Published Research & Presentations

An important part of Dr. Hess’ commitment to excellent patient care is his contribution to the continued advancement of plastic surgery science and techniques. Below is a list of titles of the research and presentations that Dr. Hess has delivered during his career as a plastic surgeon in Virginia. Where available, you can read link to the full article.

Hess CL: An Uplifting Look at Cosmetic Surgery. The Virginia Society of Perianesthesia Nurses, Alexandria, VA, 2007

Hess CL: Pediatric Wound Closure in the ER Setting. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Skills Day, Prince William Hospital, Manassas, VA, 2006

Hess CL: Wound Closure in the ER Setting. Georgetown University Plastic Surgery Residency, Guest Lecturer, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 2006

Hess CL: Pressure Ulcers. Rebuild Spinal Cord Injury group, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, 2005

Hess CL: Pediatric Wound Closure in the ER Setting. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Skills Day, Prince William Hospital, Manassas, VA, 2005

Hess CL, Attinger CE, Ducic I, et al: Skin Grafts vs. Local Flaps vs. Free Flaps in the Salvage of Exposed Achilles Tendons in Diabetics vs. Nondiabetics. Senior Residents Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2004

Hess CL: Cleft Lip and Palate. Advanced Nursing Workshop-Craniofacial Update
INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, 2003

Hess CL, Higgins J, Murphy MS: Strength Changes Following Upper Extremity Pneumatic Tourniquet Application. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Phoenix, AZ, 2002

Hess CL, Wolock B, Murphy MS: Mycobacterium Infections of the Upper Extremity Northeastern Society for Plastic Surgeons, Bermuda, 2002

Hess CL, Wolock B, Murphy MS: Mycobacterium Marinum Infections of the Upper Extremity-Experience at One Institution. E.F. Shaw Wilgis, M.D. Lectureship in Hand Surgery, Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, MD, 2002

Hess CL: Breast Reconstruction for the General Surgeon. Georgetown University Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds. Washington, D.C., 2001

Attinger CE, Ducic I, Hess CL et al: Coverage of the Achilles Tendon-Free Flap, Local Flap or Skin Graft. Wound Healing Society, Toronto, Canada, 1999

Spear SL, Hess CL, Elmaraghy MW: Evaluation of Abdominal Sensibility following TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society, Orlando, FL, 1999

Book Chapters

Nahabedian MY, Spear SL, Hess CL: A Review of the Biomechanical and Functional Changes in the Trunk Following Transfer of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle. In Spear SL (ed), Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006 Spear SL, Hess CL: Delayed Postmastectomy Reconstruction: Latissimus Technique. In Mathes SJ, Hentz VR (eds), Plastic Surgery Second Edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 2004

Journal Publications

Attinger CE, Ducic I, Hess CL, et al.: The outcome of skin graft vs. flap surgery (local and free) in the salvage of the exposed Achilles tendon in diabetics vs. non diabetics. (in press)

Spear SL, Hess CL: A review of the biomechanical and functional changes in the shoulder following transfer of the latissimus dorsi muscle. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2005, June;115(7):2070-2073

Venturi ML, Attinger CE, Mesbahi AN, Hess CL, Graw KS: A review of the mechanisms and clinical applications of vacuum-assisted closure. Am J Clin Dermatol 2005;6(3):185-194

Hess CL, Wolock BS, Murphy MS: Mycobacterium marinum infections of the upper extremity (CME article). Plast Reconstr Surg, 2005, Mar; 115(3):55e-59e

Hess CL, Gartside RL, Ganz JC: TRAM flap breast reconstruction after abdominal liposuction. Ann Plast Surg, 2004 Aug; 53(2):166-169

Hess CL, Howard M, Attinger CE: A Review of mechanical adjuncts in wound healing: hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen and electrostimulation. Ann Plast Surg, 2003, Aug;51(2):210-8

Spear SL, Hess CL, Elmaraghy EW: Evaluation of abdominal sensibility following TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2000, Nov;106(6):1300-4

Spear SL, Elmaraghy MW, Hess C: Textured-surface saline-filled silicone breast implants for augmentation mammaplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2