Curriculum Vitae

Elvin G. Zook, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Division of Plastic Surgery
E-mail: plastics@siumed.edu
Telephone: 217-545-6314
FAX Number: 217-545-2588

Research Interests/Areas of Expertise:

Cosmetic surgery
Breast surgery
Hand surgery
Pediatric surgery

Brief Biography

Dr. Elvin Zook is Professor Emeritus of the Division of Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residencies at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition, he was a James Whitcomb Riley Plastic Surgery Fellow and a Christine Kleinert Fellow in surgery of the hand at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Dr. Zook is a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery with added qualifications in hand surgery. Dr. Zook is a past-President of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, the Plastic Surgery Research Council, the Sangamon County Medical Society and past-Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Association of Hand Surgery and the American Surgical Association.
In a teaching capacity, Dr. Zook has been responsible for dozens of presentations, including lectures, videotape productions and slide show development.
He has authored over 100 articles, contributed to more than 40 books and has authored or co-authored five books.
Dr. Zook and his wife, Sharon, have three daughters and reside in Springfield.
To make an appointment with Dr. Zook, please call SIU Physicians and Surgeons at 217-545-6314.

Education

• College - Manchester College (B.A.)
  North Manchester, IN - 1959
• Medical School - Indiana University School of Medicine
  Indianapolis, IN - 1963

• Internship
  Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis, IN 1964
• Residency
  General and Thoracic Surgery
  Indiana University Medical Center 4/67-10/67
  Chief Resident 11/67-2/69
• Plastic Surgery
  Indiana University School of Medicine 3/69-11/70
  Chief Resident of Plastic Surgery 11/70-2/71

• James Whitcomb Riley Plastic Surgery Fellow 7/66-12/66
  
• Christine Kleinert Fellow in Surgery of the Hand,
  University of Louisville School of Medicine 1/70-2/70

• Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery-1970
• Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1970
• Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery-1972
• American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, January 1989

Military Service

Indiana National Guard 12/63-3/71

Awards

• Dr. Michael J. Carey Memorial Service Award, Mu Chapter, Phi Chi Medical Fraternity-1963
• McCaskey Award for Surgical Subspecialty Paper
• Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons-1969
• Outstanding Young Men in America-1972
• Who's Who in the Midwest-1978
• Who's Who in America-1980-Present

• Diplomate of the American Board of
• Staff Plastic Surgeon, SS Hope, Macieo, Brazil 5/73 - 6/73
• Visiting Professor, Youngstown Hospital Association, Youngstown, OH 11/73
• Visiting Professor, Weber Clinic, Olney, IL 11/76
• Visiting Professor, San Pablo Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico 10/77
• Visiting Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 9/78
• Visiting Professor, Rush-Presbyterian's St. Luke's, Chicago, IL 7/80
• Visiting Professor, St. Luke's Hospital,Minneapolis, MN 10/80
• Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 11/81
• Visiting Professor, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 2/82
• Visiting Professor, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 6/82
• Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 6/83
• Visiting Professor, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 1/84
• Visiting Professor, Harvard University, Boston, MA 3/84
• Associate Visiting Professor Plastic Surgery, Educational Foundation 1985
  
• Visiting Professor, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 12/84
• Visiting Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 2/85
• Visiting Professor, Chicago Plastic Surgery Society, Chicago, IL 2/85
• Visiting Professor, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 5/85
• Visiting Professor, Ray Curtis Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital,Baltimore, MD 6/85
• Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 9/85
• Visiting Professor, Cedar Rapids, IA 11/86
  
• Visiting Professor, York Hospital, York, PA 12/86
• Visiting Professor, Brigham & Women's Hospital,Boston, MA 3/87
• Visiting Professor, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil 8/87
• Visiting Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 11/87
• Visiting Professor, Ohio State University College of Medicine,Columbus, OH 4/88
• Visiting Professor, Indiana University,Indianapolis, IN 6/88
• Visiting Professor, Security Forces Hospital,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3/89
• Visiting Professor, Military Plastic Surgeons, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center Aurora, CO 4/89
• Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 6/89
  
• Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 9/89
• Visiting Professor, University of Colorado - Rocky Mountain, Plastic Surgery Society,Denver, CO 4/90
• Visiting Professor, XXVIe Congres de la Societe Francaise de Chirurgie de La Main - (GEM), Paris, FRANCE 12/90
• Visiting Professor, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 1/91
• Visiting Professor, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 3/91
• Visiting Professor, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Bristol, England 5/91
• Visiting Professor, Academy of Plastic Surgeons of Minnesota, Prescott, WI 10/91
• Visiting Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 05/92
• Visiting Professor, American Academy of Dermatology,Washington, DC 12/93
• Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Ski Symposium,Vail, CO 02/94
• Visiting Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia,Columbia, MO 04/94
• Visiting Professor, Scott and White Clinics,Temple, TX 05/94
• Visiting Professor, Texas Medical Society,Austin, TX 05/94
• Visiting Professor, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons,Royal College of Surgeons
  Ontario, Canada 05/94
• Visiting Professor, Manus Canada - The Canadian Society for Surgery of Hand,Ontario, Canada 05/94
• Visiting Professor, Chicago Plastic Surgery Society,Chicago, IL 11/94
• Visiting Professor, St. Louis Society of Plastic Surgeons; St. Louis University and Washington University, St. Louis, MO 11/94
• Visiting Professor, American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA 02/95
• Visiting Professor, Puerto Rico Chapter American College of Surgeons, San Juan, PR 02/95
• Visiting Professor, Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand,Tokyo, JAPAN 05/95
• Visiting Professor, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 06/95
• Visiting Professor, Brown University School of Medicine,Providence, RI 06/95
• Visiting Professor, James E. Bennett Society,Indianapolis, IN 06/97
• Visiting Professor, Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,Indianapolis, IN 06/97
• Visiting Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center,Kansas City, KS 12/97
• Visiting Professor, Summa Division of Plastic Surgery Akron, OH 12/11/98
• Visiting Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section,Penn State Geisinger Health System Hershey, PA 02/15-06/99
• Visiting Professor, University of Washington-Seattle, Seattle, WA 3/1/06
• Visiting Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonia, TX 02/07
• Visiting Professor, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 05/07
  
  
  
  Surgery-1970
• Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1970
• Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery-1972
• American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, January 1989

• Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery
  Indiana University Medical Center
  Indianapolis, IN 5/70 - 2/71
• Assistant Professor in Plastic Surgery
  Indiana University Medical Center
  Indianapolis, IN 3/71 - 6/73
• Chief of Plastic Surgery Section
  Marion County General Hospital
  Indianapolis, IN 4/71 - 6/73
• Consultant in Plastic Surgery
  West 10the Street Veterans Administration Hospital
  Indianapolis, IN 4/71 - 6/73
• Assistant Chief of Surgery
  Marion County General Hospital
  Indianapolis, IN 7/72 - 6/73
• Associate Professor of Surgery and Chairman
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  Springfield, IL 7/73 - 6/75
• Professor of Surgery and Chairman
  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  Springfield, IL 7/75 - Present
• Consultant in Plastic Surgery
  Marion Veterans Administration Hospital
  Marion, IL 8/73
• Consultant in Plastic Surgery
  Memorial Medical Center, Burn Unit
  Springfield, IL 7/73 - Present
• Medical Staff
  Memorial Medical Center
  Springfield, IL 7/73 - Present
• Medical Staff
  St. John's Hospital
  Springfield, IL 7/73 - Present
• Director, Congenital Head and Neck Anomalies Clinic
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  Springfield, IL 7/73 - 83
• Consultant, Cancer Information Service
  Illinois Cancer Council 1976
• Advisor, Sangamon County Advisor to Reach-to-Recovery
  American Cancer Society, Illinois Division
  
• Assistant Chairman, Department of Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  Springfield, IL 7/96 - Present
• Professor Emeritus, Division of Plastic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine;      Springfield, IL 07/06 – Present                                                                    
• Elvin G. Zook, M.D. Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery, Memorial Medical Center FoundationSpringfield, IL  02/08 - Present

• ACS WEB PORTAL EDITORIAL BOARD
  -Co-Community Editor 2005

• ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
  • Residency Review Committee for Plastic Surgery 1992-98
  • Chairman Ad Hoc Committee Revision of Hand Surgery Program Requirements 1995-
  • Residency Review Appeal Panel for Plastic Surgery 1998-
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SURGERY OF TRAUMA-1979
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HAND SURGERY-1991
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONS - 1977
  • Chairman, Education Committee, 1981
  • Chairman, Program Committee, 1983-84
  • Member, Membership Committee, 1984-85
  • Member, Education Committee, 1986-87
  • Board of Trustees, 1987-90
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 1990-91
  • Member, Research and Education Committee, 1992-94
  • Member, Program Committee, 1994-95
  • Member, Constitution and Bylaws, 1995-96
  • Member, Honors Committee, 2000-01, 2004-05
    
