Chepla, Kyle, MD

Surgical treatment of conditions of the hand and upper extremity.

I am a plastic surgeon who focuses on surgical treatment of conditions of the hand and upper extremity. My scope of practice includes trauma reconstruction, peripheral nerve surgery and includes a focus on surgical treatment and management of upper extremity amputees and tetraplegia. I have been practicing for 12 years and have published several studies and book chapters on upper extremity reconstruction and peripheral nerve surgery. I am actively involved with resident and fellow education and serve on several committees in both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

I have collaborated with MetroHealth rehabilitation research teams for over eight years, performing numerous surgeries involving implanting muscle and nerve-based electrodes, electrode leads (both percutaneous and fully implanted), IPGs of various configurations, and often with concomitant tendon and/or nerve transfers. These experiences qualify me to collaborate as a Co-Investigator on this project that requires implanting nerve cuff electrode(s) on peripheral nerves in the upper extremity, routing the electrode lead(s) percutaneously, and performing explant procedures.

• Hand Surgery

• Plastic Surgery

• Plastic Surgery Hand Surgery

Selected Research:

I01 RX003699 (VA Merit Review)
Role: Co-Investigator, PI: Emily Graczyk
11/1/2021 – 10/31/2025
Proprioceptive sensorimotor integration with neural interfaces for hand prostheses

N6600115C4014, DARPA
Role: Co-Investigator, PI: Dustin Tyler
5/14/2015 – 12/31/23
Implanted Somatosensory Electrical Neurostimulation and Sensing (iSens) System

I01 RX003566 (VA Merit Review)
Role: Co-Investigator, PI: Ronald Triolo
4/1/2021 – 3/31/2025
Functional and Neuroprotective Effects of Restoring Lower Limb Sensation after Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

I01 RX003355 (VA Merit Review)
Role: Co-Investigator, PI: Dustin Tyler
8/1/2020 – 7/31/2025
Peripheral Interfaces in Amputees for Sensorimotor Integration

UH3 NS103863 (NIH)
Role: Co-Investigator, PIs: Hunter Peckham, Kevin Kilgore, Megan Moynahan, Anne Bryden
3/1/2018 – 7/31/2025
Restoration of Grasp and Reach in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury