Frederick R. Heckler, M.D.

Education

Tufts University Medford Massachusetts	1959-1962
M.D. - Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts	1962-1966

Honors/Activities

Dean's List	1960-1962
Varsity Football	1960-1962
Varsity Track	1960-1962
Sword and Shield
Sophomore Honorary Society
Ivy Junior Honor Society

Military Rank

United States Air Force Rank - Lt. Colonel

1972-1976

Medical Licensure

Colorado	#20180
Mississippi	#7776
Pennsylvania	#026492E

Postgraduate Training

Intern in Surgery-University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois	1966-1967
Resident in General Surgery-Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts	1967-1969 1970-1972
Fellow in Surgery-Malmo General Hospital, Malmo, Sweden	1969-1970
Resident in Plastic Surgery-Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas	1973-1975
Fellow in Hand Surgery-Denver General Hospital, Denver, Colorado	1976-1977

Board Certifications

National Board of Medical Examiners	1967
American Board of Surgery	1974
American Board of Plastic Surgery	1976
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand	1990
Recertification in Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand	2000

Society Memberships

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Association of Military Plastic Surgeons
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
American Burn Association
International Society for Burn Injuries
American Cleft Palate Association
Plastic Surgery Research Council
American College of Surgeons
The American Association for Hand Surgery
Royal Society of Medicine
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Allegheny County Medical Society
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Ohio Valley Plastic Surgical Society
Pittsburgh Surgical Society
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of American College of Surgeons
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Robert H. Ivy Society

Current Appointments

Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1982-Present
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1982-Present
Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1983-Present
Consulting Medical Staff, Harmarville Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1985-Present
Attending Physician, UPMC Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1993-Present

Professional Experience

Assistant Instructor in Surgery-Tufts University School of Medicine	1972
Chief of Surgery - USAF Hospital, CCK, Taiwan	1972-1973
Chief of Plastic Surgery - Kessler USAF Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi	1976-1977
Attending Physician - Porter Memorial Hospital, Denver, Colorado	1977
Attending Physician - Swedish Hospital, Denver, Colorado	1977
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1977-1979
Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1979-1982
Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1977-1982
Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi	1977-1982
Director, Burn Unit, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1979-1982
Co-Director, Hand Surgery Service, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1979-1982
Member of Active Medical Staff, Mississippi Crippled Children's Treatment and Training Center, Jackson, Mississippi	1981-1982
Director, Cleft Palate Clinic, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1982-1988
Attending Physician, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1984-1989
Attending Physician, Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1986-1989

Publications

1. Heckler, FR, Dibbell, D, and McCraw, JB: Successful Use of Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Plast. and Reconstr Surg, 59:902-908, 1977.

2. Jabaley, ME and Heckler, FR: Extensor Tendon Injuries. Book chapter for Acute Hand Injuries, Francis G. Wolfort (Ed.), Little, Brown and Company, February, 1980.

3. Heckler, FR and Jabaley, ME: Reconstructive Surgery for the Head and Neck Patient. Book chapter for Practice of Surgery, Benjamin F. Rush, (Ed.), Harper and Row, 1978.

4. Jabaley, ME, Heckler, FR, Wallace, WH and Knott, LH: Sternocleidomastoid Regional Flaps: A New Look at an Old Concept. Brit J Plast Surg, 32:106-113, 1979.

5. Heckler, FR, Oesterle, LG, and Jabaley, ME: The Minimal Cleft Lip Revisited: Clinical and Anatomic Correlations. Cleft Palate Journal, 16:240, 1979.

6. Jabaley, ME, Wallace, WH, Heckler, FR: Internal Topography of Peripheral Nerves: A Current View. J Hand Surgery, 5:1-18, 1980.

7. Heckler, FR: Gracilis Myocutaneous and Muscular Flaps. Clinics in Plastic Surgery, L. Vasconez and J.McCraw (Eds.), Volume 7, No. 1, 1980, W.B. Saunders Co.

8. Heckler, FR and Jabaley, ME: Maxillofacial Trauma. Book chapter for Fundamentals of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Wallace Chang, (Ed.), Williams and Wilkins Company, 1980.

9. Heckler, FR, Aldridge, J, Songcharoen, S, and Jabaley, ME: Muscle Flaps for Management of Urethocutaneous and Vesicocutaneous Fistulas. Plast and Reconstr Surg, 66:94-101, 1980.

10. Ersek, RA, Heckler, FR, Jabaley, M: Ischemic Necrosis and Elastic Net Bandages. Texas Medicine, Vol 78, No 7, pp. 4-47, July, 1982.

11. Howell, GE and Heckler, FR: Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol 9, No 4, pp. 333-336, October 1982.

12. Schimmel, J and Heckler, FR: Extensive Benign Infiltrating Lipoma with Spinal Cord Compression and Paraparesis. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol 9, no 5, pp.425-430, November, 1982.

