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William Knaus II

  • Department of Surgery
    Assistant Professor
  • william.john.knaus@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Knaus specializes in hand and reconstructive plastic surgery and is primarily based at Grady Memorial Hospital. He received his MD degree from the University of Massachusetts in 2009. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, did his plastic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency, and completed his hand and upper extremity fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. During his hand fellowship, he was an assistant in orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Knaus' articles have been published in a number of leading journals, including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

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  • MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School

Research

Publications

  • Incidence and Risk Factors for Secondary Surgery and Amputation After Lower Extremity Limb Salvage.
    Ann Plast Surg Volume: 94 Page(s): 75 - 78
    01/01/2025 Authors: Brown C; Ash M; Menon A; Knaus W; Hernandez-Irizarry R; Ghareeb P
  • Teleconferencing for Virtual Visiting Professors and Virtual Grand Rounds.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 147 Page(s): 872e - 874e
    05/01/2021 Authors: Knaus WJ; Cheng A
  • Carpometacarpal 4/5 Fracture Dislocations: Fracture Morphology and Surgical Treatment.
    J Hand Microsurg Volume: 12 Page(s): S21 - S27
    10/01/2020 Authors: Verhiel SHWL; Knaus WJ; Simeone FJ; Mudgal CS
  • Initial Misidentification of Thumb Poromaby Shave Biopsy.
    J Hand Surg Am Volume: 44 Page(s): 252.e1 - 252.e4
    03/01/2019 Authors: Serebrakian AT; Knaus WJ; Nazarian RM; Jupiter JB
  • Colo-colonic anastomosis in a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patient.
    Asian J Surg Volume: 40 Page(s): 232 - 235
    05/01/2017 Authors: Knaus WJ; Olson CH
  • Oncologic reconstruction of the hand and upper extremity: Maximizing functional outcomes.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 113 Page(s): 946 - 954
    06/01/2016 Authors: Knaus WJ; Alluri R; Bakri K; Iorio ML
  • Simplifying cheek reconstruction: a review of over 400 cases.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 129 Page(s): 1291 - 1299
    06/01/2012 Authors: Rapstine ED; Knaus WJ; Thornton JF
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