  • Clinician of the Year, 2004
• AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Guest Examiner 1981-86
  • Board of Directors, 1986-92
  • Member, Certifying Examination Committee, 1986-88
  • Member, Committee on Credentials and Requirements, 1987-92
  • Secretary-Treasurer-Elect, 1987-88
  • Secretary-Treasurer, 1988-91
  • Representative to the American Board of Medical Specialties, 1988-93
  • Member, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand Committee, 1989-92
  • Chairman-Elect, 1990-91
  • Chairman, 1991-92
  • Guest Examiner, 2007
• AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION - 1974
• AMERICAN CLEFT PALATE ASSOCIATION - 1973
• AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - 1973
  • Councilor, Illinois Chapter, 1976-79
  • South Illinois State Chairman, Field Liaison Program, Commission on Cancer, 1980-82
  • Member, Credentials Committee, 1981-1993
  • Member, State and Provincial Committee, Advisory to the Board of Regents, 1981-87
  • Public Relations Coordinator Illinois Chapter 1982
  • Chairman, Nominating Committee, Illinois Chapter, 1982
  • Member, Illinois Advisory Committee, 1981-Present
  • Member, Pre and Post Operative Care Committee, 1984-90
  • Senior Member, Pre and Post Operative Care Committee, 1990
  • Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Advisory Council 1988-94
  • Member, Committee on Continuing Education 1990-1995
  • Senior Member, Committee on Continuing Education, 1996-2000
• AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - 1971-Present
  • Representative to Medical School Section 1984-88
  • GMEAC Alternate, 1989
  • GMEAC Committee, 1990-94
• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, INC. - 1976
  • Midwest Editor of Newsletter
• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS, INC.- 1974/AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS, INC. 1999 (renamed)
  • Assistant Secretary, 1979-80
  • Trustee, 1983-86
  • Vice Chairman, Trustees, 1985
  • Chairman, Trustees, 1986
  • Alternate Delegate, Council on Medical Specialties Societies, 1984-Present
  • Member, Scientific Program Committee, 1978-82
  • Member, Marketing Committee, 1978-Present
  • Member, Time and Place Committee, 1979-80, 1988-Present
  • Commissioner, Scientific Affairs Commission, 1979-80
  • Member, Convention Advisor Committee, 1981-82
  • Member, Residency Prescreening Committee, 1982-83
  • Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1985
  • Liaison, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Nurses, 1985-87
  • Member, Professional Liability Committee, 1986
  • Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee, 1987-89
  • Representative to American College of Surgeons Plastic Maxillofacial Section, 1988-Present
  • Chairman, Guidelines for Quality Care Committee, 1988-90
  • Secretary, 1988-91
  • Commissioner, Membership Services Commission, 1988-1997
  • Board of Directors, 1988-Present
  • Member, Finance Committee, 1991-1997
  • Member, Operations Committee, 1991-1997
  • Member, Publications Committee, 1991-1997
  • Vice President, 1991-92
  • President-Elect, 1992-93
  • Commissioner, Management Commission, 1992-93
  • President, 1993-94
  • Chairman, Work Force Task Force 1993-95
  • Member, Health Systems Task Force 1994-95
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 1997-98
  • Trustee 1997-2000
  • Member, Past President's Council 1999-2000
  • Member, ASPS PRS Contracts Renewal Task Force  
  • Member, Archives Committee, 2003-2006
  • Member, Oversight Committee, 2007 – Present
• AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND - 1975 - (Active, 1978)
  • Council Member at Large, 1979-81
  • Member, Self Assessment Examination Committee, 1976-82
  • Illinois Chairman for Continuing Education to Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Personnel Committee on Continuing Education, 1976-80
  • Representative for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Joint Forward Planning Commission, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc. 1976-81
  • Member, Forward Planning Committee, 1981-84
  • Chairman, Instructional Course Committee (Designed and Initiated Instructional Course Program), 1982-88
  • Program Committee Chairman 2nd International Federation Societies for Surgery of the Hand Congress, Boston 1983
  • Member, Nominating Committee 1983-85
  • Member, Program Committee 1983-86
  • Member, Course Planning Committee 1984-85; 1987-89
  • Member, Ad Hoc Educational Foundation Development Committee, 1986-87
  • Member, Interspecialty and Government Affairs Committee ,1986-89
  • Chairman, Clinical Guidelines Committee, 1989-91
  • Member, Journal Committee, 1992-96
  • Member, Impact of CAQ on Hand Surgery Committee, 1992-94
  • Member, Specialty Care Advocacy Task Force, 1994-1995
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Educational Outreach to Primary Care Physicians, 1995
  • Member, American Foundation For Surgery of the Hand Board Trustee, 1995-97
  • Member, Membership Committee, 1999-2000
• AMERICAN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION - 1990
• ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC CHAIRMEN OF PLASTIC SURGEONS - 1985
  • Chairman, Bylaws Committee, 1985-86
  • President-Elect, 1985-86
  • President, 1986-87
  • Board of Trustees, 1987-88
  • Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1987-88
  • Representative to Council of Plastic Surgery Organizations, 1987-90
  • Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee for Feasibility Study of Departmental Status, 1991-92
  • Member, Curriculum Committee, 1991-
  • Member, Aesthetic Surgery Educational Training Ad Hoc Committee, 1992-93
  • Member, Resident Education Ad Hoc Committee, 1992-93
  • Member, Plastic Surgery Residency Training Committee, 1994-95
• ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC SURGERY - 1969
• CANADIAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGERY - 1994 (Honorary)
• COUNCIL OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES
  • Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 1985-86
  • Member, Health Care Delivery Committee, 1987-Present
  • Member, Health Care Delivery Steering Committee, 1988-Present
  • Member, Patient Safety Committee, 1987-Present
  • Member, Health Manpower Committee, 1986-Present
  • Member, Task Force on Practice Policies, 1988-91
• ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
  • Alternate Delegate, 1979-80
  • Delegate, 1981-86
• ILLINOIS SURGICAL SOCIETY - 1974
• KLEINERT SOCIETY
  • Editor Kleinert Society Newsletter, 1976-84
  • Secretary 1976-84
• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
  • Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, 1973-84
  • Member, Operating Room Committee, 1978-85
  • Member, Outpatient Operating Room Committee, 1980-83
  • Member, Risk Management Committee, 1981-83
  • Member, Credentials Committee, 1983-Present
  • Chairman, Operating Room Committee, 1985-Present
  • Chairman, Ambulatory Surgery Committee, 1991-93
  • Member, Pathology Chairman Search Committee, 1993-94
  • Member, Medical Staff Advisory Committee on Fund Development - Memorial Medical Center Foundation, 1995-96
• MIDWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONS - 1976
  • Chairman, Program Committee, 1979
  • Vice President, 1984-85
  • President-Elect, 1985-86
  • President, 1986-87
  • Chairman, Bylaws Committee, 1987-88
  • Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1988
• MISCELLANEOUS
  • International Abstractor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1978-84
  • Reviewer, Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc., 1984-Present
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1984-90
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Hand Surgery 1986-90
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal, 1991-
  • Book Review Editor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1992-Present
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Plastic Surgery, American Family Physician, 1994-Present
  • Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Medical Expert or Consultant, 1995-Present
• OHIO VALLEY SOCIETY FOR PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS - 1971
• PLASTIC SURGERY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
  • Board of Directors, 1982-88
  • Associate Visiting Professor, 1984-85
  • Vice-Chairman, Undergraduate Education Committee 1976-77 (Member 1975-78)
  • Chairman, Film Committee 1978-80
  • Member, Undergraduate Education Committee 1978-82
  • Member, Self Assessment Examination Committee 1979-84
  • Chairman, Integument Section Self Assessment Examination Committee 1981-82
  • Chairman, Film and Videotape Committee 1980-82
  • Member, Scholarship Contest Committee 1983-85
  • Member, Managing Committee 1984-85
  • Member, Senior Residents Conference Committee, 1985-87
  • Chairman, Senior Residents Conference Committee, 1986-91
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 1987-88
  • Facilitator, Education Section, 1987-88
  • Member, Clinical Symposia Committee, 1988-89
  • Senior Member Visiting Professor, 1995-96
• PLASTIC SURGERY RESEARCH COUNCIL - 1973
  • Chairman Elect and Program Chairman, 1980
  • Chairman, 1981
• ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL
  • Member, Medical Staff
  • Member, Operating Room Committee 1991-1993
• SANGAMON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY - 1973
  • Board of Directors, 1978-83
  • Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-86
  • Liaison Committee Chairman, 1978-80
  • Program Chairman, 1982
  • Vice President, 1986
  • President, 1987
  • Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1988
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 1988-93
• SOCIETY OF GENITOURINARY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS - 1990
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
  • President, Faculty, 1978-81
  • Chairman, Faculty Council, 1978-81
  • Member, Faculty Senate, 1978-81
  • Chairman, MSRP Committee, 1981-83
  • Member, MSRP Committee, 1978-79; 1983-85
  • Chairman, Risk Management Committee, 1981-83
  • Chairman, Pathology Review Committee, 1984-85
  • Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1984
  • Chairman, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1985-89
  • Member, Institutional Self-Study Subcommittee Department - Clinical, 1986
  • Member, House Staff, 1986-87
  • Member, Oncology Task Force, 1986-89
  • Member, Continuing Educational Advisory Committee, 1988-89
  • Member, International Relations Advisory Committee, 1990-91
  • Member, Springfield Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects, 1990-94
  • Chairman Springfield Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects, 1998-
  • Chairman, Student Evaluation Committee, 1990-1991
  • Member, MSRP Committee, 1991-97
  • Member, Student Evaluation Committee, 1993-94
  • Member, Biomedical Communications Director Search Committee, 1993
  • Member. Admissions Committee, 1996-98
  • Member, SIU P&S Inc. Board of Directors 1997-
  • Member Practice Development Committee, 1997-
  • Member, SIU Breast Center Executive Committee, 1998
  • Chair, SIU &S Inc. Board 1999-2000
• UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY - 1994

