Sally Hynes

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Instructor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Areas

Brachial Plexus Injuries

Burns

Cleft Lip and Palate

Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

Contact

sally.hynes@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-3748

Mailing Address

Room 131, Ambulatory Care Building, 4480 Oak St.
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3V4

Assistant

Sandeep Nahal
sandeep.nahal@cw.bc.ca

Overview: I am a clinician conducting research related to my pediatric plastic surgery clinical practice. I have a particular interest in the areas of burns, skin substitutes, brachial plexus palsy, cleft lip and palate, and hand and nerve reconstruction.
Publications: A Review of 101 Consecutive Subcutaneous Mastectomies and Male Chest Contouring Using the Concentric Circular and Free Nipple Graft Techniques in Female-to-Male Transgender Patients.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Knox ADC and Ho AL and Leung L and Hynes S and Tashakkor AY and Park YS and Macadam SA and Bowman CC
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003388
PubMed: 28538559
06/2017
The Effect of Wound Dressings on a Bio-Engineered Human Dermo-Epidermal Skin Substitute in a Rat Model.
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
Hüging M and Biedermann T and Sobrio M and Meyer S and Böttcher-Haberzeth S and Manuel E and Horst M and Hynes S and Reichmann E and Schiestl C and Hartmann-Fritsch F
DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0000000000000530
PubMed: 29088007
2017
Use of the anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of the pediatric anophthalmic orbit.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
Hynes SL and Forrest CR and Borschel GH
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.09.011
PubMed: 26689123
01/2016
Pediatric Stinger Syndrome: Acute Brachial Plexopathy After Minor Trauma.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
Quong WL and Hynes SL and Arneja JS
DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000543
PubMed: 26893985
11/2015
CT angiography-guided single-stage release of adjacent webspaces in non-Apert syndactyly.
The Journal of hand surgery, European volume
Hynes SL and Harvey I and Thomas K and Copeland J and Borschel GH
DOI: 10.1177/1753193414541222
PubMed: 25005563
07/2015
Meaningful power grip recovery after salvage reconstruction of a median nerve avulsion injury with a pedicled vascularized ulnar nerve.
Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.)
Van Slyke AC and Jansen LA and Hynes S and Hicks J and Bristol S and Carr N
PubMed: 26665144
2015
Complicated infantile hemangioma of the lip: outcomes of early versus late resection.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Hynes S and Narasimhan K and Courtemanche DJ and Arneja JS
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31827c6fe2
PubMed: 23446587
03/2013
Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation with locked mandibular impaction.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Hynes SL and Jansen LA and Brown DR and Courtemanche DJ and Boyle JC
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.09.046
PubMed: 22260912
02/2012
Reduced length of stay in hospital for burn patients following a change in practice guidelines: financial implications.
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
Jansen LA and Hynes SL and Macadam SA and Papp A
DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0b013e31824d1acb
PubMed: 22337321
2012
Transfusion-related acute lung injury in patients with burns.
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
Higgins S and Fowler R and Callum J and Cartotto R
DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0b013e31802c88ec
PubMed: 17211201
2007
Research: Evaluation of Internal Rotation and Elbow Function Following the Sup--ER Protocol in Children with Birth Related Brachial Plexus Injuries
Heads or Tails: What is the Best Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Site?

Research Group Members

Steph Cooper, Clinical Research Assistant
Rebecca Courtemanche, Clinical Research Manager
Zoe Kore, Medical Student Researcher
Sandeep Nahal, Medical Office Assistant, Plastic Surgery
Sorush Rokui, Plastic Surgery, Student

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