Physicians

Department / Division
Surgery / Plastic Max & Oral Surgery

Address
DUMC 3181
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3320

Office Telephone
919-684-3320

Fax Telephone
919-681-2670

Training

• MD, University of Munich (Germany), 1990

Residency

• General Surgery, University of Heidelberg (Germany), 1998

Fellowship

• Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg (Germany), 2000
• Scholar, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University, 2001
• Hand Surgery, University of Heidelberg (Germany), 2003

Other Training

• PhD, Plastic Surgery-Physiology, University of Heidelberg (Germany), 2004
• MHSc, Duke University, 2007

Clinical Interests
Reconstructive plastic surgery (such as after trauma or tumor surgery), including microsurgery and free-tissue transfer (“free flaps”) to the extremities, head and neck, and other areas; chest-wall reconstruction, including sternum non-union; abdominal-wall reconstruction, including complex abdominal hernia repair; all aspects of surgery after weight loss and post-bariatric surgery, such as panniculectomy and abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck"), body lift, arm lift (brachioplasty), thigh lift, and breast lift, reduction, and augmentation; surgery for gynecomastia and “buried penis”; craniomaxillofacial and hand trauma

Research Interests
Clinical outcome studies
Translational research
Basic sciences including tissue engineering, composite tissue allograft transplantation

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Covidien
• LifeCell

Representative Publications
Erdmann D, Walsh M, Earle SA. Use of the talon closure device in combination with a pectoralis turnover muscle flap for sternum nonunion. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar;127(3):67e-9e. (2011) Abstract

Walsh MD, Bruno AD, Onaitis MW, Erdmann D, Wolfe WG, Toloza EM, Levin LS. The role of intrathoracic free flaps for chronic empyema. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):865-8. (2011) Abstract

Blanton MW, Pestana IA, Donatucci CF, Erdmann D. A unique abdominoplasty approach in management of "buried" penis in adulthood. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 May;125(5):1579-80. (2010) Abstract

Hollenbeck ST, Woo S, Komatsu I, Erdmann D, Zenn MR, Levin LS. Longitudinal outcomes and application of the subunit principle to 165 foot and ankle free tissue transfers. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Mar;125(3):924-34. (2010) Abstract

Levin LS, Miller AS, Gajjar AH, Bremer KD, Spann J, Milano CA, Erdmann D. An innovative approach for sternal closure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1995-9. (2010) Abstract

Messmer C, Kellogg RT, Zhang Y, Baiak A, Leiweke C, Marcus JR, Levin LS, Zenn MR, Erdmann D. A technique to perfuse cadavers that extends the useful life of fresh tissues: the Duke experience. Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Jul-Aug;3(4):191-4. (2010) Abstract

Erdmann D, Pradka SP, Similie E, Marcus JR, Moyer KE, Shelburne JD, Tyler DS, Levin SL. Plastic surgery within the Veterans Affairs Medical System: proposed modified indications for operative procedures. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 Jul;63(1):105-10. (2009) Abstract

Erdmann D. Maximizing the aesthetic result in panniculectomy after massive weight loss. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jun;123(6):1886. (2009) Abstract

Hollenbeck ST, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Current indications for hand and face allotransplantation. Transplant Proc. 2009 Mar;41(2):495-8. (2009) Abstract

Hollenbeck ST, Komatsu I, Woo S, Schoeman M, Yang J, Erdmann D, Levin LS. The current role of the vascularized-fibular osteocutaneous graft in the treatment of segmental defects of the upper extremity. Microsurgery. 2009 Sep 16. (2009) Abstract

Hollenbeck ST, Woo S, Ong S, Fitch RD, Erdmann D, Levin LS. The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 May;62(5):486-91. (2009) Abstract

Pestana IA, Greenfield JM, Walsh M, Donatucci CF, Erdmann D. Management of "buried" penis in adulthood: an overview. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Oct;124(4):1186-95. (2009) Abstract

Tahernia A, Erdmann D, Follmar K, Mukundan S, Grimes J, Marcus JR. Clinical implications of orbital volume change in the management of isolated and zygomaticomaxillary complex-associated orbital floor injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Mar;123(3):968-75. (2009) Abstract

Viol A, Pradka SP, Baumeister SP, Wang D, Moyer KE, Zura RD, Olson SA, Zenn MR, Levin SL, Erdmann D. Soft-tissue defects and exposed hardware: a review of indications for soft-tissue reconstruction and hardware preservation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Apr;123(4):1256-63. (2009) Abstract

