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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
REGISTRATION
7:00 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:15 am - 8:30 am
WELCOME REMARKS
8:30 am - 9:30 am
PANEL 1: Creating Meaning in Plastic Surgery
Moderator: Vishal Thanik, MD
Panelists:

Christine H. Rohde, MD
Columbia University Medical Center

Said Azoury, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Dino J. Ravnic, DO, MPH
Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Andrea L. Pusic, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jason A. Spector, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
9:30 am - 10:00 am
EUGENE COURTISS MEMORIAL LECTURE
"A Diversified Career in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery"
Alan Matarasso, MD, FACS
Hofstra School of Medicine / Northwell, New York, NY
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1A: BEST PAPER COMPETITION
Moderators: Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH and Christine H. Rohde, MD
(5 Minute presentations, 2 Minutes Discussions, 1 Minute Q&A)
10:30 am
1. Presurgical Lip, Alveolus, and Nose Approximation (PLANA) Significantly Improves Preoperative Nasolabial Morphology in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip
Paige E. Warner1, Theresa K. Webster2, Albert Y. Truong2, Thomas A. Imahiyerobo2, Jill Schechter1, Naikhoba Munabi2
1. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States. 2. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Presbyterian - Columbia/Cornell, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: TBD
10:38 am
2. Decellularized Cartilage Reinforces Engineered Auricular Constructs to Preserve Shape and Volume In Vitro
Matthew W. Liao1, Samuel Medina1, Steven Danilav-Lee1, Olivia H. Carrafiell1, Paul Kim1, Gabrielle Kupferman1, Terrence C. Green1, Xue Dong1, Jason A. Spector1
1. Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: Alvin Wong, MD
10:46 am
3. Comparable Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following Strip Craniectomy and Cranial Vault Remodeling Before 6 Months of Age
William Bai*1, Andrew Salib1, Samira Glaeser-Khan1, Victoria Kong1, Martin Kauke-Navarro1, Omar Allam1, Michael Alperovich1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven , CT, United States.
Discussant: Jesse A. Goldstein, MD
10:54 am
4. Expander-to-Implant Exchange Timing After Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: A Propensity-Matched Multi-Institutional Study
Timothy C. Olsen1, Ariel Gabay2, Aamirah Mccutchen1, Robyn B. Broach1, Evan Matros2, Babak J. Mehrara2, Robert J. Allen2, Joseph Serletti1, Jonas Nelson2, Said Azoury1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA, United States. 2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: Jessica Erdmann-Sager, MD
11:02 am
5. The Patient Perspective of a Patient-Centric Photobook in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction
Arianna Sidoti1, Jaime L. Gilliland2, Jacob Levy1, Brianna Peet1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Jonas Nelson1, Carrie S. Stern1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 2. PRO-CEL, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Community Engagement, and Language Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: Steve M. Sultan, MD
11:10 am
6. WITHDRAWN
11:18 am
7. Comparative Complications and Costs of Tissue Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction with Alloderm versus Surgimend
Olivia Julian1, Christopher Fullmer1, Xingchen Li1, Dino Ravnic1
1. Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States.
Discussant: David M. Otterburn, MD
11:26 am
8. 20-year outcomes in Gender-Affirming Care from Johns Hopkins Hospital
Yu Jui Kung2, Bashar Hassan2, Calvin R. Schuster2, Camille F. Blackman2, Danielle Mayorga-Young2, Olubunmi Solano2, Sarah Bejo2, Danielle Sim2, Kate Thomas2, Fabian Saleh1, Fan Liang2
1. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Discussant: Vishal Thanik, MD
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1B: RESEARCH
Moderators: Janice F. Lalikos, MD, FACS and Dino J. Ravnic, DO, MPH
10:30 am
9. Counter-Regulation of Bifunctional Adipocyte Regulators Promotes Adipocyte Beiging
Charbel Saad1, Nikhil Hajirnis1, Seray Er1, Sashank Reddy1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
10:35 am
10. Diminished Integrin α3Î21 Function in Epidermis Appears to Underlie Age-Related Healing Delays
Sanjana Dhulipalla2, Giesse Albeche Duarte1, Palak Patel1, Melissa S. Price2, Rogger Andrade1, Lei Wu1, John Lamar1, C. Michael DiPersio1, Whitney Longmate1
1. Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States. 2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States.
10:40 am
11. Objective Assessment of Lymphatic Function via Serum Indocyanine Green Quantification
Xizhao Chen1, Jung E. Baik1, Jinyeon Shin1, Gopika Ashokan1, Annica Stull-Lane1, Sarit Pal1, Geoffrey Hespe1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Raghu Kataru1
1. Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
12. Humanized Mice: A Superior Animal Model for Fat Graft Retention
Paneed Jalili1, Michael Stigliano1, Michael B. Amrami1, Sophia Arbuiso1, Jonathan Dyke2, Eric Aronowitz2, Carson Gundlach1, Fiona R. Fragomen1, Kristy A. Brown3, David Otterburn1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States. 2. Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States. 3. The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, United States.
10:55 am
13. A Patient-Specific Biomimetic Breast Platform Reveals Microenvironment-Driven Long-Distance Tumor Cell Migration
Matthew W. Liao1, Samuel Medina1, Olivia H. Carrafiell1, Terrence C. Green1, Xue Dong1, Jason A. Spector1
1. Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
11:00 am
14. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning to Improve Fat Graft Viability: In Vitro Culture And Gene Expression Analysis of Mature Adipoc
Patricia Fuentes1, Danielle Lehman2, Stefanie Bonini2, David M. Merrick3, Brannon Claytor2
1. FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. 2. Claytor Noone Plastic Surgery, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States. 3. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
15. In-Vivo Functional Imaging of Forearm Lymph Nodes
Madeleine Givant1, James E. Fanning1, Angela Chen1, Sarah Thomson1, Kathleen Shillue2, Aaron Fleishman1, Caitlin Connolly3, Kevin Donohoe?, Dhruv Singhal1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States. 2. Department of Rehabilitation Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States. 3. Department of Radiology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
11:15 am
16. Engineering Hierarchical Microvasculature: Microgel Size Regulates Microvascular Maturation in Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds
MohammadHossein Asgardoon1, Saman Zavari2, Jenn Park1, Neekita Jikaria1, Mary Landmesser1, Amir Sheikhi2, Dino Ravnic1
1. Surgery, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States. 2. Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States.
11:20 am
17. Progressive Neurovascular and Fibrotic Remodeling Drive Functional Decline Following Extremity Radiation
Alex G. Lambi1, Brendan Hilliard2, Frank L. Chen2, Lewis Bright-Rowe2, Ryan E. Tomlinson3, Mary F. Barbe2
1. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 3. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1C: BREAST A
Moderators: Peter W. Henderson, MD, MBA, FAC and Danielle Rochlin, MD
10:30 am
18. The Equity Gap in Prophylactic Mastectomy: Utilization Declines Fivefold with Increasing Social Vulnerability
Emma Lascar1, Neil Parikh1, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Sahil Sharma1, Patricia Fuentes1, Peter J. Taub1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
10:35 am
19. Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections in implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Natalia Mejia1, Aryan Gupta1, Maxim Narduzzi1, Alexander Chang1, Adam Walchak1, Sameer A. Patel1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, LKSOM Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
10:40 am
20. Support or Setback? Surgical Site Infection Risk with Mesh in Breast Reduction and Mastopexy
Manuela Neira Castro1, Valeria Bustos3, Maria J. Escobar2, Agustin N. Posso1, Charlotte Thomas1, Bernard T. Lee1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brookline, MA, United States. 2. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
21. PRO-BREAST: Interpretable Machine Learning for Risk Prediction After Oncologic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Dany Y. Matar1, John J. Lee2, Anthony Matar3, Arnav Khera1, Jonlin Chen1, Adriana C. Panayi?, Anahita Nimbalkar1, Jasleen Gill?, Charbel Saad1, William Huang?, Esther Jung1, Gabriel Hundeshagen?, Dennis P. Orgill?, Sashank Reddy1, Hooman Soltanian1, Salih
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States. 3. Machine Learning Core, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. 4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 5. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. 6. George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., DC, United States.
10:55 am
22. Beyond Nitroglycerin: Early Clinical Outcomes of Tacrolimus at Discharge for Threatened Mastectomy Skin Flaps
Michael Stigliano1, Carson Gundlach1, Paneed Jalili1, Fiona R. Fragomen1, Annie McVeigh1, Daana Bajnauth1, David Otterburn1
1. Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
11:00 am
23. A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Tissue Expander Morbidity Following Absorbable Antibiotic-Molded Disk Placement in the Prep
Timothy C. Olsen1, Aamirah Mccutchen1, Margaret M. Hornick1, Amy MiHyun Jang1, Ayaka N. Deguchi1, Robyn B. Broach1, Joseph Serletti1, Sean Li1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA, United States.
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
24. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Tissue Expander Complications: A Multi-Institutional Analysis
Ariel Gabay1, Timothy C. Olsen2, Archana Babu3, Jonlin Chen?, Abbas Hassan?, Robyn B. Broach2, Babak J. Mehrara1, Robert J. Allen1, Said Azoury2, Alexander F. Mericli3, Jonas Nelson1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York , NY, United States. 2. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, M.D.
11:15 am
25. Outcomes of Free Flap Breast Reconstruction at Academic vs Non-Academic Centers.
Alan T. Makhoul1, Said Azoury1
1. Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
11:20 am
26. Clinically Meaningful Differences in Patient Reported Outcomes After Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and Autologous Reconstruction
Jennifer Wang1, Lillian A. Boe1, Geoffrey Hespe1, Francis D. Graziano1, Evan Matros1, Robert J. Allen1, Jonas Nelson1
1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PANEL 2: Extremity My Way: Orthoplastics
Moderator: Sami H. Tuffah, MD
Panelists:

David L. Colen, MD
Yale Plastic Surgery

Lydia Helliwell, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital

Rajiv Parikh, MD, MPHS
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Patrick Reavey, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Buffet Available for Women in Plastic Surgery Luncheon
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Women in Plastic Surgery Luncheon
Keynote Speaker:
Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS
Stony Brook Medicine School of Medicine
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
PANEL 3: Plastic Surgery and Social Media: Reality vs Marketing
Moderator: Brian S. Glatt, MD, FACS
Panelists:

Tracey N. Cook, MD
Northwell Health

Samuel J. Lin
Beth Israel Deaconess

Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, PhD
New Street Plastic Surgery

Gabriella Ursick, PA
Premier Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2A: AESTHETIC
Moderators: Carter Boyd, MD and Catherine L. Ly, MD
3:00 pm
27. Spare Parts in Rhinoplasty: Repurposing Scar Tissue as Autologous Tip Grafts
Shaishav Datta1, Matthew Morris2, Alexia Lucas2, Sophie C. Queler2, Steven Hanna3, David Mattos?, Richard Reish2
1. Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Plastic Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY, United States. 3. Private Practice, Toronto, ON, Canada. 4. Plastic and Reconstructive
3:05 pm
28. Recent Weight Loss Identifies a Distinct Physiologic Vulnerability Phenotype in Body Contouring Surgery
Teresa Nam*1, Alexis Aparicio2, Lokesh Patil3, Christina S. Chopra1, Isha Joshi1, Tommaso A. addona?
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 2. Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 3. OBGYN, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States.
3:10 pm
29. Investigating the Influence of Tranexamic Acid on Adipocyte Differentiation in an In Vitro Model
Giorgianna Ellis1, Tiffany DeSouza2, Jahnavi Challagonda1, Alex Joo1, Anam J. Furrukh1, Sneha Palmieri1, Silvia Corvera2, Janice F. Lalikos1
1. Plastic Surgery, UMass Chan, Weston, MA, United States. 2. Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
3:15 pm
DISCUSSION
3:20 pm
30. Beyond BMI: A Physiologic Model Better Predicts Wound Complications After Body Contouring Surgery
Kyle Anderman*1, Lokesh Patil2, Christina S. Chopra3, Isha Joshi3, Tommaso A. addona?
1. Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 2. OBGYN, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 3. Division of Plastic Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 4. New York Plastic Surgical Group, Garden City, NY, United States.
3:25 pm
31. Operative Duration, Not Procedural Combination, Drives Postoperative Morbidity in Body Contouring Surgery
Christina S. Chopra*1, Uttsav Patel*3, Radhika Patel3, Isha Joshi1, Daniella Abramov2, Tara L. Huston1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 2. Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Queens, Queens, NY, United States. 3. Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States
3:30 pm
32. Microcomputed Tomography (Micro-CT) Mapping of Corrugator Supercilii and Procerus Anatomy: Implications for Procedures Involving the Glabellar Musculature
Hunter M. Rogoff1, Maxim Narduzzi2, Daniel Maskovsky2, Sean Devitt1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, United States. 2. New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, United States.
3:35 pm
DISCUSSION
3:40 pm
33. Investigating breast cancer risk reduction associated with breast reduction in patients with a family history of breast cancer: a nationwide propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study
Seungil Lee*, Hannah D. Shi, BA, Theodore C. Lee, Agustin N. Posso, Chanthia Ma, Sarah Karinja, Bernard T. Lee
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
3:45 pm
34. What should we tell body contouring patients of different BMI status about GLP-1s: A national propensity-matched analysis
Sophia Ahn1, Michael J. Kuharski1, Sanjana Challa2, Amy Maselli1, Reena Bhatt1
1. Brown University, Rumford, RI, United States. 2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
3:50 pm
35. Do conventional or biologic DMARDs impact outcomes after body contouring procedures?: A national propensity matched analysis
Sophia Ahn1, Anirudh Kulkarni1, Bradley Colarusso1, John B. Park1, Ryan P. Cauley1
1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
3:55 pm
DISCUSSION
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2B: BREAST B
Moderators: Steven M. Sultan, MD and Carrie Stern, MD
3:00 pm
36. Peri-operative Selective Sodium Channel Blockade May Reduce Opioid Use after Breast Surgery
Sanjana Challa1, Charlotte Thomas1, Sophia Ahn1, Dorien I. Schonebaum1, Alynah J. Adams1, Samuel J. Lin1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
3:05 pm
37. Association of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use and Development of Capsular Contracture after Breast Augmentation
Sanjana Challa1, Sophia Ahn1, Alynah J. Adams1, Dorien I. Schonebaum1, Charlotte Thomas1, Samuel J. Lin1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
3:10 pm
38. Management of Post-Surgical Fat Necrosis of the Breast: A Systematic Review & Novel Treatment Algorithm
Samantha Shellen1, Carolyn Cafro1, Rebecca Patrick1, Anna Weiss1, Jonathan Leckenby1
1. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States.
3:15 pm
DISCUSSION
3:20 pm
39. CTA vs. MRA perforator mapping for DIEP flap breast reconstruction: surgical outcomes from a propensity score-matched cohort
Sahil Sharma1, Martha MacDonald1, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Abigail R. Tirrell1, Sydney A. Mathis1, Emma Lascar1, Patricia Fuentes1, Shahin Owji2, Alexander Kagen2, Alice Yao1, Peter J. Taub1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States. 2. Division of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