13. Heckler, FR, Songcharoen, S, Sultani, F: Subciliary Incision and Skin Muscle Eyelid Flap for Orbital Fractures. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol 10, No 4, pp.309-313, April, 1983.

14. Heckler, FR: Principles of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Including Microsurgery. Book chapter for Surgery--Basic Principles and Practice, James D. Hardy, (Ed.), J.B. Lippincott, April, 1983.

15. Heckler, FR: Flaps in Reconstructive Hand Surgery. Annotated Bibliographies in Plastic Surgery, Vol 4, 1982.

16. Sultani, FA, Krolls, SO and Heckler, FR: Cartilaginous Choristoma of Buccal Mucosa: A Case Report. Brit J Plast Surg (1983), 36, pp.395-397.

17. Heckler, FR, Markov, A, White, TZ, Jones, EW: Effect of Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate (FDP) on Canine Hind Limbs Subjected to Tourniquet Ischemia. The Journal of Hand Surgery 8: 622-623, 1983.

18. Markov, A, Heckler, FR, et al: Effects of Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate in Shock. Circulatory Shock: 10(3) 262, 1983.

19. Ramirez, OM, and Heckler, FR: The Horseshoe Incision Approach in Axillary Node Dissection: Technical and Aesthetic Considerations. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics 163: 369-372, October, 1986.

20. Heckler, FR and Jabaley, ME: Evolving Concept of Median Nerve Decompression in the Carpal Tunnel. Hand Clinics: Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Volume 2, Number 4, November 1986. pp. 723-736.

21. Heckler, FR: Book review of: The Hand:Diagnosis and Indications 2nd edition by Graham Lister, MD. Plast Reconstr Surg 76: 653-654, October, 1985.

22. Granick, MS, Heckler, FR, Jones BS: Surgical Skin Marking Techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg 79:573-580, April, 1987.

23. Magovern, GJ, Heckler, FR, Park, SB, Christlieb, IY et al: Paced latissimus dorsi used for dynamic cardiomyoplasty of the left ventricular aneurysms. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 44:379-388, October, 1987.

24. Magovern, GJ, Heckler, FR, Park, SB, et al: Paced Skeletal Muscle for Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 45:614-619, June, 1988.

25. Heckler, FR: Frontal Sinus Fractures: Guidelines to Management. Invited Discussion. Plast Reconstr Surg 80: 509-510, October, 1987.

26. Heckler, FR: Local flaps on the face. In, Current Therapy In Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, J. Marsh, ed.; B.C. Decker, Inc. Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 1989, pp.326-336.

27. Hardesty, RA, Jones, NF, Swartz,WM, Ramasastry, SS, Heckler, FR, Newton, ED and Schramm, VL: Microsurgery for macro-defects: Microvascular free-tissue transfer for massive defects of the head and neck. American J of Surgery, 154:399-405, October, 1987.

28. Briggs, PC and Heckler, FR: Lacrimal gland involvement in zygomaticofrontal fracture sites. Plast Reconstr Surg 80:682-685, November, 1987.

29. Heckler, FR: Principles of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Chapter in Hardy's Textbook of Surgery, Second Edition, James D. Hardy, (ed.) . pp. 1171-1186. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1988.

30. Liang, MD, Briggs, PC, Heckler, FR, Futrell, JW: Presuturing-- A new technique for closing large skin defects: Clinical and experimental studies. Plast Reconstr Surg 81:694-702, May, 1988.

31. Briggs, PC and Heckler, FR: Axillary lymphadenopathy: a complication of BCG immunotherapy for melanoma. Plast Reconstr Surg 81:952-955, June, 1988.

32. Ramirez, OM and Heckler, FR: Repair of Non-marginal defects of the ear with chondrocutaneous advancement flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 84:32-40, July, 1989.

33. Roth, AG, Briggs, PC, Jones,EW and Heckler,FR: Augmentation of skin flap survival by parenteral pentoxifylline. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 41:515-520, September,1988.

34. Jones NF, Hardesty RA, Swartz WM, Ramasastry SS, Heckler, FR and Newton ED: Extensive and complex defects of the scalp, middle third of the face, and palate: the role of microsurg-ical reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 82:937-950, December, 1988.

35. White MJ, Johnson PC and Heckler FR: Management of maxillo-facial and neck soft tissue injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine: Emergency treatment of the injured athlete. Richard L. Ray, ed. 8:11-23, January 1989.

36. Heckler, FR: Current thoughts on extravasation injuries. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. (William M. Swartz, ed.) 16(3):557-563, 1989.

37. Heckler FR: Gracilis muscle and musculocutaneous flaps to the perineum. Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps Volume III. Edited by Strauch, Vasconez and Hall-Findlay. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1990. pp 1446-1454.