Baumeister S, Follmar KE, Zenn MR, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Strategy for reoperative free flaps after failure of a first flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep;122(3):962-71. (2008) Abstract

Erdmann D, Follmar KE, Debruijn M, Bruno AD, Jung SH, Edelman D, Mukundan S, Marcus JR. A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Apr;60(4):398-403. (2008) Abstract

Erdmann D, Price K, Reed S, Follmar KE, Levin LS, Marcus JR. A financial analysis of operative facial fracture management. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Apr;121(4):1323-7. (2008) Abstract

Erdmann D. Resection of panniculus morbidus: a salvage procedure with a steep learning curve. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Oct;122(4):1290; author reply 1290-2. (2008) Abstract

Follmar KE, Baccarani A, Das RR, Mukundan S, Levin LS, Erdmann D, Marcus JR. Osteocutaneous face transplantation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008;61(5):518-24. (2008) Abstract

Mischen BT, Follmar KE, Moyer KE, Buehrer B, Olbrich KC, Levin LS, Klitzman B, Erdmann D. Metabolic and functional characterization of human adipose-derived stem cells in tissue engineering. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep;122(3):725-38. (2008) Abstract

Wong MS, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Split turnover pectoralis muscle flap for the treatment of sternal osteomyelitis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Mar;121(3):1063-4; author reply 1064-5. (2008) Abstract

Zhang YX, Yang J, Wang D, Ong YS, Follmar KE, Zhang Y, Erdmann D, Zenn MR, Qian Y, Levin LS. Extended applications of vascularized preauricular and helical rim flaps in reconstruction of nasal defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 May;121(5):1589-97. (2008) Abstract

Baccarani A, Follmar KE, Das RR, Mukundan S, Marcus JR, Levin LS, Erdmann D. A pilot study in sub-SMAS face transplantation: defining donor compatibility and assessing outcomes in a cadaver model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Jan;119(1):121-9. (2007) Abstract

Baccarani A, Follmar KE, De Santis G, Adani R, Pinelli M, Innocenti M, Baumeister S, von Gregory H, Germann G, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Free vascularized tissue transfer to preserve upper extremity amputation levels. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):971-81. (2007) Abstract

Erdmann D, Wong MS, Lettieri SC, Levin LS, Gunn LA. Use of the vacuum-assisted closure system in the treatment of enterocutaneous fistulas: a follow-up. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):1092. (2007) Abstract

Follmar KE, Baccarani A, Baumeister SP, Levin LS, Erdmann D. The distally based sural flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 May;119(6):138e-148e. (2007) Abstract

Follmar KE, Baccarani A, Das RR, Erdmann D, Marcus JR, Mukundan S. A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jul;36(7):593-600. (2007) Abstract

Follmar KE, Debruijn M, Baccarani A, Bruno AD, Mukundan S, Erdmann D, Marcus JR. Concomitant injuries in patients with panfacial fractures. J Trauma. 2007 Oct;63(4):831-5. (2007) Abstract

Follmar KE, Prichard HL, DeCroos FC, Wang HT, Levin LS, Klitzman B, Olbrich KC, Erdmann D. Combined bone allograft and adipose-derived stem cell autograft in a rabbit model. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 May;58(5):561-5. (2007) Abstract

Wang HT, Erdmann D, Olbrich KC, Friedman AH, Levin LS, Zenn MR. Free flap reconstruction of the scalp and calvaria of major neurosurgical resections in cancer patients: lessons learned closing large, difficult wounds of the dura and skull. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Mar;119(3):865-72. (2007) Abstract

Baccarani A, Follmar KE, Baumeister SP, Marcus JR, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Technical and anatomical considerations of face harvest in face transplantation. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Nov;57(5):483-8. (2006) Abstract

Baccarani A, Follmar KE, Marcus JR, Levin LS, Erdmann D. Fascio-subcutaneous extension of a free radial forearm flap for frontonasal duct obliteration. J Craniofac Surg. 2006 Nov;17(6):1163-6. (2006) Abstract

Erdmann D, Meade RA, Lins RE, McCann RL, Richardson WJ, Levin LS. Use of the microvascular free fibula transfer as a salvage reconstruction for failed anterior spine surgery due to chronic osteomyelitis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Jun;117(7):2438-45; discussion 2446-7. (2006) Abstract