3:25 pm
40. A Decade of National Trends and Outcomes Between Immediate versus Staged Autologous Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction
Andrew Hannoudi*1,Timothy C. Olsen1, Aamirah Mccutchen1, Margaret M. Hornick1, Ayaka N. Deguchi1, Kaamya Varagur1, Robyn B. Broach1, Joseph Serletti1, Said Azoury1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA, United States.
3:30 pm
41. Optimal Timing of BREAST-Q Administration in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis
Emanuella Brito1, Georgia A. Babb1, James Gaston1, Martin Newman2, Graham S. Schwarz1
1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, United States. 2. Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States.
3:35 pm
DISCUSSION
3:40 pm
42. Five-Year Breast Revisions Between Two-Stage Implant, Direct-to-Implant, and Autologous Reconstructions
Andrew Hannoudi*1 Timothy C. Olsen1, Alan T. Makhoul1, Aamirah Mccutchen1, Margaret M. Hornick1, Ayaka N. Deguchi1, Robyn B. Broach1, Joseph Serletti1, Said Azoury1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , PA, United States.
3:45 pm
43. Factors Associated with Satisfaction with Breasts Following Oncoplastic Mammoplasty
Benjamin D. Wagner1, Ron Shemtov1, Lillian A. Boe2, Giacomo Montagna3, Audree B. Tadros3, J I. Choi?, Babak J. Mehrara1, Jonas Nelson1, Carrie S. Stern1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 2. Biostatistics Service, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 3. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
3:50 pm
44. National Trends in Reduction Mammaplasty: 72,685 Cases Reveal Dramatic Growth in Pediatric Surgical Volume with Age-Based Perioperative Differences
Rachel Schafer1, Avi Lamba1, Kristina M. Chang1, Sara Neimanis1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States.
3:55 pm
DISCUSSION
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2C: HEAD & NECK
Moderators: Jarrod T. Bogue, MD and Sameer A. Patel, MD
3:00 pm
45. Predictors of Adverse Outcomes from Salivary Leaks after Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction
Hong Hao Xu1, Jacob Y. Katsnelson1, Fuat Baris Bengur1, Armin Aryannejad1, G. Zehra Kocyigit1, Adriana M. Duncan1, Matthew T. Bottegal1, Seungwon Kim2, Mario G. Solari1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
3:05 pm
46. First-in-Human Robot-Assisted Cervical Lymphatic Reconstruction for Neurodegenerative Disease: Early Neurological Recovery
Yazan Mahafza1, Wei F. Chen1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.
3:10 pm
47. Salivary Leak after Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction: Clinical Course, Infectious Complications, and Management Outcomes
Hong Hao Xu2, Fuat Baris Bengur2, Jacob Y. Katsnelson2, G. Zehra Kocyigit2, Armin Aryannejad2, Adriana M. Duncan2, Matthew T. Bottegal2, Seungwon Kim1, Mario G. Solari2
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 2. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
3:15 pm
DISCUSSION
3:20 pm
48. Influence of Body Mass Index on Perioperative Outcomes of Oncologic Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction: Comprehensive Analysis Using a Prospective Cohort
Hong Hao Xu1, Elizabeth D. Dominguez3, Vanessa Mroueh*2, G. Zehra Kocyigit1, Armin Aryannejad1, Adriana M. Duncan1, Matthew T. Bottegal1, Mario G. Solari1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 2. Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, United States. 3. Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
3:25 pm
49. Lymphedema Following Cervical Lymph Node Dissection for Head and Neck Cancer: A Decade of Outcomes and Risk Modeling
Stav Brown, MD, Sarah Fargey, BS, Mehra Golshan, MD MBA, Siba Haykal MD PhD
1. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
3:30 pm
50. 10-Year Immunologic Outcomes After the First Full Face, Eyelid, Ear, and Scalp Transplant
Alexis K. Gursky1, Hailey P. Wyatt1, Sergio A. Segrera1, Anandhini Narayanan1, Bruce E. Gelb2, Daniel J. Ceradini1, Eduardo Rodriguez1
1. Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States. 2. Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States.
3:35 pm
DISCUSSION
3:40 pm
51. Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Implementation on Hospital Recovery Metrics Following Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction
Carol Wang1, You J. Park1, Lamorna Coyle1, Joseph Ricci1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, United States.
3:45 pm
52. Facing Graft Failure: A Systematic Review of Explantation and Retransplantation in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Alexis K. Gursky1, Y. Edward Wen1, Anandhini Narayanan1, Shaina M. Staffenberg1, Hailey P. Wyatt1, Sergio A. Segrera1, Bruce E. Gelb2, Daniel J. Ceradini1, Eduardo Rodriguez1
1. Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States. 2. Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States.
3:50 pm
53. Modified Frailty Index-5 Predicts Complications After Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer
Alexis K. Gursky1, Hailey P. Wyatt1, Sergio A. Segrera1, Anandhini Narayanan1, Adam Jacobson2, Jamie Levine1
1. Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States. 2. Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone, New York, NY, United States.
3:55 pm
DISCUSSION
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
4:30 pm – 4:40 pm
Sylke Presentation
4:40 pm - 5:55 pm
PANEL 4: Tips and Tricks (Happy hour)
Sponsored by: Sylke
Moderator: Ines C. Lin, MD
Panelists:

Jarrod T. Bogue, MD
Columbia University Medical Center

Jonathan Keith, MD
East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery

Grant M. Kleiber, MD
MedStar Health

Angie M. Paik, MD
Yale NewHaven Health

Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, PhD
New Street Plastic Surgery

