David B. Drake, MD

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Position(s):

Professor of Surgery and Orthopaedics

Chief - Division of Plastic Surgery

The William Stamps Furnish Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery

Director - Hand Surgery Fellowship

Medical Director of the Hand Service at UK HealthCare

Affiliation(s):

Surgery

Other Affiliation(s):

Surgery/Plastic

Bio / Education:

David B. Drake, MD, a native of Kentucky, earned his medical degree from UK before completing residencies in general surgery at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., and in plastic surgery at the University of Virginia. He went on to complete a burn fellowship, a hand surgery fellowship and a microvascular surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. He returned to Kentucky in 2018 to join the Division of Plastic Surgery to practice a broad range of Plastic Surgery including surgery of the hand and wrist.

HAND AND MICROSURGERY FELLOWSHIP
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

BURN/CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIP
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENCY
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

MEDICAL DEGREE
University of Kentucky

PubMed Publications:

Martinez, RA ; Liston, J ; Archual, AJ ; Gui, J.; Drake, DB ; DeGeorge BR, Jr "Digital Pulley Reconstruction Using Pulley Allografts: A Comparison With Traditional Tendon-Based Techniques." Annals of plastic surgery 82, 6S Suppl 5 (2019): S386-S388. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Lands, HM ; Drake, DB "A Medical Mystery: Unexplained Renal Failure in Burn Patients." Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association 38, 5 (2017): e868-e871. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Olenczak, JB ; Pineros-Fernandez, A.; Morgan, RF ; Cottler, PS ; Drake, DB "Abdominal Wall Allograft: Preclinical Biomechanical Investigation of a Novel Reconstructive Adjunct." Annals of plastic surgery 78, 6S Suppl 5 (2017): S315-S321. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Yu, D.; Hanna, KR ; LeGallo, RD ; Drake, DB "Comparison of Histological Characteristics of Acellular Dermal Matrix Capsules to Surrounding Breast Capsules in Acellular Dermal Matrix-Assisted Breast Reconstruction." Annals of plastic surgery 76, 5 (2016): 485-8. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Lee, AC ; Drake, DB ; DeGeorge BR, Jr "Medical Student and Primary Care Physician Perception of the Surgical Management of Upper- and Lower-Extremity Peripheral Nerve Entrapment." Annals of plastic surgery 76, 5 (2016): 524-31. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Olenczak, JB ; Cottler, PS ; Drake, DB ; Lin, KY ; Morgan, RF ; Campbell, CA "Evaluation of Sidestream Darkfield Microscopy for Real-Time Imaging Acellular Dermal Matrix Revascularization." Annals of plastic surgery 76 Suppl 4, (2016): S255-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Black, JS ; Drake, DB "A prospective randomized trial comparing silver sulfadiazine cream with a water-soluble polyantimicrobial gel in partial-thickness burn wounds." Plastic surgical nursing : official journal of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses 35, 1 (2015): 46-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Holland, MC ; Drake, DB "The impact of conflict of interest in abdominal wall reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix." Annals of plastic surgery 74, 2 (2015): 242-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Tilt, A.; DeGeorge BR, Jr ; LT, Furlow ; Drake, DB "A surgeon's historical perspective: Dr. Leonard Furlow on the early years of human composite flexor tendon allografts." Annals of plastic surgery 73, 2 (2014): 121-3. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Drake, DB "Operative technique for human composite flexor tendon allograft procurement and engraftment." Annals of plastic surgery 72, 6 (2014): S191-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Drake, DB "The biophysical characteristics of human composite flexor tendon allograft for upper extremity reconstruction." Annals of plastic surgery 72, 6 (2014): S184-90. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Wallace, SA ; Mericli, AF ; Taylor, PT ; Drake, DB "Panniculectomy and abdominoplasty in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery: a single center case series of 15 combined procedures." Annals of plastic surgery 71, 1 (2013): 88-92. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Hanna, KR ; DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Mericli, AF ; Lin, KY ; Drake, DB "Comparison study of two types of expander-based breast reconstruction: acellular dermal matrix-assisted versus total submuscular placement." Annals of plastic surgery 70, 1 (2013): 10-5. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Drake, DB ; Tilt, AC ; DeGeorge, BR "Acellular flexor tendon allografts: a new horizon for tendon reconstruction." The Journal of hand surgery 38, 12 (2013): 2491-5. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Mericli, AF ; Bell, D.; DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Drake, DB "The single fascial incision modification of the "open-book" component separation repair: a 15-year experience." Annals of plastic surgery 71, 2 (2013): 203-8. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
DeGeorge BR, Jr ; Colen, DL ; Mericli, AF ; Drake, DB "Reduction mammoplasty operative techniques for improved outcomes in the treatment of gigantomastia." Eplasty 13, (2013): e54. [PubMed Link] |
Capito, AE ; Tholpady, SS ; Agrawal, H ; Drake, DB ; Katz, AJ "Evaluation of host tissue integration, revascularization, and cellular infiltration within various dermal substrates." Annals of plastic surgery 68, 5 (2012): 495-500. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Mericli, AF ; Drake, DB "Abdominal contouring in super obese patients: a single-surgeon review of 22 cases." Annals of plastic surgery 66, 5 (2011): 523-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Zuelzer, HB ; Ratliff, CR ; Drake, DB "Complications of abdominal contouring surgery in obese patients: current status." Annals of plastic surgery 64, 5 (2010): 598-604. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Thacker, JG ; Lin, KY ; Drake, DB ; Mason, SS ; Wack, CA ; Chase, ME ; Tribble, C.; Long WB, 3rd ; Vissers, RJ "Revolutionary advances in the management of traumatic wounds in the emergency department during the last 40 years: part I." The Journal of emergency medicine 38, 1 (2010): 40-50. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Thacker, JG ; Lin, KY ; Drake, DB ; Mason, SS ; Wack, CA ; Chase, ME ; Tribble, C.; Long WB, 3rd ; Vissers, RJ "Revolutionary advances in the management of traumatic wounds in the emergency department during the last 40 years: part II." The Journal of emergency medicine 38, 2 (2010): 201-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Arnold, PB ; Campbell, CA ; Rodeheaver, G.; Merritt, W.; Morgan, RF ; Drake, DB "Modification of blood vessel diameter following perivascular application of botulinum toxin-A." Hand (New York, N.Y.) 4, 3 (2009): 302-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Arnold, PB ; Merritt, W.; Rodeheaver, GT ; Campbell, CA ; Morgan, RF ; Drake, DB "Effects of perivascular Botulinum Toxin-A application on vascular smooth muscle and flap viability in the rat." Annals of plastic surgery 62, 5 (2009): 463-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Drake, DB ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Kelley, A.; Greene, JA ; Gubler, KD ; Long WB, 3rd ; Britt, LD ; Lin, KY ; Tafel, JA "Revolutionary advances in organic foods." Internal and emergency medicine 2, 3 (2007): 182-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Drake, DB ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Winters, KL ; Greene, JA ; Gubler, KD ; Long WB, 3rd ; Britt, LD ; Winters, SP ; Scott, CC ; Lin, KY "Syneture stainless STEEL suture. A collective review of its performance in surgical wound closure." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 16, 1 (2006): 101-10. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Pineros-Fernandez, A.; Salopek, LS ; Rodeheaver, PF ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF ; Rodeheaver, GT "A revolutionary advance in skin closure compared to current methods." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 16, 1 (2006): 19-27. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Winters, KL ; Britt, LD ; Long WB, 3rd ; Gubler, KD ; Drake, DB "Difficult wounds: an update." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 15, 3 (2005): 289-302. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Weed, T ; Ratliff, C ; Drake, DB "Quantifying bacterial bioburden during negative pressure wound therapy: does the wound VAC enhance bacterial clearance?" Annals of plastic surgery 52, 3 (2004): 276-9; discussion 279-80. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Pineros-Fernandez, A.; Drake, DB ; Rodeheaver, PA ; Moody, DL ; Edlich, RF ; Rodeheaver, GT "CAPROSYN*, another major advance in synthetic monofilament absorbable suture." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 14, 5 (2004): 359-68. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Drake, DB ; Rodeheaver, PF ; Edlich, RF ; Rodeheaver, GT "Experimental studies in swine for measurement of suture extrusion." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 14, 3 (2004): 251-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ennis, LS ; Young, JS ; Gampper, TJ ; Drake, DB "The "open-book" variation of component separation for repair of massive midline abdominal wall hernia." The American surgeon 69, 9 (2003): 733-42; discussion 742-3. [PubMed Link] |
