Curriculum Vitae

Nada Berry, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery 
Department of Surgery

Brief Bio

Fellowship (Hand Surgery)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn.

Residency (Plastic Surgery)
SIU School of Medicine

Medical Degree:
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Special Interests:
Breast Surgery
Burn and Reconstructive Surgery
Hand Surgery
Microsurgery

Research Interests:
Nerve Regeneration
Clinical Outcomes Research

Education 
BS in Biology
Minor in Physics and Chemistry
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE 1998

Doctor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN  2004

Residency 
Plastic Surgery Resident 07/2004 – 06/2010
SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

Fellowship
Hand Surgery08/2010 – 07/2011
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN

Honors and Awards 
1995 – 1998 International Academic Scholarship
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE

1996 Young Physicist Scholarship
Chadron State College, Chadron, NE

1997   Platinum Eagle Award
Chadron State College, Chadron, NE

1998 Benediction Speaker
Chadron State College, Chadron, NE

May 2008 Second Place Basic Science Research Award
Involvement of Notch-1 in Osteoinduction of Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells.
SIU Department of Surgery Resident Research Day – Springfield, IL

June 2010 Third Place Overall Award
The Use of a Pre-fabricated, Pre-laminated Flap for Tracheal Reconstruction
Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons –Sr. Resident Symposium – Chicago, IL

Professional Memberships

2001  American College of Physicians
2001  American Medical Women’s Association
2006  Plastic Surgery Research Council                                   

Continuing Medical Education

May 2007 Illinois Chapter – American College of Surgeons – Springfield, IL

May 2007 Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons – Chicago, IL

Jun 2007 Plastic Surgery Research Council – Stanford, CA

Nov 2007 Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction  Miami, FL

Jan  2008  American Association for Hand Surgery – Los Angeles, CA

Jan  2008  American Society of Peripheral Nerve – Los Angeles, CA

June 2008 Plastic Surgery Research Council – Springfield, IL

Oct  2008  QMP Reconstructive Surgery Symposium – St. Louis, MO

Nov 2008 American Society of Plastic Surgeons – Chicago, IL

Jan 2009  American Association for Hand Surgery – Maui, HI

Jan 2009  American Society of Peripheral Nerve – Maui, HI

Feb  2010  Aesthetic Facial Reconstruction in Adults and Children – Tucson, AZ

Apr 2010 Hand and Wrist Fracture Management Course – Orlando, FL

June 2010 Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons – Senior Resident Symposium – Chicago, IL

Regional Presentations

May 2005 Negative Appendectomy Rates: Are They Adequate? 
Illinois Chapter – American College of Surgeons – Moline, IL

April  2006 Osteoinduction Up-Regulates the Notch-1 Receptor in Cultured Adipocyte-Derived Adult Stem Cells
5th Annual Resident Research Day – SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

May 2007 Analysis of limiting Wyndell-Merritt splint for extensor tendon injuries to hand
Immobilization
6th Annual Resident Research Day – SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

Jan  2008 Congenital Hand
Plastics/Ortho Combined Hand Conference – SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

Sept 2008  Mallet, Swan Neck & Boutoniere
Plastics/Ortho Combined Hand Conference – SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

March 2008 Tendon Transfer
Plastics/Ortho Combined Hand Conference – SIU School of Medicine – Springfield, IL

May 2007  Analysis of Limiting Wyndell-Merritt Splint for Extensor Tendon Injuries to
Hand Immobilization
Illinois Chapter – American College of Surgeons – Springfield, IL

May  2008  Involvement of Notch-1 in Osteoinduction of Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells.
SIU Department of Surgery Resident Research Day – Springfield, IL

April 2009  Is Epicondylar Denervation Superior to Epicondylectomy for Tennis Elbow?
Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons – Chicago, IL

June 2010 The Use of a Pre-fabricated, Pre-laminated Flap for Tracheal Reconstruction
Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons – Senior Resident Symposium – Chicago, IL

National Presentations

May 2007 Analysis of limiting Wyndell-Merritt splint for extensor tendon injuries to hand
Immobilization
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons – Chicago, IL

Jan 2008  Anatomic Landmarks to Locate the Nerve Branch to the Masseter Muscle in Facial
Reanimation Surgery
American Society of Peripheral Nerve – Beverly Hills, CA

June 2008 Adult Derived Stem Cell Proliferation is Regulated by Notch:  Involvement of MAPK
Plastic Surgery Research Council – Springfield, IL

Jan 2009 Is Denervation Superior to Epicondylectomy for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
American Society of Peripheral Nerve – Maui, HI

Publications

1:  Hwang, CS, Viegas, ML, Berry, N, Alfrey, EJ, Utility of Repeat On-site Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity Crossmatching Prior to Cadaveric Renal Transplant, Transplant International; Jan 2007, 20: 232

2:  Rodd-Henricks ZA, McKinzie DL, Melendez RI, Berry N, Murphy JM, McBride WJ.  Effects of Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonists on the Intracranial Self-Administration of Ethanol Within the Ventral Tegmental Area of Wistar Rats. Psychopharmacology. Jan 2003; 165 (3): 252-9

3: Berry, N, Neumeister, MW, Russell, RC, Dellon, AL.  Epicondylectomy versus denervation for lateral humeral epicondylitis.  Hand, Feb 2011;  6:174–178

Chapters

1: Megee, DM, Berry, N., Russell, RC, Neumeister, MW, Tissue Engineering: Bridging the Gap Between Replantation and Composite Tissue Allografts, Clin Plastic Surg Apr 2007 (34) 319-325

2: Berry N, Neumeister MW.  Vascular Disorders of the Upper Extremity.  Plastic Surgery Secrets 2nd ed. Philadephia  Weinzweig, Jeffrey.  Chapter 133;871-875, Mosby Elsevier 2010.

SIU HealthCare
Division of Plastic Surgery
Baylis Medical Building – Level 3
Springfield, IL 
217-545-6314
www.siumed.edu/plastics