PD Dr. med. Tarek Ismail

Pfister, Pablo, Lhospice, Emilien, García‐García, Andrés, Paillaud, Robert, Jung, Sebastian, Schaller, Romain, Kappos, Elisabeth A., Jaquiéry, Claude, Ismail, Tarek, Schaefer, Dirk J., de Wild, Michael, Martin, Ivan, Kaempfen, Alexandre, Scherberich, Arnaud, & Moya, Adrien. (2026). Start, Stop, Rewind, Repeat—Cyclic Exposure of Adipose Stromal Cells‐derived Cartilage Organoids to Chondrogenic and Proliferative Cues to Achieve Scaled‐up and Customizable Bone Formation by Endochondral Ossification. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 15(14). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202504880

Speck, Nicole E., Rodriguez, Medea, Lunger, Alexander, Pfister, Pablo, Schaefer, Dirk J., Burger, Maximilian, Shuck, John W., Largo, Rene D., Ismail, Tarek, & Muller, Laurent. (2026). Innovative Refinements in Robotic-assisted Transoral Free Flap Inset Using Mini-pharyngotomy. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 14(2), e7441. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007441

Fabi, Adriano, Alves, André S, Neutzner, Albert, Frank, Stephan, Lariu, Ana, Muller, Laurent, Ismail, Tarek, Gkotsoulias, Dimitrios G, Guzman, Raphael, Schaefer, Dirk J, Grossman, Nir, Busche, Marc Aurel, & Kappos, Elisabeth A. (2025). Neurolymphatic clearance in neurodegenerative disease: emerging mechanisms and potential translational strategies [Journal-article]. JPRAS Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2025.12.013

Müller, Seraina L. C., Zeier, Chantal, Pfister, Pablo, Menzi, Nadia, Tafrishi, Bita, Schaefer, Dirk J., Plock, Jan A., Ismail, Tarek, & Klein, Holger J. (2025). Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Symmetry and Emotions in Facial Palsy Patients After Botulinum Toxin A Injections. Toxins, 17(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins17120597

Pfister, Pablo, Stoffel, Julia, Perrin, Marie, Appenzeller-Herzog, Christian, Halbeisen, Florian S, Seifert, Lukas, Bodmer, Daniel, Muller, Laurent, Burger, Maximilian, Largo, Rene D, Ismail, Tarek, & Kappos, Elisabeth A. (2025). Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Across Disciplines and Geographical Locations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 13(12). https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000007293

Müller, Seraina L.C., Pfister, Pablo, Menzi, Nadia, Muller, Laurent, Klein, Holger J., Schweizer, Riccardo, Lee, Z-Hye, Kollar, Branislav, Eisenhardt, Steffen U., Schaefer, Dirk J., & Ismail, Tarek. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Facial Palsy Treatment: A Systematic Review and Recommendations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 156. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012105

Oetliker-Contin, Sofia, Ismail, Tarek, Osinga, Rik, Burger, Maximilian, Jakscha, Jens, Fischer, Claude, Muller, Laurent, Oranges, Carlo M., & Schaefer, Dirk J. (2025). Functional soft palate reconstruction. JPRAS Open, 43, 293–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2024.11.016

Müller SLC, Pfister P, Menzi N, Muller L, Klein HJ, Schweizer R, Lee ZH, Kollar B, Eisenhardt SU, Schaefer DJ, Ismail T. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Facial Palsy Treatment: A Systematic Review and Recommendations. Plast Reconstr Surg, 477–490.

Speck, Nicole E., Stoffel, Julia, Wendelspiess, Séverin, Appenzeller-Herzog, Christian, Schaefer, Kristin M., Kouba, Loraine P., Rüter, Florian, Montavon, Céline, Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Viola, Haug, Martin D., Schaefer, Dirk J., Ismail, Tarek, & Kappos, Elisabeth A. (2024). The Importance of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Oncological Vulvoperineal Defect Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Current Oncology, 31(10), 6300–6313. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100470

Speck, Nicole E., Haumer, Alexander, Pfister, Pablo, Muller, Laurent, Gahl, Brigitta, Burger, Maximilian, Largo, Rene D., Schaefer, Dirk J., & Ismail, Tarek. (2024). Neurotized profunda artery perforator flap for subtotal tongue reconstruction – Prospective case series. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 95, 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2024.05.028

Ismail, T., Padilla, P., Kurlander, D. E., Corkum, J. P., Hanasono, M. M., Garvey, P. B., Chang, E. I., Yu, P., & Largo, R. D. (2024). Profunda Artery Perforator Flap Tongue Reconstruction: An Effective and Safe Alternative to the Anterolateral Thigh Flap. 153. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000010890

Wendelspiess, Séverin, Kouba, Loraine, Stoffel, Julia, Speck, Nicole, Appenzeller-Herzog, Christian, Gahl, Brigitta, Montavon, Céline, Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Viola, Lariu, Ana, Schaefer, Dirk J, Ismail, Tarek, & Kappos, Elisabeth A. (2024). Perforator versus Non-Perforator Flap-Based Vulvoperineal Reconstruction—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers, 16(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16122213

