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Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Mesh Suture Repairs and Wall (opens in new tab)
- Flank Hernia Repair (opens in new tab)
- Mesh Abdominoplasty Safety (opens in new tab)
- Mesh Abdominoplasty in Women and Men (opens in new tab)
- Mesh Sutured Repairs of The Abdominal Wall (opens in new tab)
- Theoretic and Evidence-Based Laparotomy Closure with Sutures and Meshes (opens in new tab)
- Mesh Sutured Repairs of Contaminated Abdominal Wall Defects (2018) (opens in new tab)
- Umbilicus Reconstruction (2018) (opens in new tab)
- Panniculectomy History (2017) (opens in new tab)
- Implant Porosity and The Foreign Body Response (2017) (opens in new tab)
- Pain Outcomes After Hernia Surgery (2017) (opens in new tab)
- Dr. Dumanian’s Hernia Outcomes (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Open Anterior Component Separation with Perfoartor Preservation (2016) (opens in new tab)
- AWR chapter (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Pain after hernia repairs (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Rat hernias and mesh suture (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Flank hernia repairs (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Mesh Sutured Repairs (2016) (opens in new tab)
- Retrorectus repairs (2016) (opens in new tab)
- In Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Mesh Suture Design for Abdominal Wall Closure (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Simultaneous Prosthetic Mesh Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Abdominoplasty for Ventral Hernia and Severe Rectus Diastasis Repairs (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Bioprosthetic Mesh Failures (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Risk factors for 30-day readmission in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Skin grafts of the abdominal wall (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Bioprosthetic meshes not needed (2013) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (Book Chapter, 2013) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (opens in new tab)
- Physics of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (Book Chapter 2013) (opens in new tab)
- 100 cases of intraabdominal mesh with outcomes (article 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Adhesions to prosthetic and bioprosthetic mesh (discussion, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal Wounds (book chapter) (opens in new tab)
- Evidence based guide to abdominal wall reconstruction (review, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Discussion on minimally invasive components separation repairs (2011) (opens in new tab)
- Infected ventral hernia mesh (book chapter 2011) (opens in new tab)
- Use of intraabdominal mesh (Discussion, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Prospective analysis of pulmonary and abdominal volumes after repair of massive hernias (Article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Resection of swollen bowel at the time of repair of massive ventral hernias (Article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- 200 Separation of parts (components separation) hernia repairs (Article, 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Prosthetic and bioprosthetic mesh and components separation repairs (Article, 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Reversal of the “lost domain” with components separation hernia repair (Article, 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Reconstruction of Pelvis and Perineum (2008) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal wall tumors and reconstruction (Book Chapter 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Pelvis and perineum reconstruction (Book Chapter 2008) (opens in new tab)
- ORAM flap and pelvis reconstruction (Article, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Laparotomy dehiscence (Article, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- Pedicled ALT flap for abdominal coverage (Discussion, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal wall reconstruction (Book Chapter 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Components separation repairs for low abdominal hernias in the obese (Article, 2005) (opens in new tab)
- Exit site hernias and omental milky spots (Discussion, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Abdominal mesh infections and their treatment (Article, 2003) (opens in new tab)
- Comparison of open and laparoscopic hernia repairs (Article, 2003) (opens in new tab)
- Perforator preservation and components separation hernia repairs (Article, 2002) (opens in new tab)
- Challenging abdominal wall defects (Article, 2001) (opens in new tab)
- Rectus femoris flap for abdominal wall reconstruction 1997 (opens in new tab)
- Skin grafts of abdominal wounds with enterocutaneous fistulae (Article, 1996) (opens in new tab)
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
- TMR at the time of amputation (opens in new tab)
- TMR for treatment of established amputee pain (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation and prosthetic rehabilitation
after limb loss (2018) (opens in new tab) - Treatment of the Upper Extremity Amputee (2017) (opens in new tab)
- TMR of Upper and Lower Extermity (2017) (opens in new tab)
- TMR for prosthetic control and neuroma pain (Book Chapter 2016) (opens in new tab)
- TMR for Upper Extremity (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation for neuroma pain (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Surgical Techniques for Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (2013) (opens in new tab)
- Care of the amputee and targeted muscle reinnervation (book chapter, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation vs. arm transplantation (Article, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation in the leg (2012) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation for transhumeral amputees (Article, 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation at the transhumeral level (2008) (opens in new tab)
- Lancet: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (Article, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- New Yorker article on Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: Muscle Memory (Article, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (article 2004) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation in the initial management of traumatic upper extremity amputation injury (opens in new tab)
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Upper Limb Amputation (opens in new tab)
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Advanced Prosthetic Arms (opens in new tab)
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: A Novel Approach to Postamputation Neuroma Pain (opens in new tab)
Hand Surgery
- Benign Hand Tumors (opens in new tab)
- Hand ischemia (Book Chapter 2014) (opens in new tab)
- Quality of Life and Hand Transplantation (2012) (opens in new tab)
- Forearm reconstruction using the ORAM flap (Article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Hand ischemia (Book Chapter 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Digital necrosis following a steroid injection (Article, 2009) (opens in new tab)
- Amniotic band sequence (Book Chapter 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Draw the hand incision (Article, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Hand revascularization for scleroderma patients (Article, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- Hand and finger fractures and dislocations (Book Chapter, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Forearm arteriovenous malformations (Article, 2004) (opens in new tab)
- FCR flap and hand reconstruction (Article, 2002) (opens in new tab)
- Cleland’s Ligaments (discussion 2002) (opens in new tab)
- Contribution of the radial artery to hand blood flow (Article, 1998) (opens in new tab)
- Radial artery harvest, heart surgery, and hand function (Article, 1998) (opens in new tab)
- Perceptions of the Risks and Benefits of Upper Limb Transplantation among Individuals with Upper Limb Amputations (opens in new tab)
Nerve
- What is TMR? (opens in new tab)
- Painful Abdominal Wall Nerves (opens in new tab)
- Peroneal Nerve Sonography (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Targeted muscle reinnervation for neuroma pain (2014) (opens in new tab)
- The effect of targeted muscle reinnervation on neuromas (Article 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Treatment of chronic localized pain (2012) (opens in new tab)
- A quantitative evaluation of end neuromas in rabbits (2011) (opens in new tab)
- End neuroma rabbit model (Research article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Synthetic conduits for peripheral nerve repair (Article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Sciatic nerve palsy after abdominoplasty (Letter, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Anterior Interosseous Syndrome (opens in new tab)
- Fat grafts for nerve scarring prevention 1999 (opens in new tab)
Aesthetics
Breast Surgery
- Discussion on use of bioprosthetic mesh in breast reconstruction (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Outcomes of Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction with Prior Radiation (Article, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Bioprosthetics and Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction (Discussion, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Tumescent anesthesia and mastectomy (Article, 2011) (opens in new tab)
- Alloderm for Breast Reconstruction (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Outcomes of Immediate Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction Followed by Reconstruction of Choice in the Setting of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy (opens in new tab)
General Reconstruction
- Thighplasty (opens in new tab)
- Treatment of Back Wounds (2017) (opens in new tab)
- Stem Cells for Knee Pain (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Stem Cells for Knee Arthritis (2015) (opens in new tab)
- Readmission After Outpatient Plastic Surgery (2014) (opens in new tab)
- Reconstruction of the soft tissues of the back (book chapter 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Bone Biology Part 1 (Article 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Bone Biology Part 2 (Article 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Head and Neck Melanoma (Article, 2012) (opens in new tab)
- Discussion: Perforator flap and lower extremity reconstruction 2010 (opens in new tab)
- Angiosomes of the foot (chapter) 2010 (opens in new tab)
- Soft tissue reconstruction of the spine—when should it be done? (Discussion, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Salvage of knee wounds and amputation stumps with free flaps (Article, 2010) (opens in new tab)
- Hemisoleus flap reconstruction of leg wounds (Article, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Pedicled omental flap reconstruction of spine wounds (Article, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- Pediatric pressure sores (Book Chapter, 2007) (opens in new tab)
- Groin wound coverage after vascular surgery (Book Chapter, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Diabetic and ischemic foot wounds (Book Chapter, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- Rectrourethral fistula repair (Article, 2006) (opens in new tab)
- How to sew to bone (Letter, 2005) (opens in new tab)
- Preoperative radiation therapy and wound healing after head and neck cancer surgery (Article, 2005) (opens in new tab)
- Coagulation and hypothermia (Discussion, 2005) (opens in new tab)
- Free fibula reconstruction of the spine (Discussion, 2005) (opens in new tab)
- Esophageal fistulas and omental flap closure (2004) (opens in new tab)
- Gracilis flap closure of groin wounds after vascular surgery (Article, 2004) (opens in new tab)
- Management of drains (2003) (opens in new tab)
- The external oblique turnover muscle flap (article, 2003) (opens in new tab)
- “Extended” approach for gracilis flap elevation (Article, 2003) (opens in new tab)
- Muscle flap salvage of spine wounds (Article, 2003) (opens in new tab)
- Radial forearm/FCR composite flaps 2002 (opens in new tab)
- “Radial forearm/gracilis muscle” composite free flap for orbit reconstruction (2001) (opens in new tab)
- Hostile back wounds (Article, 2000) (opens in new tab)
- Extended limb salvage, bypass and free flaps (1999) (opens in new tab)
- Treatment of soft tissue aspergillosis infection (1999 (opens in new tab))
- Radical excision and full thickness skin grafting for leg lymphedema (1996) (opens in new tab)
- The Charles Procedure, Misquoted and Misunderstood Since 1950 (1996 (opens in new tab))
- Fascial release for wound closure (Article, 1996) (opens in new tab)
- Flaps for vaginal atresia (1992) (opens in new tab)
Surgical Education
Research/Coagulation
- Hand surgery in a bloodless field/Tourniquet coagulopathy 2000 (opens in new tab)
- TFPI and the microanastomosis 1996 (opens in new tab)
- Prostacyclin at the microanastomosis 1996 (opens in new tab)
- Batroxobin glue at the microanastomosis 1996 (opens in new tab)
- Blood vessel glues 1995 (opens in new tab)
- Patients with a potential to bleed 1995 (opens in new tab)
Lectures
Awards
- “Best Doctors” 2014
- Chicago Magazine Best 2014
- See Dr. Dumanian Investiture (opens in new tab)
More about Dr. Gregory Dumanian

Dr. Gregory Dumanian is a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. He is frequently visited by patients seeking cosmetic treatment such as tummy tuck, as well as functional procedures, such as abdominal hernia repair. Other procedures he performs frequently include breast reconstruction, breast enhancement, facelift and hand surgery. To schedule a consultation and learn more, contact his practice today at (312) 694-2428.