Investigator Profile: Kari Keys, MD

Kari Keys, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Keys is interested in lower extremity reconstruction after trauma, as well as delayed reconstruction of complex wounds including failed arthroplasties, spinal wound dehiscence and sternal wounds. She has published on necrotizing fasciitis with interest in morbidity and quality of life; to this end she maintains a large prospective database of all necrotizing fasciitis patients admitted at Harborview. Her publications on pressure sore outcomes and reconstructive considerations are derived from a large spinal cord population at the VA where she also maintains a large prospective database of pressure sore patients and collaborates with Rehab physicians on multiple manuscripts. Outside of plastic surgery, Dr. Keys is heavily involved in standardization and pathway care.

Collaborators

Eileen Bulger, Chief of Trauma Surgery, Harborview Medical Center

Steven Burns, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

Juan Asanza, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

David Mathes, Chief of Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado

Janna Friedly, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

Monica Vavilala, Anesthesia, Uniersity of Washington

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Epidemiology, University of Washington

Significant Publications

Keys, KA, Daniali LN, Warner KJ, Mathes DW. “Multivariate predictors of failure after flap coverage of pressure ulcers.” Plas Recon Surg. 2010 Jun;1725-34.
Daniali LN, Keys KA, Mathes DW. “Effect of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis of Osteomyelitis on the Surgical Management and Outcomes of Pressure Ulcers.” 2011 Annals of Plas Surg. 2011 Nov;67(5):520-5.
Grunzweig K, Keys KA. “Full-Thickness Scalp Injury Due to Hair Braiding and Weave.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2015 Aug;3(8):e377
Evans HL, O’Shea DJ, Morris AE, Keys KA, Wright AS, Schaad DC, Ilgen JS. “A comparison of Google Glass and traditional video vantage points for bedside procedural skill assessment.” Am J Surg. 2016 Feb;211(2):336-342.
Tom LK, Wright TJ, Horn DL, Bulger EM, Pham TN, Keys KA. “A skin-sparing approach to the treatment of necrotizing soft-tissue infections: thinking reconstruction at initial debridement.” J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jan, online.
Sandvall BK, Jacobsen L, Miller EA, Dodge RE, Quistberg DA, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Vavilala MS, Friedrich JB, Keys KA. “Fireworks type, injury pattern, and permanent impairment following severe fireworks-related injuries.” Am J Emergency Med. Status: Accepted for Publication April 2017.
Jacobsen L, Sandvall BK, Quistberg DA, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Vavilala MS, Friedrich JB, Keys KA. “Severe Fireworks-Related Injuries: Demographic Characteristics, Injury Patterns, and Fireworks Types in 294 Consecutive Patients.” Ped Emerg Care. Status: Accepted, awaiting publication.
Crowe CS, Cho DY, Kneib CJ, Morrison SD, Friedrich JB, Keys KA. “Strategies for Reconstruction of the Plantar Surface of the Foot: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” Plas Recon Surg. 2018.