Ann Schwentker

Ann Robin Schwentker, MD

Professor - Adj (FC)

Director of Residency Program in Plastic Surgery

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Phone 513-636-4016
Email ann.schwentker@cchmc.org

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Yale University 1990 (Computer Science and Psychology)

Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania 1996

Plastic Surgery Residency: University of Pittsburgh 2003

Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto 2004

Research and Practice Interests

Pediatric Plastic Surgery; Brachial Plexus, Facial Nerve and Microtia (Ear) Reconstruction; Cleft Lip and Palate; Hand Surgery

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Zitelli, Kristine B; Sheil, Amy T; Fleck, Robert; Schwentker, Ann; Lucky, Anne W  (2015). Idiopathic Facial Aseptic Granuloma: Review of an Evolving Clinical Entity. Pediatric dermatology, 32 (4) , e136-9More Information

Rubin, J Peter; Nguyen, Vu; Schwentker, Ann  (2004). Perioperative management of the post-gastric-bypass patient presenting for body contour surgery. Clinics in plastic surgery, 31 (4) , 601-10, viMore Information

Schwentker, Ann; Billiar, Timothy R  (2003). Nitric oxide and wound repair. The Surgical clinics of North America, 83 (3) , 521-30More Information

Weller, Richard; Schwentker, Ann; Billiar, Timothy R; Vodovotz, Yoram  (2003). Autologous nitric oxide protects mouse and human keratinocytes from ultraviolet B radiation-induced apoptosis. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 284 (5) , C1140-8More Information

Carty, Sally E; Colson, Yolonda L; Garvey, Laura S; Schuchert, Vaishali D; Schwentker, Ann; Tzeng, Edith; Corcoran, Noreen A; Simmons, Richard L; Webster, Marshall W; Billiar, Timothy R  (2002). Maternity policy and practice during surgery residency: how we do it. Surgery, 132 (4) , 682-7; discussion 68

Schwentker, Ann; Vodovotz, Yoram; Weller, Richard; Billiar, Timothy R  (2002). Nitric oxide and wound repair: role of cytokines?. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry / official journal of the Nitric Oxide Society, 7 (1) , 1-10

Schwentker, Ann; Billiar, Timothy R  (2002). Inducible nitric oxide synthase: from cloning to therapeutic applications. World journal of surgery, 26 (7) , 772-8More Information

Schwentker, A; Evans, S M; Partington, M; Johnson, B L; Koch, C J; Thom, S R  (1998). A model of wound healing in chronically radiation-damaged rat skin. Cancer letters, 128 (1) , 71-8

Gendron, Craig; Schwentker, Ann; van Aalst, John A  (2016). Genetic Advances in the Understanding of Microtia. Journal of pediatric genetics, 5 (4) , 189-197More Information

Ho T.;Schwentker A.;Barron D.;Lucky A.  (01-01-2020). Clinical course of porokeratosis ptychotropica over 7 years in an otherwise healthy child. Pediatric Dermatology, 37 (1) , 248-250More Information

Supp D.M.;Hahn J.M.;Combs K.A.;McFarland K.L.;Schwentker A.;Boissy R.E.;Boyce S.T.;Powell H.M.;Lucky A.W.  (09-01-2019). Collagen VII Expression Is Required in Both Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts for Anchoring Fibril Forma. Cell Transplantation, 28 (9-10) , 1242-1256More Information

Vu A.;Sparkman D.;van Belle C.;Yakuboff K.;Schwentker A.  (05-01-2018). Retropharyngeal Contralateral C7 Nerve Transfer to the Lower Trunk for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury:. Journal of Hand Surgery, 43 (5) , 417-424More Information

Rapp S.;Pan B.;Schwentker A.;Van Aalst J.  (11-01-2017). Effects of Autologous Fat and ASCs on Swine Hypertrophic Burn Scars: A Multimodal Quantitative Analy. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 5 (11) More Information

Janom H.;Saba S.;Schwentker A.;van Aalst J.  (01-01-2016). Microtia reconstruction. Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 247-256More Information

Vu A.;Patel P.;Elhadi H.;Schwentker A.;Yakuboff K.  (01-01-2014). Thoracic outlet syndrome in the pediatric population: Case series. Journal of Hand Surgery, 39 (3) , 484-487.e2More Information

Burstein F.D.; Nahai F.; Schwentker A.R.; Williams J.K.  (07-01-2006). Intralesional laser therapy treatment for hemangiomas: Technical evolution. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 17 (4) , 756-760More Information

Contact Information

Academic - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45229
Phone: 513-636-4016
ann.schwentker@cchmc.org