• "Arm and Forearm" Panel
  American College of Surgeons
  October, 1976
• Course Director, Hand Emergencies Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  January, 1977
• Course Director, Rehabilitation of the Functionally Impaired Hand Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  January, 1978
• Course Faculty, Difficult Problems in Hand Surgery
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana
  October 1978
• Course Director, The Acutely Injured Hand Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  March, 1979
• Course Director, Making the Hand Work Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  March, 1980
• "Success and Failures of Replantation of Hand Surgery" Panel
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1979
• Course Faculty, Plastic Surgery Board Review Course
  Northwestern University School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois
  September 1980
• Panel Member, Biological Basis for Postoperative Management
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  February, 1981
• Course Faculty, Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Hand Surgery Course
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting
  Vail, Colorado
  March, 1981
• Course Co-Director, Care of Emergency Hand Problems Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  March, 1981
• Instructional Course, Anatomy and Management of Surgical Problems of the Nailbed
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Annual Meeting
  New York, New York - 1981
  Honolulu, Hawaii - 1982
  Dallas, Texas - 1983
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1984
  Kansas City, Kansas - 1985
  Los Angeles, California - 1986
  Atlanta, Georgia - 1987
  Toronto, Canada - 1988
  San Francisco, California - 1989
• "Introduction"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1981
• "Soft Tissue Cover"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1981
• "Nailbed Care"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1981
• Panel Member, Rational Basis of Postoperative
  Management American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Annual Meeting
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  January, 1982
• Course Co-Director, The Primary Care of Facial Trauma Injuries Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surger
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  Springfield, Illinois
  April, 1982
• Panel Member, Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Annual Meeting
  Honolulu, Hawaii
  October, 1982
• "Peripheral Nerve Injuries" Panel
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1982
• Course Faculty, Management of Upper Extremity Injuries Symposium
  Washington University School of Medicine
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November, 1982
• Course Director, Hand Symposium
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  March 1983
• Chairman, Discussions of Problems in Hand Surgery
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  San Francisco, California
  September 1983
• Panel Member, Difficult Wounds
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Annual Meeting
  Dallas, Texas
  November, 1983
• Instructional Course, Surgical Problems of the Nailbed
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Annual Meeting
  Anaheim, California - 1983
  Atlanta, Georgia - 1984
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1985
  San Antonio, Texas - 1987
  Baltimore, Maryland - 1988
  Seattle, Washington - 1989Midyear Meeting
  San Francisco, California - 1987
  Atlanta, Georgia - 1989
• Panel Member, Coverage Problems of the Upper Extremity
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Annual Meeting
  Atlanta, Georgia 1984
  Las Vegas, Nevada 1985
  New Orleans, Louisiana 1986
• Panel Member, Practical Points in Hand Surgery
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Annual Meeting
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  October, 1984
• Panel Discussant, Management of Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand
  American College of Surgeons
  Annual Meeting
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  October, 1986
• Panel Member, Hand: Injured Finger Joints
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Annual Meeting
  Los Angeles, California
  October, 1986
• Discussant: A Prospective Analysis of the Effect of Division of Transverse Carpal Ligament on Grip and Pinch Strength
  American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  May, 1987
• Moderator: Panel, Fellowships - The Reality
  American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  Nashville, Tennessee
  May, 1987
• Moderator: Panel, Soft Tissue Coverage of the Hand
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  San Antonio, Texas - 1987
  Baltimore, Maryland - 1988
  Seattle, Washington - 1989
• Instructional Course: Skin Coverage - Hand and Fingertip Injuries
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  San Juan, Puerto Rico
  November, 1987
• Chairman, Symposium
  Discussions of Current Hand Care Concepts
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  San Diego, California
  August, 1988
• "Care of Nail Bed Injuries"
  Hand Care Panel
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  October, 1988
• Panel Discussant: Acute Hand Injuries, Fingernail and Nail Bed Injuries
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  October, 1988
• Moderator: Session #7
  ASSH Regional Review Course in Hand Surgery
  "Dupuytren's Disease"
  Chicago, Illinois
  October, 1988
• Panel Discussant: Acute Avulsion Injuries of the Nail Bed
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Midyear Specialty Day
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  February, 1990
• Instructional Course: Anatomy and Management of Surgical Problems of the Nail Bed
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Boston, Massachusetts
  October, 1990
• Panel: "Surgery of the Hand: A Day in the Office"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  Seattle, Washington
  September, 1991
• Instructional Course: Post-Traumatic and Complex Problems of the Nail Bed
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Seattle, Washington
  September 1991
• "How I Would Do It" Panel
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Washington, D.C.
  September 1992
• Instructional Course: Anatomy, Physiology, and Care of Nail Bed Trauma
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  
  • Washington, D.C.
    September 1992
  • San Diego, California
    September 1994
  • Montreal, Canada
    October 1995
  • Dallas, Texas
    November 1996
  • San Francisco, California
    September 1997
  • Boston, Massachusetts
    October 1998
• Chairman, "The Future of Breast Implants"
  10th Annual Breast Surgery Symposium
  Atlanta, GA
  January 1994
• Panel Moderator "A Night in the Emergency Room"
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Ft Myers, Florida
  January 1995
• Moderator, Panel Discussion "Workforce Considerations"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  San Francisco, California
  September 1995
• Member, Panel Discussion Health Care Dialogue
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  San Francisco, California
  September 1995
• Member, Panel "Common Perplexing Problems in the Office"
  American Association of Hand Surgery
  Palm Springs, California
  January 1996
• Member, Panel "Graduate Surgical Education: Too Long, Too Costly, Too Rigid, Too Many?"
  Numbers in Graduate Medical Education
  American College of Surgeons
  San Francisco, California
  October 1996
• "Dupuytren's Disease"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Regional Review Course
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1996
• "Soft Tissue Cover and Fingertip Injuries"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Regional Review Course
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1996
• "Basics for Care of the Perionychium"
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Scottsdale, Arizona
  January 1998
• “Evolution and Design of Breast Implants”
  INAMED Academy, Chicago, IL; June 2004

• "The Treatment of Severe Mid-Facial Fractures with Traction"
  American Medical Association - Awarded Honorable Mention
  Dallas, Texas
  June, 1976
• "The Surgical Treatment of Severe Salivary Drooling"
  E. Zook, M.D., P. Wavak, M.D., R. Lassa, M.D.
  American College of Surgeons
  Dallas, Texas
  October, 1977
• "The Plasma Scalpel - Clinical Experience"
  J. Glover, M.D., E. Zook, M.D., W. Lin, Ph.D.
  American College of Surgeons
  Dallas, Texas
  October, 1977

• "Ketamine Anesthesia in Pediatric Plastic Surgery"
  American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  May, 1970
  10th Annual Plastic Surgery Residents Conference
  April, 1970
• "Ketamine in the Burn Patient"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October, 1970
  Included in the Film Library, Educational Foundation of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
• "Surgical Treatment of the Dog Bite"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  November, 1979
  Included in the Film Library, Educational Foundation of American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
• "Basic Techniques of Wound Closure"
  R. C. Russell, M.D., W. D. Leighton, and E. G. Zook, M.D.
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation - 1985
• "Suture Techniques - How to Repair A Laceration"
  R. C. Russell, M.D. and E. G. Zook, M.D.
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation - 1988
• PSEF Reconstructive Award Tape:
  "The Care of Perionychial and Fingertip Injuries"
  Elvin G. Zook, M.D.; Richard Brown, M.D.; and Robert C. Russell, M.D.
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation - 1995

• "Miniature Strobes for Miniature Subjects"
  C. Guy, J. Tonkovich, E. Zook, M.D., A. Van Beek, M.D.
  BIO-79 Kansas City, KS
  September, 1979
• "Fingertip Injuries"
  R.C. Russell, M.D., E.G. Zook, M.D., A.L. Van Beek, M.D.
  Educational Foundation American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.

