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CURRICULUM VITAE

William W. Dzwierzynski MD
Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery

OFFICE ADDRESS:
1155 North Mayfair Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1976 - 1980 B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
1980 - 1984 M. D., University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1984 - 1989 Resident, General Surgery, Chicago Medical Affiliated Hospitals, Chicago, IL
1988 - 1989 Chief Surgical Resident, General Surgery, Chicago Medical Affiliated Hospitals, Chicago, IL
1989 - 1991 Resident, Plastic Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Chicago, IL
1991 - 1992 Fellowship, Hand and Microsurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1992 - 1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1992 - 1999 Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1999 - 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1999 - 2006 Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2006 - Present Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2006 - Present Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
03/2005 - 10/2005 Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery, MCW, Milwaukee, WI
10/2005 - Present Program Director, Plastic Surgery, MCW, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1992 - 2000 Director of Cumulative Trauma Clinic, Froedtert Hospital Hand Clinic, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
10/2003 - Present Medical Director of Pharmacotherapeutics, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
1992 - 1996 Consulting Staff, John Doyne Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
1992 - Present Active Staff, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
1992 - Present Consulting Staff, Zablocki Veterans Admin. Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1992 - Present Consulting Staff, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2002 - Present Consulting Staff, Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Surgery
12/1991
07/2002
American Board of Plastic Surgery
11/1994
12/2027
CAQ in Surgery of the Hand
08/1995
12/2025
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Agee CTR Sys.Training
3M Healthcare
11/1993
None
CO2 Laser
Laser Inst.of Pasadena
06/1996
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
State of Illinois
1984
None
NBME Diplomate
1985
None
State of Michigan
1989
01/1994
State of Wisconsin
32182
1991
10/2021
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1976 - 1980 Wilson Academic Scholarship
06/1978 Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Fraternity
05/1980 Stryker Distinguished Service Award, IIT
06/1984 The Luisada Cardiology Award
06/1984 The Chicago Medical School Dean's Award
1996 - Present Best Doctors in America
2005 Strategic Award-Quality Indicators
02/2006 100,000 Lives Campaign
2006 MCW top 20 highest scoring physicians (2006 Outpatient Press Ganey Patient Survey)
2007 Best Doctors in Southeastern Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1976 - 1980 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
1982 - 1991 American Medical Association
1984 - Present American College of Surgeons
1992 - 1996 The State Medical Society of Wisconsin
1992 - Present American Society of Plastic Surgeons
1992 - 1996 Milwaukee County Medical Society
1992 - Present Reed O. Dingman Society
1993 - Present The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
1994 - Present Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgeons
1994 - Present Wisconsin Surgical Society
1995 - Present American Association for Hand Surgery
1995 - Present Plastic Surgery Research Council
1996 - Present American Society for Surgery of the Hand
1996 - Present American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
1996 - Present American Academy of Medicine
1996 - Present Milwaukee Academy of Medicine
2001 - Present American Association of Plastic Surgeons
2008 - Present American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Hand
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Journal Review
European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Journal of Surgical Oncology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
1995 - Present Program Committee Chairman, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2000 - 2002 Secretary, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2000 - 2010 Board of Trustees, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2000 - 2003 Chairman, Resident/Fellow Awards Committee, American Association for Hand Surgery
2000 - Present Information Technology Committee, American Association for Hand Surgery
2002 - 2003 Vice President, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2002 - Present Education Committee, American Association for Hand Surgery
2002 - 2006 Oral Board Guest Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery
2003 - 2004 President Elect, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2004 - 2005 President, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
2006 - Present Oral Board Senior Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
1996 - 2000 Specialty Course Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
1997 - 2003 Guidelines Subcommittee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
1998 - 2002 Patient Care Parameters Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2000 - 2006 Online Communication Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2000 - 2005 Educational Technology Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
2000 - 2005 Electronic Technology Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
2000 - 2002 Technology CD Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
2000 - 2005 Informatics Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council
2000 - Present Consultant to the Examination Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Surgery of the Hand (item writer for certificate of added qualification examination in hand surgery), American Board of Surgery
2001 - Present In-Service Examination Committee (Hand Section), Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
2001 - Present In-Service Examination Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2001 - 2004 Computer Based Eduction Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2002 - Present CME Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2002 - 2005 Representative to ASPS CME Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2002 Program Secretary for Paper Session 2002, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2003 Audio Visual Committee, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
2004 - 2010 E-Learning Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2004 - 2006 TOPS Committee (Tracking Outcomes in Plastic Surg), American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2004 - 2005 Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council
2004 - 2007 Electronic Communications Committee, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
2006 - Present Membership Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2006 - Present Health Policy Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2007 Graduate of Pathways to Leadership, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2008 Researcher Education Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2008 - 2011 Technology Assessment Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2008 - Present Program Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2008 Nominating Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2009 - 2010 Nominating Committee, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
2009 - 2011 President, Reed O. Dingman Society
2010 - Present Instructional Course Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2011 Nominating Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Rapid intraoperative immunostaining for sentinel node metastasis of malignant melanoma. Plastic Surgery Research Council. Toronto, Canada, 05/20/2003
International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand. Budapest, Hungary, 06/14/2004 - 06/18/2004
Salvage of failed proximal row carpectomy with dynamic external fixation, World Congress on External Fixation. Lima, Peru, 05/26/2005 - 05/28/2005
Morzinski J, Sheehan K, Braza D, Almassi H, Ahmed S, Dillingham T, Dzwierzynski W, et al. Helping chairs assess and build faculty promotion and academic progress committees. Faculty Affairs Professional Development Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 07/30/2005
Staged excision of Lentigo Maligna. International Conference for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. New Delhi, India, 11/29/2009 - 12/03/2009
Romanian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 04/26/2017 - 04/29/2017
 
