For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).
Thomas H Tung, MD
Plastic Surgery-Pediatric
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

4921 Parkview Place Suite 6G
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.362.7388

Suite 110
Saint Louis, MO 63141
314.362.7388
Education
Internship: University Hospital of Cleveland
Residency: University of Rochester New York
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University Baltimore
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna Medicare HMO |
Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS |
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Aetna Medicare PPO |
Aetna PPO |
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Baxter Regional PHO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
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Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
Best Doctors Inc |
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Capital Regional Medical Center PP |
Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
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Cigna PPO |
CMR (Care Management Resources) |
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Community Care Network PPO |
CorVel PPO |
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Coventry Advantra HMO (formerlyGHP |
Coventry HMO/POS (formerly GHP) |
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Coventry PPO (formerly GHP) |
Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna |
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First Health |
Great-West HMO/POS |
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Great-West Open Access |
Great-West PPO |
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Hannibal Health Network Tertiary |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
Healthlink PPO |
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HFN Inc. PPO |
Home State-MC+ |
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Humana Gold Choice PFFS Medicare |
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
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HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Mail Handlers/CNA PPO |
Medicare |
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Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
Mercy Health Plan PPO |
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MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
MultiPlan PPO |
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PPO Next/HealthStar |
Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
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Private Health Care Systems PPO |
Providers Network of America |
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Quincy Health Care Management |
St. John's Health System Tertiary |
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Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
Tricare/Triwest Extra PPO |
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Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
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United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
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USA Managed Care Org |
Wellborn HMO |
Costimulation blockade inhibits the indirect pathway of allorecognition in nerve allograft rejection.Ray WZ, Kasukurthi R, Kale SS, Santosa KB, Hunter DA, Johnson P, Yan Y, Mohanakumar T, Mackinnon SE, Tung TH.Muscle Nerve. 2011 Jan;43(1):120-6. doi: 10.1002/mus.21807.
- PMID:
- 21171102
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEffect of cold nerve allograft preservation on antigen presentation and rejection.Ray WZ, Kale SS, Kasukurthi R, Papp EM, Johnson PJ, Santosa KB, Yan Y, Hunter DA, Mackinnon SE, Tung TH.J Neurosurg. 2011 Jan;114(1):256-62. Epub 2010 Jun 18.
- PMID:
- 20560721
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsNerve transfers: indications, techniques, and outcomes.Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Feb;35(2):332-41. Review.
- PMID:
- 20141906
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsMedian to radial nerve transfer to restore wrist and finger extension: technical nuances.Brown JM, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar;66(3 Suppl Operative):75-83; discussion 83. Review.
- PMID:
- 20124928
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsMatching of motor-sensory modality in the rodent femoral nerve model shows no enhanced effect on peripheral nerve regeneration.Kawamura DH, Johnson PJ, Moore AM, Magill CK, Hunter DA, Ray WZ, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.Exp Neurol. 2010 Jun;223(2):496-504. Epub 2010 Feb 1.
- PMID:
- 20122927
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsFibrin glue mitigates the learning curve of microneurosurgical repair.Whitlock EL, Kasukurthi R, Yan Y, Tung TH, Hunter DA, Mackinnon SE.Microsurgery. 2010;30(3):218-22.
- PMID:
- 20063379
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe role of T helper cell differentiation in promoting nerve allograft survival with costimulation blockade.Ray WZ, Kasukurthi R, Papp EM, Moore AM, Yee A, Hunter DA, Solowski NL, Mohanakumar T, Mackinnon SE, Tung TH.J Neurosurg. 2010 Feb;112(2):386-93.
- PMID:
- 19663546
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsMultiple costimulatory blockade in the peripheral nerve allograft.Tai CY, Weber RV, Mackinnon SE, Tung TH.Neurol Res. 2010 Apr;32(3):332-6. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
- PMID:
- 19570327
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsTacrolimus (FK506): Safety and Applications in Reconstructive Surgery.Tung TH.Hand (N Y). 2009 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 19363638
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsReconstruction of posterior interosseous nerve injury following biceps tendon repair: case report and cadaveric study.Mokhtee DB, Brown JM, Mackinnon SE, Tung TH.Hand (N Y). 2009 Jun;4(2):134-9. Epub 2008 Oct 15.
- PMID:
- 18855074
- [PubMed]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsNerve transfer for elbow flexion in radiation-induced brachial plexopathy: a case report.Tung TH, Liu DZ, Mackinnon SE.Hand (N Y). 2009 Jun;4(2):123-8. Epub 2008 Oct 9.
- PMID:
- 18843522
- [PubMed]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsMotor nerve transfers to restore extrinsic median nerve function: case report.Hsiao EC, Fox IK, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.Hand (N Y). 2009 Mar;4(1):92-7. Epub 2008 Sep 19.
- PMID:
- 18807095
- [PubMed]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsThe feasibility of diaphragmatic transplantation as potential therapy for treatment of respiratory failure associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: acute canine model.Krupnick AS, Gelman AE, Okazaki M, Lai J, Das N, Sugimoto S, Tung TH, Richardson SB, Patterson GA, Kreisel D.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;135(6):1398-9. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 18544399
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsTreatment modality affects allograft-derived Schwann cell phenotype and myelinating capacity.Hayashi A, Moradzadeh A, Tong A, Wei C, Tuffaha SH, Hunter DA, Tung TH, Parsadanian A, Mackinnon SE, Myckatyn TM.Exp Neurol. 2008 Aug;212(2):324-36. Epub 2008 Apr 25.
- PMID:
- 18514192
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsRole of timing in assessment of nerve regeneration.Brenner MJ, Moradzadeh A, Myckatyn TM, Tung TH, Mendez AB, Hunter DA, Mackinnon SE.Microsurgery. 2008;28(4):265-72.
- PMID:
- 18381659
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsRetrograde labeling in peripheral nerve research: it is not all black and white.Hayashi A, Moradzadeh A, Hunter DA, Kawamura DH, Puppala VK, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE, Myckatyn TM.J Reconstr Microsurg. 2007 Oct;23(7):381-9.
- PMID:
- 17979067
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsMedian to radial nerve transfer for treatment of radial nerve palsy. Case report.Mackinnon SE, Roque B, Tung TH.J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3):666-71.
- PMID:
- 17886570
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsInduction of regional collateral sprouting following muscle denervation.Koob JW, Moradzadeh A, Tong A, Hayashi A, Myckatyn TM, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.Laryngoscope. 2007 Oct;117(10):1735-40.
- PMID:
- 17713446
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsBinary imaging analysis for comprehensive quantitative histomorphometry of peripheral nerve.Hunter DA, Moradzadeh A, Whitlock EL, Brenner MJ, Myckatyn TM, Wei CH, Tung TH, Mackinnon SE.J Neurosci Methods. 2007 Oct 15;166(1):116-24. Epub 2007 Jun 30.
- PMID:
- 17675163
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsUse of motor nerve material in peripheral nerve repair with conduits.Lloyd BM, Luginbuhl RD, Brenner MJ, Rocque BG, Tung TH, Myckatyn TM, Hunter DA, Mackinnon SE, Borschel GH.Microsurgery. 2007;27(2):138-45.
- PMID:
- 17290378
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]