38. Heckler FR: Rectus abdominis muscle flap incorporation into bladder repair. Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps Volume III. Edited by Strauch, Vasconez and Hall-Findlay. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1990. pp. 1502-1505.

39. Heckler FR: Gracilis muscle and musculocutaneous flaps. Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps Volume III. Edited by Strauch, Vasconez and Hall-Findlay. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1990. pp. 1612-1613.

40. White MJ and Heckler FR: Oxygen free radicals and wound healing. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 17(3):473-484, July, 1990.

41. Greco RJ and Heckler FR: Evaluation and early intervention. Trauma Quarterly: Care of the Acutely Injured Hand 6(4): 8-13, August, 1990.

42. Heckler FR, Jupiter JB and Lewis RC: Pitfalls in hand OA and trauma. Patient Care 25(3):80-117, February 15, 1991.

43. Heckler FR and White MJ: Isolation of skeletal muscle for biomechanical circulatory assist. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 3(2):128-131, April, 1991.

44. White MJ and Heckler FR: Breast reconstructive options for the 1990s. Oncology Journal 1(2):36-42, Winter 1990/1991.

45. Heckler, FR: Book review of Entrapment Neuropathies, Second Edition by David Dawson, Mark Hallet, Lewis Millender for Plast Reconstr Surg 88(6):1103-1104, December, 1991.

46. Heckler, FR: Book review of Flynn's Hand Surgery, Fourth Edition edited by Jesse B. Jupiter. Plast Reconstr Surg 89(2):372, February, 1992.

47. Heckler, FR: Commentary on "Basic Evaluation and Management of Maxillofacial Trauma" by Timothy R. Jones, M.D. in Emergency Plastic Surgery edited by Richard J. Greco, M.D. published by Little, Brown and Company, 1991 pp-309-310.

48. Heckler FR: Soft tissue management in open tibial fractures. Current Surgery: 51(5):302-304, June 1994.

49. Heckler FR: Invited Discussion of : Composite gastric seromuscular and omental pedicle flap for urethral and scrotal reconstruction after Fournier's gangrene. Ann Plast Surg 33(5):565-568, November 1994.

50. Greco RJ, Gonzalez R, Johnson P, Scolieri M, Rekhopf PG, Heckler FR: Potential dangers of oxygen supplementation during facial surgery. PRS: 95(6):978-984, May, 1995.

51. Whitney TM, Heckler FR and White MJ: Gastrocnemius muscle transposition to the femur: How high can you go? Annals of Plastic Surgery: 34(4):415-419, April, 1995.

52. Kaufman BR and Heckler FR: Sports-related facial injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine:16(3):543-562, July, 1997.

53. Dumanian GA and Heckler FR: Constriction Ring Syndrome in Pediatric Plastic Surgery edited by Michael L. Bentz, MD. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1998. 1009-1016.

54. Heckler FR: Gracilis muscle and musculocutaneous flaps to the perineum. In Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps Volume III (Second Edition). Edited by Strauch, Vasconez and Hall-Findlay. Lippincott Raven, 1998. Pp. 1505-1512

55. Heckler FR: Rectus abdominis muscle flap incorporation into bladder repair. In Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps Volume III (Second Edition). Edited by Strauch, Vasconez and Hall-Findlay. Lippincott Raven, 1998. Pp. 1585-1587.

56. Johnson PJ, Heckler FR: Muir-Torre Syndrome. Annals of Plastic Surgery:40 (6):676- 678, June 1998.

57. Hammert W, Champagne L and Heckler FR: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal tip: A case report. J Oral Maxillofac Surg:57:186-189, 1999.

58. Davison S, Lee E, Heckler FR: Removal of a fractured Jackson ŠPratt drain using computerized tomography-guided wire localization. Wounds: A compendium of clinical research and practice:15(4) 123-125, 2003.

59. Dumanian GA, Heckler FR, Bernard SI: The external oblique turnover muscle flap. PRS:111(7) 2344-2348, June 2003.

60. Mess SA, Kim S, Davison S, Heckler FR: Implantable baclofen pump as an adjuvant in treatment of pressure sores. Annals of Plastic Surgery:51(5) 465-457, November 2003.

61. Heckler FR: The American Assocation of Plastic Surgeons: 1995 to 2000. PRS:116(3) 864-870, September 2005.

Abstracts

1. Heckler, FR and McCraw, JB: Calcium Related Cutaneous Necrosis. Surgical Forum, XXVII;553-555, 1976. Presented at the Plastic Surgical Section, Annual Meeting of American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 1976.

2. Heckler, FR, Dibbell, D, and McCraw, JB: Successful Use of Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Association of Military Plastic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., 1976.

3. Jabaley, ME, Heckler, FR, Wallace, WH and Knott, LH: Sternocleidomastoid Regional Flaps: A New Look at an Old Concept. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, San Francisco, California, 1977.

