Overview

Full Product Details

9783031156359

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Michael H. Carstens, MD, FACS  Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative MedicineWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North CarolinaUSA Dr. Michael Carstens received his A.B. in Latin American Studies with honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University. He subsequently completed a B.S. in chemistry with honors from Colorado State University. He received his M.D. from Stanford. He completed residency training in general surgery at Boston University and in plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.  He holds two fellowships in craniofacial surgery from the University of Pittsburgh and from the University of Southern California. He is currently working with the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University and teaches in several medical schools around the world. His academic interests are craniofacial embryology, the developmental origin of stem cells and the surgical management of facial clefts. Dr. Carstens speaks six languages; this makes him a well-respected ambassador for craniofacial surgery around the world. His career has been remarkable for social involvement. In 1990-1992 a consultancy for the World Health Organization brought Dr. Carstens to Nicaragua; he became a co-founder of the renowned APROQUEN foundation for burn care in that country. Currently he works for WFIRM and serve as scientific consultant in regenerative medicine for the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua where he continues doing research on developmental embryology and clinical applications of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells for complex wounds and chronic inflammatory states. 

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available