Macrae, JW ; Tholpady, SS ; Katz, AJ ; Gampper, TG ; Drake, DB ; Ogle, RC ; Morgan, RF "Human adipocyte viability testing: a new assay." Aesthetic surgery journal 23, 4 (2003): 265-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Drake, DB ; Wong, LG "Hemostatic effect of Vivostat patient-derived fibrin sealant on split-thickness skin graft donor sites." Annals of plastic surgery 50, 4 (2003): 367-72. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Edlich, RF ; Wind, TC ; Heather, CL ; Degnan, GG ; Drake, DB "Recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis of operating room personnel and patients exposed to bloodborne diseases." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 13, 2 (2003): 103-16. [PubMed Link] |
Christiansen, JP ; Leong-Poi, H.; Amiss, LR ; Drake, DB ; Kaul, S.; Lindner, JR "Skin perfusion assessed by contrast ultrasound predicts tissue survival in a free flap model." Ultrasound in medicine & biology 28, 3 (2002): 315-20. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Frost-Arner, L ; Spotnitz, WD ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Drake, DB "Comparison of the thrombogenicity of internationally available fibrin sealants in an established microsurgical model." Plastic and reconstructive surgery 108, 6 (2001): 1655-60. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Bill, TJ ; Foresman, PA ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Drake, DB "Fibrin sealant: a novel method of fixation for an implantable ultrasonic microDoppler probe." Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 17, 4 (2001): 257-62. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Hersh, RE ; Jack, JM ; Dahman, MI ; Morgan, RF ; Drake, DB "The vacuum-assisted closure device as a bridge to sternal wound closure." Annals of plastic surgery 46, 3 (2001): 250-4. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Lin, KY ; Johns, FR ; Gibson, J.; Long, M.; Drake, DB ; Moore, MM "An outcome study of breast reconstruction: presurgical identification of risk factors for complications." Annals of surgical oncology 8, 7 (2001): 586-91. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Hersh, RE ; Kaza, AK ; Long, SM ; Fiser, SM ; Drake, DB ; Tribble, CG "A technique for the treatment of sternal infections using the Vacuum Assisted Closure device." The heart surgery forum 4, 3 (2001): 211-5. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Ferguson RE, Jr "Fibrin sealants in microvascular surgery: current status." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 11, 1-2 (2001): 65-72. [PubMed Link] |
Rodeheaver, GT ; Shimer, AL ; Boyd, LM ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "An innovative absorbable coating for the polybutester suture." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 11, 1-2 (2001): 41-54. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Faulkner, BC ; LR, Amiss ; Spotnitz, WD ; Morgan, RF "Thrombogenic effects of a nonthrombin-based fibrin sealant compared with thrombin-based fibrin sealant on microvenous anastomoses in a rat model." Annals of plastic surgery 45, 5 (2000): 520-4. [PubMed Link] |
Schultz, RO ; Drake, DB ; Morgan, RF "A new technique for the treatment of flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion." Annals of plastic surgery 42, 1 (1999): 46-8. [PubMed Link] |
Vastine, VL ; Morgan, RF ; Williams, GS ; Gampper, TJ ; Drake, DB ; Knox, LK ; Lin, KY "Wound complications of abdominoplasty in obese patients." Annals of plastic surgery 42, 1 (1999): 34-9. [PubMed Link] |
Marek, CA ; LR, Amiss ; Morgan, RF ; Spotnitz, WD ; Drake, DB "Acute thrombogenic effects of fibrin sealant on microvascular anastomoses in a rat model." Annals of plastic surgery 41, 4 (1998): 415-9. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Woods, JA ; Bill, TJ ; Kesser, BW ; Wenger, MA ; Neal, JG ; Edlich, RF "Magnetic resonance imaging in the early diagnosis of group A beta streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis: a case report." The Journal of emergency medicine 16, 3 (1998): 403-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Zemmel, NJ ; Amis, LR ; Sheppard, FR ; Drake, DB "A temporal analysis of the effects of pressurized oxygen (HBO) on the pH of amputated muscle tissue." Annals of plastic surgery 40, 6 (1998): 624-9. [PubMed Link] |