• "Mediastinoscopy"
  Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  McCaskey Award for Specialty Papers
  April 1969
• "The Value of Scintiscans in the Diagnosis of Splenic Abscess"
  Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  April 1970
• "Subcutaneous Synthetic Implants"
  Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  May 1973
• "Primary Trunk Flap Coverage of Traumatic Upper Arm Defects"
  Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  May 1973
• "Primary Excision of the Burned Hand"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  September 1973
• "Total Body Contouring in the Massive Weight Loss Patient"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1973
• "Etiology, Diagnosis and Care of Hand Infection"
  Postgraduate Infection Seminar
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  December 1973
• "The Infected Finger: An Emergency"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  May 1974
• "Comparison of Timed Nerve Repair in Rats"
  Plastic Surgery Research Council
  May 1974
• "Reduction Mammoplasty for Gigantomastia"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  October 1974
• "Plasma Scalpel Excisions of Burns: An Experimental Study"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1974
• "Plasma Scalpel Excisions of Burns: An Experimental Study"
  American Burn Association
  March 1975
• "The Plasma Scalpel - Bloodless Surgery"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  May 1975
• "Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  October 1975
• "Scalp and Avulsion Injuries"
  American College of Surgeons
  SIU School of Medicine Trauma Symposium
  May 1976
• "Pressure Gun Injuries of the Hand"
  American College of Surgeons
  SIU School of Medicine Trauma Symposium
  May 1976
• "Arm and Forearm" Panel
  American College of Surgeons
  October 1976
• "Pressure Injection Injuries of the Hand"
  SIU School of Medicine Hand Emergencies Symposium
  January 1977
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  SIU School of Medicine Hand Emergencies Symposium
  January 1977
• "Flexor Tendon Injuries"
  SIU School of Medicine Hand Emergencies Symposium
  January 1977
• "Common Surgical Lesions of the Hand"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  September 1977
• "Treatment of the Ischemic Finger Secondary to Digital Artery Occlusion"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October - November 1977
• "Theory of Splints and Splinting"
  SIU School of Medicine Rehabilitation of the Functionally Impaired Hand Symposium
  January 1978
• "Treatment of Dogbites"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  May 1978
• "Myocutaneous Flaps"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  September 1978
• "Nailbed Injuries"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Symposium
  October 1978
• "Suture: What and How"
  Family Practice Review
  October 1978
• "Scar Revision"
  Indiana University Plastic Surgery Division
  October 1978
• "Nail and Tip Injuries"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  November 1978
• "Avulsion Injuries of the Face"
  Southern Medical Society
  November 1978
• "What's New in Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face"
  Southern Medical Society
  November 1978
• "Nerve Degeneration"
  SIU School of Medicine Microneurorrhaphy Workshop
  March 1979
• "Flexor Tendon Injuries"
  SIU School of Medicine The Acutely Injured Hand Symposium
  March 1979
• "Wound Healing and Adhesions"
  SIU School of Medicine The Acutely Injured Hand Symposium
  March 1979
• "The Breast"
  Springfield Medical Club
  March 1979
• "Work Injuries"
  Illinois Association of Electrical Linemen
  March 1979
• "Surgical Management of Skin Tumors, Tattoos, Acne, Etc."
  Dermatology Conference
  April 1979
• "A Successful Treatment Protocol for Dog Bites"
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
  April 1979
• "Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  April 1979
• "The Surgical Treatment of Dog Bites"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1979
• "Success and Failures of Replantation of Hand Surgery" Panel
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1979
• "Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction"
  Breast Reconstructive Symposium
  October 1979
• "A Successful Treatment Protocol for Dog Bites"
  American College of Surgeons
  October 1979
• "Wound Closure in the Injured Patient"
  American College of Surgeons
  October 1979
• "Special Problems of the Healing Wound"
  Illinois Podiatry Society
  October 1979
• "Physiology and Care of the Fingernail"
  International Hand Surgery Congress
  November 1979
• "Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy"
  Indiana University School of Medicine
  January 1980
• "Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy"
  SIU Carbondale Family Practice Center
  January 1980
• "Anatomy and Physiology of the Perionychium"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  February 1980
• "Introduction and Magnitude of the Problem"
  SIU School of Medicine Making the Hand Work Symposium
  March 1980
• "Tumors of the Hand"
  SIU School of Medicine Making the Hand Work Symposium
  March 1980
• "Dupuytren's Contracture"
  SIU School of Medicine Making the Hand Work Symposium
  March 1980
• "Immediate Care at the Site"
  SIU School of Medicine Facial Trauma Symposium
  May 1980
• "Fractures of the Facial Bones and Sinuses"
  SIU School of Medicine Facial Trauma Symposium
  May 1980
• "Fingertip and Nail Injuries"
  Plastic and Reconstructive Course
  July 1980
• "Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy"
  Family Practice Review
  September 1980
• "Breast Surgery"
  Plastic Surgery Board Preparation Course
  September 1980
• "Perionychium: Hand and Foot"
  Illinois Surgical Society
  October 1980
• "Burns of the Upper Extremity"
  4th Annual John R. Sebald Memorial Hand Symposium
  October 1980
• "Fingertip and Nailbed Injuries"
  4th Annual John R. Sebald Memorial Hand Symposium
  October 1980
• "Management of Nailbed Injuries"
  University of Cincinnati
  November 1980
• "Surgical Management of Complicated Wounds"
  University of Cincinnati
  November 1980
• "Fingertip and Fingernail Injuries"
  Hand Surgery Update - 1980
  December 1980
• "Biologic Basis for Postop Management of Wound Healing"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  February 1981
  January 1982
• "Fingertip and Nail Injuries"
  SIU School of Medicine
  Care of Emergency Hand Problems Symposium
  March 1981
• "Restoration of Sensibility to the Hand After Severe Nerve Injury"
  Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Hand Surgery
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  March 1981
• "Syndactyly"
  Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Hand Surgery
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  March 1981
• "Tumors of the Hand"
  Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Hand Surgery
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  March 1981
• "Nailbed Reconstruction"
  Difficult Reconstructive Problems in Hand Surgery
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  March 1981
• "V-Y Flap Closure of Facial Defects"
  Illinois and Indiana Chapters American College of Surgeons
  May 1981
• "Introduction"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1981
• "Soft Tissue Cover"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1981
• "Nailbed Care"
  The Injured Finger Instructional Course
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1981
• "Use of Flaps for Reconstruction of Large Wounds"
  University of Chicago
  February 1982
• "Anatomy and Care of the Nailbed"
  University of Chicago
  February 1982
• "Care of Animal Bites"
  University of Chicago
  February 1982
• "Use of V-Y Flaps for Reconstruction of Facial Defects"
  University of Chicago
  February 1982
• "Muscle Flaps for Lower Extremity Wounds"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  March 1982
• "Surgical Treatment of Cutaneous Tumors"
  SIU School of Medicine Dermatologic Symposium
  March 1982
• "The Use of Free Grafted Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps to Cover Lower Extremity Defects"
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
  March 1982
• "Traumatic Tattoo"
  SIU School of Medicine The Primary Care of Facial Injuries Symposium
  April 1982
• "Massive Wounds of the Face"
  SIU School of Medicine The Primary Care of Facial Injuries Symposium
  April 1982
• "Total Body Contouring"
  Ohio State Medical Association
  May 1982
• "Dog Bites"
  Northwestern University
  June 1982
• "Fingernail Injuries"
  Northwestern University
  June 1982
• "Reconstruction of the Female Breast"
  German Plastic Surgery Meeting
  September 1982
• "Muscle Flaps for Lower Extremity Wounds"
  German Plastic Surgery Meeting
  September 1982
• "Fingertip, Fingernail and Skin Injuries"
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  October 1982
• "Peripheral Nerve Injuries" Panel
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1982
• "Anatomy and Management of Surgical Problems of the Fingernail"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  October 1982
• "Replant - What and How To Do"
  Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants
  October 1982
• "Management of Extensor Tendon Injuries"
  Management of Upper Extremity Injuries Symposium
  Washington University School of Medicine
  November 1982
• "Complications of Extensor Tendon Injuries"
  Management of Upper Extremity Injuries Symposium
  Washington University School of Medicine
  November 1982
• "Care of Nailbed Injuries"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  March 1983
• "Hand Infections - An Acute Problem"
  SIU School of Medicine Hand Symposium
  March 1983
• "Flexor Tendon Injuries"
  SIU School of Medicine Hand Symposium
  March 1983
• "Reconstructive Flaps for Plastic Surgery"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses
  April 1983
• "Hand Burns"
  SIU School of Medicine
  Management of Burn Patients Today Symposium
  May 1983
• "New Methods for Tip and Nailbed Repair"
  Discussion of Problems in Hand Surgery Symposium
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  September 1983
• "Common Infections and Treatment"
  Discussion of Problems in Hand Surgery Symposium
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  September 1983
• "Anatomy and Management of Surgical Problems of the Fingernail"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  November 1983
• "Posterior Interosseous Nerve Entrapment"
  Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
  April 1984
• "Breast Reconstruction"
  SIU School of Medicine
  Oncology Symposium
  November 1984
• "Fractures of the Facial Bones and Sinuses"
  SIU School of Medicine Facial Trauma Symposium
  November 1984
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  September 1985
• "Infections in the Hand"
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  September 1985
• "Principles of Skin Coverage for Acute Hand Injuries"
  Trauma to the Hand Symposium
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  September 1985
• "Management of Severe Combined Tissue Injury: Crush and Avulsion"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Symposium
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  September 1985
• "Nerve Repair - Timing and Techniques"
  Trauma to the Hand Symposium
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Symposium
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  September 1985
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  Trauma to the Hand Symposium
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Symposium
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  September 1985
• "Diagnosis of Common Hand Injuries"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Surgically Treatable Skin Lesions"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Infections of the Hand"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Treatment of Facial Injuries"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Modern Flap Treatment of Your Patients' Difficult Problems"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Aesthetic Surgery"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  September 1985
• "Treatment of Animal Bites"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  October 1985
• Congenital Lesions of the Head and Neck"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  October 1985
• "Reconstruction of the Female Breast"
  China/Orient Seminar-At-Sea
  October 1985
• "Microsurgery - 1986"
  Illinois Health Association Meeting
  January 1986
• "Management of Acute Facial Powder Burns"
  Illinois Chapter of American College of Surgeons Meeting
  April 1986
• "Reconstruction of the Nail Bed"
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Meeting
  April 1986
• "Breast Reconstruction"
  Memorial Medical Center Symposium
  September 1986
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  St. Luke's Hospital
  November 1986
• "Microsurgery and Flaps"
  St. Luke's Hospital
  November 1986
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  York Hospital
  York, Pennsylvania
  November 1986
• "Tattoos"
  York Hospital
  York, Pennsylvania
  November 1986
• "Nail Bed Injuries" and "Modern Flaps for Difficult Problems"
  Harvard University
  March 1987
• "Suction Assisted Lipectomy"
  Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons Meeting
  March 1987
• "The Timing of Breast Reconstruction"
  Breast Cancer - 1987
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Symposium
  April 1987
• "Breast Reconstruction--Indications and Surgical Techniques"
  Midwestern Society, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc.
  May 1987
• "Surgical Problems of the Perionychium" and "Difficult Rhinoplasties"
  Hospital Albert Einstein
  Sao Paulo, Brazil
  August 1987
• "Flap Coverage of the Lower Extremity"
  University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Sao Paulo, Brazil
  August 1987
• "Plastic Surgery: Is It Real?"
  Illinois Society of Recovery Room Nurses
  September 1987
• "Microsurgery Or So You Want To Do A Replant"
  Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists
  September 1987
• "Facial Trauma"
  St. Elizabeth's Hospital
  Belleville, Illinois
  September 1987
• "Rheumatoid Hand Surgery" and "Care of Acute Hand Injuries"
  Southern Illinois Orthopaedic Society
  Mt. Vernon, Illinois
  November 1987
• "Flaps for Difficult Problems"
  University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, Virginia
  November 1987
• "Modern Flaps"
  Madison County Medical Society
  Belleville, Illinois
  February 1988
• "The Difficult Rhinoplasty"
  Ohio State University School of Medicine
  Columbus, Ohio
  April 1988
• "Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist"
  Ohio State University School of Medicine
  Columbus, Ohio
  April 1988
• "Infections of the Hand"
  Ohio State University School of Medicine
  Columbus, Ohio
  April 1988
• "The Difficult Rhinoplasty"
  Indiana University School of Medicine
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  June 1988
• "Hand Infections"
  Indiana University School of Medicine
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  June 1988
• "Care of Nail Bed Injuries"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand Review Course
  
