, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChronic antibody-mediated rejectionPatient underwent retransplantationRecurrent cellular rejectionAntibody-mediated rejectionImmediate postoperative phaseInterposition vein graftAllograft lossCellular rejectionFirst allograftOlder allograftsRejection episodesUnderwent retransplantationSecond transplantationFirst transplantPostoperative outcomesAllotransplant recipientsPostoperative phaseVein graftsHyperacute rejectionFacial nerveOutcomes 6Arterial anastomosisRetransplantationSurgical techniquePsychosocial managementFace 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2025
Characterizing the epidemiology of traumatic ear injuries: A 20 year analysis of emergency department visits in the U.S
Boroumand S, Katsnelson B, Oh S, Lewis K, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Kauke-Navarro M, Haykal S, Pomahac B. Characterizing the epidemiology of traumatic ear injuries: A 20 year analysis of emergency department visits in the U.S. Injury 2025, 56: 112287. PMID: 40168889, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEar injuryNon-geriatric adultsNEISS databaseFall risk measuresEmergency department visitsPublic health strategiesEmergency department dispositionGeriatric patientsPrevent such injuriesTwo-proportion z-testPhysical therapyHealth strategiesDepartment visitsFall injuriesPatient educationSports activitiesGeriatric adultsAge groupsAge demographicsBonferroni correctionEar lacerationsFragility of tissuesFrequency of hematomaIncident locationTraumatic injuryObjectifying aesthetic outcomes following face transplantation – the AI research metrics model (CAARISMA ® ARMM)
Knoedler L, Hoch C, Knoedler S, Klimitz F, Schaschinger T, Niederegger T, Heiland M, Koerdt S, Pooth R, Kauke-Navarro M, Lellouch A. Objectifying aesthetic outcomes following face transplantation – the AI research metrics model (CAARISMA ® ARMM). Journal Of Stomatology Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2025, 126: 102277. PMID: 39947010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2025.102277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsFacial Aesthetic IndexAesthetic outcomesFT patientsFace transplantationAesthetic IndexAesthetic improvementPatient-surgeon communicationSevere facial disfigurementEnhance surgical planningNo significant differenceFacial aestheticsPreoperative scoresPostoperative scoresSurgical planningReconstructive optionsPatient populationDiverse patient populationsPatientsMetric modelFacial disfigurementSignificant differenceAesthetic successTime pointsTransplantationOutcomesSobering Overview of Traumatic Craniofacial Injuries Involving Drugs and Alcohol: A Comprehensive Analysis of the NEISS Database
Boroumand S, Ajjawi I, Boroumand T, Allam O, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Kauke-Navarro M, Haykal S, Alperovich M, Pomahac B. Sobering Overview of Traumatic Craniofacial Injuries Involving Drugs and Alcohol: A Comprehensive Analysis of the NEISS Database. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 2025, 18: 13. DOI: 10.3390/cmtr18010013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCraniofacial injuriesTraumatic craniofacial injuriesEmergency departmentOdds of hospital admissionTwo-proportion z-testFrequent presentationNEISS databaseED presentationsIntoxicated patientsCraniofacial anatomyHospital admissionPatientsEpidemiological findingsTraumatic injuryDemographic variablesInjuryDrugDrugs/alcoholContext of drugZ-testInternal injuriesStairs/stepsHematomaAlcoholOddsAssessing the Relationship Between Mandibular Contouring and Iatrogenic Jowling in Facial Feminization Surgery
Flores-Pérez P, Rancu A, Allam O, Vassallo M, Shen Y, Kauke-Navarro M, Parikh N, Alperovich M. Assessing the Relationship Between Mandibular Contouring and Iatrogenic Jowling in Facial Feminization Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2025, 36: 761-763. PMID: 39899802, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000011132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient risk factorsFacial feminization surgeryRisk factorsFeminization surgeryPostoperative computed tomography imagesOptimal surgical strategySoft tissue outcomesSoft tissue changesFacial feminization proceduresBody mass indexPostoperative patient imagesChin volumeMandibular contourPostoperative photographsSurgical strategyMass indexBony measurementsSkeletal changesSurgeryTissue changesFeminization proceduresTomography imagesPatientsPatient imagesTissue outcomeThe Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix May Not Increase 30-Day Complications in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: A Multi-institutional Analysis of 10,177 Cases.
Knoedler S, Klimitz F, Friedrich S, Schemet L, Broer P, Cherubino M, Könneker S, Kim B, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. The Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix May Not Increase 30-Day Complications in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: A Multi-institutional Analysis of 10,177 Cases. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2025 PMID: 39874559, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsDirect-to-implant breast reconstructionDirect-to-implantAcellular dermal matrixBreast reconstructionPropensity score matchingHigher risk of short-term complicationsMedical complicationsAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIncreased 30-day complicationsMultivariate analysisRisk of short-term complicationsQuality Improvement Program databaseThirty-day postoperative complicationsSurgical complication rateIncorporation of acellular dermal matrixScore matchingMulti-institutional analysisMulti-institutional databaseShort-term complicationsComplication ratePostoperative complicationsWound dehiscenceNo significant differenceThe prognostic relevance of donor-specific antibodies in facial transplantation – A retrospective cohort study
Huelsboemer L, Hosseini H, Klimitz F, Diatta F, Boroumand S, O'Brien C, Parikh N, Stögner V, Formica R, Ko C, Azzi J, Draper E, Lian C, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. The prognostic relevance of donor-specific antibodies in facial transplantation – A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2025, 103: 286-296. PMID: 40043533, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibodiesDonor-specific antibodiesDonor-specific antibody positivityChronic rejectionC4d depositionGraft lossPrognostic relevanceRejection gradeGrades of acute cellular rejectionDonor-specific antibody statusOccurrence of chronic rejectionTime pointsFacial vascularized composite allotransplantationAcute rejection gradeAcute cellular rejectionTissue typing laboratoriesAcute rejection eventsRetrospective cohort studyTransplant-related outcomesFace transplant patientsVascularized composite allotransplantationCellular rejectionTransplant patientsC4d levelsRetrospective analysisB-cell infiltration distinguishes mucosal from skin patterns of rejection in facial vascularized composite allografts
Kauke-Navarro M, Crisler W, Younis N, Khetani R, Sadigh S, Teague J, Ho Sui S, Ko C, Zhan Q, Steuart S, Treister N, Pober J, Azzi J, Clark R, Pomahac B. B-cell infiltration distinguishes mucosal from skin patterns of rejection in facial vascularized composite allografts. American Journal Of Transplantation 2025 PMID: 39842779, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFacial vascularized composite allotransplantationPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsB cell infiltrationB cellsMucosal rejectionRejection monitoringFacial vascularized composite allograftT cell-mediated rejectionSigns of immune activationNon-rejection biopsiesGranzyme B expressionB cell populationsInnate-like B cellsBlood mononuclear cellsVascularized composite allograftsVascularized composite allotransplantationAcute rejectionOral mucosaT cellsPattern of rejectionImmune activationMucosal biopsiesPlasma cellsSkin biopsiesMononuclear cells
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Honors
honor Travel Award
11/05/2022International AwardAmerican Society for Reconstructive TransplantationDetailsUnited Stateshonor Research Grant
04/01/2020Other AwardBrigham and Women's HospitalDetailsUnited Stateshonor Research Grant
01/01/2019International AwardGerman Research FoundationDetailsUnited States