National
Urokinase binding in mammalian subendothelium. Ninth Annual Residents and Fellows Hand Surgery Conference. Orlando, Florida, 1991
The PIP joint collateral ligament: A biomechanical evaluation. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico, 12/02/1993
MRI diagnosis of flexor tendon rupture. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico, 12/02/1993
MRI diagnosis of flexor tendon rupture. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico, 12/04/1993
Evaluation and diagnosis of upper extremity disorders in the industrial worker. Miles Medical Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA, 10/05/1994
Anatomy of the intermetacarpal ligaments. American Association for Hand Surgery. Marco Island, Florida, 01/13/1995 - 01/16/1995
Occupational stress in cumulative trauma disorder patients. Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 05/05/1996 - 05/08/1996
The prognostic value of physical and psychological findings for the CTD patient. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting (Poster Exhibit). Nashville, TN, 09/30/1996 - 10/03/1996
Physical and psychological findings for the cumulative trauma disorder patient. Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, Boca Raton, Florida, 01/08/1997 - 01/11/1997
Improvement in resource utilization after development of a clinical pathway for patients with decubitus ulcer. American Association of Plastic Surgeons 1997 Annual Meeting. Portland, OR, 05/18/1997 - 05/21/1997
Upper Extremity Replantation Panel. American College of Surgeons National Meeting. Chicago, IL, 10/13/1997
Severe hand trauma - Outcome after flexor & extensor tenolysis. American Association for Hand Surgery. Scottsdale, AZ, 01/07/1998 - 01/10/1998
How important is digital replantation? A study of functional and psychosocial outcomes. 77th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Montreal, Canada, 05/17/1998 - 05/20/1998
Outcomes of replantation versus amputation: The psychosocial consequences. 7th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Vancouver, Canada, 05/24/1998 - 05/28/1998
Managing the problem skin cancer: What the books don't tell you. American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 67thAnnual Scientific Meeting. Boston, MA, 10/07/1998
Psychological factors associated with non traumatic upper extremity pain and disability. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery. Waikoloa, Hawaii, 01/13/1999 - 01/16/1999
Mandibular Reconstruction in Osteoradionecrosis. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Waikoloa, Hawaii, 01/13/1999 - 01/16/1999
Cumulative trauma disorder: Treatment and outcome Predictors. XII Congress of International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. San Francisco, California, 06/27/1999 - 07/02/1999
Cumulative Trauma Disorder: Treatment and Outcome Predictors. The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery. Miami, Florida, 01/05/2000 - 01/08/2000
Neuronet Analysis for Predicting Cumulative Trauma Outcomes. The Plastic Surgery Research Council 45th Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, 05/17/2000 - 05/20/2000
Course Chairman - Specialty Day - Hand Surgery. San Diego, CA, 08/23/2002 - 08/30/2002
Broadening our View of Compressive Neuropathies: A 360 Degree Approach to the Ulnar Nerve. American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Meeting. Toronto, Canada, 10/11/2002
Personal Digital Assistants-Holding Your Practice in the Palm of Your Hand. ASPS National Meeting. San Antonio, TX, 11/02/2002 - 11/06/2002
Presentations for Education - Redo Ulnar Nerve. Multimedia Instructional Course. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Diego, CA, 10/24/2003 - 10/29/2003
Creating Multimedia Presentations. American Association of Hand Surgeons. Palm Springs, CA, 01/14/2004 - 01/18/2004
Multimedia Instructional Course. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Philadelphia, PA, 10/09/2004 - 10/13/2004
Update on Cutaneous Melanoma: Current Techniques and Controversies. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, 10/06/2006 - 10/10/2006
Initial Management. Stephen Mathes Reconstructive Symposium. Dallas, TX, 07/10/2009
Secondary procedures. Stephen Mathes Reconstructive Symposium. Dallas, TX, 07/10/2009
Ulnar artery flap and PIA flap. Stephen Mathes Reconstructive Symposium. Dallas, TX, 07/12/2009
Treatment of regional pain syndrome: How I do it. American Association for Hand Surgery. Boco Raton, FL, 01/07/2010
 
Regional
Management of the acutely injured hand. Northern Illinois Medical Center, St. Therese Hospital, Trauma Conference. McHenry, Illinois, 09/30/1992
Cumulative trauma disorder. Kenosha Hospital and Medical Center. Kenosha, Wisconsin, 10/22/1992
MRI diagnosis of flexor tendon ruptures. Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 04/16/1993
The PIP joint collateral ligament: A biomechanical evaluation. The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, 06/12/1993
MRI diagnosis of flexor tendon ruptures. The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, 06/12/1993
Evaluation and diagnosis of upper extremity disorders in the industrial worker. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine National Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, 04/18/1994
Physical and psychological findings for the CTD patient. Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons. Milwaukee, WI, 06/06/1996 - 06/08/1996
Psychological findings in the cumulative trauma patient. Reed O. Dingman Society Scientific Meeting. Ann Arbor, MI, 09/27/1996 - 09/28/1996
 
Local
Beyond Virtual Reality - Surgical Anatomy for OR Personnel. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 07/09/1994 - 07/10/1994
Cumulative trauma - What's the risk. Milwaukee, WI, 01/24/1995
Cumulative Trauma of the Upper Extremity. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 06/09/1995 - 06/10/1995
Outcomes of Cumulative Trauma. The Eleventh Annual Frackelton Lectureship in Hand Surgery. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 03/08/2000
EMG Course. Anatomic Perspectives: Spasticity Management/EMG. Milwaukee, WI, 06/15/2000 - 06/17/2000
Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 06/15/2000 - 06/17/2000
Anatomic and Technical Issues in EMG. Milwaukee, WI, 06/08/2001 - 06/09/2001
Building a Winning Practice Workshop - Latest & Greatest Technology for the Office. Chicago, IL, 06/26/2005
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of skin cancer. Milwaukee, WI, 05/13/2009
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
1996 Occupational Health Workgroup
1997 - 1998 Preventive Medicine Chair Search Committee
2000 - 2002 Corporate Compliance Committee
2001 - 2002 Plastic Surgery Chair Search Committee
2003 - 2004 Six Sigma Needle Stick Committee - Medical College of Wisconsin Committee
2004 - Present Epic Physician Council
2004 - 2007 Faculty Career Development
2006 - 2007 Dermatology Chair Search Committee
2007 - 2009 Information Technology Committee of the Faculty Council
 
Hospital
1994 - 1996 Specialty Bed Utilization Committee
1994 - 1998 Clinical Resource Utilization Design Team
1994 - 1996 Ergonomics Task Force
1995 Joint Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee
1995 Hand Trauma Committee
1996 - 2002 Skin Care Team
1997 - 1999 Practice Guidelines & Outcomes Measurements Committee
1998 - 2003 Wound Care Committee
1998 - 2004 Clinical Management Committee
1998 - Present Sentinel Event/Peer Review Committee
1998 - Present Quality Assurance Committee
2002 - Present Medication Safety Committee
2003 - 2006 Medication Reconciliation Team
2003 - 2006 Chairman - 100, 000 Lives Campaign
2003 - 2006 Hospital Advisory Committee
2003 - Present Chairman - Pharmacy, Nutrition & Therapeutics Committee
2003 - 2004 EPIC Physician Committee
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
1993 Preceptor in the sophomore Physical Diagnosis course: Karen Grainer and Matt Turney
1998 - 2003 Junior Medical Lecture Series on Hand Surgery
 
