Investigator Profile: Otway Louie, MD

Otway Louie, MD

Chief, UWMC Center for Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Louie is a board certified surgeon at UW Medicine's Reconstructive Surgery Center, chief, UWMC Center for Reconstructive Surgery, and associate professor in plastic and reconstructive surgery in the division of plastic surgery.

He has expertise in microsurgical reconstruction and aesthetic surgery of the breast, head and neck reconstruction, cosmetic surgery of the face and body and general reconstructive plastic surgery. His research interests include clinical outcomes in microsurgical breast reconstruction and improving clinical and functional outcomes in oncologic reconstruction.

Significant Publications

Sood RF, Lipira AB, Neligan PC, Louie O, Wright AS, Gibran NS. Respiratory Failure following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan;143(1):165e-171e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005115. PubMed PMID: 30589804.
Sousa J, Sood R, Liu D, Calhoun K, Louie O, Neligan P, Said H, Mathes D. Comparison of Outcomes in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Versus Mastectomy Alone. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2018 Feb;26(1):18-25. doi: 10.1177/2292550317731764. Epub 2017 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 29619355; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5871111.
Parent B, Horn D, Jacobson L, Petersen RP, Hinojosa M, Yates R, Wright AS, Louie O. Wound Morbidity in Minimally Invasive Anterior Component Separation Compared to Transversus Abdominis Release. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Feb;139(2):472-479. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002957. PubMed PMID: 28125536.
Mundinger GS, Latham K, Friedrich J, Louie O, Said H, Birgfeld C, Ellenbogen R, Hopper RA. Management of the Repeatedly Failed Cranioplasty Following Large Postdecompressive Craniectomy: Establishing the Efficacy of Staged Free Latissimus Dorsi Transfer/Tissue Expansion/Custom Polyetheretherketone Implant Reconstruction. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Nov;27(8):1971-1977. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003043. PubMed PMID: 28005736.
Miranda SG, Liu Y, Morrison SD, Sood RF, Gallagher T, Gougoutas AJ, Colohan SM, Louie O, Mathes DW, Neligan PC, Said HK. Improved healthcare economic outcomes after liposomal bupivacaine administration in first-stage breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Oct;69(10):1456-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.06.031. Epub 2016 Jul 11. PubMed PMID: 27475335.
Combs PD, Sousa JD, Louie O, Said HK, Neligan PC, Mathes DW. Comparison of vertical and oblique rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps for pelvic, perineal, and groin reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Aug;134(2):315-23. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000324. PubMed PMID: 25068330.
Sandvall BK, Suver DW, Said HK, Mathes DW, Neligan PC, Dellinger EP, Louie O. Comparison of Synthetic and Biologic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair Using Components Separation Technique. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Jun;76(6):674-9. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000253. PubMed PMID: 25003419.
Um GT, Chang J, Louie O, Colohan SM, Said HK, Neligan PC, Mathes DW. Implantable Cook-Swartz Doppler probe versus Synovis Flow Coupler for the post-operative monitoring of free flap breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Jul;67(7):960-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.03.034. Epub 2014 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 24767693.
Liu DZ, Mathes DW, Neligan PC, Said HK, Louie O. Comparison of outcomes using AlloDerm versus FlexHD for implant-based breast reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 May;72(5):503-7. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318268a87c. PubMed PMID: 23636114.
Keys KA, Louie O, Said HK, Neligan PC, Mathes DW. Clinical utility of CT angiography in DIEP breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2013 Mar;66(3):e61-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.09.025. Epub 2012 Oct 18. PubMed PMID: 23084649.
Liu DZ, Dubbins JA, Louie O, Said HK, Neligan PC, Mathes DW. Duration of antibiotics after microsurgical breast reconstruction does not change surgical infection rate. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Feb;129(2):362-7. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31823ae8ce. PubMed PMID: 22286419.