Erin M. Taylor, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Stephen L. Viviano, MD
East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery
5:55 pm - 7:00 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
7:00 am - 5:45 pm
REGISTRATION
7:00 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:30 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3A: BEST PAPER COMPETITION
Moderators: Dzifa S. Kpodzo, MD, MPH & Eleanor Tomczyk, MD
(5 Minute presentations, 2 Minutes Discussions, 1 Minute Q&A)
7:30 am
54. Targeting Lymphatic Function to Enhance Anti-Tumor Immunity and Suppress Metastasis
Xizhao Chen1, Jinyeon Shin1, Gopika Ashokan1, Annica Stull-Lane1, Sarit Pal1, Geoffrey Hespe1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Raghu Kataru1
1. Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
7:38 am
55. Controlled Super-Zero Cooling After Volumetric Muscle Loss Injury Improves MRI Metrics of Recovery in a Large Animal Model
Eddy C. Rios1, Daniah Al-Nafisee2, Hiroshi Fujimaki1, Francisco Batiz-Fabela1, Mitchell Kennedy1, Samantha Kroon1, Monica Royo1, Maria Bejar-Chapa1, Bilal M. Chaudhry1, Giorgio Giatsidis1
1. Surgery (Division of Plastics), UMass Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, United States. 2. Surgery (Division of Plastic Surgery), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Discussant: Jonathan I. Leckenby, MD, PhD
7:46 am
56. Tunable Hydrogel Stiffness Modulates In Situ Microvascular Growth and Long-Term Vascular Maturation
MohammadHossein Asgardoon2, Saman Zavari1, Mary Landmesser2, Neekita Jikaria2, Jenn Park2, Amir Sheikhi1, Dino Ravnic2
1. Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States. 2. Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, United States.
Discussant: Babak J. Mehrara, MD
7:54 am
57. First, Do No Harm: Effect of TXA in a Rodent Random-Pattern Flap Model
Samuel Medina1, Abby Chopoorian1, Matthew W. Liao1, Olivia H. Carrafiell1, Terrence C. Green1, David Dugue1, Malini Chinta1, Elias Khayat1, Jaime L. Bernstein1, Xue Dong1, Jason A. Spector1
1. Weill Cornell, New York, NY, United States.
Discussant: Lawrence B. Draper, MD
8:02 am
58. 3-Methyl-4-Aminopyridine Enhances Functional and Electrophysiological Recovery Following Sciatic Nerve Crush in Mice
Julia Chrisbacher2, Margaret Beha1, Njima Schläpfer1, Remy Liechti1, Jonathan Leckenby1
1. Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States. 2. University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States.
Discussant: Jonathan M. Bekisz, MD, MSci
8:10 am
59. Breast Capsule Histology of Drainless, Infected Tissue Expanders With and Without Antibiotic Beads
Fiona R. Fragomen1, Anna M. Vaeth1, Alyssa Wan-Chei Lee1 , Michael Stigliano1, Paneed Jalili1, Carson Gundlach1, Annie McVeigh1, Baris Boyraz1 David Otterburn1
1. Department of plastic surgery, Weil Cornell Medical, Woodside, NY, United States.
Discussant: Haripriya S. Ayyala, MD
8:18 am
60. A Statistical Fragility Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Biological Therapies in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management
Pushti Shah1, Jacquelyn Roth1, Sidharth Addepalli1, Ishan Patel1, Seth Noorbakhsh1, Mark Granick1, Edward Lee1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Discussant: Karen K. Evans, MD
8:26 am
61. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Lymphedema Prevention After Axillary Surgery: A Decade of Outcomes from the Largest Single-Center Cohort
Stav Brown1, Siba Haykal1
1. Yale school of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Discussant: Dhruv Singhal, MD
8:34 am
62. Identifying Partial Muscle Denervation After Nerve Root Injury Using PET Imaging
John Nguyen2, Bashar Alsamman1, Jeffrey Khong1, Rachana Suresh1, Samarth Krishna1, Kiara quinn1, Alec Chen1, Mohammad Shahid1, Santosh Yadav1, Zachary Zamore1, Fares Lebbos1, Catherine Foss1, William Padovano1, Sami Tuffaha1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Department of General Surgery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States.
Discussant: Danielle H. Rochlin, MD
8:42 am
63. Effect of Suzetrigine on Pain Medication Use after Free Flap Surgery
Alan T. Makhoul1, Alexandra E. Makhoul2, Said Azoury1
1. Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Discussant: TBD
8:50 am
64. Long-Term Limb Salvage for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A 14-Year Single-Institution Review of Reconstructive Outcomes
Hannah Soltani, BS*1; Leila I Jones, BS2; Rachel N. Rohrich, BS1; Priyanka Meesa, BS2; Jayson N. Atves, DPM1; Richard C. Youn, MD1; Christopher E. Attinger, MD1; Karen K. Evans, MD1; Stephen B. Baker, MD
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA, 2. Georgetown University School of Medicine; Washington, DC, USA
Discussant: Christian Kauffman, MD
7:30 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3B: PRACTICE/RESIDENCY/GENDER
Moderators: Lydia Helliwell, MD and Aleksandra Krajewski, MD
7:30 am
65. Dysphoria, Gender Congruence, and Life Satisfaction following Chest Masculinization Surgery: the Impact of Age, Body Mass Index, and Scar Revision
Calvin R. Schuster*, Alexandra J. Davis, Bashar Hassan, Madyson Brown, Danielle Sim, Fan Liang
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
7:35 am
66. Citation Half-Life and Aging Patterns Across Plastic Surgery Subspecialties: A Bibliometric Analysis
Charbel Saad1, Josip Plascevic2, Hiren Parekh3, Sashank Reddy1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States. 3. Yale CollegeYale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
7:40 am
67. Factors Influencing Post-Training Practice Decisions in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review
Nadeem E. Jones1, Shreyas Rajagopal1, Juliana M. Marquez1, Lee D. Yang1, Jarrod T. Bogue1
1. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, United States.
7:45 am
DISCUSSION
7:50 am
68. Perioperative Suicide Attempt Risk Before and After Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Person-Year Analysis of the U.S. Transgender Survey
Lee D. Yang1, Melina Wald1, Michael B. Amrami1, Christine H. Rohde1
1. Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, United States.
7:55 am
69. Topical Corticosteroid Use on Vaginal Dilators Is Associated with Reduced Stricture Rates Following Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty
Emma Lascar1, Safia Singer2, Lisa Duan2, Emily Payne2, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Sahil Sharma1, Patricia Fuentes1, Rebecca Suydam1, Peter J. Taub1, Peter W. Henderson1, Elan Horesh1
1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States. 2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
8:00 am
DISCUSSION
8:05 am
70. Workload, Wellness, and Coverage Models Among Burn Surgeons: A National Survey of American Burn Centers
Andrew B. Nguyen1, Christopher Fedor1, Mare Kaulakis1, Kelson Huynh1, Sarah Tepe1, Jenny Ziembicki1, Francesco Egro1
1. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
8:10 am
71. SHARE-ing the World: Mandatory Global Surgery Education for Plastic Surgery Residents at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Anna Bogursky1, Mollie B. Smith1, Elissa Daniel1, Joyce K. McIntyre1
1. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
8:15 am