Resident and Fellow Education
1997 - 2004 Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds Coordinator
03/2005 - 10/2005 Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery residency program
10/2005 - Present Program Director, Plastic Surgery residency program
 
Continuing Medical Education
2004 - 2005 Faculty Leadership Development Program, UWM/MCW
2014 - Present Faculty Leadership Development Program
 
Community/Lay Public
1998 - 2005 WI Care Board of Directors (International Volunteer Service)
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Community/Lay Public
2000 - Present WI Medical Mission, Board of Directors
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
2008 - Present Arnav Agarwal, MCW
 
Residents
1997 - 2002 Michael Pickart, MCW
1998 - 2000 Jame Arnold, MCW
2000 - 2002 Ajay Kumar, MCW
2001 - 2007 Wilberto Cortes, MCW
2003 - 2008 Dennis Kao, MCW
2007 - Present Elizabeth O’Connor, MCW
2011 - Present Karri Kluesner, MCW
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
2003 - Present Medication Reconciliation Team
Chairman - 100,000 Lives Campaign
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
1991 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucharamanga, Columbia
1998 WI Care Medical Mission Site Visit,Dominican Republic
2000 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucharamanga, Columbia
2002 WI Care Medical Mission Site Visit,Morocco
2003 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Peru, South America
2003 - Present Froedtert/MCW Representative to Navitus P & T Committee (State of Wisconsin Employee and Badger Care Pharmacy Program)
2004 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucharamanga, Columbia
2007 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucharamanga, Columbia
2011 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucharamanga, Columbia
2016 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucaramanga, Columbia
2017 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucaramanga, Columbia
2018 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucaramanga, Columbia
2019 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucaramanga, Columbia
2020 Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Mission, Bucaramanga, Columbia
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Cooley BC, Li X., Dzwierzynski WW, et al. The endothelialized model for the investigation of arterial thrombosis. Thromb Res 67(1):1-14, 1992.
2. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger J. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy in Hand Clin 10(1): 29-44,1994
3. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Matloub HS, et al. Combination latissimus dorsi and groin free flap with double microvascular transfer: Case Report. Ann Plast Surg 34(6): 631-634, June 1995.
4. Yousif NJ, Sonderman P, Dzwierzynski WW, Larson DL. Anatomic considerations in transconjunctival blepharoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(6):1271-6, Nov 1995.
5. Yousif NJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Anderson R, et al. Complications and salvage of an ectopically replanted thumb. J PlastReconstr Surg 97(3):637-640, March 1996.
6. Matloub HS, Dzwierzynski WW, Erickson S, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging scanning in the diagnosis of Zone II flexor tendon rupture. J Hand Surg 21A(3):451-455, May 1996.
7. Dzwierzynski WW, Pintar F, Matloub HS, Yoganandan N. Biomechanics of the intact and surgically repaired proximal interphalangeal joint collateral ligaments. J Hand Surg 21A(4):679-683, Jul 1996.
8. Baselga EB, Dzwierzynski WW, Neuburg M, Troy JL, Esterly NB. Cutaneous keratocyst in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Br J Derm135(5):810-812, Nov. 1996.
9. Anderson RC, Matloub H, Dzwierzynski WW. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy/conversion disorder. Psychol Rep 79(3 Pt1):1043-6, Dec 1996.
10. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Larson DL. Use of Mitek suture anchors in head and neck reconstruction. Ann Plastic Surg 38(5):449-54, May 1997.
11. Dzwierzynski WW, Matloub HS, Yan JG, Deng S, Sanger JR, Yousif NJ. Anatomy of the intermetacarpal ligaments of the CMC joints of the fingers. J Hand Surg 22A(5):931-34, Sept 1997.
12. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Yousif NJ, Matloub HS. Sequential vascular connection of free flaps in the upper extremity: A case report. Ann Plast Surg 39(3):303-7, Sept 1997.
13. Grunert B, Dzwierzynski WW. Prognostic factors for return to work following severe hand injuries. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity,1(3):213-18, 1997.
14. Grunert B, Dzwierzynski WW. Prognostic factors for return to work following musculoskeletal symptoms of unknown etiology. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity,1(4):245-47, 1997.
15. Dzwierzynski WW, Spitz K, Hartz A, Guse C, Larson DL. Improvement in resource utilization after development of clinical pathways for patients with pressure ulcers. Plas Reconstr Surg 102(6):2006-11, Nov 1998.
16. Yousif NJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Matloub HS. Sequential transfer of free flap to two defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 102(7):2431-5, Dec. 1998.
17. Dzwierzynski WW, Grunert B, Rusch M, Zader G, Keller D. Psychometric assessment of patients with chronic upper extremity pain attributed to workplace exposure. J Hand Surg 24A(1):46-52, Jan 1999.
18. Yousif, NJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Matloub HS, Campbell BH: The innervated gracilis musculocutaneous flap for total tongue reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 104(4):916-921, 1999.
19. van der Molen AB, Matloub HS, Dzwiwerzynski WW, Sanger JR. The hand injury severity scoring system and workers' compensation cases in Wisconsin, USA. J Hand Surg [Br] 24(2):184-6, Apr 1999.
