Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest
upper extremity trauma care, specifically with respect to epidemiology, health economics, and implementing change to existing health frameworks
Biography
Dr. Helen Wohlgemut joined the faculty of the UAB Department of Surgery in 2026. She earned her medical degree from the University of Aberdeen, then completed the North of Scotland Academic Surgical Foundation Programme. She completed the Northwest England Plastic Surgery Core Training Programme and then completed specialist fellowships focusing on microsurgery and hand and lower limb reconstruction. Dr. Wohlgemut earned a Master of Surgical Science from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. She also holds a Ph.D. in Public Health Medicine from the University of Glasgow.
Dr. Wohlgemut’s clinical specialty is hand and extremity reconstruction. Her research focuses on the delivery of upper extremity trauma care, specifically with respect to epidemiology, health economics and implementing change to existing health frameworks.
Selected Publications
Choong WL, Wohlgemut HS, Hallam MJ. Frostbite following cryolipolysis treatment in a beauty salon: a case study. J Wound Care. 2017 Apr 2;26(4):188-190. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.4.188. PMID: 28379099.
Harris, T.G.W., Wohlgemut, H.S., Lip, G. et al. Congenital absence of the deep inferior epigastric system: a case report. Eur J Plast Surg 42, 197–200 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-018-1463-7
Lumley, Eleanor S. ; Ramsay, George ; Wohlgemut, Helen S. et al. / Complex lower limb trauma and reconstructive surgery : understanding health service resource use. In: European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2021 ; Vol. 44. pp. 679-686.
Dean BJF; Corona Hands Collaborative. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Apr;30(4):283-291. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012156. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PMID: 33037143; PMCID: PMC7545509.
Lane JCE, Wilkinson AL, Giddins G, Horwitz MD; Hand Injury Prevention Collaborative. Preventable hand injuries: A national audit. JPRAS Open. 2023 Oct 5;38:305-312. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2023.10.005. PMID: 38039295; PMCID: PMC10684376.
Brown MT, Wohlgemut H, Hobby J. What is an ideal hand surgery training pathway? Insights and reflections from a global survey. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Nov;50(10):1419-1427. doi: 10.1177/17531934251327889. Epub 2025 Apr 12. PMID: 40219810.
Education
Medical School
University of Aberdeen
Residency
University of Aberdeen
North of Scotland Academic Surgical Foundation Programme
Fellowships
The Royal London Hospital
Microsurgery Fellowship
St. Mary’s Hospital London
Extremity Reconstruction Microsurgery Fellowship
Master of Surgical Science
University of Edinburgh & The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Ph.D. in Public Health Medicine
The University of Glasgow
Contact
Phone
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Academic Office: 205-934-7944