Dr. Brian V. Heil's CV

Doctor of Medicine (Cum Laude, AOA)

May 1996 · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Thrombosis Research Fellowship

July 1993 – June 1994 · Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Advisor & Mentor: Peter C. Johnson, M.D.

Bachelor of Arts, Organic Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude)

Bachelor of Science, Organismal Biology (Magna Cum Laude)

August 1991 · May 1991 · Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

Minors: Applied Mathematics; Computer & Information Science – Information Technology

Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery

Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

July 2014 – Present

Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery

Division of Plastic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine

July 2015 – Present

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

October 8, 2007

Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery

September 14, 2002

Plastic Surgery Residency

July 1999 – June 2001 · University Medical Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

General Surgery Residency

July 1997 – July 1999 · University Medical Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

General Surgery Internship

July 1996 – June 1997 · University Medical Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Microsurgery Training Courses

June–July 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999 · Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Laser Surgery and Microlaser Surgery Certification Courses

1991, 1996, 1999 · Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Best Overall Paper

June 8, 2001 · The Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgery

Heil BV, et al, Minimally Invasive No-Vector Mandibular Distraction.

Ross H. Musgrave Plastic Surgery Award

June 1996 · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation First Place Award

October 9, 1995 · The American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, Montreal, Canada

Jointly awarded to Atabay K, Hong C, Bentz ML, Heil BV, and Futrell JW for the manuscript: The Use of “Sliding Epineurial Sheath Tube” for the Repair of Peripheral Nerve Defects.

Elected Member of Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical Honors Society)

September 20, 1995 · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Eclipse Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in Medical Research

June 9, 1994 · The Eclipse Foundation, Rockville, IL

University of Pittsburgh Summer Research Grant

June 11, 1993 · Division of Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

Senior Award for Excellence in Chemistry

April 1991 · Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges (received twice)

1989–1991 · Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

The Saint Vincent College Wimmer Scholarship

1987–1991

Founder’s Scholarship for Overall Academic Excellence by Competitive Exam.

The Saint Vincent College Academic Scholarship

1987–1991

The Saint Vincent College Biology & Chemistry Scholarship

1987–1991

For Academic Excellence in Biology & Chemistry by Competitive Exam.

The Saint Vincent College Mathematics Scholarship

1987–1991

For Academic Excellence in Mathematics by Competitive Exam.

The Saint Vincent College Leadership Scholarship

1987–1991

Arslanian SA, Heil BV, Becker DJ, Drash AL, Sexual Dimorphism in Insulin Induced Hypoglycemia in IDDM. The Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Anaheim, CA, May 7–11, 1990.

Heil BV, Turner AB, Synthesis of a Tropane Alkaloid Analog. The American Chemical Soc. Student Affiliate Regional Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 6, 1991.

Heil BV, Lieberman I, Barnett JT, Effects of FK-506 and Other Immunoregulatory Modulators on Freshly Manifested Type I Diabetes in BB Rats. The 13th Annual Undergraduate Biology Symposium for Western Pennsylvania, Latrobe, PA, April 13, 1991.

Arslanian S, Heil B, Kalhan S, The Relationship Between Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Long-term Glycemic Control in Adolescents with IDDM. The 14th International Diabetes Federation Congress, Washington, DC, June 23–28, 1991.

Johnson PC, Heil B, Wagner WR, LVAD Thrombogenicity: Role of Dacron Inflow and Outflow Grafts. The Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, Washington, December 2, 1991.

Arslanian S, Menon R, Gierl A, Heil B, Growth Hormone Binding Protein (GHBP) in Children with Newly Diagnosed IDDM Before and After Insulin Therapy. The 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 18–23, 1992.

Wagner W, Johnson PC, Heil B, Thompson K, Kormos R, Griffith B, Thrombin Activity Resides on Explanted LVAD Dacron Inflow and Outflow Conduit. The American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Nashville, TN, May 7–9, 1992.

Arslanian S, Heil B, Kalhan SC, Hepatic Insulin Action in Adolescents with IDDM: Relationship with Long-term Glycemic Control. The Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Baltimore, MD, May 4–7, 1992.

Johnson PC, Parva B, Heil B, Sheppeck R, Garrett K, Does Vessel Wall Thrombin Activity Influence Initial Platelet Deposition at the Human Microvascular Anastomosis? The Ohio Valley Society and Robert H. Ivy Society Meeting, April 1–4, 1992.

Dascombe W, Hong C, Heil B, Labadie K, Dumanian G, Hessel B, Blömback B, Johnson P, The Effect of Fibrin Glue and Batroxobin Glue on Platelet Deposition and Fibrinopeptide A Generation After Perfusion Through Human Placental Arteries. The Southwestern PA American College of Surgeons Annual Residents' Competition, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov, 1992.