4. Heckler, FR, Oesterle, LG, and Jabaley, ME: The Minimal Cleft Lip Revisited: Clinical and Anatomic Correlations. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978.

5. Jabaley, ME, Wallace, WH, Heckler, FR: Internal Topography of Peripheral Nerves: A Current View. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 18-21, 1979.

6. Heckler, FR, Aldridge, J, Songcharoen, S, and Jabaley, ME: Muscle Flaps for Management of Urethocutaneous and Vesicocutaneous Fistulas. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Toronto, Canada, October, 1979.

7. Heckler, FR, Oesterle, LG and Jabaley, ME: Minimal Cleft Lip Revisited: Clinical Anatomical Correlations. 1981 Year Book of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, FJ McCoy (Ed.), Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, pp.9-10, 1981.

8. Markov, AK, Turner, D, Heckler, FR, Neely, WA, Hellems, HK: Therapeutic Effect of Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate in Shock. Proceedings of Sixth Annual Conference on Shock. June, 1983.

9. Heckler, FR, Schimmel, JC, Jones, EW: Chemotherapy Extravasations: Management of Acute and Chronic Injuries. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in Orthopaedic Transactions. Presented at Thirteenth Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, Dallas, Texas, October, 1983.

10. Heckler, FR, Markov, A, Jones, EW: Metabolic Support Of Ischemic Skin Flaps with Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate. American College of Surgeons surgical Forum. Vol XXXV. Presented at San Francisco 70th Annual Clinical Congress. October, 1984.

11. Ramirez, OM and Heckler, FR: Reconstruction of non-marginal defects of the ear with the chondrocutaneous advancement flap. Presented at and published in proceedings of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery Third Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1986.

12. Hardesty, RA, Jones, NF, Swartz, WM and Heckler, FR: Gigantic defects of head and scalp: refinements in "heroic" salvage reconstruction. Presented at and published in proceedings of Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery Third Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1986.

13. Heckler, FR, Schimmel, JC, Jones, EW and White, TZ: A management protocol for acute and chronic extravasation injuries. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Fifty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October, 1986.

14. Shestak, KC, Hurwitz, DJ, Newton, ED, Futrell, JW, Jones, NF, and Heckler, FR: Radiation ulcer--a progressive problem aggressively handled. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the American Society of Plastic and Recon-structive Surgeons Fifty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October, 1986.

15. Christlieb, I, Heckler, FR, Magovern, GJ, Magovern Jr., GJ and Kao, RL: Experimental Conditioning of Skeletal Muscle Flaps (Latissimus Dorsi) for Cardiac Assistance: One Documented Human Case. Presented at and published in the proceedings of Plastic Surgery Research Council 32nd Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1987.

16. Hardesty, RA, Ramasastry, SS, Heckler, FR, Newton, ED, Young, VL, Swartz, WM and Jones, NF: Refinements in Free Tissue Transfer for Major Craniofacial Resections. Presented at and published in the proceedings of American Association of Plastic Surgeons Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, May, 1987.

17. Ramirez, OM and Heckler, FR: Reconstruction of Non-marginal defects of the ear with the chondrocutaneous advancement flap. Published in Transactions of the IX International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Delhi, India, March, 1987.pp.497-502.

18. Heckler, FR and Nygaard, C: Mandatory ophthalmologic consultation in patients with orbital f ractures: an evalua-tion of therapeutic benefit and cost effectiveness. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987.

19. Heckler, FR, Sank, A, and Reimer, BL: Soleus muscle flap for coverage of distal tibial fractures. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987.

20. Liang, MD, Briggs, PC, Heckler, FR, Futrell, JW: Pre-suturing: a new technique for aiding primary wound closure. Published in the proceedings of and presented at t h e American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987.

21. Nygaard, CE, Heckler, FR, Cohen, BI, Demos, JE: Recon-struction of full thickness nasal cutaneous defects utiliz-ing the nasalis myocutaneous island flap. Presented at and published in the proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, San Francisco, California, October, 1989.

22. Roth AG, Briggs PC, Jones EW, Heckler FR: Augmentation of skin flap survival by parenteral pentoxifylline. Year Book of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery 1990. Stephen H. Miller, MD, editor. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, 1990. p. 264.

23. Heckler, FR: Current thoughts on extravasation injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg: 87(4) p. 815, April 1991.

24. White MJ, Heckler FR, Kemp A, Riemer BL, Butterfield SL: Soft tissue management of open tibial fractures: a ten year experience. Published in the proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, September, 1993.

25. Greco RJ, Gonzalez R, Scoleri M, Johnson P, Heckler FR: The potential dangers of oxygen supplementation during facial surgery: an evaluation of alternatives. Published in the proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Northeas-tern Society of Plastic Surgeons, September, 1993.

