Kia Washington, MD

Professor, Surgery-Plastic/Reconstructive

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Medical School
  • MD, Duke University School of Medicine (2003)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Stanford University (CA) (1998)
Internship
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2004)
Residency
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Plastic Surgery (2011)
Fellowships
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hand Surgery (2012)
Department
Surgery-Plastic/Reconstructive

Professional Titles

  • Professor
  • Director of Research
  • Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Recognitions

  • ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2016)
    These awards support researchers who are committed to careers as clinician-scientists. The awards are presented annually in recognition of significant research being presented at the ARVO Annual Meeting
  • Military Health System Research Symposium’s Research award, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (2015)
    This award is designed to recognize an individual who, over the years, has contributed significantly to the success of military health system research

Publications

  • Waldner M, Zhang W, James IB, Allbright K, Havis E, Bliley JM, Almadori A, Schweizer R, Plock JA, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Solari MG, Marra KG, Rubin JP. Characteristics and Immunomodulating Functions of Adipose-Derived and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Across Defined Human Leukocyte Antigen Barriers. Front Immunol. 2018;9:1642. PubMed PMID: 30087676
  • Ren T, Faust A, van der Merwe Y, Xiao B, Johnson S, Kandakatla A, Gorantla VS, Badylak SF, Washington KM, Steketee MB. Fetal extracellular matrix nerve wraps locally improve peripheral nerve remodeling after complete transection and direct repair in rat. Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 14;8(1):4474. PubMed PMID: 29540763
  • Borne DA, Chen W, Schilling BK, Littleton E, Washington KM, De La Cruz C. The Impact of Plastic Surgery Training on Family Planning and Prenatal Health. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In Press
  • Bourne DA, Chen W, Schilling BK, Littleton EB, Washington KM, De La Cruz C. The Impact of Plastic Surgery Training on Family Planning and Prenatal Health. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov;144(5):1227-1236. PubMed PMID: 31688771
  • Waldner M, Elgendy TY, Kim DY, Öksüz S, Schweizer R, Zhang W, Minervini MI, Komatsu C, Plock JA, Gorantla VS, Washington KM, Thomson AW, Solari MG. Heterotopic Transplantation of Allogeneic Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps in Miniature Swine. J Surg Res. 2020 Oct;254:175-182. PubMed PMID: 32450418
  • Chen W, Baron M, Bourne DA, Kim JS, Washington KM, De La Cruz C. A Report on the Representation of Women in Academic Plastic Surgery Leadership. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Mar;145(3):844-852. PubMed PMID: 32097336
  • Fadia NB, Bliley JM, DiBernardo GA, Crammond DJ, Schilling BK, Sivak WN, Spiess AM, Washington KM, Waldner M, Liao HT, James IB, Minteer DM, Tompkins-Rhoades C, Cottrill AR, Kim DY, Schweizer R, Bourne DA, Panagis GE, Asher Schusterman M 2nd, Egro FM, Campwala IK, Simpson T, Weber DJ, Gause T 2nd, Brooker JE, Josyula T, Guevara AA, Repko AJ, Mahoney CM, Marra KG. Long-gap peripheral nerve repair through sustained release of a neurotrophic factor in nonhuman primates. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Jan 22;12(527). PubMed PMID: 31969488
  • Komatsu C, van der Merwe Y, He L, Kasi A, Sims JR, Miller MR, Rosner IA, Khatter NJ, Su AA, Schuman JS, Washington KM, Chan KC. In vivo MRI evaluation of anterograde manganese transport along the visual pathway following whole eye transplantation. J Neurosci Methods. 2022 Apr 15;372:109534. PubMed PMID: 35202613
  • Elgendy TY, Waldner M, Zhang W, Kim DY, Minervini MI, Komatsu C, Kulahci Y, Washington KM, Gorantla VS, Ezzelarab MB, Solari MG, Thomson AW. Tacrolimus before CTLA4Ig and rapamycin promotes vascularized composite allograft survival in MGH miniature swine. Transpl Immunol. 2022 Dec;75:101696. PubMed PMID: 35987329
  • Feturi FG, Unadkat JV, Zhang W, Hag ME, Wang Y, Komatsu C, Grybowski D, Zhang Z, Erbas V, Sahin H, Mcclaine S, Oksuz S, Plock J, Gorantla VS, Washington KM, Solari MG, Venkataramanan R, Spiess AM. Tacrolimus-Eluting Disk within the Allograft Enables Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival with Site-Specific Immunosuppression without Systemic Toxicity. Pharm Res. 2022 Sep;39(9):2179-2190. PubMed PMID: 35915321
  • Komatsu C, van der Merwe Y, He L, Kasi A, Sims JR, Miller MR, Rosner IA, Khatter NJ, Su AA, Schuman JS, Washington KM, Chan KC. In vivo MRI evaluation of anterograde manganese transport along the visual pathway following whole eye transplantation. J Neurosci Methods. 2022 Apr 15;372:109534. PubMed PMID: 35202613
  • Washington KM, Solari MG, Zonoun RR, Kwegyir-Afful EE, Su AA, Carvell GE, Lee WPA, Simons DJ. Cortical Reintegration After Facial Allotransplantation. J Neurophysiol. 2022 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36542405
