Biography
Scott L. Hansen, M.D., FACS is plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a primary appointment in the UCSF Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and a secondary appointment in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Hansen is a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS). He participated in basic Science research throughout his 4 years at EVMS studying wound healing and peripheral nerve regeneration. He completed a combined General Surgery/Plastic Surgery residency at UCSF in 2005. Thereafter, he completed a 3-year post-doctoral research fellowship at UCSF. During this time, he was awarded a prestigious NIH-NRSA Grant that supported his work on heat shock proteins and cutaneous wound healing. He also completed a Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at UCLA.
Dr. Hansen was appointed Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery of the then San Francisco General Hospital, now Zuckerberg San Francisco General, in 2007. He also serves as Chief of Hand and Microvascular Surgery at UCSF, co-director of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at SFGH and, in 2014, Program Director of the UCSF Plastic Surgery Residency Program.
Dr. Hansen's clinical interests include reconstructive microsurgery (head and neck, breast, upper extremity, and lower extremity), general reconstructive plastic surgery and hand and upper extremity surgery--both congenital and traumatic. He is also the Hand and Microsurgery editor for both the Annals of Plastic Surgery and ePlasty (on-line Plastic Surgery Journal).
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Hand and Microvascular Surgery | 07/2007 | |
University of California | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 06/2005 | |
Eastern Virginia Medical School | M.D. | Medicine | 05/1997 |
Board Certifications
- Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Clinical Expertise
Sports Related Injuries of the Hand and Wrist
General Reconstructive Surgery and Complex Wounds
Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
Hand Surgery
Microvascular Surgery
Burn and Trauma Reconstruction
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Wound Complication| Start Date: | End Date:
In the News
Grants and Funding
- HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 32 AND ISCHEMIC WOUND HEALING | NIH | 2001-07-01 - 1900-01-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Narrative
Dr. Hansen a principal investigator in the Surgical Research Lab at San Francisco General Hospital. (SFGH), maintaining a basic science lab. His interests include diabetic wound healing, fracture healing, limb development and hemangiomas. He has collaborations with basic scientists in the areas of development, angiogenesis and the extracellular matrix. In conjunction with David Young's Lab and under the leadership of Nancy Boudreau, Dr. Hansen's lab has numerous primary and collaborative research projects:
- Diabetic wound healing. Evaluation of the effects of homeobox genes on normal and deficient (diabetic) wound healing; specifically, the group 3 homeobox genes which accelerate diabetic wound healing through a variety of mechanisms.
- Hemangioma and Homeobox gene expression. Evaluation of the expression of homeobox genes in hemangiomas. Development of both an in vitro and in vivo model to evaluate the development and regression of these vascular tumors.
- Fracture healing. In collaboration with the Orthopedic Surgery Laboratory, Dr. Hansen's research group is evaluating the expression of homeobox genes in stable vs. unstable bone fractures. Investigation of diabetic bone healing as compared to normal bone healing.
Nerve repair. Development of a nerve gap model to evaluate the effect of Hox genes on nerve growth and repair. - Stem cell biology. Evaluation of the contribution that stem cells have on adult wound healing. This will be compared to diabetic wound healing.