26. Hopkins M, Heckler FR, White MJ, Kemp A: Open tibial fractures: is multiple serial debridement necessary before soft tissue reconstruction? Published in the proceedings of the Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1994.

27. Dascombe WH, White MJ, Heckler FR: The distally based adiofascial flap for coverage of middle and distal one-third grade IIIb tibial fractures. Published in the proceedings of the Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1994.

29. Russavage JM, Heckler FR, White MJ: Intracranial Use of Omental Free Flaps. Published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, May, 1994.

30. Heckler FR: Does surgical delay of the TRAM flap prohibit supercharging? Presented at and published in the proceedings of the Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2001.

Unpublished Presentations

1. "First and Second Branchial Arch Syndrome". Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 1976.

2. "Management of Extensor Tendon Injuries". Presented to the Denver Hand Society, 1977.

3. "Symposium on Management of Burns". Presented at the Mississippi State Seminar for Nurses Continuing Education, 1977.

4. "Symposium on Management of Burns". Presented at the Mississippi Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, 1978.

5. "Treatment of Hand Infections". Primary Care of Common Hand Problems Seminary, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 1977.

6. "Management of Iatrogenic Injection Injuries". Visiting Consultant, Annual Meeting of the Society of Air Force Surgeons, 1978.

7. "Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps in Treatment of Urinary Fistulae". Visiting Consultant, Annual Meeting of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 1978.

8. "Thenar Crease Incision and Retrograde Approach to the Carpal Tunnel". Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Plastic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., 1978.

9. "Genito-perineal Reconstructive Techniques". Invited Speaker, Mississippi Urological Society, 1978.

10. "When Not To Operate". Invited panelist, American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Hollywood, Florida, 1978.

11. "Measurement of Skin Blood Flow in Rabbit Ears Using Hydrogen Gas". Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dallas, Texas, 1979.

12. "Meningomyelocele Closure with Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flaps: Two New Variations". Accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 1980.

13. "Use of ASIF/AO Small Fragment Set in Hand Surgery: Principles and Techniques". Faculty Member. Gulf Hills, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1980.

14. "Hemodynamic Characteristics of the Canine Gracilis Myocutaneous Flap". Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1980.

15. "Physical Examination of the Head, Neck and Oral System with Special Reference to Cleft Palate". Invited Speaker, Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association Fall Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980.

16. "Burns". Invited Speaker, Family Practice Update Seminar, Jackson Hilton, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980.

17. "The Effects of Denervation on Blood Flow and Skin Survival in Musculocutaneous Flaps". Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Springfield, Illinois, 1981.

18. "Facial Injuries". Invited Speaker, Family Practice Update Seminar, Jackson Hilton, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980.

19. "Major Problems in Reconstructive Surgery". Panel Member, Plastic Surgery Section, American College of Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980.

20. "New Techniques for Meningomyelocele Closure". Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Society, Spring Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1980.

21. "Chest Wall and Breast Reconstruction". Surgery Section, Mississippi State Medical Society, 1981.

22. "Hand Function: Conditions and Trauma Affecting It". Invited Speaker, Clinical Confab on Head, Hands and Feet for Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists and Nurses. Jackson, Mississippi, 1981.

24. "What's New In Plastic Surgery". Invited Speaker, The University of Mississippi Postgraduate Surgical Forum IX, Holiday Inn, Jackson, Mississippi, March 12, 1982.

25. "Panel: Surgical Update". Panel Member, The University of Mississippi Postgraduate Surgical Forum IX, Holiday Inn, Jackson, Mississippi, March 12, 1982.

26. "Protective Effect of Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate on Canine Hind Limbs Subjected to Tourniquet Ischemiall". Plastic Surgery Research Council, LaJolla, California, March, 1982.

27. "Post-mastectomy and General Reconstruction". Invited Speaker, Columbiana Medical Society. Lisbon, Ohio. September 21, 1982.

28. "Recent Advances in Reconstructive Techniques". Invited Speaker, Jefferson County Medical Society. DuBois, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1982.

29. "Nerve Injuries: A Practical Approach". Faculty Member, Frontiers in Hand Surgery Symposium. Harmarville Rehabilitation Center. November 29-30, 1982.

30. "Plastic and Reconstructive Techniques and Aspects". Panel Member, Multidisciplinary Approach to Major Trauma of the Head and Extremities Symposium, Venango County Medical Society, Oil City, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1983.

31. "Effect of Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate (FDP) on Canine Hind Limbs Subjected to Tourniquet Ischemiall." Presented at 38th Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Anaheim, California. March 7-9, 1983.

32. "Reconsiderations in Cancer Reconstruction". Invited Speaker, 29th Annual Meeting Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Surgeons. Sheraton Motor Hotel, Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 1, 1983.

33. "Carpal Tunnel Complications". Panel Member, Methods to Reduce Hand Complications. Thirteenth Annual Meeting, American Association for Hand Surgery, Dallas, Texas. October, 1983.

