Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Biosketch
Kimberly Clawson, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She received her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and completed medical school at Case Western University. She went on to complete her general surgery residency at the University of Minnesota and her plastic surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Clawson held her first attending position at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI from 2015-2018. She returned to her home state of Michigan to work at Bronson Methodist Hospital in 2018 and has been a mentor to residents and medical students interested in Plastic Surgery.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2015, Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Residency 2012, General Surgery, University of Minnesota
- MD 2005, Case Western Reserve University
- BA 1997, Cornell University
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Research
- Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery
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Publications
Antonoff M.B., Chugh R., Skube S.J., Dudeja V., Borja-Cacho D., Clawson K.A., Vickers S.M., Saluja A.K. Role of Hsp-70 in triptolide-mediated cell death of neuroblastoma Journal of Surgical Research. 2010;163(1):72-78.
Borja-Cacho D., Yokoyama Y., Chugh R.K., Mujumdar N.R., Dudeja V., Clawson K.A., Dawra R.K., Saluja A.K., Vickers S.M. TRAIL and triptolide: An effective combination that induces apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2010;14(2):252-260.
Clawson K.A., Borja-Cacho D., Antonoff M.B., Saluja A.K., Vickers S.M. Triptolide and TRAIL combination enhances apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma Journal of Surgical Research. 2010;163(2):244-249.
Antonoff M.B., Chugh R., Borja-Cacho D., Dudeja V., Clawson K.A., Skube S.J., Sorenson B.S., Saltzman D.A., Vickers S.M., Saluja A.K. Triptolide therapy for neuroblastoma decreases cell viability in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo Surgery. 2009;146(2):282-290.