Specialties
Education
- MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency, Universtiy of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Combined Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Nicksic is a fellowship-trained reconstructive plastic surgeon who specializes in a wide range of procedures including hand and microvascular surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and microsurgical breast reconstruction.
Dr. Nicksic provides a wide range of services including Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Hand and Wrist Fractures, Extended Efforts in Limb Salvage, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Microvascular Reconstruction, Nerve Repair, Tendon Repairs, Wrist Reconstruction, Nerve Transfer, Brachial Plexus Surgery.
Research Interests
Dr. Nicksic’s research interests include optimizing care for patients with blast injuries to the upper extremity, peripheral nerve regeneration, and surgical education.
Recent Publications
Microsurgical education without borders: Implementation of a low cost, reproducible global microsurgery course.
Zona EE, Via EC, Knazze JT, Eftekari SC, Zeng W, Nicksic PJ, Rochlin DH, Gharb BB, Ismail AT, Patel C, Gosman AA, Ntirenganya F, Rohde CH, Pusic AL, Dingle AM, Poore SO
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2026 Jul; 118: 174-178
[PubMed ID: 42208201]Etiologies of Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient.
Nicksic PJ, Israel JS
Hand Clin 2026 May; 42(2): 117-127
[PubMed ID: 41864624]Discussion: Skin Graftless Dorsal Metacarpal Island VY Advancement Flap versus Dorsal Rectangular Flap with Skin Grafting in 213 Simple Syndactyly Releases.
Attaluri PK, Nicksic PJ, Michelotti BF, Bentz ML
Plast Reconstr Surg 2025 Jun 01; 155(6): 982-983
[PubMed ID: 40434660]Small-diameter artery grafts engineered from pluripotent stem cells maintain 100% patency in an allogeneic rhesus macaque model.
Zhang J, Tabima DM, Vereide D, Zeng W, Albano NJ, Lyon S, Nicksic PJ, Shaffrey EC, George RE, Probasco MD, Perrin ES, Xu Y, Brown ME, Stewart R, Chesler NC, Turng LS, Poore SO, Slukvin II, Thomson JA, Maufort JP
Cell Rep Med 2025 Mar 18; 6(3): 102002
[PubMed ID: 40068684]Is Migraine Surgery Financially Viable for the Hospital and Surgeon? A Single-Surgeon, 10-Year Study at an Academic Institution.
Nicksic PJ, Albano N, Edalatpour A, Afifi AM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2025 May 01; 155(5): 928e-934e
[PubMed ID: 39418073]