Haumer, Alexander, Speck, Nicole E., Kurlander, David E., Wolff, Thomas, Mujagic, Edin, Lunger, Alexander, Haug, Martin D., Schaefer, Dirk J., & Ismail, Tarek. (2024). Free Flaps in Patients with Advanced Arteriosclerosis of the Tibial Vessels: Mini Vein Graft to the Peroneal Artery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 12(5). https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000005814

Pfister, Pablo, Speck, Nicole E., Gahl, Brigitta, Muller, Laurent, Fürst, Thomas, Kappos, Elisabeth A., Schaefer, Dirk J., Largo, Rene D., & Ismail, Tarek. (2024). Impact of adjuvant radiochemotherapy on free flap volume in head and neck reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis [Journal-article]. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 91, 24–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2024.02.026

Pfister, Pablo, Müller, Seraina L. C., Eberhardt, Anna-Lena, Rodriguez, Medea, Menzi, Nadia, Haug, Martin, Schaefer, Dirk J., Kappos, Elisabeth A., & Ismail, Tarek. (2024). Impact of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on Free Flap Volume in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010217

Pfister P, Speck NE, Gahl B, Muller L, Fürst T, Kappos EA, Schaefer DJ, Largo RD, Ismail T. (2024). Impact of adjuvant radiochemotherapy on free flap volume in head and neck reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 24–34.

Speck NE, Haumer A, Pfister P, Muller L, Gahl B, Burger M, Largo RD, Schaefer DJ, Ismail T. (2024). Neurotized profunda artery perforator flap for subtotal tongue reconstruction - Prospective case series. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 35–42.

Chaaban, Mansoor, Moya, Adrien, García-García, Andres, Paillaud, Robert, Schaller, Romain, Klein, Thibaut, Power, Laura, Buczak, Katarzyna, Schmidt, Alexander, Kappos, Elisabeth, Ismail, Tarek, Schaefer, Dirk J., Martin, Ivan, & Scherberich, Arnaud. (2023). Harnessing human adipose-derived stromal cell chondrogenesis in vitro for enhanced endochondral ossification [Journal-article]. Biomaterials, 303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122387

Lee, Z.-H., Ismail, T., Shuck, J. W., & Chang, E. I. (2023). Innovative Strategies in Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction. 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071194

Ismail, T., Kurlander, D. E., Lee, Z.-H., Lunger, A., Shuck, J. W., Largo, R. D., & Chang, E. I. (2023). The Medial Femoral Condyle Flap: A Novel Versatile Tool for Complex Microvascular Maxillofacial Reconstruction. 151. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009779

Guerrero, Julien, Dasen, Boris, Frismantiene, Agne, Pigeot, Sebastien, Ismail, Tarek, Schaefer, Dirk J, Philippova, Maria, Resink, Therese J, Martin, Ivan, & Scherberich, Arnaud. (2022). T-cadherin Expressing Cells in the Stromal Vascular Fraction of Human Adipose Tissue: Role in Osteogenesis and Angiogenesis. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 11(2), 213–229. https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szab021

Tarek Ismail, David E. Kurlander, Z-Hye Lee, Alexander Lunger, John W. Shuck, Rene D. Largo, & Edward I. Chang. (2022). The Medial Femoral Condyle Flap: A Novel Versatile Tool for Complex Microvascular Maxillofacial Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 115–119.

Tarek Ismail, Alexander Haumer, Alexander Lunger, Rik Osinga, Alexandre Kaempfen, Franziska Saxer, Anke Wixmerten, Sylvie Miot2, Florian Thieringer5, Joerg Beinemann5, Christoph Kunz5, Claude Jaquiéry, Thomas Weikert, Felix Kaul, Arnaud Scherberich, Dirk J. Schaefer, & and Ivan Martin. (2021). Reconstruction of a Large Maxillary Defect With an Engineered, Vascularized, Prefabricated Bone Graf.

Ismail T, Lunger A, Haumer A, Todorov A, Menzi N, Schweizer T, Bieback K, Bürgin J, Schaefer DJ, Martin I, & Scherberich A. (2020). Platelet-rich plasma and stromal vascular fraction cells for the engineering of axially vascularized osteogenic grafts. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 14(12), 1908–1917. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.3141

Lunger A, Ismail T, Todorov A, Buergin J, Lunger F, Oberhauser I, Haug M, Kalbermatten DF, Largo RD, Martin I, Scherberich A, & Schaefer DJ. (2019). Improved Adipocyte Viability in Autologous Fat Grafting with Ascorbic Acid-Supplemented Tumescent Solution. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 83(4), 464–467. https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000001857

DI Summa PG, Largo R.D., Ismail T, Tremp M, Lunger A, Wettstein R, Krahenbuhl S.M., Giordano S., Schaefer DJ, Schaeren S., & Kalbermatten DF. (2019). Reconstruction of spinal soft tissue defects with perforator flaps from the paraspinal region. In Vivo, 33(3), 827–832. https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.11546