34. "Management of the Severely Traumatized Hand", "Tendon Repair". Faculty Member, Basic Hand Surgery for Residents. Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November, 1983.

35. "Reconstruction of Chest Wall Defects". Thoracic Surgery Conference. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1983.

36. "Soft Tissue Injuries". Faculty Member, Trauma in the Workplace. Sponsored by: The Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital, Sheraton Motor Hotel, Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1983.

37. "Limb Salvage", "Soft Tissue Injuries". "Trauma Intensive Care: Meeting the Challenge After The Golden Hour". Sponsored by: The Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital, Sheraton Motor Hotel, Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 29-30, 1984.

38. "Mandatory Ophthalmologic Consultation in Patients with Orbital Fractures: An Evaluation of Therapeutic Benefit and Cost Effectiveness". Presented at First Annual Meeting Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September, 1984.

39. "Vaginal and Perineal Reconstruction Techniques". Faculty member for instructional course presented at the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. October, 1984.

40. "Recent Progress in Wound Coverage and Grafts". Invited Speaker. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. October, 1984.

41. "The Sliding Gluteus Maximus Musculocutaneous Flap in Ambulatory Patients". Videotape presentation with Oscar Ramirez, M. D. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. October, 1984.

42. "Metabolic Support of Ischemic Skin Flaps with Fructose 1,6 Diphosphate (FDP)II". Invited Speaker. 70th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. San Francisco, California. October, 1984.

43. "Peripheral Nerve Injuries". Faculty Member. Fractures: Common Sense Solutions for Common Problems. Sponsored by: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital Sheraton Motor Hotel, Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1984.

44. "What's New In Plastic Surgery". Invited Speaker, Citizen General Hospital, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. January 8, 1985.

45. "Reconsiderations in Cancer Reconstruction". Invited Speaker, Medical Center of Beaver County. March 5, 1985.

46. "Plastic Surgery Reconstructive Procedures for Extremity Salvage". Invited Speaker. Annual Meeting, Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists. Sheraton Inn-Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 31, 1985.

47. "Reconstruction of male and female genitalia, groin and perineum". Faculty member for instructional course at American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, October, 1985.

48. "Initial and Operative Management of Major Soft Tissue Injuries". Faculty member, Trauma Tactics Symposium, sponsored by The Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital, Copper Mountain, Colorado, March, 1986.

49. "Muscle Flaps". Invited Speaker, Orthopedic Trauma for Nurses, Regional Nursing Seminar, sponsored by Allegheny General Hospital. Holiday Inn-North, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1986.

50. "Reconstruction of the trunk and perineum". Faculty member for instructional course at American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Fifty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October,1986.

51. "Management of Facial Fractures". Faculty member, Trauma Tactics Symposium, sponsored by The Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital, Vail, Colorado, March, 1987.

52. "Sliding Gluteus Maximus Musculocutaneous Flap in Ambulatory Patients". Authors: Ramirez, 0 and Heckler, FR. Videotape presentation at the International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery IX International Congress, New Delhi, India. March, 1987.

53. "Face Plating". Panel member, "Doing Well What We All Do". Robert H. Ivy Society 1987 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March, 1987.

54. "Fronto-Orbital Reconstruction--Post Traumatic Deformity". Faculty Member, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Symposium, Facial Reconstruction: Choices and Aesthetics,, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, 1987.

55. "Gunshot Wounds". Faculty Member, Plastic Surgery Educa-tional Foundation Symposium, Facial Reconstruction: Choices and Aesthetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, 1987.

56. "Salvaging the Failed Reconstruction and the Dissatisfied Patient". Panel Member, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Symposium, Facial Reconstruction: Choices and Aesthetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, 1987.

57. "Rigid Internal Fixation in Zygoma and Maxilla". Panel Member, "Nuts and Bolts/Internal Fixation", panel dis-cussion, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1987.

58. "Pathophysiology Nerve Compression". Faculty member, instructional course "Compressive Neuropathy Upper Ex-tremity", The American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November, 1987.

59. "The Use of Muscle Flaps in Osteomyelitis". Faculty member, "Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Oxygen" seminar, sponsored by Allegheny General Hospital Department of orthopedic Surgery, Seven Springs Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania, February, 1988.

60. "Modern Treatment of Hand and Finger Fractures". Panel member, Acute Hand Injuries, American College of Surgeons 74th Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1988.

61. "Gunshot Wounds of the Face--A Personal Approach". Visiting Professor, The Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 37th Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1989.

62. "Update on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome". Visiting Professor, The Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 37th Annual Sympos-ium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1989.

63. "Reconstruction of Intracranial Cavity Defects Using the Free Vascularized Omental Flap". The Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 37th Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1989.