Research Interests
- Wound healing
- Limb development
- Bone healing
- Hemangioma
Publications
- Standardized Protocols for Clinical and Histopathological Characterization of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Tissue Specimens.| | View in PubMed
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Sacral Neoplasm Resection: The University of California San Francisco Experience.| | View in PubMed
- The Utility of Prevena Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Groin Incisions for Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Single Institution Experience.| | View in PubMed
- Paraspinous Muscle Flaps in Complex Pediatric Spine Surgeries: A 12-Year Single Institution Experience.| | View in PubMed
- Tertiary lymphoid structures sustain cutaneous B cell activity in hidradenitis suppurativa.| | View in PubMed
- Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Sustain Cutaneous B cell Activity in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.| | View in PubMed
- A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Ambulation after Groin Reconstruction with Sartorius Muscle Flaps.| | View in PubMed
- Immunopathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa and response to anti-TNF-α therapy.| | View in PubMed
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Complications of the Groin Following Open Lower Extremity Revascularization with Plastic Surgery Closure.| | View in PubMed
- Collagenase Tenotomy for Dupuytren Boutonniere.| | View in PubMed
- Commentary on: Global Pandemic and Plastic Surgery Residency Match: Can Social Media Fill the Void?| | View in PubMed
- Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Primary Vascular Procedures of the Groin.| | View in PubMed
- Composite Vascularized Autograft Elbow Transplant: A Case Report.| | View in PubMed
- Mycotic aneurysm of the distal radial artery after cardiac catheterisation.| | View in PubMed
- The Historical Role of the Plastic Surgeon in Spine Reconstruction.| | View in PubMed
- Satellite cell activation and retention of muscle regenerative potential after long-term denervation.| | View in PubMed
- Immunopathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa and response to anti-TNF-α therapy.| | View in PubMed
- Outcomes of arterial bypass preceding resection of retroperitoneal masses involving major vessels.| | View in PubMed
- High-Yield Purification, Preservation, and Serial Transplantation of Human Satellite Cells.| | View in PubMed
- Evidence-Based Medicine: Options for Dupuytren's Contracture: Incise, Excise, and Dissolve.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical Management and Reconstruction Training (SMART) Course for International Orthopedic Surgeons.| | View in PubMed
- Obstacles to the Care of Patients With Multicomponent Volar Wrist Lacerations at a County Hospital.| | View in PubMed
- Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Use following Ventral Hernia Repair with Placement of Surgical Drains Reduces the Postoperative Surgical-Site Infection Rate.| | View in PubMed
- Outcomes Analysis of Biologic Mesh Use for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Clean-Contaminated and Contaminated Ventral Hernia Repair.| | View in PubMed
- Approaches to microvascular breast reconstruction after total skin-sparing mastectomy: a comparison of techniques.| | View in PubMed
- Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.| | View in PubMed
- The effects of immunosuppressive medications on outcomes in microvascular free tissue transfer.| | View in PubMed
- Long-term effects of breast aging in patients undergoing explantation: analysis of breast aesthetics from before augmentation to after explantation.| | View in PubMed
- Reconstruction of an entire metacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joint using a fibular osteocutaneous free flap and silicone arthroplasty.| | View in PubMed
- Single-stage reconstruction of a devastating antebrachial injury with brachial artery, median nerve, and soft tissue deficit: a case report and review of the literature.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical treatment options for subacute ischemia of the hand: case report and literature review.| | View in PubMed
- Implantable venous Doppler monitoring in head and neck free flap reconstruction increases the salvage rate.| | View in PubMed
- Open incisional hernia repair at an academic tertiary care medical center.| | View in PubMed
- Reconstruction of congenital differences of the hand.| | View in PubMed
- Management of acute wounds.| | View in PubMed
- The distal superficial femoral arterial branch to the sartorius muscle as a recipient vessel for soft tissue defects around the knee: anatomic study and clinical applications.| | View in PubMed
- Superficial temporal artery and vein as recipient vessels for facial and scalp microsurgical reconstruction.| | View in PubMed
- Management of acute wounds.| | View in PubMed
- Effects of decreased insulin-like growth factor-1 stimulation on hypoxia inducible factor 1-alpha protein synthesis and function during cutaneous repair in diabetic mice.| | View in PubMed
- Autologous tissue reconstruction of ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients.| | View in PubMed
- Toe-to-hand transfers for congenital anomalies of the hand.| | View in PubMed
- Inappropriate antibiotic use in soft tissue infections.| | View in PubMed
- Hemangiomas and homeobox gene expression.| | View in PubMed
- HOXA3 induces cell migration in endothelial and epithelial cells promoting angiogenesis and wound repair.| | View in PubMed
- Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease.| | View in PubMed
- A role for Hox A5 in regulating angiogenesis and vascular patterning.| | View in PubMed
- HoxD3 accelerates wound healing in diabetic mice.| | View in PubMed
- HoxD3 expression and collagen synthesis in diabetic fibroblasts.| | View in PubMed