  • Dacus AR, Behar B, Washington K. Advocacy for Diversity in Hand Surgery. Hand Clin. 2023 Feb;39(1):25-31. PubMed PMID: 36402523
  • "Treatment of Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy by Cartilage Graft and Free Adipofascial Flap Combined with 3D Planning and Printing" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  Lin He, MD; Xiangyu Liu, MD; Neil J. Khatter, MBA, MD Candidate; Xueyuan Yu, MD; Kia M. Washington, MD; Maoguo Shu, MD. 
  • "Local Delivery of Adipose Stem Cell Promotes Allograft Survival in A Rat Hind  Limb Model of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation." Wensheng Zhang,      MD, PhD1,2,3, Phoebe L Lee4, BS, Jingjing Li, MD1, Chiaki Komatsu, MD, Yong Wang, MD, Hengyun Sun, MD, Marisa DeSanto, BS; Kia Washington, MD;  Vijay Gorantla, MD, PhD, Lauren Kokai, PhD, Mario G Solari, MD.
  • Tuaño KR, Fisher MH, Lee N, Khatter NJ, Le E, Washington KM, Iorio ML. Analysis of Postoperative Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes in the Setting of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis for Patients with Comorbid Conditions. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2023 Sep;5(5):601-605. PubMed PMID: 37790836
  • Lee N, Gehring MB, Washington KM. Distal Bypass to the Deep Palmar Arch for Treatment of a Unique Presentation of Digital Ischemia. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jul;11(7):e5121. PubMed PMID: 37465288
  • Tseng YH, Ma TL, Tan DH, Su AA, Washington KM, Wang CC, Huang YC, Wu MC, Su WF. Injectable Hydrogel Guides Neurons Growth with Specific Directionality. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 27;24(9). PubMed PMID: 37175657
  • He L, Liu X, Khatter NJ, Yu X, Washington KM, Shu M. Treatment of Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy by Cartilage Graft and Free Adipofascial Flap Combined with 3D Planning and Printing. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37092964
  • Zhang W, Lee PL, Li J, Komatsu C, Wang Y, Sun H, DeSanto M, Washington K, Gorantla V, Kokai L, Solari MG. Local Delivery of Adipose Stem Cell Promotes Allograft Survival in A Rat Hind Limb Model of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Apr 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37014960
  • Washington KM, Solari MG, Zanoun RR, Kwegyir-Afful EE, Su AA, Carvell GE, Lee WPA, Simons DJ. Cortical reintegration after facial allotransplantation. J Neurophysiol. 2023 Feb 1;129(2):421-430. PubMed PMID: 36542405
  • Dacus AR, Behar B, Washington K. Advocacy for Diversity in Hand Surgery. Hand Clin. 2023 Feb;39(1):25-31. PubMed PMID: 36402523
  • Wang Z, Ramakrishna R, Wang Y, Qiu Y, Ma J, Mintzlaff D, Zhang H, Li B, Hammell B, Lucia MS, Pomfret E, Su AA, Washington KM, Mathes DW, Wang Z. Toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity studies of CCR4-IL2 bispecific immunotoxin in rats and minipigs. Eur J Pharmacol. 2024 Apr 5;968:176408. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176408. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38367684; PMCID: PMC10939744.
  • Xiao B, Feturi F, Su AA, Van der Merwe Y, Barnett JM, Jabbari K, Khatter NJ, Li B, Katzel EB, Venkataramanan R, Solari MG, Wagner WR, Steketee MB, Simons DJ, Washington KM. Nerve Wrap for Local Delivery of FK506/Tacrolimus Accelerates Nerve Regeneration. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 10;25(2):847. doi: 10.3390/ijms25020847. PMID: 38255920; PMCID: PMC10815243.
  • Zhang W, Lee PL, Li J, Komatsu C, Wang Y, Sun H, DeSanto M, Washington K, Gorantla V, Kokai L, Solari MG. Local Delivery of Adipose Stem Cells Promotes Allograft Survival in a Rat Hind-Limb Model of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):79e-90e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010510. Epub 2023 Apr 5. PMID: 37014960.
  • Perez VL, Mousa HM, Miyagishima KJ, Reed AA, Su AA, Greenwell TN, Washington KM. Retinal transplant immunology and advancements. Stem Cell Reports. 2024 Jun 11;19(6):817-829. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.04.007. Epub 2024 May 9. PMID: 38729155; PMCID: PMC11297553.

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons (FACS), Member
  • American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation (ASRT), Founding Member
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
  • American Association of Hand Surgery, Member
  • Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology, Member
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
  • Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member
  • Plastic Surgery Research Council, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
6th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0800

UCHealth Hand Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0485

UCHealth CU Sports Medicine - Colorado Center
2000 S. Colorado Blvd
The Colorado Center Tower One, Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80222
720-848-8200

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Hand Surgery, Board Certification
  • Plastic Surgery, Board Certification

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

School
General
Students