Johnson P, Parva B, Heil B, Connolly K, Garrett K, Thrombin Activity at the Human Microvascular Anastomosis (MvA): Susceptibility to Inhibition by Local and Systemic Heparin. The Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting, Houston, TX, April 30, 1993.

Dumanian G, Khouri R, Heil B, Hong C, Connolly K, Kun T-C, Johnson P, Tissue Factor Activity at the Human Microvascular Anastomosis and its Inhibition. The Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting, Houston, TX, April 30, 1993.

Johnson PC, Worsey MJ, Connolly KL, Heil BV, Hong C, Mechanisms of Platelet Thrombus Growth at the Human-Vascular Graft Interface. The Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, December 10–12, 1993.

Worsey J, Connolly K, Hong C, Heil B, Johnson P, Coronary Graft Thrombosis: A Potential Priming Mechanism. The American Heart Association Scientific Conference on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Proliferation, Orlando, FL, February 24, 1994.

Worsey J, Connolly K, Hong C, Heil B, Johnson P, Potentiation of Platelet Deposition at a Distal Vascular Anastomosis. The Society of University Surgeons Resident Meeting, Jackson, MS, February 12, 1994.

Donaldson VP, Heil BV, Wolfson AB, Yield of Serum Calcium Determination in the Emergency Department (Poster). The American College of Emergency Medicine Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5, 1994.

Donaldson VP, Heil BV, Wolfson AB, Frequency of Inappropriate Laboratory Testing in the Emergency Department Trauma Patient (Poster). The American College of Emergency Medicine Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5, 1994.

Donaldson VP, Heil BV, Wolfson AB, Yield of Serum Calcium Determination in the Emergency Department (Poster). The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Conference, Washington, DC, May 24, 1994.

Atabay K, Hong C, Bentz ML, Heil BV, Futrell WJ, The Use of “Sliding Epineurial Sheath Tube” for the Repair of Peripheral Nerve Defects. The 50th Annual Sessions of the Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum, Chicago, IL, October 9–14, 1994.

Heil BV, Hong C, Connolly K, Dascombe W, Worsey J, Johnson PC, Thrombin Diffuses into Lumen and Enhances Thrombogenicity of Human Arteries. The Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marco Island, FL, January 12, 1994.

Donaldson WF, Heil BV, Donaldson VP, Silvaggio VJ, The Effect of Airway Maneuvers on the Unstable Cervical Spine. The Cervical Spine Research Society, Santa Fe, NM, November 29, 1996.

Donaldson WF, Lauerman WC, Heil BV, Swensen TM, Blanc R, Helmet and Shoulder Pad Removal in the Player with a Suspected Cervical Spine Injury – A Cadaver Model. The American Society for Sports Medicine, Second World Conference on Sports Trauma, Lake Buena Vista, FL, June 16, 1996.

Peitzman AB, Heil BV, Rivera L, Fakhry SM, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 13th Annual Scientific Assembly, Sanibel, FL, January 12, 2000.

Heil BV, Jennetta PJ, Nyström AN, Effective Surgical Outpatient Treatment of Atypical Facial Pain Syndrome. The 9th World Congress: The Pain Clinic, Hosted by the World Society of Pain Clinicians, San Francisco, CA, July 19, 2000.

Heil BV, Jeffords KK, Champagne L, Mrvos R, Lawson D, Krenzelok E, Manders E, Nystrom AN, High Pressure Injection Injuries: Management Algorithm and Long Term Outcomes. American Society of Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 2000.

Harbrecht BG, Peitzman AB, Rivera L, Heil BV, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Contribution of Age and Gender to Outcome of Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 14th Annual Scientific Assembly, Sanibel, FL, January 13, 2001.

Peitzman AB, Harbrecht BG, Rivera L, Heil BV, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Failure of Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 14th Annual Scientific Assembly, Sanibel, FL, January 13, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Gordon CB, Minimally Invasive Transfacial Mandibular Distraction for Micrognathia. The Robert H. Ivy Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 24, 2001.

Gordon CB, Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, No-Vector Mandibular Distraction. The American Association of Plastic Surgeons, SC, May 16, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Gordon CB, Minimally Invasive No-Vector Mandibular Distraction. The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saw Mill Creek, OH, June 8, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Losken HW, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Gordon CB, Minimally Invasive No-Vector Mandibular Distraction. The Plastic Surgery Research Council 46th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, June 10, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ochoa Diaz Lopez E, Puente Sanchez A, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Losken HW, Gordon CB, Minimally Invasive Transfacial Mandibular Distraction for Micrognathia. 3rd International Congress of Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Distraction, Paris, France, June 14–16, 2001.