20. van der Molen AB, Brindorf M, Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR. Subcutaneous tissue emphysema of the hand secondary to noninfectious etiology: a report of two cases. J Hand Surg [Am] 24(3):638-41, May 1999.
21. Dzwierzynski WW, Fleming MG. Malignant clear-cell hidradenoma of the toe. Ann Plas Surg 43(3):321-3, Sept 1999.
22. Rusch MD, Grunert BK, Sanger JR, Dzwierzynski WW, Matloub HS. Psychological adjustment in children after traumatic disfiguring injuries: a 12-month follow-up. Plast Reconstr Surg 106(7):1451-8; discussion 1459-60, Dec 2000.
23. Park TA, Welshofer JA, Dzwierzynski WW, Erickson SJ, Del Toro DR. Median "psuedoneurapraxia" at the wrist: reassessment of palmar stimulation of the recurrent median nerve. Arch Phys Med Rehab 82(2):190-7, Feb 2001.
24. Rusch MD, Gould LJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Larson DL. Psychological impact of traumatic injuries: what the surgeon can do. Plast Reconstr Surg 109(1):18-24, Jan 2002.
25. Rusch MD, Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, et al. Return to work outcomes after work-related hand trauma: the role of casual attributions. J Hand Surg 28(4):673-7, July 2003.
26. Yan JG, Yousif NJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Matloub HS, Sanger JR, Shehadi IE, Siegesmund KA. Irrigation pressure and vessel injury during microsurgery: a qualitative study. J Reconstr Microsurg 20(5):399-403, Jul 2004.
27. Shidham VB, Komorowski R, Macias V, Kaul S, Dawson G, Dzwierzynski WW. Optimization of an immunostaining protocol for the rapid intraoperative evaluation of melanoma sentinel lymph node imprint smears with the "MCW melanoma cocktail." Cytojournal 1(1):2, Aug 2004.
28. Lifchez SD, Marchant-Hanson J, Matloub HS, Sanger JR, Dzwierzynski WW, Nguyen HH. Functional improvement with digital prosthesis use after multiple digit amputations. J Hand Surg 30(4):790-4, 2005.
29. Budovec JJ, Sudakoff GS, Dzwierzynski WW, et al. Sonographic differentiation of digital tendon rupture from adhesive scarring after primary surgical repair. J Hand Surg 31A(4):524-29, April 2006.
30. Shidham VB, Komorowski R, Neuberg M, Walker A, Campbell BH, Chang CC, Dzwierzynski WW. Prevention of an additional surgery for regional lymphadenectomy in melanoma: rapid intraoperative immunostaining of sentinel lymph node imprint smears. Diagn Pathol 1:32, Sept 2006.
31. Yan JG, Rowe DJ, Dzwierzynski W, Yan YH, Zhang LL, Sanger J, Matloub HS. Pathophysiological process of traumatic vascular spasm in multiple crush injury. J Reconstr Microsurg. 23(5):237-42, Jul 2007.
32. Lifchez SD, Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR. Compression neuropathy of the radial nerve due to ganglion cysts. Hand 3(2):152-154, Jun 2008.
33. Yan JG, Eldridge MP, Dzwierzynski WW, Yan YH, Jaradeh S. Zhang LL, Sanger JR, Matloub HS. Intraoperative electrophysiological studies to predict the efficacy of neurolysis after nerve injury experiment in rats. Hand 3(3):257-62, 2008.
34. Bosbous MW, Dzwierzynski WW, Neuburg M. Staged excision of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: A 10-year experience. Plast Reconstr Surg 124(6):1947-55, Dec 2009.
35. O'Connor EA, Hettinger PC, Neuburg M, Dzwierzynski WW. Palmoplantar keratoderma: Treatment with CO2 laser and review of the literature. Ann Plast Surg May 2011
36. O'Connor EA, Hettinger PC, Neuburg M, Dzwierzynski WW. Extramammary Paget Disease: A novel approach to treatment using a modification of peripheral Mohs micrographic surgery. Ann Plast Surg May 2011
37. Dzwierzynski WW. Managing malignant melanoma. Plast Surg 2013 Sept;132(3):446e-60e.
38. Hudak KA, Hudak KE, Dzwierzynski WW. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: Is there a correlation of preoperative lymphatic mapping with sentinel lymph nodes harvested? Ann Plast Surg 2015 Apr;74(4):462-6.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Calkins ER, Dzwierzynski WW, Smith DJ. The Stiff Finger. In Rees, R. Editor: Instructional Courses #5. St. Louis: Mosby Year Book, 1992
2. Gould J, Dzwierzynski WW. Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot & Ankle. In Gould, J. The Foot, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston: 1993
3. Dzwierzynski WW, Editor: Rees R. Cancer of Larynx Approach. In Cohen, M. Editor: Mastery of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 2, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1008-17, 1994.
4. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Hand Clinics W.B . Saunders 10:29-44, 1994.
5. Dzwierzynski WW, Larson, D: Principles of Reconstructive Surgery. Essentials of Head and Neck Oncology, Thieme, 1998.
6. Alfonso M, Dzwierzynski WW: Hoffman-Tinel Sign. The realities. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America 9(4):721-36,v,1998 Nov.
7. Yousif NJ, Dzwierzynski WW: Innervated Gracilis Musculocutaneous Flap for Total Tongue Reconstruction. Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps: Volume 1: Head and Neck, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 573-574, 2009.
8. Bosbous MW, Dzwierzynski WW, Neuburg, M. Lentigo Maligna: Diagnosis and Treatment. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. W.B. Saunders, 35-46, January 2010.
9. Dzwierzynski, WW. Complete Lymph Node Dissection for Regional Nodal Metastasis. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. W.B. Saunders, 113-25, Jan 2010.
10. Cortes W, Dzwierzynski WW. Anesthesia and Pain Management in Hand Surgery. Plastic Surgery, Indications and Practice, Elsevier, Inc. 947-56, 2009.
11. Bosbous MW, Dzwierzynski WW. Melanoma. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review, 2nd ed. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 485-94, 2011.
12. Dzwierzynski WW, O’Connor EA. Ear Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review, 2nd ed. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 485-94, 2011
 