64. "Treatment of Facial Fractures". Faculty member, "Trauma Tactics 1990" seminar sponsored by The Allegheny Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Campus of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Park City, Utah, March, 1990

65. "Common Hand Problems in the Emergency Room". Faculty member, "Trauma Tactics 1990" seminar sponsored by the Allegheny Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Campus of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Park City, Utah, March, 1990.

66. "Dealing With Complications of Extensor Tendon Injury". Fac-ulty member, "Practical Solutions to Difficult Hand Problems" seminar sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educatio-nal Foundation and the American Association for Hand Surgery. Sunriver, Oregon, March, 1990.

67. "Nerve Compression--When to Operate". Faculty member, "Practical Solutions to Difficult Hand Problems" seminar sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and the American Association for Hand Surgery. Sunriver, Oregon, March 1990.

68. "Plastic Techniques in Suturing". Co-chairman, educational conference sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians, Westin William Penn, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December, 1990.

69. "Management of the Soft Tissue Component of Grade III Tibial Fractures". Faculty member, "Trauma Tactics 199111 seminar" sponsored by the Allegheny Trauma Center, Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Campus of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Park City, Utah, February, 1991.

70. "Anesthesia Complications as They Relate to the Surgeon". Symposium chairman and faculty member, "Complications and Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery" symposium sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Acapulco, Mexico, March 1991.

71. "Complications and Unfavorable Results in Suction Lipectomy". Symposium chairman and faculty member, "Complic-ations and Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery" symposium sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Acapulco, Mexico, March 1991.

72. "How Do I Approach the Patient When Things Go Wrong?" Panel Chairman, "Complications and Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery" symposium sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educati-onal Foundation, Acapulco, Mexico, March 1991.

73. "Common Problems in Hand Surgery--Avoidance and Management". Panel member, "Complications and Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery", symposium sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Acapulco, Mexico, March 1991.

74. "The Role of the Plastic Surgeon on the Trauma Team". In-vited speaker, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Pennsylva-nia American College of Surgeons, Hyatt Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1991.

75. "Facial Reconstruction for Cutaneous Defects". Panel chairman, Annual Meeting of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Seattle, Washington, September, 1991.

76. "Coverage Options for the Lower Extremity", Faculty member, Second Annual Bonesetters Conference: Current Concepts in Fracture Fixation, sponsored by the Department of Orthopaed-ics of Allegheny General Hospital, June, 1992.

77. "Current Concepts in Nerve Repair", Panel Chairman, Interna-tional Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Budapest, Hungary, June, 1992.

78. "Carpal Tunnel", Panel member, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, September, 1992.

79. "The Role of the Plastic Surgeon on the Trauma Team", Alma Morani Guest Lecturer, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 1993.

80. "Medical Devices and Implants", Panel member, part of the Health Care Resolution Series, Medical Malpractice Series sponsored by the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Allegheny County Medical Society and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Union Trust Building/Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1993.

81. "Dupytren's Disease", Faculty Member, Regional Review Course sponsored by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1993.

82. "Local Flaps In Facial Reconstruction", Panel Chairman, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, September, 1994.

83. "Cheek and Forhead Deformities", Panel member, Reconstruction of Facial Defects, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 16, 2000.

84. "Current Concepts of Resection Requirements for Melanoma". Faculty member, Update on Melanoma panel, Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2001.

Exhibits

1. "The University of Mississippi Combined Hand Service". Mississippi State Medical Association, Biloxi, Mississippi. April 27-May 1, 1980.

2. "Care for Rheumatoid Arthritic Hands". Mississippi State Medical Association, Biloxi, Mississippi. April 27-may 1, 1980. (Aesulapius Award given for Excellence at the Mississippi State Medical Association Scientific Exhibit Competition).

3. "Applications of Microvascular Surgery in the Upper Extremity". Annual Meeting of Southern Medical Association, Baltimore, Maryland. November, 1983.

4. "Surgical Marking Techniques." Poster Exhibit (with Mark S. Granick, M.D.) , Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Senior Resident Conference. San Francisco, California. May 2-5, 1984.

5. "Reconstruction of non-marginal defects of the ear with the chondrocutaneous advancement flap." Poster Exhibit. Ramirez, OM and Heckler, FR. American Society of Plastic and Recon-structive Surgeons Fifty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October, 1986.