Epple C, Haumer A, Ismail T, Lunger A, Scherberich A, Schaefer DJ, & Martin I. (2019). Prefabrication of a large pedicled bone graft by engineering the germ for de novo vascularization and osteoinduction. Biomaterials, 192, 118–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.11.008

Ismail T, Osinga R., Todorov A Jr, Haumer A., Tchang L.A., Epple C., Allafi N, Menzi N., Largo R.D., Kaempfen A., Martin I., Schaefer D.J., & Scherberich A. (2017). Engineered, axially-vascularized osteogenic grafts from human adipose-derived cells to treat avascular necrosis of bone in a rat model. Acta Biomaterialia, 63, 236–245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.09.003

Lunger A, Ismail T, Sarraf N, Epple C, Schaefer KM, & Schaefer DJ. (2017). Capturing Plastic Surgery on Film - Making Reconstruction Visible. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 5(9), e1441. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000001441

Ismail T, Bürgin J, Todorov A, Osinga R, Menzi N, Largo RD, Haug M, Martin I, Scherberich A, & Schaefer DJ. (2017). Low osmolality and shear stress during liposuction impair cell viability in autologous fat grafting. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 70(5), 596–605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.023

T. ISMAIL, E. MAUERHOFER, & L. SLOMIANKA. (2008). The hippocampal region of rats and mice after a single i.p. dose of clioquinol: Loss of synaptic zinc, cell death and c-Fos induction [Basic Science]. Neuroscience, 157(3), 697–707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.09.011

Müller, Seraina, & Ismail, Tarek. (2026). Operative Möglichkeiten zur Behandlung der Gesichtslähmung. Leading Opinions Dermatologie & Plastische Chirurgie, 6–8. https://www.universimed.com/de/article/pneumologie/operative-moeglichkeiten-behandlung-gesichtslaehmung-2312297

Speck, Nicole Edith, Muller, Laurent, Schaefer, Dirk Johannes, & Ismail, Tarek. (2024). Innovative Ansätze zur Wiederherstellung der Zunge. Leading opinions. Dermatologie & Plastische Chirurgie, 2024(4), 6–8.

Guerrerro, Julien, Dasen, Boris, Frismantiene, Agne, Pigeot, Sébastien, Ismail, Tarek, Schaefer, Dirk, Filippova, Maria, Resink, Therese, Martin, Ivan, & Scherberich, Arnaud. (2022). T-cadherin expressing cells in the stromal vascular fraction of human adipose tissue: Role in osteogenesis and angiogenesis . Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

Waldner Matthias, Ismail Tarek, Lunger Alexander, Klein Holger, Schweizer Riccardo, Alan Oramary, Breckwoldt Tabea, Giovanoli Pietro, & Plock Jan. (2021). Evolution of a concept with enzymatic debridement and autologous in situ cell and platelet-rich fibrin therapy (BroKerF). Scars, Burns and Healing.

Sutter, Sarah, Todorov, Atanas, Ismail, Tarek, Haumer, Alexander, Fulco, Ilario, Schulz, Georg, Scherberich, Arnaud, Kaempfen, Alexandre, Martin, Ivan, & Schaefer, Dirk J. (2017). Contrast-Enhanced Microtomographic Characterisation of Vessels in Native Bone and Engineered Vascularised Grafts Using Ink-Gelatin Perfusion and Phosphotungstic Acid. Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging, 2017, 4035160. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4035160

Alexander Haumer, Tarek Ismail, Alexander Lunger, Rik Osinga, Arnaud Scherberich, & Dirk Johannes Schaefer and Ivan Martin. (2017). From Autologous Flaps to Engineered Vascularized Grafts for Bone Regeneration. In Springer International Publishing (Ed.), Vascularization for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21056-8_16-1

Alexander Lunger, Tarek Ismail, Adrian Dalbert, Kirsten Mertz, Thomas Weikert, & Dirk Johannes Schaefer and Ilario Fulco1. (2017). Metastasis of Meningioma: A Rare Differential Diagnosis in Subcutaneous Masses of the Scalp. Otolaryngology.

Sina Schmidt, Tarek Ismail, Milo A. Puhan, Christopher Soll, & Stefan Breitenstein. (2017). Meta-analysis of surgical strategies in perforated left colonic diverticulitis with generalized peritonitis. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery.

Ismail T, Haumer A, Lunger A, Osinga R, Kaempfen A, Saxer F, Wixmerten A, Miot S, Thieringer F, Beinemann J, Kunz C, Jaquiéry C, Weikert T, Kaul F, Scherberich A, Schaefer DJ, & Martin I. (2021). Case Report: Reconstruction of a Large Maxillary Defect With an Engineered, Vascularized, Prefabricated Bone Graft [Frontiers Media S.A.]. Frontiers in Oncology, 11, 775136. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.775136