  • Chicago, Illinois
    October, 1988
  • Dallas, Texas January 1989
• "Care of Nail Bed Injuries"
  Hand Care Panel
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  October 1988
• "Anatomy, Physiology, and Care of Nail Bed Injuries"
  Modern Trends in Hand and Microsurgery Symposium
  Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
  March 1989
• "Articular Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges"
  Modern Trends in Hand and Microsurgery Symposium
  Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
  March 1989
• "Optimum Treatment of Infections of the Hand"
  Modern Trends in Hand and Microsurgery Symposium
  Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
  March 1989
• "Management of the MP Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis"
  Modern Trends in Hand and Microsurgery Symposium
  Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
  March 1989
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
  Aurora, Colorado
  April 1989
• "Difficulty Rhinoplasty" Workshop
  Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
  Aurora, Colorado
  April 1989
• "Difficult Rhinoplasties"
  University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Madison, Wisconsin
  June 1989
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Madison, Wisconsin
  June 1989
• "Difficult Rhinoplasties"
  Cleveland Clinic
  Cleveland, Ohio
  September 1989
• "The Treatment of Nail Bed Injuries"
  Cleveland Clinic
  Cleveland, Ohio
  September 1989
• "The Treatment of Nail Bed Injuries"
  Rocky Mountain Hand Surgery Society
  Denver, Colorado
  April 1990
• "Advances in Surgical Care of Nail Bed Problems"
  Boston Hand Society
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  October 1990
• "Dupuytren's Disease"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  1990 Regional Review Course in Hand Surgery
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1990
• "Painful Upper Extremity"
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  1990 Regional Review Course in Hand Surgery
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1990
• "Avulsion Injuries of the Nail Bed"
  GEM Meeting
  Paris, France
  December 1990
• "Complications and Bad Results in Digital and Thumb Reconstruction"
  GEM Meeting
  Paris, France
  December 1990
• "Nail Bed Injuries"
  William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  El Paso, Texas
  January 1991
• "Nail Bed Reconstruction"
  William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  El Paso, Texas
  January 1991
• "Posterior Interosseous Nerve"
  William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  El Paso, Texas
  January 1991
• "Difficult Rhinoplasties"
  William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  El Paso, Texas
  January, 1991
• "The Complicated Rhinoplasty"
  Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 1991
• "Reconstruction in the Perionychial Area"
  British Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Bristol, England
  May 1991
• "Anatomy and Physiology of the Perionychium"
  Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
  White Sulfur Springs, Virginia
  June 1991
• "Mechanisms and Treatment of Acute Nail Bed Injuries"
  Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
  White Sulfur Springs, Virginia
  June 1991
• Panel: "Surgery of the Hand: A Day in the Office"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Seattle, Washington
  September 1991
• "Grafts for Problems of the Nail Borders"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
  Seattle, Washington
  September 1991
• "Difficult Rhinoplasties"
  Academy of Plastic Surgeons of Minnesota
  Prescott, Wisconsin
  October 1991
• "Nail Bed Injury"
  Scientific Assembly Mississippi State Medical Association
  Mississippi Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  Jackson, Mississippi
  May 1992
• "Management of Fingertip Injuries"
  University of Mississippi Medical Center
  Jackson, Mississippi
  May 1992
• "Rhinoplasty"
  University of Mississippi Medical Center
  Jackson, Mississippi
  May 1992
• "Reconstruction of the Nail Bed"
  University of Mississippi Medical Center
  Jackson, Mississippi
  May 1992
• "How I Would Do It" Panel
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Washington, D.C.
  September 1992
• "Update on the Status of Silicone Breast Implants"
  Illinois Surgical Society Meeting
  Giant City State Park
  October 1992
• "'Jelly Filled Masses of the Finger: Pathogenesis and Treatment"
  American Academy of Dermatology Meeting
  Washington, D.C.
  December 1993
• "Reconstruction of the Nail Bed"
  American Academy of Dermatology Meeting
  Washington, D.C.
  December 1993
• "The Future of Breast Implants" Panel Chairman
  The Southeastern Plastic Surgery and Educational Foundation
  Breast Surgery Symposium
  Atlanta, GA
  January 1994
• "Secondary Rhinoplasty"
  Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Ski Symposium
  Vail, CO
  February 1994
• "Plastic Surgery Update"
  University of Missouri - Columbia
  Columbia, MO
  April 1994
• "Nail Reconstruction"
  University of Missouri - Columbia
  Columbia, MO
  April 1994
• "Traumatic Injuries of the Fingernail"
  Scott and White Clinics
  Temple, TX
  May 1994
• "Fingernail Reconstruction"
  Scott and White Clinics
  Temple, TX
  May 1994
• "Care of Acute Trauma of the Nail and Nail Bed"
  Texas Medical Society
  Austin, TX
  May 1994
• "ASPRS: Helping Members Position Their Practices"
  Texas Medical Society
  Austin, TX
  May 1994
• "Challenge of Change"
  Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
  Royal College of Surgeons
  Ontario, Canada
  May 1994
• "Anatomy, Physiology and Care of the Perionychium"
  Manus Canada - The Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Ontario, Canada
  May 1994
• "Reconstruction of the Perionychium"
  Manus Canada
  The Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Ontario, Canada
  May 1994
• "Breast Implants: ASPRS and Legal Update"
  PSEF/ASAPS Breast Surgery in the '90s Symposium
  Santa Fe, New Mexico
  August 1994
• "A Challenge of Change"
  Lipoplasty Society of North American
  San Diego, California
  September 1994 "Changing Aspects of Plastic Surgery"
  American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses
  San Diego, California
  September 1994
• Plastic Surgery Spouses in the Office
  San Diego, California
  September 1994
• "ASPRS Work Force Study"
  Association Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
  San Diego, California
  September 1994
• "Early Management and Late Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall Dehiscence" Panel
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  October 1994
• "Challenge of Change in Plastic Surgery"
  Chicago Plastic Surgery Society
  Chicago, Illinois
  November 1994
• "Nail Bed Injuries and Reconstruction"
  St. Louis University, School of Medicine
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1994
• "Legislation and Breast Implant Issues:"
  "Health Care Reform and the Future of Plastic Surgery"
  St. Louis Society of Plastic Surgeons
  St. Louis, Missouri
  November 1994
• "Grafts of the Perionychium"
  American Academy of Dermatology
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  February 1995
• "Treatment of DIP Joint Ganglions with Nail Deformities"
  Puerto Rico Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  San Juan, Puerto Rico
  February 1995
• "Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology of the Perionychium"
  Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Tokyo, Japan
  May 1995
• "Care of the Perionychium"
  Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Tokyo, Japan
  May 1995
• "The Future of Hand Surgery" International Forum
  Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand
  Tokyo, Japan
  May 1995
• "What Modern Flaps Can Do For Your Patients"
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  25th Anniversary Symposium
  Springfield, Illinois
  October 1995
• "An Integrated Approach Is Preferable"
  Panel - New Approaches in Teaching Plastic Surgery: Model or Diversion?
  Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  Phoenix, Arizona
  March 1996
• "Surgical Workforce - A Problem?"
  Illinois Chapter and Metropolitan Chicago Chapter
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  April 1996
• "Post FDA/Post Silicone Breast Reconstruction"
  Illinois Chapter and Metropolitan Chicago Chapter
  American College of Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  April 1996
• "Emergency Care of Perionychial Injuries"
  University of California at Los Angeles
  Los Angeles, California
  June 1996
• "The Future of Plastic Surgery"
  University of California at Los Angeles
  Los Angeles, California
  June 1996
• "The Difficult Rhinoplasty"
  Brown University School of Medicine/Rhode Island Hospital
  Providence, Rhode Island
  June 1996
• "The Injured Nail Bed"
  Brown University School of Medicine/Rhode Island Hospital
  Providence, Rhode Island
  June 1996
• "The Future of Plastic Surgery"
  Brown University School of Medicine/Rhode Island Hospital
  Providence, Rhode Island
  June 1996
• "The Future of Plastic Surgery: Into Multitudinous Changes"
  Plastic Surgery Section
  National Medical Association
  Chicago, Illinois
  July 1996
• Panel: "Graduate Surgical Education: Too Long, Too Costly, Too Rigid, Too May Positions?"
  American College of Surgeons
  San Francisco, CA
  October 1996
• "Workforce Study in Plastic Surgery"
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
  St. Louis, Missouri
  May 1997
• "Nail Bed Injuries, Grafts Around the Nail and Repair"
  James E. Bennett Society
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  June 1997
• "Difficult Nasal Problems"
  Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  June 1997
• "Treatment of Nail Problems"
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas
  December 1997
• "Rhinoplasty Problems"
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas
  December 1997
• "The Future of Plastic Surgery"
  Kansas City Plastic Surgery Society
  Kansas City, Kansas
  December 1997
• Moderator: Manpower Panel
  American Association for Hand Surgery
  Scottsdale, Arizona
  January 1998
• Moderator: Impact of Financial Issues on Residency Training in the 21^st Center Panel
  Association Academic Chairmen Plastic Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 1998
• "1998 Hand Surgery Program Requirements"
  Association Academic Chairmen Plastic Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 1998
• Panel Member: Plastic Surgery Residencies in the 21^st Century Work Force
  Association Academic Chairmen Plastic Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 1998
• Panel Member: Issues-Presentations Program Evaluation
  Association Academic Chairmen Plastic Surgeons
  Chicago, Illinois
  March 1998
• "Visions and Trends: Plastic Surgery Future"
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
  Kansas City, Missouri
  May 1998
• "Flaps for General Surgery"
  Summa Division of Plastic Surgery
  Akron, Ohio
  December 1998
• "Acute Injuries of the Nail"
  Summa Division of Plastic Surgery
  Akron, Ohio
  December 1998
• "The Difficult Rhinoplasty"
  Summa Division of Plastic Surgery
  Akron, Ohio
  December 1998
• "Integrated Program"
  Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Penn State Geisinger Health System
  Hershey, Pennsylvania
  February 1999
• “New Treatments in Wound Care”
  Southern Illinois Medical Association, Belleville, Illinois; November 2000
• “Treasured Chests: Reconstructive Breast Surgery”
  Maternal Child Care Conference, Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois; March 2001
• “Use of Becker Implant/Expander”
  Kansas City Plastic Surgery Society, Kansas City, Missouri; February 2002
• “Reconstruction of the Nail Bed”
  University of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; February 2002
• “Rhinoplasty”
  University of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; February 2002
• “The Waring Interest in Reconstructive Surgery:  Solution or Crisis”
  AACPS – Panel
  American Association of Plastic Surgeons; May 2004
• “Care of the Nail and Related Areas”
  American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
  Chicago, IL; September 2005
• “Residency Training and Generation X”
  Springfield Medical Club, September 2005
• “Breast & Body”
  Cosmetic Surgery Talk
  SIU Plastic Surgery; October 2005
• “Rhinoplasty / Facelift”
  Cosmetic Surgery Talk
  SIU Plastic Surgery; March 2006
• “Sun Protection”
  Cosmetic Surgery Talk
  SIU Plastic Surgery; October 2006

