Otway Louie, M.D.
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Assistant Professor
Faculty Appointment:
University of Washington, Assistant Professor, 2008 - present.
Education:
Fellowships: Research Fellow, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2000-02. Microsurgery Fellow, UCLA Medical Center, 2007-08
Residencies: General Surgery, NY Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, 1997-2000, 2002-04.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, 2004-07.
M.D. Degree: Tufts University School of Medicine, 1997.
Clinical Interests:
- Microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Microsurgical head and neck reconstruction
- Cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body
- Reconstructive plastic surgery
Research Interests:
- Clinical outcomes in microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Improving functional and clinical outcomes in head and neck reconstruction
Selected Publications:
Culliford AT 4th, Spector JA, Flores RL, Louie O, Choi M, Karp NS. Intraoperative Sensorcaine significantly improves postoperative pain management in outpatient reduction mammaplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):840-4.
Hollenbeck ST, Itoh H, Louie O, Faries PL, Liu B, Kent KC. Type I collagen synergistically enhances PDGF-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation through pp60src-dependent crosstalk between the alpha2beta1 integrin and PDGFbeta receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Dec 3;325(1):328-37.
Liu B, Itoh H, Louie O, Kubota K, Kent KC. The role of phospholipase C and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in vascular smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. J Surg Res. 2004 Aug;120(2):256-65.
Kubota K, Okazaki J, Louie O, Kent KC, Liu B. TGF-beta stimulates collagen (I) in vascular smooth muscle cells via a short element in the proximal collagen promoter. J Surg Res. 2003 Jan;109(1):43-50.
reviewed 8/08