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David P. Schnur, MD

thumb_schnur_nov07.jpgDr. Schnur is a plastic surgeon in practice at the Plastic Surgery Clinic. He is a member of the Extremities at Risk replant program and one of our 3 fellowship trained microvascular surgeons. He attended medical school at the University of Arizona, and his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies were completed at the University of Pennsylvania. His fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery was completed in San Antonio, TX. He is an active member of The Denver Clinic team specializing in microvascular tissue transfers and muscle flaps.  For a full, printable version of Dr. Schnur's CV click here.





 
CURRICULUM VITAE


Office Address
Plastic Surgery Clinic
1578 Humboldt Street
Denver, Colorado 80218
(303) 830-7200 


Current Position
Private Practice
Denver, Colorado

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Health Science Center
July 2004 – present

Member of Denver Clinic for Extremities at Risk
July 2004 - present

Previous Position
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic Surgery 
Department of Surgery
University of Colorado Health Science Center
January 2003 – July 2004

Board Certification Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2004

Education
M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, AOA, May 1995

B.S., Duke University, Durham, NC, cum laude
May 1991
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Fall semester 1987

Residency
Plastic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. July 1998 – June 2001

General Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. July 1995 – June 1998

Fellowships
Hand and Microvascular Surgery
The Hand Center of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
August 2001 – July 2002

Microvascular Surgery
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
September – October 2002

Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, The University of Arizona College of Medicine

Howard Hughes Foundation Scholarship for excellence in research, Duke University 1989 – 1991

Dean’s List with Distinction, Duke University, 1988 – 1989

Dean’s List, Duke University, 1989 – 1991

Dean’s Honorable Mention List, The University of Arizona, 1987

Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Duke University 1988, The University of Arizona 1987

Publications
  1. Schnur, DP. DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 80, in press
  2. Schnur, DP. Tendonitis of the Wrist. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 81, in press
  3. Keith J, Schnur, DP. Ganglion Cysts. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 82, in press
  4. Schnur, DP. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 83, in press
  5. Schnur, DP. CMC Arthritis. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 84, in press
  6. Schnur, DP. Ganglion Aspiration/ Injection. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 103, in press
  7. Schnur, DP. Carpal Tunnel Injection. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 106, in press
  8. Schnur, DP. DeQuervain’s Injection. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 104, in press
  9. Schnur, DP. CMC Injection. In: Miller M, MacKnight J, Hart J editors. Miller’s: Essentials of Orthopaedics, 1st edition, Chapter 107, in press
  10. Schnur DP, Chang B. Modified V-Y Dorsal Metacarpal Flap for Syndactyly Repair Significantly Reduces Operative Times and Need for Skin Grafts, in submission
  11. Schnur DP, Chhabra AB. Changing Concepts in the Treatment of Scaphoid Nonunion: Vascularized Bone Graft Based on the 1,2 Intercompartmental Supraretinacular Artery, Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2002: 9:169-172.
  12. Huang WC, Chen HC, Wei FC, Cheng MH, Schnur DP. Chimeric Flaps in Clinical Use. Clin Plast Surg 2003; 30: 457-467.
  13. Schnur DP, DeLone FX, McClellan MR, Witham RS. Ultrasound: A Powerful Tool in the Diagnosis of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Thumb. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2002; 49: 19-23
  14. Schnur DP, Chang B. Extensor Tendon Rupture After Internal Fixation of a Distal Radius Fracture Using a Dorsally Placed AO/ASIF Titanium Pi Plate. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2000; 44: 564.
  15. Schnur PL, Schnur DP, Petty PM, Hanson TJ, Weaver AL. Reduction Mammoplasty: An Outcome Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1997; 100: 875.

