Mike Bezuhly

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Research Interests

Dr. Michael Bezuhly is an Assistant Professor in Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie University. Originally from Toronto, he speaks English, Russian and French. He completed his undergraduate degree at McGill University in 1999 and his medical degree at the University of Toronto in 2003. During his residency training in plastic surgery and in the Clinician-Investigator Program he obtained graduate degrees in Anatomy and Neurobiology from Dalhousie University and Epidemiology from Harvard University. After completing residency training at Dalhousie University in 2010, Dr. Bezuhly received additional subspecialty training in pediatric plastic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, and in pediatric craniofacial surgery at the Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris, France.

Dr. Bezuhly joined the IWK Health Centre in January 2012 as an attending craniofacial and plastic surgeon. His principal clinical interests include craniofacial remodeling, cleft lip and palate repair, ear reconstruction and obstetrical brachial plexus reconstruction. He is the primary plastic surgeon on the Cleft Palate Team and has helped to establish the multidisciplinary Craniofacial Clinic at the IWK. As a clinician-scientist, he has numerous peer-reviewed publications and holds several research grants. He continues to pursue the epidemiological research in which he was involved during his graduate studies at Harvard University. He also conducts laboratory research into novel treatments for abnormal scars, the link between clotting and cancer spread, and the use of stem cells to improve craniofacial healing. 

Selected publications

  • Phipps K, Gebremeskel S, Gillis J, Hong P, Johnston B, Bezuhly M. Alternatively activated M2 macrophages improve autologous fat graft survival in a mouse model via induction of angiogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg. In press. 2014 August

  • Gebremeskel S, LeVatte T, Liwski RS, Johnston B, Bezuhly M. The reversible P2Y12 inhibitor ticagrelor inhibits metastasis and improves survival in mouse models of cancer. Int J Cancer. 2014 May 5. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28947. [Epub ahead of print]

  • Bezuhly M. Rapid intraoperative fabrication of an inexpensive, reliable nasal stent for use after primary cleft nasal repair. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2014 Sep;51(5):e110-2. doi: 10.1597/13-205. Epub 2014 Apr 15

  • Bishop A, Hong P, Bezuhly M. Autologous fat grafting for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency: state of the art. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Jan;67(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.09.021. Epub 2013 Sep 20

  • Bezuhly M, Fisher DM. Single-stage repair of asymmetrical bilateral cleft lip with contralateral lesser form defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Mar;129(3):751-7. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182402f50

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