Follmar KE, Decroos FC, Prichard HL, Wang HT, Erdmann D, Olbrich KC. Effects of glutamine, glucose, and oxygen concentration on the metabolism and proliferation of rabbit adipose-derived stem cells. Tissue Eng. 2006 Dec;12(12):3525-33. (2006) Abstract

Gunn LA, Follmar KE, Wong MS, Lettieri SC, Levin LS, Erdmann D. Management of enterocutaneous fistulas using negative-pressure dressings. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Dec;57(6):621-5. (2006) Abstract

Ravin AG, Gottlieb NB, Wang HT, Meade RA, Humphrey JS, Schwarz KW, Levin LS, Tyler DS, Erdmann D. Effect of the Veterans Affairs Medical System on plastic surgery residency training. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Feb;117(2):656-60. (2006) Abstract

Stokes TH, Follmar KE, Silverstein AD, Weizer AZ, Donatucci CF, Anderson EE, Erdmann D. Use of negative-pressure dressings and split-thickness skin grafts following penile shaft reduction and reduction scrotoplasty in the management of penoscrotal elephantiasis. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Jun;56(6):649-53. (2006) Abstract

Wang HT, Fletcher JW, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Use of the anterolateral thigh free flap for upper-extremity reconstruction. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2005 Jul;30(4):859-64. (2005) Abstract

Wang HT, Hartzell T, Olbrich KC, Erdmann D, Georgiade GS. Delay of transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap reconstruction improves flap reliability in the obese patient. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Aug;116(2):613-8; discussion 619-20. (2005) Abstract

Erdmann D, Pippen AM, Moquin KJ, Sweis R, Niklason LE, Levin LS, Olbrich KC, Klitzman B. Immunohistochemical identification of vascular endothelial growth factor in pig latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps following ischemia-reperfusion injury. Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Oct;53(4):398-403. (2004) Abstract

Erdmann D, Pu CM, Levin LS. Nonunion of the clavicle: a rare indication for vascularized free fibula transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Dec;114(7):1859-63. (2004) Abstract

Erdmann D, Sweis R, Heitmann C, Yasui K, Olbrich KC, Levin LS, Sharkawy AA, Klitzman B. Side-to-side sutureless vascular anastomosis with magnets. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Sep;40(3):505-11. (2004) Abstract

Wong MS, Erdmann D, Sweis R, Pöllmann C, Farrar M, Georgiade GS, Levin LS, Olbrich KC, Klitzman B. Basic fibroblast growth factor expression following surgical delay of rat transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Jun;113(7):2030-6. (2004) Abstract

Baumeister SP, Spierer R, Erdmann D, Sweis R, Levin LS, Germann GK. A realistic complication analysis of 70 sural artery flaps in a multimorbid patient group. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Jul;112(1):129-40; discussion 141-2. (2003) Abstract

Erdmann D, Sweis R, Wong MS, Niklason LE, du Laney TV, Levin LS, Klitzman B, Olbrich KC. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in pig latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps after ischemia reperfusion injury. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Feb;111(2):775-80. (2003) Abstract

Erdmann D, Sundin BM, Moquin KJ, Young H, Georgiade GS. Delay in unipedicled TRAM flap reconstruction of the breast: a review of 76 consecutive cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Sep 1;110(3):762-7. (2002) Abstract

Erdmann D, Sundin BM, Yasui K, Wong MS, Levin LS. Microsurgical free flap transfer to amputation sites: indications and results. Ann Plast Surg. 2002 Feb;48(2):167-72. (2002) Abstract

Heitmann C, Erdmann D, Levin LS. Treatment of segmental defects of the humerus with an osteoseptocutaneous fibular transplant. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Dec;84-A(12):2216-23. (2002) Abstract

Erdmann D, Drye C, Heller L, Wong MS, Levin SL. Abdominal wall defect and enterocutaneous fistula treatment with the Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) system. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001 Dec;108(7):2066-8. (2001) Abstract

Küntscher MV, Erdmann D, Homann HH, Steinau HU, Levin SL, Germann G. The concept of fillet flaps: classification, indications, and analysis of their clinical value. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001 Sep 15;108(4):885-96. (2001) Abstract

Erdmann D, Lee B, Roberts CD, Levin LS. Management of lawnmower injuries to the lower extremity in children and adolescents. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Dec;45(6):595-600. (2000) Abstract