Publications
Recent Publications
PW Henderson, AL Weinstein, J Sung, SP Singh, V Nagineni, JA
Spector.  Hydrogen sulfide attenuates ischemia-reperfusion Injury in in
vitro and in vivo models of intestine free tissue transfer.  Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery (in press).

P Zawaneh, SP Singh, PW Henderson, R Padera, JA Spector, D
Putnam. An injectable hydrogel for seroma prevention following radical
breast mastectomy.  Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences (in press).

PW Henderson, GK Lewis, A Sohn, N Shaikh, AL Weinstein, W
Olbricht, JA Spector.  A portable high intensity focused ultrasound
device for non-invasive venous ablation.  Journal of Vascular Surgery
2009 (in press).

PW Henderson, DJM Kadouch, SP Singh, PN Zawaneh, J Weiser, S
Yazdi, AL Weinstein, U Krotscheck, D Putnam, JA Spector.  A rapidly
resorbable hemostatic biomaterial based on dihydroxyacetone.  
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A (in press).  

PW Henderson, SP Singh, D Belkin, V Nagineni, AL Weinstein, J
Weissich, JA Spector.  Hydrogen sulfide protects against
ischemia-reperfusion injury in an in vitro model of cutaneous tissue
transplantation.  Journal of Surgical Research (in press).

LM Bellan, SP Singh, PW Henderson, HG Craighead, JA Spector.
Fabrication of an Artificial 3-Dimensional Vascular Network Using
Sacrificial Sugar Structures.  Soft Matter 2009;5(7):1354-7.

KJ Cross, ED Bomszyck, AL Weinstein, EH Teo, JA Spector, DC Lyden.
 A Novel Method for Targeted Gene Therapy in Ischemic Tissues
through Viral Transfection of an Expression Cassette Containing
Multiple Repetitions of Hypoxia Response Element.  Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery 2009;129:76S-82S.
Recent Abstracts & Presentations
N Jimenez, PW Henderson, J Ruffino, AL Weinstein, A Sohn, D Krijgh,
JA Spector.  The novel cytoprotectant hydrogen sulfide mitigates
ischemia-reperfusion injury via a xanthine oxidase-mediated pathway.  
American College of Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting.

AL Weinstein, PW Henderson, VV Nagineni, JJ Sung, JA Spector.  
Post-ischemic treatment with hydrogen sulfide mitigates intestinal
ischemia-reperfusion injury in vivo.  American College of Surgeons
2009 Annual Meeting.

PW Henderson, AL Weinstein, V Nagineni, N Jimenez, D Krijgh, A
Sohn, JA Spector.  Hydrogen sulfide prevents ischemia-reperfusion
injury in muscle even when delivered in the post-ischemic period.  
New York Surgical Society 2009 Annual Meeting.

VV Nagineni, PW Henderson, AL Weinstein, N Shaikh, JA Spector.  
Tissue-derived acellular matrices: a novel approach towards the
generation of vascularized tissue constructs.  American Society of
Reconstructive Microsurgeons 2010 Annual Meeting.

Y Zheng, PW Henderson, L Bonassar, JA Spector, AD Stroock.  Roles
of geometry and mechanics in cellular invasion and vascular
angiogenesis in acellular hydrogel scaffolds.  Biomedical Engineering
Society 2009 Annual Meeting.

GK Lewis, W Olbricht, PW Henderson.  Pocket-sized ultrasonic
surgical and rehabilitation solutions: from the lab bench to clinical
trials.  Biomedical Engineering Society 2009 Annual Meeting.

PW Henderson, Y Zheng, LJ Bonassar, AD Stroock, JA Spector.
Defining Parameters for Rapid Cellular Invasion and Vascularization
in Acellular Hydrogel Scaffolds.  Northeastern Society of Plastic
Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting.

DJM Kadouch, PW Henderson, V Nagineni, AL Weinstein, SP Singh, N
Jimenez, JA Spector.  Hydrogen sulfide protects against
ischemia-reperfusion injury.  European Council of Scientists and
Plastic Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting.

EH Teo, KJ Cross, ED Bomsztyk, DC Lyden, JA Spector.  Gene therapy
in skin: defining the optimal vector choice.  Plastic Surgery Research
Council 2009 Annual Meeting.

SP Singh, M Yamamoto, DC Rafii, J Sung, PW Henderson, SY
Rabbany, JA Spector.  In vivo evaluation of a novel drug delivery vehicle
in a murine wound model.  Wound Healing Society 2009 Annual
Meeting.

PW Henderson, DA Belkin, SP Singh, V Nagineni, J Weissich, JA
Spector.  Hydrogen Sulfide Protects 3T3 Cells Against
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.  New York Surgical Society 2009 Annual
Meeting.

PW Henderson, LM Bellan, SP Singh, J Sung, HG Craighead, JA
Spector.
Sacrificial Microfiber Networks: Towards the Fabrication of
Vascularized Tissue Constructs.  Association of Academic Surgeons
2009 Annual Meeting.