Abstracts
1. Vascularized Scapular Grafts for Humeral Nonunion (second author)
      Presentation – American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Los Angeles, CA, January 2008

2. The Answer to Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Thumb: High Resolution Ultrasound Assisted Diagnosis
      Presentation - Northeast Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia PA, October 2001
      Presentation – The Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, Baltimore, MA,       March 2001 (first place clinical category)

3. Postaxial Polydactyly: Excison Under Local Anesthesia Has Significant Cost Savings over Operative Treatment
      Presentation – Senior Residents Meeting, Providence, RI, May 2001

4. Modified V-Y Dorsal Metacarpal Flap for Syndactyly Repair Significantly Reduces Operative Times and Need for Skin Grafts
      Presentation - American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Seattle WA, October 2000
      Presentation - American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles,CA, October 2000
      Presentation - Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, Montreal, ON, September 2000
      Presentation - The Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, Philadelphia PA, March 2000 (first place clinical category)

5. Extensor Tendon Rupture After Internal Fixation of a Distal Radius Fracture Using a Dorsally Placed AO/ASIF Titanium Pi Plate,
      Presentation, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Burlington VT, October 1999

6. Reduction Mammoplasty: An Outcome Study
      Presentation - American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hilton Head, SC, May 1992

7. The Effects of Cyclosporin on Etoposide Pharmacokinetics in a Phase I Trial of E with CSA as a Modulator of Multidrug Resistance. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research, 32, 1991

8. Protein Kinase C Inhibitors Increase Drug Accumulation and are Cytotoxic to a Human Multidrug Resistant Breast Cancer Line. Proceedings of the American for Cancer Research, 31, 1990

Grants

1. A Long Term Analysis of Two Treatment Modalities for Glabellar Lines, Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation 1999

2. Use of 4-AAP to Modulate Resistance of Human Breast Cancer Cells to Melphalan, Howard Hughes Foundation 1990

Current Research
Topographic anatomy of the hand: A learning module

Memberships
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) - 1998 - present
    Young Plastic Surgeons Forum 1999-2007
    Young Plastic Surgeons Steering Committee
       Vice Chair for Advocacy 2004-2007
    Plastic Surgery Caucus 1998-2008
    International Services Committee 2004-2005
    Leadership Tomorrow Fellow 2003
    Instructional Course Committee 2006
    Federal Affairs Committee 2006-present
    Council on State Affairs 2006-present
      Executive Committee Member
    Membership Strategies Committee 2008-present
American Medical Association 1991 – present
    Delegate to the Young Physicians Section from ASPS 2004-2008
    Alternate Delegate to the Young Physicians Section from ASPS 2002-2003
    Delegate to the Residents and Fellows Section from ASPS 1999-2002
    Alternate Delegate to the Resident and Fellows Section
    from ASPS 1998 – 1999
    Member: Reference Committee A-99 June 1999
    Delegate to Medical Student Section 1992 – 1994
American Society for Surgery of the Hand –
Candidate Member 2003-present
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2003 – present
Colorado Society of Plastic Surgeons 2003 – present
    Member-at-large 2007-present
Colorado Medical Society 2003 – present
    Member of Scope of Practice Task Force
    Member of Young Physician’s Section
      Member-at-large
    Delegate from Denver Medical Society
Denver County Medical Society 2003- present
Pennsylvania Medical Association 2000 – 2001
Arizona Medical Association,
1991 – 1995
    Member of the Board of Directors 1993 – 1995
    Member: Task Force for Reorganization, 1993 – 1995     Member: Professional Review Committee, 1992 – 1994     Committee on Articles and Bylaws 1993 - 1995
    Delegate to House of Delegates from the Medical Student Section 1992 – 1995
Pima County (Arizona) Medical Society 1991 – 1995
    Member: Board of Mediation 1992
OR Advisory Committee - Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver Colorado 2006-present
    Chairperson 2008-present
Medical Executive Committee - Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver Colorado 2008-present
Medical Executive Committee – Colorado Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital, Denver Colorado 2007-present
Vice Chief of Staff - Colorado Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital, Denver Colorado 2007-present
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