Administrative and Committee Experience

Allegheny General Hospital
Corporate Operations Committee	2000-2004
Chairman, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff	1991-2000
Secretary	1989-1990
At-large member	1986-1989 2001-present
Board of Directors, Allegheny General Hospital	1991-2000
Joint Conference and Planning Committee	1991-2000
Resource Management Committee	1991-2000
Board of Directors, Allegheny Health Services Providers Insurance Company	1993-1999
Corporate Management Committee	1987-2000
Communications and Marketing Physician Advisory Committee	1987-2000
Operating Room Committee	1983-1992
Conference Center Advisory Committee	1984-1985
Chairman, Patient Care and Education Committee	1983-1984
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee	1983-1984
Rehabilitation Task Force Committee	1983-1984
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute
Board of Directors	1984-1994
Chairman, Research Committee	1984-1994
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Board of Directors	1990-1993
Chairman, Local Arrangements Committee	1992-1993
Chairman, Time and Place Committee	1988-1989
Chairman, Ethics Committee	1987-1988
Member	1986-1987
Chairman, Finance Committee	1986-1987
Member	1987-1988
Membership Committee	1984-1985
Robert H. Ivy Society (Pennsylvania State Plastic Surgery Society)
Board of Trustees	1988-1991
Secretary	1988-1991
Chairman, Liability Committee	1991-present
Co-chairman, Ivy Award Committee	1986-1987
Medical Economics Committee	1985-1988
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Board of Directors	1986-1993
Research Commissioner	1988-1990
Responsible for supervision of Research Grants Committee, Research Fellowship Committee and Research Funds Proposal Committee
Chairman, Research Fellowship Committee	1990-1992
Member	1992-1993
Chairman, Research Grants Committee	1983-1986
Member	1981-1983
Chairman, Nominating Committee	1990-1992
Member	1987-1988
Audio-Visual Committee	1983-1984
Annotated Bibliography Committee	1981-1983
Speakers' Bureau Committee	1981-1983
In-Service Examination Committee	1980-1981
Tel-Med Committee	1978-1979
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Director	1990-1996
Senior Examiner	1990-present
Chairman, Qualifying Examination Committee	1992-1995
Chairman, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand Committee	1993-1994
Member	1991-1992
Guest Examiner	1986-1989
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Board of Directors	1991-1994
Socio-economic Committee	1990-1993
CPT Coding Panel	1992-1994
Plastic Surgery Device Council	1987-1990
ASPRS representative to FDA Panel on Implantable Devices	1987-1990
Judicial Council	1988-1990
Chairman, Peer Review Task Force	1989-present
Member	1987-1989
Editor, Plastic Surgical Forum	1981-1982
Scientific Program Committee	1980-1981
American Association for Hand Surgery
Board of Directors	1988-1993
President	1991-1992
Vice-President	1990-1991
Parliamentarian	1988-1991
Chairman, Central Office Management Committee	1989-1992
Chairman, By-laws Committee	1988-1989
Chairman, Program Committee	1988-1989
Member	1986-1988
Chairman, Nominating Committee	1985-1986
Member	1984-1985
Chairman, Education Committee	1988-1989
Member	1984-1985
Chairman, Research Committee	1985-1986
Member	1984-1985
Chairman, Workers Compensation Committee	1984-1985
Membership Committee	1986-1987
Scientific Exhibits Committee	1983-1984
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Impact of CAQ on Hand Surgery Committee	1991-1994
ASSH-AAHS Liaison Committee	1991-1993
Examination Committee	1981-1985
Sports Medicine Committee	1983-1984
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Board of Directors	2001-2004
Historian	2001-2004
Constitution and By-laws Committee	1992-1998
Program Committee	1986-1987 1989-1990
Membership Committee	1998-1999
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Chairman, Organizational Committee for National Aesthetic Surgery Data Bank	1998-2000
Candidate Liaison Committee	1998-1999
Symposium Committee	1998-1999 2002-2004
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Director, Burn Unit	1977-1982
Chairman, Surgical and Recovery Room Suite Committee	1979-1982
House Staff Committee	1979-1982
Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee	1978-1979
Ambulatory Services Committee	1977-1982
Dean's Anatomy Chair Search Advisory Committee	1977-1978
Dean's Liaison Committee on Medical Education Subcommittee on Faculty	1977-1978
Visiting Professorships in Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	1980
University of Mississippi Medical Center	1985
Yale University School of Medicine	1988
Medical College of Pennsylvania	1992
Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine	1993
Wilford Hall Medical Center	1994
University of Rochester Medical Center	1996
University of Wisconsin-Madison	2001
Residency Review Committee in Plastic Surgery of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Specialist Site Visitor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock University Medical Center Hanover, New Hampshire	1990
Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York, New York	1991
Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio	1992
University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky	1993
Nassau County Medical Center Program Winthrop-University Hospital North Shore University Hospital East Meadow, New York	1994
University of South Florida Program University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Florida	1995
Nassau County Medical Center Program Winthrop-University Hospital North Shore University Hospital East Meadow, New York	1997
University of Missouri Kansas City, Missouri	1998
Georgetown University Program Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC	1999
Miscellaneous
Associate Editor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	1987-1993
Chairman, Editorial Board Nominating Committee	1991-1993
Board of Directors, Integrated Health Care Services	1993-1994
Editorial Consultant, Cleft Palate Journal	1981

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