Journal Articles

• Zook, E.G., Bennett, J.E. and Dzenitis, A.J.: Repair of large Myelomeningoceles. Arch. Surg., 98:41, 1969.
• Hugo, N.E., Thompson, L.W., Zook, E.G., and Bennett, J.E.: The effect of chronic anemia on the tensile strength of healing wounds. Surg. 6:741, 1969.
• Thompson, L.W., Zook, E.G., and Hugo, N.E.: A tensiometer to measure wound tensile strength in situ. J. Surg. Res. 9:543, 1969.
• Shumacker, H.B., Nahrwald, D.L. and Zook, E.G.: A new procedure for portal decompression: proximal splenic-caval anastomosis. Ann. Surg. 171:465, 1970.
• Bennett, J.E., Zook, E.G., Ashbell, T.S., and Hugo, N.E.: The spreading enzymes and localized edema: A study of wringer crush injury in the rabbit. J. Trauma. 10:240, 1970.
• Zook, E.G. and Glover, J.L.: Erosion aneurysm secondary to pharyngomaxillary abscess. Am. Surg. 36:460, 1970.
• Zook, E.G., Bolivar, J.C. and Epstein, L.I.: The value of scintiscans in the diagnosis of splenic abscess. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 131:1125, 1970.
• Zook, E.G., Sapirstein, W. and Muhm, H.Y.: Mediastinoscopy. J. Indiana State Med. Assoc. 64:211, 1971.
• Zook, E.G., Roesch, R., Buckingham, R.E. and Bennett, J.E.: Ketamine anesthesia in pediatric plastic surgery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 48:241, 1971.
• Thompson, L.W., Gosling, C.G., Epstein, L.I., and Zook, E.G.: A simplified art course for plastic surgeons. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 49:408, 1972.
• Rasmussen, D.L. and Zook, E.G.: Frostbite: A review of the pathophysiology and treatments. J. Indiana State Med. Assoc. 65:1237, 1972.
• Bennett, J.E. and Zook, E.G.: Treatment of arteriovenous fistulas in cavernous hemangioma of the face by muscle embolization. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 50:84, 1972.
• Thompson, L.W., Gosling, C.G., Epstein, L.I., and Zook, E.G.: A simplified art course for plastic surgeons. Curr. Med. Dialogue, February, 1973.
• Zook, E.G. and Bennett, J.E.: Primary trunk flap coverage of traumatic upper arm defects. J. Trauma. 14:102, 1974.
• Van Beek, A.L., Zook, E.G., Yaw, P., Gardner, R., Smith, R., and Glover, J.: Non-clostridial gas-forming infections: A Collective Review and Report of Seven Cases. Arch. Surg. 108:552, 1974.
• Zook, E.G.: A modification of the Dingman mouth gag. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 54:682, 1974.
• Zook, E.G.: Multiple lipectomies in the massive weight loss patient. Clin. Plast. Surg. 2:3:457, 1975.
• Link, W., Zook, E.G. and Glover, J.L.: Plasma scalpel excisions of burns: An experimental study. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 55:657, 1975.
• Van Beek, A.L., Glover, J.L. and Zook, E.G.: Primary versus delayed primary neurorrhaphy in the rat sciatic nerve. J. Surg. Res. 18:335, 1975.
• Zook, E.G.: Care of traumatic tattoo. Med. Times. 102:90, 1975.
• Zook, E.G., et al: Facial trauma. Patient Care Magazine. April 1976.
• Zook, E.G.: Care of the traumatic tattoo. Res. and Staff Phys. May 1976.
• Zook, E.G., Wavak, P. and Metzmaker, J.N.: A simple effective method of arm elevation. Ill. State Med. J. 1-2:1:36, 1977.
• Zook, E.G. and Wavak, P.: A case of detached prolabium in a cleft lip. Cleft Palate J.14:3:234, 1977.
• Zook, E.G. and Salmon, J.: Anomalies of the cervical spine in cleft palate patients. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 60:1:96, 1977.
• Zook, E.G.: Extensive giant cell tumor of the finger: A case history. J. Hand Surg. 2:4:267, 1977. Van Beek, A.L., Kutz, J. and Zook, E.G.: Importance of the ribbon sign indicating unsuitability of the vessel in replanting A finger. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 60:1:32, 1978.
• Zook, E.G., Wavak, P. and Ross, D.: Immobilization of interscapular skin grafts. Ann. Plast. Surg. 1:2:235, 1978.
• Van Beek, A.L. and Zook, E.G.: Scalp Replantation by Microvascular Revascularization. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 61:5:774, 1978.
• Zook, E.G.: The care of facial lacerations. J. Fam. Pract. 6:5:1089, 1978.
• Zook, E.G., Kleinert, H.E. and Van Beek, A.L.: Treatment of the ischemic finger secondary to digital artery occlusion. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 62:2:229, 1978.
• Van Beek, A.L., Zook, E.G. and Wavak, P.: Replantation of the heel. Ann. Plast. Surg. 2:154, 1979.
• Van Beek, A.L. and Zook, E.G.: Microvascular surgery in young children. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 63:457, 1979.
• Van Beek, A.L., Jacobs, S. and Zook, E.G.: Examination of peripheral nerves with the scanning electron microscope. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 63:509, 1979.
• Wavak, P. and Zook, E.G.: A simple method of exsanguinating the finger prior to surgery. J. Am. Coll. Emg. Phys. 7:124, 1978.
• Russell, R.C., Steichen, J. and Zook, E.G.: Radial artery pseudoaneurysms: diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Ortho. Rev. 8:49, 1979.
• Zook, E.G. and Kinkead, L.R.: Pressure gun injection injuries of the hand. JACEP 8:7:264, 1979.
• Wavak, P. and Zook, E.G.: Immobilization of zygomatic bone fractures with an antral pack. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 149:587, 1979.
• Zook, E.G., Van Beek, A.L., and Wavak, P.: Transverse volar skin lacerations of the finger: A sign of volar plate injury. The Hand. 11:213, 1979.
• Zook, E.G., Miller, M., Van Beek, A.L., and Wavak, P.: Successful treatment protocol for canine fang injuries. J. of Trauma. 20:243, 1980.
• Folse, R., D'Elia, G., Birtch, A., Metzmaker, O., Stauffer, S., and Zook, E.G.: Surgical manpower and practice patterns in a nonmetropolitan area. Surg. 87:95, 1980.
• Zook, E.G., Van Beek, A.L., Russell, R.C., and Moore, J.B.: V-Y advancement flaps for facial defects. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 65:786, 1980.
• Van Beek, A.L. and Zook, E.G.: A nerve approximating device. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 66:143, 1980.
• Wavak, P. and Zook, E.G.: Erythroplasia of queyrat involving the distal urethra. Ill. Med. J. 157:350, 1980.
• Zook, E.G., Van Beek, A.L., Russell, R.C., and Beatty, M.E.: Anatomy and physiology of the perionychium: A review of the literature and anatomical study. J. Hand Surg. 5:528, 1980.
• Zook, E.G.: The perionychium: Anatomy, physiology, and care of injuries. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 8:21, 1981.
• Russell, R.C., Van Beek, A.L., Wavak, P., and Zook, E.G.: Alternative hand flaps for amputations and digital defects. J. Hand Surg. 6:399, 1981.
• Beatty, M.E., Zook, E.G., Russell, R.C., and Kinkead, L.R.: Grain augur injuries--the replacement of the corn picker injury? Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 69:96, 1982.
• Van Beek, A.L., Eder, M.A., and Zook, E.G.: Nerve regeneration--evidence for early sprout formation. J. Hand Surg. 7:79, 1982.
• Kauten, J.R., Zook, E.G., Kumar, A.A., and Kinkead, L.R.: Surgical management of familial benign chronic pemphigus by excision and primary closure. Annals of Pls. Surg. 9:4:337, 1982.
• Merrell, J.C., Russell, R.C., and Zook, E.G.: Non suppurative tenosynovitis secondary to foreign body migration. J. Hand Surg. 8:340, 1983.
• Moore, J.B., Zook, E.G. and Kinkead, L.R.: Ulnar artery aneurysm in osteogenesis imperfecta. The Hand. 15:91, 1983.
• Schneider, P.R., Pribaz, J., Zook, E.G., and Russell, R.C. Microvenous graft length determination for arterial repair. Surgical Forum. 36:631, 1983.
• Moore, J.B., Mazur, J.M., Zehr, D., Davis, P.K., and Zook, E.G.: A biomechanical comparison of vascular and conventional autogenous bone grafts. Ortho. Rev. 12:7:49, 1983. and Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 73:382, 1984.
• Russell, R.C., Van Beek, A.L., Wavak, P., and Zook, E.G.: Alternative hand flaps for amputations and digital defects. "1983 Year Book of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery", Ed. Mc Coy, F.J. YearBook Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, 112, 1983.
• Mathur, A., Merrell, J.C., Russell, R.C., and Zook, E.G.: A scanning electron microscopy evaluation of peripheral nerve regeneration. Scanning Electron Microscopy. 11:975, 1983.
• Merrell, J.C., Zook, E.G., and Russell, R.C.: Cuffing techniques in microarterial surgery. J. Hand Surg. 9A:1:76, 1984.
• Zook, E.G., Guy, R.J., and Russell, R.C.: A study of nail bed injuries: Causes, treatment, and prognosis. J. Hand Surg. 9A:2:247, 1984. and Yearbook of Orthopedics 1985, Ed. Coventry, M.B.
• Schneider, P.R., Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Fournier's gangrene of the penis: A report of two patients. Curr. Surg. 40:443, 1983. Ann Plast Surg. 17:87, 1986.
• Hussl, H., Guy, R.J., Eriksson, E., Russell, R.C., and Zook, E.G.: Effect of temperature on blood flow and metabolism in a neurovascular island skin flap. American College of College 1983 Surgical Forum. Volume XXXIV:644.
• Eriksson, E., Van Dyke, B., Russell, R.C., and Zook, E.G.: Glutaraldehyde-treated skin: a substitute for cartilage? American College of Surgeons 1984 Surgical Forum, Volume XXXV.
• Zook, E.G., Nickey, W.M. and Pribaz, J.J.: Heterotopic brain tissue in the scalp. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 73:660, 1984.
• Zook, E.G. and Grado, C.E.: Poland's syndrome. Plast. Surg. Nursing J. Winter:109, 1984.
• Zook, E.G.: Care of nail bed injuries. Surgical Rounds. Sept.:44, 1985.
• Russell, R.C., Guy, R.J., Zook, E.G. and Merrell, J.C.: Extremity reconstruction using the deltoid flap. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 76:4:586, 1985.
• Russell, R.C., Pribaz, J.J., Zook, E.G., Leighton, W.D., Eriksson, E. and Smith, C.J.: Functional evaluation of latissimus dorsi donor site. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 78:336, 1986.
• Zook, E.G.: Guest Editor's Introduction to the Southern Illinois University Issue: The Southern Illinois University Plastic Surgery Program. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:3, 1986.
• Asaadi, M., Russell, R.C., Murray, K.A., and Zook, E.G.: Experimental evaluation of free tissue transfers to promote healing of infected wounds in dogs. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:6, 1986.
• Zook, E.G., Russell, R.C., and Asaadi, M.: A comparative study of free and pedicle flaps for lower extremity wounds. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:21, 1986.
• Russell, R.C., Van Beek, A.L., Jacobs, S. and Zook, E.G.: The growth potential of small Arteries Repaired By Microsurgical Technique. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:34, 1986.
• Guy. R.J. and Zook, E.G.: Successful treatment of acute head and neck dog bite wounds without antibiotics. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:45, 1986.
• Merrell, J.C., Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Polyglycolic acid tubes as a conduit for nerve regeneration. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:49, 1986.
• Russell, R.C., Vitale, V. and Zook, E.G.: Extremity reconstruction using the "fillet of sole flap". Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:65, 1986.
• Merrell, J.C., Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Free microneurovascular Gracilis muscle transfer in the dog for enterostomal construction and control: An Experimental Study. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:82, 1986.
• Schneider, P.R., Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Fournier's gangrene of the penis: A report of two cases. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:87-90, 1986.
• Hussl, H., Russell, R.C., Zook, E.G. and Eriksson, E.: Experimental evaluation of tissue revascularization using A muscular-vascular transferred pedicle. Ann. Plast. Surg. 17:299, 1986.
• Zook, E.G.: Symposium: Flexor Tendon Injuries. Contemp. Surg. 30:81, 1987.
• Zamboni, W.A., Eriksson, E. and Zook, E.G.: Management of acute facial powder burns. Ann. Plast. Surg. 19:2:158, 1987.
• Russell, R.C., Graham, D.R., Feller, A.M., Zook, E.G., and Mathur, A.: Experimental evaluation of the antibiotic carrying capacity of a muscle flap into a fibrotic cavity. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 81:162, 1988.
• Buchele, B.A. and Zook, E.G.: Altered spatial perceptin following the harvest of a posterior auricular skin graft. Plas. Reconstr. Surg. 81:6:954, 1988.
• Zook, E.G. and Doermann, A.: Management of fingertip trauma. Postgrad. Med. 83:8:163, 1988.
• Leighton, W.D., Russell, R.C., Marcus, D.E., Eriksson, E., Suchy, H., and Zook, E.G.: experimental pre-transfer expansion of free flap donor sites: I. Flap viability and expansion characteristics . Plast. Reconst. Surg. 82:69-75, 1988.
• Leighton, W.D., Russell, R.C., Feller, A.M., Eriksson, E., Mathur, A., and Zook, E.G.: Experimental pre-transfer expansion of free flap donor sites: II. Physiology, histology and clinical correlation. Plast. Reconst. Surg. 82:76-84, 1988.
• Zook, E.G., Kucan, J.O. and Guy, R.J.: Volar wrist pain caused by ulnar nerve entrapment in the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. J Hand Surg. 13A:(5):732-5, 1988.
• Zook, E.G.: Treatment of nail bed injuries. Surgical Rounds for Orthopaedics. December:20-26, 1989.
• Doermann, A., Hauter, D., Zook, E.G., and Russell, R.C.: V-Y advancement flaps for tumor excision defects of the eyelids. Ann. Plast. Surg. 22:5:429-436, 1988
• Doermann, A., Hauter, D., Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: V-Y advancement flaps for closure of nasal defects. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 84:6:916-920, 1989.
• Zook, E.G., Hurt, A.V., Russell, R.C.: Sural nerve grafts for delayed repair of divided posterior interosseous nerves. J Hand Surg. 14A:114-120, 1989.
• Russell, R.C., Roth, A.C., Kucan, J.O., and Zook, E.G.: Reperfusion injury and oxygen free radicals: A review. J Reconstr Micro. 5:1:79-84, 1989.
• Zook, E.G.: Discussant: One-stage reconstruction of the postburn nail fold contracture by Achauer, B.M. and Welk, R.A.. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 85:6:941, 1990.
• Stagnone, G.J., Kucan, J.O., Gross, K., Mann, J.L., and Zook, E.G.: Malignant acrospiroma. J. Hand Surg. 15A:6:987-990. 1990.
• Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G., Russell, R.C., Kucan, J.O., and Smoot, E.C.: Fingernail deformities secondary to ganglions of the DIP joint (mucous cyst). Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 87:14:718-25, 1991.
• Baack, B.R., Kucan, J.O., Zook, E.G., and Russell, R.C.: Hand infections secondary to catfish spines: Case reports and literature review. J. Trauma. 31:10:1432-36, 1991.
• Russell, R.C., Feller, A.M., Elliott, L.F., Kucan, J.O., and Zook, E.G.: The Extended Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap: Uses and Indications. Plast. Reconstr. Surgery. 88:5:814-23, 1991.
• Masear, V.R., Zook, E.G., Pichora, D.R., Krishnamurthy, M., Russell, R.C., Lemons, J. and Bidez, M.W.: Strain-gauge evaluation of lunate unloading procedures. J. Hand Surg. 17A;3:437-443, 1992.
• Brown, R.E., Zamboni, W.A., Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: Evaluation of upper extremity neuropathies in Charcot-Marie tooth disease. J. Hand Surg. 17A, 3:523-530, 1992.
• Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G., and Russell, J.B.: Osteoid osteoma of the distal phalanx of the finger: A diagnostic challenge. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 90:6:1016-1021.
• Corcoran, J., Zamboni, W.A., and Zook, E.G.: Management of lawnmower injuries to the foot and ankle. Annals of Plas Surg 31:3:220-224. 1993.
• Zook, E.G.: Breast Implant Update. Leagueliner. Junior League of Springfield. March 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Plastic Surgery. JAMA. 271:21:1703-1704, June 1994.
• Gingrass, M.K, Brown, R.E., and Zook: Treatment of fingernail deformities secondary to ganglions of the distal interphalangeal joint. The J Hand Surg 20A:3:502-5. 1995.
• Lay, L., Zamboni, W.A., Texter, J.H., and Zook, E.G.: Analysis of Hypospadias and Fistula repair. The American Surgeon. 61:537-538, 1995.
• Roth, A.C., Zook, E.G., Brown, R. and Zamboni, W.A.: Nipple-areolar perfusion and reduction mammaplasty: Correlation of laser doppler readings with surgical complications. J Plas. Reconstr. Surg. 97:2:381-386, 1996.
• Zook, N. and Zook, E.G.: Repair of A Long-Standing Coccygeal Hernia and Open Wound (A Case Report). J Plas. Reconstr. Surg. 100:96-99, 1997.
• Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: Fingertip reconstruction with flaps and nail bed grafts (Fingertip reconstruction). J. Hand Surg. 24A:345-351, 1999.
• Zook, E.G., Bamberger, H.B., Desai, S.S., Adams, L. Nailbed and Fingertip Injuries. Hand Surgery Quarterly. Spring. 13-23. 1999.
• Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G., and Williams, J.: Correction of pincer-nail deformity using dermal grafting. J. Plast. And Reconstr. Surg. 105:5:1658-1661. 2000.
• Lille, S., Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G., and Russell, R.C.: Free non-vascularized composite nail grafts: An institutional experience. J. Plast. And Reconstr. Surg. 105:7:2412-2415. 2000.
• Mowlavi, A., Andrews, K., Lille, S., Verhulst, S., Zook, E.G., Milner, S.M. The management of cubital tunnel syndrome: a meta-analysis of clinical studies. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 106: 327-334, 2000.
• Zook, E.G.: Understanding the perionychium. J Hand Therapy. Oct-Dec 2000:269-275.
  Sommer, N.Z., Zook, E.G., Verhulst, S.J.: The prediction of breast reduction weight. Plas Reconstr Surg. J. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 109:2:506-511. 2002
• Chalekson, C.P., Neumeister, M.W., Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: Outcome analysis of reduction mammaplasty utilizing the modified-Robertson technique. Plas Reconstr Surg. 110:71-80, 2002.
• Zeineh, L.L., Wilhelmi, B.J., and Zook, E.G.: Managing acute nerve injuries in extremities. Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 9:3:111-116, 2003.
• Zook, E.G., Chalekson, C.P., Brown, R.E., Neumeister, M.W.: Comparison of pincer nail deformities with autograft dermis or homograft dermis (Alloderm ®): A comparative study. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 30(2): 400-3, 2005
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, DG., Ghavami, A., Wilhelmi, BJ., Zook, EG.: The Aesthetic Earlobe: Classification of Lobule Ptosis Based on Survey of North American Caucasians. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 112:1, 2003
• Mowlavi, A., Zook, E.G., Quin, B.M., and Milner, S.M. Ray amputation as a treatment for recurrent Myxohyaline tumor of the distal extremity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 111: 1573, 2003
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, DG., Wilhelmi, BJ., Zook, EG.: Incidence of Earlobe Ptosis and Pseudoptosis in Patients Seeking Facial Rejuvenation Surgery and Effects of Aging. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 113:2, 712-7, 2004
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, DG., Marsden, BD., Kuhn, MJ., Wilhelmi, BJ., Zook, EG. Comparitive anatomy of free and attached earlobe segments: Ptosis vulnerability clarified. J. Plastic Surgery [serial online] 2004; 1(1):4. Available from URL: www.journalofplasticsurgery.com
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, DG., Wilhelmi, BJ., Zook, EG. Effect of Face Lift on Earlobe Ptosis and Pseudoptosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 114:4, 988-991,2004
• Daniels, J.M.; Zook, E.G.; Lynch, J.M. Hand and Wrist Injuries: Part I. Nonemergent Evaluation. American Family Physician. Vol. 69, Num 8. April 2004.
• Mowlavi, A., Bass, M.J., Khurshid, K.A., Milner, S.M., and Zook, E.G. Psychological sequelae of failed scalp replantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 113:6, 1573-9, 2004.
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, D.G., Kulkanis, J., Wihelmi, B. J., Russell, R.C., Zook, E.G. Surgical Design and Algorithm for Correction of Earlobe Ptosis and Pseudoptosis Deformity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 115:1, 290-5, 2005.
• Zook, E.G., Chalekson, C.P., Brown, R.E., Neumeister, M.W. Correction of Pincer-Nail Deformities with Autograft or Homograft Dermis: Modified Surgical Technique. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 30A:2, 400403, 2005
• Mowlavi, A., Meldrum, D.G., Wilhelmi, B.J., Russell, R.C., Zook, E.G. The “Pixie” Ear Deformity Following Face Lift Surgery Revisited. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. April 2005. 1151(4): 1165-71

• Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery. Section on Skin Grafts and Pedicle Flaps. Plastic Surgery Section, Indiana University Medical Center, 1964.
• Zook, E.G.: External Genitalia. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Essentials for Students, The Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., Chicago, IL. P. 53, 1979.
• Zook, E.G.: Upper Extremity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Essentials for Students, The Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., Chicago, IL. P. 56, 1979.
• Zook, E.G.: General Principles of Facial Injury Care. The Primary Care of Facial Injuries. Ed. Elvin G. Zook, PSG, Littleton, MA. Pps. 1-6, 1980.
• Zook, E.G.: Injuries to Specific Areas. The Primary Care of Facial Injuries. Ed. Elvin G. Zook, PSG, Littleton, MA. Pps. 43-64, 1980.
• Zook, E.G.: Abrasions, Avulsions, and Traumatic Tattoos. The Primary Care of Facial Injuries. Ed. Elvin G. Zook, PSG, Littleton, MA. Pps. 75-84, 1980.
• Zook, E.G.: Congenital Deformities of External Genitalia. Fundamentals of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ed. Wallace H. J. Chang, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore/London. P. 137, 1980.
• Zook, E.G.: Thigh and Buttock Contouring. Male Aesthetic Surgery. Ed. Eugene H. Courtiss, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO. Pps. 340-343, 1982.
• Zook, E.G.: The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of the Nailbed. Operative Hand Surgery. Ed. David P. Green, Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York, NY. 1982.
• Zook, E.G.: Fingernail Injuries. Difficult Problems in Hand Surgery. Ed. Strickland, J.W. and Steichen, J.B., C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO. P. 22, 1982.
• Russell, R.C., Van Beek, A.L., Wavak, P., Zook, E.G. Alternative Hand Flaps for Amputations of Digital Defects. 1983 Year Book of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Edited by McCoy, F.J. Yearbook Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, IL. Pps. 112-117.
• Zook, E.G. and Kinkead, L.R.: Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction of the Breast. Mastery of Surgery. Ed. Nyhus, L.M. and Baker, R.J., 1984.
• Zook, E.G.: Surgical Problems of the Nail Matrix. Hand. Ed. Tubiana, R., W. Saunders, 1985.
• Zook, E.G., Moore, J.B. and Russell, R.C.: Complications of Soft Tissue Coverage in Acute and Reconstructive Hand Surgery. Current Management of Complications in Orthopaedics: The Hand and Wrist. Ed. Sandzen, S. Williams and Wilkins, 1985.
• Zook, E.G.: Nail Bed Injuries. Symposium on Skin and Soft Tissue Coverage of the Upper Extremity. Hand Clinics. Ed. Ketchum, L. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 1985.
• Zook, E.G., Guy, R.J., and Russell, R.C.: A Study of Nail Bed Injuries: Causes, Treatment, and Prognosis. Yearbook of Orthopaedics. Ed. Coventry, M.B. 1985.
• Zook, E.G.: Complications of the Perionychium. Hand Clinics. Ed. Chase, R.A., W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. 1986.
• Zook, E.G.: The Perionychium. Operative Hand Surgery. 2nd Edition. Ed. Green, D.P., Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York. Pps. 1331-1371, 1988. D.P., Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York. Pps. 1331-1371, 1988.
• Zook, E.G.: Nail Bed Injuries. Current Therapy in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ed. Marsh, J.L., B. C. Decker, Inc., Toronto and Philadelphia. Pps. 202-206, 1989.
• Zook, E.G.: Patient With Massive Weight Loss Patient. The Art of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Ed. Lewis, J.R., Jr., Little Brown and Company, Boston. Pps. 1037-40, 1989.
• Zook, E.G.: Surgically Treatable Problems of the Perionychium. Plastic Surgery. Ed. McCarthy, J.G., May, J.W., and Littler, J.W., W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Pps. 4499-4515, 1990.
• Russell, R.C., Zook, E.G., and Casas, L.A.: Free Tissue Transfer for the Reconstruction of Difficult Wounds. Problems In General Surgery, Ed. Cohen, M., J. B. Lippincott Co., Hagerstown. Vol. 6, Pps. 624-649, 1989.
• Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Side Finger Flap to the Thumb or Fingertip. Encyclopedia of Flaps. Edited by Berish Strauch, Luis Vasconez and Hall-Findlay, E.J., Little Brown and Company, New York. Pps. 876-878. 1990. 2^nd Edition. Pps. 967-68. 1998.
• Russell, R.C. and Zook, E.G.: Arterialized Side Finger Flaps for the Proximal Inter-phalangeal Joint. Encyclopedia of Flaps. Edited by Berish Strauch, Luis Vasconez, and Hall-Findlay, E.J., Little Brown and Company, New York. Pps. 926-928. 1990. 2^nd Edition. Pps. 902-04. 1998.
• Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: Lateral Trunk Flaps. Encyclopedia of Flaps. Edited by Berish Strauch, Luis Vasconez, Luis, and Hall Findlay, E.J., Little Brown and Company, New York. Pps. 1154-57. 1990. 2^nd Edition. Pps. 1244-47. 1998.
• Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C. V-Y Advancement Flaps. Encyclopedia of Flaps. Edited by Berish Strauch, Luis Vasconez and Hall-Findlay, E.J., Little Brown and Company, New York. Pps. 763-66, 1990. 2^nd Edition. Pps. 345-47. 1998.
• Zook, E.G.: Anatomy and Physiology of the Perionychium. Hand Clinics. Edited by Zook, E.G., W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Pps. 1-8, 1990.
• Zook, E.G. and Russell, R.C.: Reconstruction of A Functional and Esthetic Nail. Hand Clinics. Edited by Zook, E.G., W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Pps. 59-68, 1990.
• Zook, E.G. and Kinkead, L.R.: Subcutaneous Mastectomy and Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Mastery of Surgery. Edited by Nyhus, L.M. and Baker, R.J. Little Brown and Company, Boston, Toronto. Pps. 262-64, 1990.
• Zook, E.G.: Contouring After Extreme Weight Loss. Male Aesthetic Surgery. 2nd Ed. Ed. Curtiss, E.H., Mosby Company, St. Louis, MO. Pps. 414-20, 1990.
• Zook, E.G.: An update surgery of the nails. Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Volume 9. YearBook Medical Publishers, Inc. Pps. 245-61. 1993.
• Zook, E.G.: Aesthetic and Functional Problems. Plastic Surgery: A Core Curriculum. Ed. R.L. Ruberg and D.J. Smith, Jr. Mosby. Pps. 347-380, 1994.
• Zook, E.G. and Brown, R.E.: Extensor Tendon Injuries. Mastery of Surgery: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. . Little Brown and Co.. Pps. 1572-1578, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Nail Bed and Fingertip Injuries. Hand Surgery Update. Ed. Paul R. Manske. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Volume 1. Chapter 28. Pps. 28-1-28-6, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Section IV Skin and Soft Tissue Nail Bed and Fingertip Injuries. Hand Surgery Update. Ed. Paul R. Manske. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Volume 1. Chapter 28. Pps. 289-293. 1996.
• Zook, E.G. Surgical Problems of the Nail Matrix. The Hand. Ed. R. Tubiana. Volume 5. Chapter 28. Pps. 495-517. 1999.
• Zook, E.G. and Brown, R.E.: Nailbed Reconstruction. Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity. Ed, James H. Herndon. Chapter 48 Nailbed Reconstruction. Pp. 923-942. 1999.
• Brown, R.E. and Zook, E.G.: Surgical Aspects of Nail Deformities. The Growing Hand. Ed, Amit Gupta, Simon PJ Kay, and Luis R Scheker. Mosby. Chapter 61 Pp. 485-494. 2000.
• Zook, E. and Brown, R.E.: Fingernails. Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. Ed. Achauer, Eriksson, Guyuron, Coleman, Russell, Vander Kolk, and Wilkins. Mosby. Volume 4, Pp 1751-1769, 2000.
• Neumeister, M, Zook, EG: The Perionychium. Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. Ed. Achauer, Eriksson, Guyuron, Coleman, Russell, Vander Kolk, and Wilkins. Chapter 100.
• Zook, E.G.: Preoperative and postoperative management. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P. 29-35.
• Zook, E.G.: Acute injury of the perionychium. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P.91-109.
• Zook, E.G.: Reconstruction of the perionychium. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P. 111-132.
  
