Education

• MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 1995
• Residency in General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995-1998
• Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1998- 2000
• Residency in Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2000- 2002
• Fellowship in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery (Orthopedic), Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 2002- 2003

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Salyapongse is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. His interests focus on disorders of the hand and upper extremity (trauma, nerve compression/injury, arthritis) as well as general reconstruction (including microsurgery) following trauma, tumor surgery (breast, skin, or extremity) and congenital abnormalities.

Dr. Salyapongse provides a wide range of services including Arthritic Reconstructions, Brachial Plexus Surgery , Carpal Tunnel Release , Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery, Digital Replantation , Hand Arthroplasty, Microvascular Reconstruction , Nerve Repair, and Tendon Repairs.

Research Interests

Recent Publications

• Gouty flexor tenosynovitis of the digits: report of three cases.
  Weniger FG, Davison SP, Risin M, Salyapongse AN, Manders EK
  J Hand Surg Am 2003 Jul; 28(4):669-72.
  [PubMed ID: 12877858]
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• Hepatocyte toll-like receptor 2 expression in vivo and in vitro: role of cytokines in induction of rat TLR2 gene expression by lipopolysaccharide.
  Liu S, Salyapongse AN, Geller DA, Vodovotz Y, Billiar TR
  Shock 2000 Sep; 14(3):361-5.
  [PubMed ID: 11028557]
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• Gene therapy and tissue engineering.
  Salyapongse AN, Billiar TR, Edington H
  Clin Plast Surg 1999 Oct; 26(4):663-76, x.
  [PubMed ID: 10553221]
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• Impaired wound healing and angiogenesis in eNOS-deficient mice.
  Lee PC, Salyapongse AN, Bragdon GA, Shears LL, Watkins SC, Edington HD, Billiar TR
  Am. J. Physiol. 1999 Oct; 277(4 Pt 2):H1600-8.
  [PubMed ID: 10516200]
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• Aortic diameter as a function of age, gender, and body surface area.
  Pearce WH, Slaughter MS, LeMaire S, Salyapongse AN, Feinglass J, McCarthy WJ, Yao JS
  Surgery 1993 Oct; 114(4):691-7.
  [PubMed ID: 8211683]
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