Rodeheaver, GT ; Drake, DB ; Neal, JG ; Jackson, EM ; Suber, F ; Foresman, PA ; Edlich, RF "Influence of latex glove hydration on bacteriophage penetration." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 8, 3-4 (1998): 241-8. [PubMed Link] |
Faulkner, BC ; Drake, DB ; Gear, AJ ; Watkins, FH ; Edlich, RF "Molten metal burns: further evidence of industrial foundries' failure to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 5 (1997): 675-7. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Stiles, BM ; Drake, DB ; Gear, AJ ; Watkins, FH ; Edlich, RF "Metacarpophalangeal joint dislocation: indications for open surgical reduction." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 5 (1997): 669-71. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Annunziata, CC ; Drake, DB ; Woods, JA ; Gear, AJ ; Rodeheaver, GT ; Edlich, RF "Technical considerations in knot construction. Part I. Continuous percutaneous and dermal suture closure." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 3 (1997): 351-6. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Wright, HR ; Drake, DB ; Gear, AJ ; Wheeler, JC ; Edlich, RF "Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 3 (1997): 345-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Drake, DB ; Gear, AJ ; Mazzarese, PM ; Faulkner, BC ; Woods, JA ; Edlich, RF "Search for a scientific basis for continuous suture closure: a 30-yr odyssey." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 4 (1997): 495-504. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Woods, JA ; Lambert, S ; Platts-Mills, TA ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "Natural rubber latex allergy: spectrum, diagnostic approach, and therapy." The Journal of emergency medicine 15, 1 (1997): 71-85. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Neal, JG ; Cox, MJ ; Drake, DB ; Hoard, MA ; Thacker, JG ; Watkins, FH ; Edlich, RF "A new computerized control unit for small bone surgical instruments." Medical progress through technology 21 Suppl, (1997): 25-9. [PubMed Link] |
Watkins, FH ; Drake, DB ; Holmdahl, LE ; Cox, MJ ; Fay, MF ; Edlich, RF "Peritoneal healing with adhesion formation: current comment." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 7, 2 (1997): 139-54. [PubMed Link] |
Woods, JA ; Leslie, LF ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "Effect of puncture resistant surgical gloves, finger guards, and glove liners on cutaneous sensibility and surgical psychomotor skills." Journal of biomedical materials research 33, 1 (1996): 47-51. [PubMed Link] |
Woods, JA ; Cobb, AT ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "Steam press hand burns: a serious burn injury." The Journal of emergency medicine 14, 3 (1996): 357-60. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Bill, TJ ; Bentrem, DJ ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "Grease burns of the hand: preventable injuries." The Journal of emergency medicine 14, 3 (1996): 351-5. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Drake, DB ; Oishi, SN "Wound healing considerations in chemotherapy and radiation therapy." Clinics in plastic surgery 22, 1 (1995): 31-7. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB "Reconstruction for limb-sparing procedures in soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities." Clinics in plastic surgery 22, 1 (1995): 123-8. [PubMed Link] |
Schweitzer, J ; Bentrem, DJ ; Gabriel, MC ; Drake, DB ; Edlich, RF "An overview of first metatarsophalangeal joint implant arthroplasty." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 5, 2 (1995): 93-104. [PubMed Link] |
Schweitzer, J ; Zemmel, NJ ; Drake, DB ; Morgan, RF ; Bill, TJ ; Edlich, RF "New instruments, bone liners, and tray for finger joint arthroplasty." Journal of long-term effects of medical implants 5, 2 (1995): 147-53. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Miller, L.; Janus, CL ; DeLange, EE ; Morgan, RF "Magnetic resonance imaging of in situ mammary prostheses." Annals of plastic surgery 33, 3 (1994): 258-62. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Kesler, RW ; Morgan, RF "Digital sympathectomy for refractory Raynaud's phenomenon in an adolescent." The Journal of rheumatology 19, 8 (1992): 1286-8. [PubMed Link] |
Drake, DB ; Morgan, RF ; Cooper, PH "Shave excision and dermabrasion for facial angiofibroma in tuberous sclerosis." Annals of plastic surgery 28, 4 (1992): 377-80. [PubMed Link] |