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Louis C. Argenta, M.D.

Louis C. Argenta, M.D.

Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4171
Fax:
336-716-6642
Email: largenta@wakehealth.edu
Clinical Specialties
Cleft Lip and Palate, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Malformations, Cosmetic Surgery, Wound Healing Problems, Craniofacial Surgery
Education & Training
  BSUniversity of Michigan/Ann Arbor1965
  MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School1969
ResidencySurgeryUniv Hosp (U Of Michigan)1977
  Plastic SurgeryUniv Hosp (U Of Michigan)1979
InternshipSurgeryUniv Hosp (U Of Michigan)1970
FellowshipUniversity of Michigan/Ann Arbor1975
  Foch Hospital Paris-France1981
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery , Plastic Surgery
Memberships
American Association of Advancement of Science
North Carolina Medical Society
American Association of Plastic & Reconstruct Surgeon
Triad Plastic Surgery Society
American Society of Craniofacial Surgery
American Burn Association
American Cleft Palate Association
American Coll of Surgeons
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgery
Colombian Soc.Plastic & Recon.Surg.
European Association Maxillo-Facial Surg.
Frederick A. Coller Surg. Society
Galens Honorary Med. Society
Int'L College of Surgeons
NPI Number
1710962766
Louis C. Argenta, M.D.

Louis C. Argenta, M.D.

Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4171
Fax:
336-716-6642
Email: largenta@wakehealth.edu
Recent Publications
Bharti G, Groves L, David LR, Sanger C, Argenta LC. Aplasia cutis congenita: clinical management of a rare congenital anomaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2011; 22(1):159-165.

Fisher DC, Kornrumpf BP, Couture D, Glazier SS, Argenta LC, David LR. Increased incidence of metopic suture abnormalities in children with positional plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2011; 22(1):89-95.

McGee MP, Morykwas MJ, Argenta LC. The local pathology of interstitial edema: surface tension increases hydration potential in heat-damaged skin. Wound Repair Regen. 2011; 19(3):358-367.

Bharti G, Groves L, Sanger C, Argenta LC. Congenital pyriform aperture stenosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2011; 22(3):992-994.

Webb LX, Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. External fixation assembly and method of use. United States patent US 7,931,651. 2011 Apr 26. 2011; ():.

Liu J, Morykwas MJ, Argenta LC, Wagner WD. Development of a biodegradable foam for use in negative pressure wound therapy. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2011; 98B(2):316-322.

Sanger C, Wong L, Wood J, David LR, Argenta LC. Giant facial lymphangioma. J Craniofac Surg. 2011; 22(4):1271-1274.

Ririe DG, Smith TE, Wood BC, Glazier SS, Couture DE, Argenta LC, David LR. Time-dependent perioperative anesthetic management and outcomes of the first 100 consecutive cases of spring-assisted surgery for sagittal craniosynostosis. Pediatr Anesth. 2011; 21(10):1015-1019.

David LR, Plikaitis CM, Couture D, Glazier SS, Argenta LC. Outcome analysis of our first 75 spring-assisted surgeries for scaphocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2010; 21(1):3-9.

Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ, Mays JJ, Thompson EA, Hammon JW, Jordan JE. Reduction of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by mechanical tissue resuscitation using sub-atmospheric pressure. J Card Surg. 2010; 25(2):247-252.

Marks MW, Argenta LC, DeFranzo AJ. Principles and applications of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC). In: Weinzweig J, ed. Plastic surgery secrets. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier; 2010: 38-44.

Ririe DG, Smith TE, David LR, Argenta LC. Better for some, maybe not for all: a response to preemptive transfusion and infusion strategy in children during craniofacial reconstruction [letter]. Pediatr Anesth. 2010; 20(6):574-583.

Wong SL, Schneider AM, Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ. Loxoscelism and negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum-assisted closure): an experimental study. Int Wound J. 2010; 7(6):488-492.

DeFranzo AJ, Argenta LC. Vacuum-assisted closure in extremity trauma. In: Moran SL, Cooney WP, eds. Soft tissue surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009: 49-60.

David LR, Fisher D, Argenta L. New technique for reconstructing the affected cranium and orbital rim in unicoronal craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2009; 20(1):194-197.

Thompson JT, David LR, Wood B, Argenta A, Simpson J, Argenta LC. Outcome analysis of helmet therapy for positional plagiocephaly using a three-dimensional surface scanning laser. J Craniofac Surg. 2009; 20(2):362-365.

David L, Glazier S, Pyle J, Thompson J, Argenta L. Classification system for sagittal craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2009; 20(2):279-282.

