Alvin Wong, MD — Academic Profile

Whether you are looking for help healing after an accident, have a congenital condition you would like addressed, or are simply looking to improve your overall well-being, I make it my mission to provide high-quality, safe and compassionate care with excellent outcomes to my patients. I treat both adults and children, and whether it is speaking with a patient looking for help with a reconstructive procedure, or parents of a child in need of surgery, I take the time to ensure that everyone is well-informed and on the same page before leaving my office.

• The Plastic Surgery Foundation National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant (July 2016 – June 2019)
• Eli and Edythe Broad Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Fellowship (September 2015-August 2016)
• Best Experimental Paper, 2012. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (October 2013)
• Miriam Berkman Spotnitz Award for Excellence in Research of Neoplastic Diseases (May 2012)
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital Division of Plastic Surgery Research Award (June 2011)

• Wong A, Rhodes JL. Discussion: Treatment of progressive hemifacial atrophy by cartilage graft and free adipofascial flap combined with 3D planning and printing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024 Mar; 153 (3): 689-690.
• Lee YH, Lu JC, Wong A, Chang TN, Chuang DC. The evolution of the reconstructive strategy for elbow flexion for acute C5, C6 brachial plexus injuries over two decades. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024 Feb; 40(2): 139-144.
• Kim EN, Leung KL, Wong A, McGregor J, Skolnick GB, Patel KB, Gosman AA. Management of craniosynostosis in lethal perinatal hypophosphatasia. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2023 Nov-Dec; 34(8): 2422-2425
• Wong A, Lee YH, Chang TNJ, Chuang CDD, Lu JCY. Delayed nerve reconstruction for brachial plexus injuries: is the risk worth the reward? Journal of Neurosurgery. 2023 October; 140(4): 1102-1109.
• Wong A, Lance SH, Gosman AA. Treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis by rotational flap technique preserves blood supply to the frontal bone flap. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2022 May; 88(4): S348-350.
• Segal RM, Wong A, Zaldana-Flynn M, Englar K, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA. Tissue expander-assisted component separation for pediatric abdominal wall reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2022 May; 88(4): S320-324.
• Segal RM, Wong A, Gosman AA, Lance SH. The Use of Intraoperative Local Anesthetic Blocks to Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use in Plastic Surgery Patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 2021 Oct; 9(10S): 120-121.
• Kamel G, Wong A, Segal RM, Carbullido MK, Hornacek M, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2021) A single-center retrospective review of perioperative complications and reoperation rates between open cranial vault remodeling and distraction osteogenesis for unilateral coronal craniosynostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2021 Oct; 32(7): 2373-2378.
• Wong A, Wali AR, Ryba B, Gupta M, Levy ML, Gosman AA. (2020) Rotation flap distraction osteogenesis for unicoronal synostosis. Journal of Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Focus: Video. April 2021. Volume 4, Number 2. DOI: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCVID20124
• Wong A, Garcia SG, Tamaki S, Striedinger K, Barruet E, Hansen S, Young DM, Pomerantz JH. Satellite cells activation and retention of muscle regenerative potential after long term denervation. Stem Cells. 2021 Mar; 39(3): 331-344.
• Barruet E, Garcia SG, Striedinger K, Wu J, Lee S, Byrnes L, Wong A, Sun X, Brack AS, Tamaki S, Pomerantz JH. Functionally heterogenous human satellite cells identified by single cell RNA sequencing. Elife. April 1, 2020.
• Wong A, Sbitany H. Reconstruction of intrapelvic defects using the free anterolateral thigh flap: expanding the traditional algorithm. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2020 Mar; 84(5): 554-558.
• Wong A, Pomerantz JH. The role of muscle stem cells in regeneration and recovery after denervation: a review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019 Mar; 10(3): 1160-1174.
• Garcia SG, Tamaki S, Lee S, Wong A, Jose A, Dreux J, Kouklis G, Sbitany H, Seth R, Knott PD, Heaton C, Ryan W, Kim E, Hansen S, Hoffman WY, Pomerantz JH. High-yield purification, preservation, and serial transplantation of human satellite cells. Stem Cell Reports. 2018 Mar 13; 10(3): 1160-1174.
• Wong A, Lee S, Nathan NS, Wang F, Hansen SL, Harris HW, Sbitany H. Postoperative prophylactic antibiotic use following ventral hernia repair with placement of surgical drains reduces postoperative surgical site infection rate. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Jan; 137(1): 285-294.
• Wu JK, Kitajewski C, Reiley M, Keung CH, Monteagudo J, Andrews JP, Liou P, Thirumoorthi A, Wong A, Kandel JJ, Shawber CJ. Abberant lymphatic endothelial progenitors in lymphatic malformation development. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 26; 10(2): e0117352.
• England R, Hardy KL, Kitajewski AM, Wong A, Kitajewski JK, Shawber CJ, Wu, JK. Propranolol promotes accelerated and dysregulated adipogenesis in hemangioma stem cells. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2014 Sept; 73: S119-124.
• Wong A, Hardy KL, Kitajewski AM, Shawber CJ, Kitajewski JK, Wu JK. Propranolol accelerates adipogenesis in hemangioma stem cells and causes apoptosis of hemangioma endothelial cells. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Nov; 130(5): 1012-21.
• Wong A & Wu JK. (2012). Infantile Hemangiomas: A Disease Model in the Study of Vascular Development, Aberrant Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis. In Sophia Ran (Ed.), Tumor Angiogenesis (pp. 213-230). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech.
• Adepoju O, Wong A, Kitajewski A, Tong K, Boscolo E, Bischoff J, Kitajewski J, Wu JK. Expression of HES and HEY Genes in Infantile Hemangiomas. Vascular Cell. 2011 Aug 11; 3(19).
• Chang CS, Wong A, Rohde CH, Ascherman JA, Wu JK. Management of Lip Hemangiomas: Minimizing Peri-oral Scars. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2012 Feb; 65(2):163-168.
• Raper D, Wong A, McCormick PC, Lewis LD. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Following Spinal Ependymoma Resection: Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Neuro-oncology. 2011 July; 103(3): 771-6.
• Edelberg JM, Wong A, Holm JM, Xaymardan M, Duignan I, Chin A, Kizer JR, Cai D. Phage display identification of age-associated TNFalpha-mediated cardiac oxidative induction. Physiological Genomics. 2004 Aug 11; 18(3):255-60.

• Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery