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, breast lift, reduction, and augmentation; surgery for gynecomastia and “buried penis”; craniomaxillofacial, 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 faculty member (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.

• LifeCell, Inc. Teaching Course 3/2013

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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011;127:67e-69e. (2011) 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. 2011;31:183-189. (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. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011;91:865-868. (2011) Abstract

Blanton, MW; Pestana, IA; Donatucci, CF; Erdmann, D. A unique abdominoplasty approach in management of "buried" penis in adulthood. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010;125:1579-1580. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010;125:924-934. (2010) Abstract

Levin, LS; Miller, AS; Gajjar, AH; Bremer, KD; Spann, J; Milano, CA; Erdmann, D. An innovative approach for sternal closure. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010;89:1995-1999. (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. Anatomical Sciences Education. 2010;3:191-194. (2010) Abstract

Erdmann, D. Maximizing the aesthetic result in panniculectomy after massive weight loss. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009;123:1886. (2009) 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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2009;63:105-110. (2009) Abstract

Hollenbeck, ST; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Current indications for hand and face allotransplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 2009;41:495-498. (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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2009;62:486-491. (2009) Abstract

Pestana, IA; Greenfield, JM; Walsh, M; Donatucci, CF; Erdmann, D. Management of "buried" penis in adulthood: an overview. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009;124:1186-1195. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009;123:968-975. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009;123:1256-1263. (2009) Abstract

Baumeister, S; Follmar, KE; Zenn, MR; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Strategy for reoperative free flaps after failure of a first flap. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;122:962-971. (2008) Abstract

Erdmann, D. Resection of panniculus morbidus: a salvage procedure with a steep learning curve. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;122:1290. (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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2008;60:398-403. (2008) Abstract

Erdmann, D; Price, K; Reed, S; Follmar, KE; Levin, LS; Marcus, JR. A financial analysis of operative facial fracture management. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;121:1323-1327. (2008) Abstract

Follmar, KE; Baccarani, A; Das, RR; Mukundan, S; Levin, LS; Erdmann, D; Marcus, JR. Osteocutaneous face transplantation. 2008;61:518-524. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;122:725-738. (2008) Abstract

Wong, MS; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Split turnover pectoralis muscle flap for the treatment of sternal osteomyelitis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;121:1063-1064. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008;121:1589-1597. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007;119:121-129. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007;120:971-981. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007;120:1092. (2007) Abstract

Follmar, KE; Baccarani, A; Baumeister, SP; Levin, LS; Erdmann, D. The distally based sural flap. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007;119:138e-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. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2007;36:593-600. (2007) Abstract

Follmar, KE; Debruijn, M; Baccarani, A; Bruno, AD; Mukundan, S; Erdmann, D; Marcus, JR. Concomitant injuries in patients with panfacial fractures. Journal of Trauma: Injury Infection and Critical Care. 2007;63:831-835. (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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2007;58:561-565. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007;119:865-872. (2007) Abstract

Baccarani, A; Follmar, KE; Baumeister, SP; Marcus, JR; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Technical and anatomical considerations of face harvest in face transplantation. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2006;57:483-488. (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. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2006;17:1163-1166. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006;117:2438-2445. (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 Engineering. 2006;12:3525-3533. (2006) Abstract

Gunn, LA; Follmar, KE; Wong, MS; Lettieri, SC; Levin, LS; Erdmann, D. Management of enterocutaneous fistulas using negative-pressure dressings. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2006;57:621-625. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006;117:656-660. (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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2006;56:649-653. (2006) Abstract

Wang, HT; Fletcher, JW; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Use of the anterolateral thigh free flap for upper-extremity reconstruction. Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume). 2005;30:859-864. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2005;116:613-618. (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. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2004;53:398-403. (2004) Abstract

Erdmann, D; Pu, CM; Levin, LS. Nonunion of the clavicle: a rare indication for vascularized free fibula transfer. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004;114:1859-1863. (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. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2004;40:505-511. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004;113:2030-2036. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003;112:129-140. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003;111:775-780. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2002;110:762-767. (2002) Abstract

Erdmann, D; Sundin, BM; Yasui, K; Wong, MS; Levin, LS. Microsurgical free flap transfer to amputation sites: indications and results. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2002;48:167-172. (2002) Abstract

Heitmann, C; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS. Treatment of segmental defects of the humerus with an osteoseptocutaneous fibular transplant. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: American Volume. 2002;84-A:2216-2223. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001;108:2066-2068. (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. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001;108:885-896. (2001) Abstract

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