Zannis J, Angobaldo J, Marks M, DeFranzo A, David L, Molnar J, Argenta L. Comparison of fasciotomy wound closures using traditional dressing changes and the vacuum-assisted closure device. Ann Plast Surg. 2009; 62(4):407-409.

McGee MP, Morykwas M, Argenta L. Fluid transport in the extracellular matrix: kinetic changes induced by metabolic inhibitors [abstract]. Biophys J. 2009; 96(3 Suppl 1):626a.

McGee MP, Morykwas M, Levi-Polyachenko N, Argenta L. Swelling and pressure-volume relationships in the dermis measured by osmotic-stress technique. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009; 296(6):R1907-1913.

Wagner WD, Liu J, Morykwas M, Argenta L. Biodegradable polymers useful in wound repair requiring negative pressure wound therapy [abstract]. FASEB J. 2009; 23(Meeting Abstracts):469.7.

Liu J, Argenta L, Morykwas M, Carroll D, Wagner W. Production of a nanocomposite for tissue repair application requiring viscoelasticity [abstract]. FASEB J. 2009; 23(Meeting Abstracts):468.2.

Jordan JE, Morykwas MJ, Mays JJ, Thompson EA, Argenta LC. Mechanical tissue resuscitation (MTR) reduces myocardial reperfusion injury [abstract]. FASEB J. 2009; 23(Meeting Abstracts):793.1.

Argenta LC, DeFranzo AJ, Molnar JA, Stoeckel WT. Vacuum assisted devices for difficult wounds of the face and neck. In: Horn DB, Hebda PA, Gosain AK, Friedman CD, eds. Essential tissue healing of the face and neck. Shelton (CT): People's Medical Publishing House; 2009: 399-408.

Purzycki A, Thompson E, Argenta L, David L. Incidence of otitis media in children with deformational plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2009; 20(5):1407-1411.

Wong SL, Defranzo AJ, Morykwas MJ, Argenta LC. Loxoscelism and negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum-assisted closure): a clinical case series. Am Surg. 2009; 75(11):1128-1131.

DeFranzo AJ, Pitzer K, Molnar JA, Marks MW, Chang MC, Miller PR, Letton RW, Argenta LC. Vacuum-assisted closure for defects of the abdominal wall. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008; 121(3):832-839.

Argenta L, Morykwas M, Zheng Z-l, Wagner W, Tatter S. Controlled negative pressure reduces brain edema and modulates brain metabolites in a brain injury model [abstract]. J Neurotrauma. 2008; 25(7):930.

David LR, Sanger C, Fisher D, Argenta LC. Proboscis lateralis: a rare craniofacial anomaly, reconstruction, and long-term evaluation. J Craniofac Surg. 2008; 19(4):1107-1113.

Plikaitis C, Sanger C, Glazier S, Argenta L, David LR. Outcome analysis of our first 75 spring assisted surgeries (SAS) for scaphocephaly [abstract]. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008; 122(4 Suppl):33.

McGee MP, Morykwas M, Argenta L. Coagulation responses during tissue injury and repair: water potential as an independent variable across biological scales [abstract]. In: Abstract Booklet of the 18th Annual Growth Factor and Signal Transduction Symposium: Systems Biology: Integrative, Comparative, and Multi-Scale Modeling; 2008 Sept 18-21; Ames (IA). 2008; ():27.

Sanger C, Argenta A, Morykwas M, Glazier SS, Argenta LC, David LR. Dynamic spring mediated cranioplasty in an experimental model with resorbable foot plates. J Craniofac Surg. 2007; 18(1):54-59.

Powers AD, David LR, DeFranzo AJ, Argenta LC, Tatter SB. Vacuum assisted closure for open brain wounds [abstract]. In: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting Abstracts; 2007 Apr 14-19; Washington (DC). 2007; ():41982.

Argenta L, Morykwas M, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Wound treatment employing reduced pressure. United States patent US 7,198,046. 2007 Apr 3. 2007; ():.

Argenta L, Morykwas M, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Wound treatment employing reduced pressure. United States patent US 7,216,651. 2007 May 15. 2007; ():.

Argenta LC. Infection rates in U.S. military personnel using vacuum-assisted closure [reply to letter]. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007; 120(2):575-576.

Hill CA, Argenta LC, Hines M. Superior sternal cleft repair using autologous rib grafts in an infant with complex congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007; 84(2):673-674.

Argenta LC, David LR, Sanger C, Park C. Advances in hemangioma evaluation and treatment. J Craniofac Surg. 2006; 17(4):748-755.

Park CA, David LR, Argenta LC. Breast asymmetry: presentation of a giant fibroadenoma. Breast J. 2006; 12(5):451-461.
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