Abstracts
1. Dzwierzynski WW, Sanger JR, Matloub HS, Yousif NJ: Combination latissimus dorsi and groin free flap with double microvascular transfer: Case Report. 1992.
2. Dzwierzynski, WW Tensile testing of proximal interphalangeal joint collateral ligaments, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Summer Bioengineering Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, June 25-29, 1993.
3. Gottlieb LJ, Cram A, Dzwierzynski WW. Goodbye Langerhans cells - The removal of HLA-DR antigens in human epidermis by complement dependent monoclonal antibody mediated cytotoxicity. American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum, Volume XXXIX.
4. Wertsch JJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Blando AV. Nerve conduction studies in median nerve lipofibromas. American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. Oct. 10-12, 2002, Toronto, Canada
5. Shidham V, Macias V, Neuburg M, Ashwini C, Rao R, Basir Z, Walker A, Dzwierzynski W. Rapid intraoperative immunocytochemical evaluation of cutaneous melanoma sentinel lymph nodes for melanoma metastases with ""MCW Melanoma Cocktail", 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, American Society of Cytopathology, Nov. 7-12, 2003, Orlando, FL.
6. Bosbous MW, Dzwierzynski WW, Neuburg M. Staged excision of lentigo maligna melanoma: An 11-year experience. International Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery 2009, Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2009, New Delhi, India.
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. Sharps Injuries in the Operating Room (DVD video)
2. Treatment of Recurrent Ulnar Nerve Compression of the Elbow. AAHS video instructional course
3. Melanoma Cocktail. Vinod Shidham, MD and William Dzwierzynski, MD. MedStar video (sent to 80 TV stations around the country) August, 2005