Gordon CB, Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ochoa Diaz Lopez E, Puente Sanchez A, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Stair Step Midfacial Distraction in Crouzon Syndrome. 3rd International Congress of Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Distraction, Paris, France, June 14–16, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Losken HW, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Gordon CB, Intracranial Absorbable Plating for Craniosynostosis. 18th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, October 4–6, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Losken HW, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Gordon CB, Total Cartilaginous Reconstruction for Massive Nasal Hemangioma. 18th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, October 4–6, 2001.

Heil BV, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Chang TR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Gordon CB, Severe Micrognathia, A Long-Face Syndrome. 18th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, October 4–6, 2001.

Gordon CB, Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ochoa Diaz Lopez E, Puente Sanchez A, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Distraction Cheiloplasty: Long-Term Results. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5, 2001.

Gordon CB, Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ochoa Diaz Lopez E, Puente Sanchez A, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Severe Micrognathia, A Long-Face Syndrome. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5, 2001.

Heil BV, Chang TR, Reyna-Rodriguez PR, Ortiz-Monasterio F, Gordon CB, Minimally Invasive No-Vector Mandibular Distraction. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5, 2001.

Heil BV, Reyna-Rodriguez XP, Chang TR, Peters SJ, Gordon CB, Penicillamine Induced Pierre Robin Sequence: Role for Distraction (Poster). American Society of Plastic Surgeons, ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 70th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5, 2001.

Arslanian SA, Heil BV, Becker DJ, Drash AL, Sexual Dimorphism in Insulin Sensitivity in Adolescents with Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 72(4):920, 1991.

Wagner WR, Johnson PC, Heil BV, Thompson KA, Kormos RL, Griffith BP, Thrombin Activity Resides on LVAD Dacron Inflow & Outflow Grafts. ASAIO Journal 38:M634–7, 1992.

Arslanian S, Heil B, Kalhan SC, Hepatic Insulin Action in Adolescents with IDDM: Relationship with Long-term Glycemic Control. Metabolism 42:283–90, 1993.

Arslanian S, Menon RK, Gierl AP, Heil BV, Foley TP Jr, Insulin Therapy Increases Low Plasma Growth Hormone Binding Protein in Children with New-onset Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 10:833–8, 1993.

Lieberman I, Heil BV, Seow WK, Thong YH, Synergy Between Tetrandrine and FK-506 in Prevention of Diabetes in BB Rats. Life Sciences 53:PL453–8, 1993.

Johnson PC, Heil BV, Parva B, Hong C, Labadie K, Brezniak DV, Fenton JW II, Garrett K, Thrombin Activity on Dissected and Anastomosed Human Arteries. Journal of Surgical Research 60(1):193–8, 1996.

Dumanian GA, Heil BV, Khouri RK, Hong C, Labadie K, Wun TC, Johnson PC, Tissue Factor and Its Inhibition at the Human Microvascular Anastomosis. Journal of Surgical Research 60(1):263–9, 1996.

Dascombe W, Dumanian GA, Hong C, Heil BV, Labadie K, Hessel B, Blömback B, Johnson PC, Application of Thrombin Based Fibrin Glue and a Non-thrombin Based Batroxobin Glue on Intact Human Blood Vessels: Evidence for Transmural Thrombin Activity. Thrombosis & Haemostasis 78(2):947–51, 1997.

Donaldson WF, Heil BV, Donaldson VP, Silvaggio VJ, The Effect of Airway Maneuvers on the Unstable C1–C2 Segment. A Cadaver Study. Spine 22(11):1215–8, 1997.

Johnson PC, Wagner WR, Garrett KO, Eidelman BH, Pristas JM, Heil BV, Kormos RL, Griffith BP, Hematologic Alterations Associated with the Novacor Left Ventricular Assist System. Journal of Investigative Surgery.

Peitzman AB, Heil BV, Rivera L, Fakhry SM, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Proceedings of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 13th Annual Scientific Assembly, Journal of Trauma, January 2000.

Harbrecht BG, Peitzman AB, Rivera L, Heil BV, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Contribution of Age and Gender to Outcome of Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Proceedings of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 14th Annual Scientific Assembly, Journal of Trauma, January 2001.

Peitzman AB, Harbrecht BG, Rivera L, Heil BV, and the EAST Blunt Splenic Injury Study Group, Failure of Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Injury in Adults: Multicenter Study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Proceedings of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 14th Annual Scientific Assembly, Journal of Trauma, January 2001.

Effects of FK-506 and Other Modulators on Freshly Manifested Type I Diabetes in BB Rats

Major: Organismal Biology · Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

Thesis Advisor: James T. Barnett, PhD · April 1991

Synthesis of a Tropane Alkaloid Analog

Major: Organic Chemistry · Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

Thesis Advisor: Andrew B. Turner, PhD · August 1991