• Zook, E.G.: Paronychia. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P. 195-200.
• Zook, E.G.: Ganglions of the distal interphangeal joint. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P. 209-212.
• Zook, E.G.: Osteoid-Osteoma. Nail Surgery: A Text and Atlas. ED: Krull, E, Baran, R, Zook, E.G., Haneke, E. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. A Wolters Kluwer Company. Philadelphia. PA. 2001. P. 293-295.
• Zook, E.G.: Soft Tissue Coverage. Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment. 3rd Ed. Ed. Goldwyn and Cohen, MN. Lippincott-Raven Publishers. 2001. P. 87-102
  Zook, E.G.; Sommer, N.Z.; Brown, R.E.: Surgery of the Perionychium. Mathes Plastic Surgery. Volume VII. P. 171-206.
• Zook. E.G. Professional Development.

• Zook, E.G., Editor: The Primary Care of Facial Injuries. PSG, Littleton, MA. 1980.
• Zook, E.G., Editor: The Perionychium In Hand Clinics. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1990.

• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Color Atlas of the Nail in Clinical Diagnosis. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 77:1009, 1987.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Surgery of the Thumb. 1st Ed. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 80:137, 1987.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Surgical Decision-Making II . 2nd Ed. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 80:638, 1987.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Skin Surgery. 6the Ed. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 81:3:463, 1988.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Flaps for the Central Face. 1st Ed. Salasche and Grubski. Churchill Livingston, Inc. 1989. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 86:5:1036, 1990.
• Zook, E.G.: Reply: V-Y Flaps for Nasal Defects. By Rybka, F.J. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 86:2:379, 1990.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: The Hand. Volume 3. Tubiana, R. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. (In Press)
• Zook, E.G.: Discussion: Microsurgical Toenail Transfer to the Hand. Shibata, M., Toshiaki, S., Yoshizu, T., Saito, H. and Tajima, T. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 88:1:110, 1991.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Nails: Therapy, Diagnosis, Surgery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 88:2:366-7, 1991.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: The Foot in Diabetes. Sammarco, G.J. Lea and Febiger, 1991. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 89:1:155-156, 1992.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Nail Disorders, Common Preventing Sings, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment. Baran, R., Barth, J., and Dawber, R. Churchill Living-stone, Inc. 1991. J. Hand Surg. 89:2:372-373, 1992.
• Zook, E.G.: Editorial "Leaving the Fold" Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 88:2:325-327, 1991.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Chemical Rejuvenation of the Face. Kotler, R. 1992. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 90:1:132-133, 1992.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Atlas of Cutaneous Laser Surgery. Ed. Apfelberg, D.B. Raven Press. 1991. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 90:2:330, 1992.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review. Physicians in the Academic Marketplace. Ed. Dolores L. Burke. Greenwood Publ. 1992. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 91:5:958-959, 1993.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review. Ethics in an Aging Society. Ed. Harry R. Moody. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1992. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 93:5:1099, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review. The History of Surgery in the United States 1775-1900. Volume 1 2. Ed. Ira M. Rutkow. Jeremy Norman Publ. 1988; 1992. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 93:6:1305-1306, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Managing in Academics: A Health Center Model. Jill Ridkey and George F. Sheldon. Quality Medical Publ. 1993. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 94:3:561-562, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Your Doctor Is Not In: Healthy Skepticisms about National Health Care. Jane M. Orient. Crown Publ. 1994. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 95:1:192-193, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Editorial: "Why We Should Simplify Our Name" Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 94:2:359-360, 1994.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Endoscopic Plastic Surgery. Oscar M. Ramiriz and Rollin K. Daniel. Springer-Verlag. 1996. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 98:3:563. 1996.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Orthopaedic Injuries of the Civil War. Bradley P. Bengston and Julia E. Kuz. Medical Staff Press. 1996. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 99:5:1460. 1997.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: DeCurtorium Chirurgia Per Insitionem. Gaspare Tagliacozzi. Gryphons Editions. 1996. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg.100:3:802. 1997.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government. Theda Skocpol. 1997. Plast. And Reconstr. Surg. 102:2:574. 1998.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Surgical Ethics. Laurence B. McCullough, James W. Jones and Baruch A. Brody. Oxford University Press. 1998. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 105:2:799. 2000.
• Zook, E.G.: Book Review: Freud, Surgery, and the Surgeons.  Paul E. Stepansky.  Analytic Press.  1999.  Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. 109:6:2151.  2002. 
• Zook, E.G.:  Book Review:  Neural Pattern in the Human Pollical Distal Phalanz.  Marvin Shrewsbury & Richard Johnson.  2004.  Clinical Anatomy.

• Zook, E.G.: The Perionychium. Operative Hand Surgery. 3rd Edition. Ed. Green, D.P., Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York, NY, 199. (In Press 9/92; 04/98)
• Zook, E.G. and Brown, R.E.: Nailbed Reconstruction. Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity. Appleton and Lange. (In Press 07/98)
• Russell, R.C., Hussman, J., Zamboni, W.A., Kucan, J.O., Brown, R.E. and Zook, E.: Free tissue transfer for upper extremity reconstruction. J. Emerg. Med. (Submitted)
• Brown, R.E. and Zook, E.G.: Surgical Aspects of Nail Deformities. The Growing Hand. (In Press 2/97; Gally Proofs 3/99)
• Zook, N. and Brown, R.E.: The Perionychium. Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. Ed. Achauer, Eriksson, Guyuron, Coleman, Russell, Vander Kolk, and Wilkins. (In Press - 9/97; 03/98)
• Zook, E.G.: Soft Tissue Coverage. The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment. Ed. Goldwyn and Cohen, MN. Lippincott-Raven Publishers. (In Press 02/1999).
• Lille, S., Hatajawa, W.T., Neumeister, M.W., Brown, R.E., Russell, R.C., Zook, E.G., and Murray, K.: Continuous postoperative catheter irrigation is not necessary for the treatment of suppurative tenosynovitis: a bi-institutional review. J. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. (Submitted 06/1999).
• Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G., and Williams, J.: Correction of pincer nail deformity using dermal grafting. J. Plast. And Recosntr. Surg. (Submitted 07/1999).