72. Surgery Applicant Values: Perceptions of Residency Programs Based on Gender-affirming Surgery Training and LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Calvin R. Schuster1, Jennifer Lee1, Agata A. Szulia1, Cecilia Rogers1, Lee D. Yang1, Keeley Newsom2, Amanda Gosman2, Scott Lifchez1, Wendy Chen1, Fan Liang1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
8:20 am
DISCUSSION
8:25 am
73. The Status of Medicaid Coverage of Gender Affirming Surgeries: A State-By-State Investigation
Sophia Ahn1, Anirudh Kulkarni1, Harshita Pattam2, Bradley Colarusso1, Marrisa A. Kent1, Ryan P. Cauley1
1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States. 2. Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.
8:30 am
74. Integrating Gender-affirming Surgery Education into a Core Surgery Clerkship: Impact on Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence
Calvin R. Schuster1, Gabriela Drew1, Helene F. Hedian2, Fan Liang1, Wendy Chen1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Department of Medicine, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
8:35 am
75. Chest Feminization Surgery is Associated with Objective Improvement in Gender Incongruence and Chest Satisfaction
Sheuli Chowdhury1, Katherine G. Stark1, Subha Karim1, Sahil Sharma1, Peter J. Taub1, Elan Horesh1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, United States.
8:40 am
DISCUSSION
8:45 am
76. The Association of Race with Scar and Wound Healing Outcomes following Chest Masculinization Surgery
Calvin R. Schuster1, Yu Jui Kung1, Camille F. Blackman1, Margaret R. Wang1, Fan Liang1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
8:50 am
77. BMI is an independent predictor of urologic and major surgical complications in gender-affirming phalloplasty
Sahil Sharma1, Martha MacDonald1, Alyxandra Rhamsay2, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Patricia Fuentes1, Emma Lascar1, Peter W. Henderson1, Peter J. Taub1, Elan Horesh3, Joshua Safer2
1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States. 2. Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States. 3. Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
7:30 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3C: CRANIOFACIAL/PEDIATRICS A
Moderators: Ingrid Ganske, MD and Kerry A. Morrison, MD
7:30 am
78. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cleft Palate: High Prevalence and Underutilization of Polysomnography
Fares Lebbos*1, Thomas Ren1, Fares Lebbos1, Charbel Saad1, Richard Redett1, Robin Yang1, Pasha Shakoori1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johhs Hopkins School of Medicine, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States.
7:35 am
79. Pterional Z-Plasty with Frontal Orbital Advancement for Unicoronal Synostosis: Long-Term Craniometric Outcomes
Tiffany E. Jeong1, Justin Beiriger1, Alzbeta Novotna1, Michael Hernandez1, Viraj Govani1, Victoria García Rodríguez1, Shelby Nathan1, Jesse A. Goldstein1, Lucas Dvoracek1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
7:40 am
80. NATURAL HISTORY OF CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY IN NONOPERATIVE ISOLATED SAGITTAL CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS USING MACHINE LEARNING
Tiffany E. Jeong1, Jonathan Cho1, Sean Lee1, Alzbeta Novotna1, Michael Hernandez1, Victoria García Rodríguez1, Viraj Govani1, Zhazira Irgebay1, Shelby Nathan1, Nawazish Khan2, Mokshagna Karanam2, Shireen Elhabian2, Jesse A. Goldstein1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 2. SCI, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
7:45 am
DISCUSSION
7:50 am
81. Late Presenting Isolated Sagittal Craniosynostosis: Can We Use Cranial Morphology to Guide Surgical Decision Making?
Tiffany E. Jeong1, Michael Hernandez1, Michelle Antony1, Alzbeta Novotna*1, Viraj Govani1, Victoria García Rodríguez1, Zhazira Irgebay1, Shelby Nathan1, Mokshagna Karanam2, Nawazish Khan2, Shireen Elhabian2, Jesse A. Goldstein1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 2. SCI, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
7:55 am
82. Long-Term Surgical and Aesthetic Outcomes of Microtia Repair: Porous Polyethylene versus Autologous Costal Cartilage Reconstruction
Miriam Meghnagi1, Jinggang Ng1, Yuliia Kovach1, Evrim E. Ozcan1, Jonathan Sussman1, Isabel Ryan1, David Low1, Jesse Taylor1, Jordan W. Swanson1, Scott Bartlett1, Cassandra A. Ligh1
1. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
8:00 am
DISCUSSION
8:05 am
83. Buccal Myomucosal Flap as a First-Line Treatment for Velopharyngeal Deficiency: A Single-Institution Retrospective Analysis of a 13-year Trend in Procedure Utilization
Nisha K. Vora*1, Leah Prishak1, Golibe Okoli1, Erona1, David Low1, Jesse Taylor1, Jordan W. Swanson1, Scott Bartlett1, Oksana A. Jackson1, Joseph A. Napoli1
1Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
8:10 am
84. The Relationship Between Craniometric Severity and Timing of Surgery in Craniosynostosis
William Bai*1, Andrew Salib1, Victoria Kong1, Samira Glaeser-Khan1, Grace Allen1, Martin Kauke-Navarro1, Omar Allam1, Michael Alperovich1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven , CT, United States.
8:15 am
85. Prediction of Osteoradionecrosis Following Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Thomas Ren1, Fares Lebbos*1, Richard Redett1, Robin Yang1, Pasha Shakoori1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johhs Hopkins School of Medicine, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States.
8:20 am
DISCUSSION
8:25 am
86. Coupling Microsurgery and Bioengineering to Guide Vascular Patterning and Maturation in a Calvarial Defect Model
MohammadHossein Asgardoon1, Deepak Gupta2, Neekita Jikaria1, Jenn Park1, Mary Landmesser1, Paul Armatowicz*1, Ibrahim Ozbolat2, Dino Ravnic1
1. Surgery, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States. 2. Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
8:30 am
87. Randomized Trial of Plagiocephaly Education: Comparable Outcomes Suggest a Broad Awareness Effect
Anna Bogursky1, Yvonne Nguyen1, Andrea R. Buendia1, Ashley Roes1, Courtney Heitmiller1, Elissa Daniel1, Seohyun Hong1, Yiming Zhang1, Janice F. Lalikos1
1. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
8:35 am
88. In-House 3D-Printed Occlusal Splints: A Cost-Effective and Scalable Workflow for Maxillofacial Surgery
Thomas Ren1, Anahita Nimbalkar1, Richard Redett1, Robin Yang1, Pasha Shakoori1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johhs Hopkins School of Medicine, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States.
8:40 am
DISCUSSION
8:45 am
89. Pediatric Free Flap Reconstruction: An 18-Year Experience at a High-Volume Pediatric Center
Miriam Meghnagi1, Nisha K. Vora1, Yuri Choi1, Garvey Cummings1, Anushka Gattu1, Zachary Valenzuela1, Oksana A. Jackson1, David Low1, Stephen J. Kovach2, Cassandra A. Ligh1
1. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
8:50 am
90. FEVER WITHOUT INFECTION: DE-ESCALATING DIAGNOSTIC WORKUPS IN PEDIATRIC CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS PATIENTS
Michael Hernandez1, Ethan Richlak1, Viraj Govani1, Tiffany Jeong1, Alzbeta Novotna1, Shelby Nathan1, Jesse A. Goldstein1
1. Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
9:00 am - 10:00 am
PANEL 5: 10 years of Pre-Pectoral Breast Reconstruction have we succeeded in Improving Patient Outcomes
Moderator: Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS
Panelists:

Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Amy S. Cowell
Massachusetts General Hospital

Kenneth L. Fan, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Suhail K. Kanchwala, MD
University of Pennsylvania
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MEMBER BUSINESS MEETING
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
FOUNDERS LECTURE
"Development of Algorithms for Reconstruction in the Head and Neck: A 30 year Experience"

Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
ABPS UPDATE
Joseph M. Serletti, MD

ACEPS UPDATE
Peter J. Taub, MD

ASPS UPDATE
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Lunch Served
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored By: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
"How to Build a Microsurgeon"

Evan Matros, MD, MPH, MMSc
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
PANEL 6: Improving Outcomes Over Time: Evolution of my Technique/Things I Do Now That I Didn't Before
Moderator: Robert J. Allen, Jr
Panelists:

Thomas A. Imahiyerobo, Jr, MD
Columbia University Medical Center

Jamie P. Levine, MD
New York University-Langone Medical Center

Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Harvard

Dhruv Singhal, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
COFFEE BREAK
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4A: NERVE
Moderators: Nikhilesh Agarwal, MD and Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD
4:00 pm
91. Targeting α7-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expression to Noninvasively Image and Localize Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Arman T. Zadeh1, Fares Lebbos1, Zachary Zamore1, Jeffrey Khong1, Rachana Suresh1, Christopher Erb1, Jared Zhang1, William Padovano1, Ala Elhelali1, Sami Tuffaha1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
4:05 pm
92. Does Location Matter? Comparing Motor Neuron Survival in Cranial vs. Spinal Nerves Following Traumatic Injury
Julia Chrisbacher2, Jordan Marx2, Njima Schläpfer1, Remy Liechti1, Jonathan Leckenby1
1. Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States. 2. University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States.
4:10 pm
93. Transcriptomic Evidence Of Sympathetic Modulation Of Cells Involved In Peripheral Nerve Injury
Ife Shoyombo1, Dayal Rajagopalan2, Rahul Gorijavolu1, Kaushik Madapati1, A Lee Dellon1, Sami Tuffaha1
1. Johns Hopkins, Middle River, MD, United States. 2. Surgery, New York Medical College, New York, NY, United States.
4:15 pm
DISCUSSION
4:20 pm
94. Enhancing Patient Selection for Nerve Decompression: A standardized computerized tomography protocol for frontal and rhinogenic neuralgia
Justin Lee1, Matthew A. DePamphilis*1, Charles D. Hwang1, Eri Iwasaki2, Josip Plascevic1, Karen Buch2, Ali Totonchi3, William G. Austen1, Osamu Sakai2, Katherine Carruthers1
1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Boston, MA, United States. 2. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
4:25 pm
95. Functional Amputation Techniques and Survival Following Below-Knee Amputation: Association of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation with Long-Term Mortality
Hannah Soltani1, Rachel N. Rohrich1, Christopher M. Ply1, Karen K. Evans1, Richard C. Youn1, Christopher E. Attinger1, Grant Kleiber1, Stephen Baker1
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States.
4:30 pm
96. Poorly Controlled Diabetes Is Associated with Decreased Neuroma Pain Following Peripheral Nerve Transection in a Rat Neuroma Model
Tiam M. Saffari1, Varoon Phondge1, Morgan Yun1, Arianna Valenti1, Bruno Pillari1, Wan Jiao1, Alex Wong1, Edward Lee1
1. Plastic Surgery, Rutgers NJMS, Newark, NJ, United States.
4:35 pm
97. Functional Outcomes After Obturator to Femoral Nerve Transfer in Femoral Nerve Palsy
Victoria V. Szymkiewicz1, Lahin Amlani2, Fares Lebbos3, Arman Zadeh3, Aiko Puerto3, Allan Belzberg?, Sami Tuffaha3
1. School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States. 3. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States.
4:40 pm
DISCUSSION
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4B: BREAST C
Moderators: Kenneth L. Fan, MD and Catherine L. Ly, MD
4:00 pm
98. Prophylactic Retrorectus Mesh Significantly Reduces Donor-Site Bulge in Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction (ABABR): Analysis of 1,507 Donor Sites
Aamirah Mccutchen1, Ayaka N. Deguchi1, Timothy C. Olsen1, Margaret M. Hornick1, Robyn B. Broach1, Joseph Serletti1, Said Azoury1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
4:05 pm
99. Aesthetic Flat Closure After Mastectomy: A Retrospective Case Series and Technical Approach
Thomas J. Sorenson1, Carter Boyd1, Lauren E. Romanowski1, Kshipra Hemal1, Oriana Cohen1, Mihye Choi1, Nolan S. Karp1
1. Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University-Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
4:10 pm
100. Postdischarge prophylactic oral antibiotics do not decrease the risk of infection in implant-based breast reconstruction
Patricia Fuentes1, Eva Ingber1, Olivia Becker1, Emma Lascar1, Sahil Sharma1, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Peter J. Taub1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
4:15 pm
DISCUSSION
4:20 pm
101. Standardizing Breast Symmetry Assessment: Development of a Five-Domain Metric with Machine Learningâ€"Based Automation
Lisa Duan1, Erin Abbott1, Roshan Parikh1, Sheuli Chowdhury1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Icahn School of Medicine, New York City, NY, United States.
4:25 pm
102. Evaluation of the Total Number of Outpatient Follow-up Visits after Implant-Based versus Autologous Breast Reconstruction over 10 years
Lauriane Pinto*1, Michael Mazarei1, Anna E. Bazell1, Alexa Rivera del Rio Hernandez1, Sriram Zassenhaus1, Carolyn De La Cruz1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
4:30 pm
103. Radiate the Flap or Expander? Comparative Outcomes in Immediate Versus Delayed-Immediate DIEP Flap Reconstruction Among Postmastectomy Patients: A TriNetX Database Study
Michael L. Chang1, Emily L. Isch2, Devi Schwartz1, John Winton1, Matthew Jenkins3, David Kim3, Andrew Newman3, Heather McMahon3
1. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Kennett Square, PA, United States. 2. Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Ph
4:35 pm
104. Real-World Outcomes of Postoperative Antibiotic Duration in ADM Assisted Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: A 20-Year Multicenter Study
Paige Richards1, Kanika Yadav1, Gabriel De la Cruz Ku2, Ambroise H. Gilles3, Christopher Fullmer3, Ruyan Zhang?, John Roberts3, Adam Walchak?, Sameer A. Patel?
1. Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States. 2. Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru. 3. Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States. 4. Department of Surgery, Univ
4:40 pm
DISCUSSION
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4C: CRANIOFACIAL/PEDIATRICS B
Moderators: Thomas A. Imahiyerobo, Jr, MD and Alvin Wong, MD
4:00 pm
105. Treacher Collins Syndrome Is More Asymmetric Than Traditionally Appreciated: A Three-Dimensional Cohort Study
Kirin Naidu1, Sarah Barnett1, David Perrault1, Maura Guyler1, Santiago Lopez1, Scott Bartlett1, Jordan W. Swanson1, Sameer Shakir1, Joseph A. Napoli1, Jesse Taylor1
1. Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
4:05 pm
106. Airway Changes After Le Fort I Advancement: A Volumetric and Cross-Sectional Analysis
Thomas Ren1, Yuri Zhang*1, Anahita Nimbalkar1, Charbel Saad1, Richard Redett1, Robin Yang1, Pasha Shakoori1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johhs Hopkins School of Medicine, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States.
4:10 pm
107. Quantitative Assessment of Maxillary Bone Density and Thickness in Cleft Versus Non-Cleft Patients Undergoing Le Fort I Osteotomy
Thomas Ren1, Yuri Zhang*1, Charbel Saad1, Richard Redett1, Robin Yang1, Pasha Shakoori1
1. Plastic Surgery, Johhs Hopkins School of Medicine, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States.
4:15 pm
DISCUSSION
4:20 pm
108. Speech Outcomes with Modified Furlow Palatoplasty: A 20-Year, Single-surgeon Experience
Nicolás M. Kass1, Tobi Somorin1, Angel Dixon1, Megan Pencek1, Matthew Ford1, Michael Bykowski1, Jesse A. Goldstein1, Joseph Losee1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
4:25 pm
109. Caregiver-Reported Burden and Satisfaction of Presurgical Lip, Alveolus and Nose Approximation (PLANA) Therapy Compared to Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM)
Paige E. Warner1, Bria Etienne2, Theresa K. Webster3, Thomas A. Imahiyerobo3, Jill Schechter2, Naikhoba Munabi3
1. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States. 2. Department of Dental Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States. 3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Pre
4:30 pm
110. Mastectomy for Adolescent Gynecomastia Associated with Lower Risk of Incident Psychiatric Diagnosis
Victoria Kong1, Andrew Salib1, Albert L. Rancu1, Karen Bach1, Mohamed A. Ramy1, Grace Allen1, Samira Glaeser-Khan1, Omar Allam1, Martin Kauke-Navarro1, Paris D. Butler1
1. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT, CT, United States.
4:35 pm
111. A New Metric for Craniosynostosis Surgery Selection
Ethan D. Paliwoda1, Sawyer Farmer2, Jai Patel3, Aidan O'Brien1, Saud Rehman3, Tarun Prabhala2, Michael Mellace3, Ishan Patel1, Mason Horne1, Lauren Angnardo1, Amanda Awad1, Christina Rudolph1, Travis Bevington3, Matthew A. Adamo2, Stephanie Bray1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States. 3. Department of Radiology, Albany, NY, United States.
4:40 pm
DISCUSSION
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
PANEL 7: Carving out my practice in the face of Cross Specialty competition and optimizing collaboration
Moderator: Peter J. Taub, MD
Panelists:

Michael Alperovich, MD
Yale University School of Medicine

Jonathan L. Bass, MD
NYU Langone Health

Jeffrey Gusenoff, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Sameer A. Patel, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center / Temple University
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Wellness Events (Fun Run & Yoga)
Chair: Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD, FACS
6:45 pm - 10:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION & BANQUET/AWARDS
Theme: All White Party

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
REGISTRATION
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5A: TRUNK/EXTREMITY B
Moderators: Patrick Reavey, MD and Adam Walchak, MD
8:00 am
112. Effectiveness of Operative versus Bedside Incision and Drainage for Flexor Tenosynovitis
G. Zehra Kocyigit1, Nirbhay Jain1, Lenny Rivera-Rosario1, Joseph Banuelos1, Erik Reiche1, Dana E. Bregman1
1. Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
8:05 am
113. A Function-Based Algorithm for Hindfoot Ulcer Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes From a Tertiary Limb Salvage Center
Kishan S. Shah1, Christopher M. Ply1, Luke J. Llaurado1, Hannah Soltani1, Rachel N. Rohrich1, Parker Buck*1,Jayson Atves1, John Steinberg1, Cameron Akbari1, Richard C. Youn1, Karen K. Evans1, Christopher E. Attinger1, Stephen Baker1
1. Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, United States.
8:10 am
114. Association Between GLP-1 Use and Short-Term Pressure Ulcer Complications
Sergio A. Segrera1, Benjamin Herold1, John Helm3, Eric Acosta1, Kian Daneshi2, Ernest Chiu1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, United States. 2. Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. 3. School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States.
8:15 am
DISCUSSION
8:20 am
115. Impact of GLP-1 Agonists on Surgical Wound Complications Following Panniculectomy for Patients with Prior History of Bariatric Surgery
Janey Song1, Charles Lee2, Mary C. McDonough1, Timothy S. Johnson2
1. Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States. 2. Plastic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
8:25 am
116. Supermicrosurgical Perforator-to-Perforator Flaps in Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Feasibility of Perforators as Recipient Vessels
Elena Galvano1, Laura K. Tom2, Grant Kleiber2, Rajiv Parikh2
1. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington , DC, United States. 2. Department of Plastic Surgery, MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States.
8:30 am
117. Predictors of Recurrent Deep Infection following Sternal Wound Reconstruction with Pectoralis Major Flaps: A 30-Year Single-Surgeon Experience
Michael B. Amrami1, Jeffrey A. Ascherman1
1. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
8:35 am
DISCUSSION
8:40 am
118. Superthin Free Flaps in Obese Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Maximizing Function While Minimizing Morbidity
Elena Galvano1, Laura K. Tom2, Grant Kleiber2, Rajiv Parikh2
1. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington , DC, United States. 2. Department of Plastic Surgery, MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States.
8:45 am
119. Identification of a Pre-Fibrotic Inflammatory and Apoptotic Phase Following Extremity Radiation
Alex G. Lambi1, Brendan Hilliard2, Frank L. Chen2, Lewis Bright-Rowe2, Ryan E. Tomlinson3, Mary F. Barbe2
1. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 3. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
8:50 am
120. Postoperative Ketorolac Use and the Odds of a Nonunion in Operatively Treated Metacarpal Fractures
Madison A. Oxford1, Christopher Fullmer1, John Roberts1
1. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
8:00 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5B: TECHNOLOGY/HEALTH DISPARITIES
Moderators: Kristen P. Broderick, MD and Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS
8:00 am
121. Rurality is Associated with Surgical Timeline Disparities in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction
Lola Ortiz-Whittingham1, Michael Mazarei1, Shayan M. Sarrami1, Carolyn De La Cruz1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
8:05 am
122. Geographic Maldistribution of the Plastic Surgery Workforce in the United States: County-Level Disparities in Relative Supply and Travel Distance
Lee D. Yang1, Nadeem E. Jones1, Michael B. Amrami1, Jarrod T. Bogue1
1. Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, United States.
8:10 am
123. Referrals for Plastic Surgery following Mohs Surgery Are Declining: Trends and Financial Drivers
Renee Gao1, Goutam K. Gadiraju3, Andrew Malek2, Yizhuo Shen?, Yibin Zhang3, Alan Yang?, Justin Broyles?
1. UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States. 2. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States. 3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. 4. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 5. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 6. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
8:15 am
DISCUSSION
8:20 am
124. Utilization of Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States by Settlement Type: Is There Equity of Access?
Nader Mujtaba*1, Luke J. Llaurado*1, Kishan S. Shah1, Imran Khan2, David Song1, Stephen Baker1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States. 2. Orthopaedic Surgery, Inova, Fairfax, VA, United States.
8:25 am
125. Geographic Plastic Surgeon Workforce Density Is Independently Associated with Immediate Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Utilization: A 23-Year County-Level Analysis
Nadeem E. Jones1, Dylan K. Kim1, Lee D. Yang1, Kathleen Gu1, Jarrod T. Bogue1
1. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, NY, United States.
8:30 am
126. Speaking of Reconstruction: Language-Associated Disparities in Immediate Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Michael Stigliano1, Carson Gundlach1, Paneed Jalili1, Fiona R. Fragomen1, Daana Bajnauth1, David Otterburn1
1. Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
8:35 am
DISCUSSION
8:40 am
127. Preventing Abdominal Donor-Site Morbidity in Autologous Breast Reconstruction Using OviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrix
Goutam K. Gadiraju1, Paul Indyk2, Renee Gao*3, Yizhuo Shen4, Yibin Zhang1, Madeline Duncan1, Allison Pellegrino1, Hannah Shi1, Justin Broyles5
1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. 2. Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. 3. UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States. 4. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States. 5. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
8:45 am
128. Hydrogen Sulfide Modulation of Microvascular Flow to Optimize Tissue Flap Viability
Neekita Jikaria1, Paul Armatowicz2, Ji Ho Park1, MohammadHossein Asgardoon2, Mary Landmesser2, Lacy Alexander3, Urara Hasegawa3, Dino Ravnic1
1. Department of Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States. 2. Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States. 3. Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States.
8:50 am
129. Non-Invasive Prediction of Wound Healing Timelines Using AI-Driven Biomechanical Analysis
Robert D. Sampson2, Jayesh Rathi3, Deboparna Banerjee3, Shi Fu1, Gurtej Singh2, Hugh Rosshirt1, Aleksandra Krajewski2, Alvin Wong2, Steven Skiena3, Lav Varshney3, Miriam Rafailovich1, Sami Khan2
1. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States. 3. AI Innovation Institute, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States.
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
9:00 am - 10:00 am
PANEL 8: The Use of Mesh in Plastic Surgery
Moderator: Carrie Stern, MD
Panelists:

Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

David A. Staffenberg, MD, DSc
New York University Langone Health

Vishal Thanik, MD
Altris Reconstructive Wellness

Adam Walchak
Montefiore Medical Center
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSION 6A: BREAST D
Moderators: Alfred T. Culliford, IV, MD and Sarah J. Karinja, MD
10:30 am
130. Aesthetic and Oncologic Outcomes After Reconstructive Breast Augmentation following Lumpectomy: A Propensity Controlled Study
Rebecca Lisk1, Thomas J. Sorenson1, Lauren E. Romanowski1, Carter Boyd1, Chris Amro1, Mihye Choi1, Nolan S. Karp1, Oriana Cohen1
1. Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University-Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
10:35 am
131. The Hidden Cost of Weight Loss: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Double Complication Rates in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction (IBBR)
Aamirah Mccutchen1, Margaret M. Hornick1, Timothy C. Olsen1, Ayaka N. Deguchi1, Robyn B. Broach1, Joseph Serletti1
1. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
10:40 am
132. Modified Robertson vs. Wise Pattern Breast Reduction in Pediatric Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Early Institutional Experience
Garvey Cummings1, Miriam Meghnagi1, Jacob R. Thomas1, Gustavo Capone1, Eric C. Liao1, Cassandra A. Ligh1
1. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
133. Preoperative Leukopenia Is Associated with Tissue Necrosis Following Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
Emma Lascar1, Olivia Becker*2, Larissa Iraj2, Rebecca Suydam1, Patricia Fuentes1, Sahil Sharma1, Peter J. Taub1, Peter W. Henderson1
1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States. 2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
10:55 am
134. Psychosocial Well-being in Autologous vs. Implant Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Ariel Gabay1, Abigail Tirrell1, Lillian A. Boe2, Carrie S. Stern1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Jonas Nelson1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York , NY, United States. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
11:00 am
135. Comparing Outcomes Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction by Body Mass Index Stratification
Ariel Gabay1, Areeg A. Abu El Hawa1, Lillian A. Boe2, Carrie S. Stern1, Joseph Disa1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Robert J. Allen1, Jonas Nelson1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York , NY, United States. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
136. 10-Year Follow-up of Locoregional Recurrence in Single Surgeon Oncoplastic Surgery in the United States
Pascal He1, Tyra albert1, Rucha Kadam1, Abhishek Chatterjee2, Sarah Persing2
1. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States. 2. Department of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
11:15 am
137. Early Reduction in Capsular Contracture With Acellular Dermal Matrix Does Not Persist Long Term After Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
Albert Rancu*1, Andrew Salib1, Martin Kauke-Navarro1, Victoria Kong1, Jonathan N. Grauer1, Michael Alperovich1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven , CT, United States.
11:20 am
138. Adjunctive Cancer Therapeutics in Breast Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Guide for Perioperative Medication Hold Times
Nicholas Vernice*1, Alexis C. Lakatta1, Thomas J. Sorenson1, Carter Boyd1, Kshipra Hemal1, Oriana Cohen1, Mihye Choi1, Nolan S. Karp1
1. Plastic Surgery, NYU, New York, NY, United States.
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSION 6B: LYMPHEDEMA/OTHER
Moderators: Andrew Cantor, MD, MPHS and Erin M. Taylor, MD
10:30 am
139. The Growing and Unequal Burden of Lymphedema: A 10-Year Multicenter Real-World Study of 136 Million Patients
Paige Richards1, Batool Z. Naqvi1, Lily Karlson1, Kanika Yadav1, Gabriel De La Cruz1, Christopher Fullmer1, Ambroise H. Gilles1, John Roberts1, Adam Walchak2, Sameer A. Patel2
1. Penn State College of Medicine, Hummelstown, PA, United States. 2. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
10:35 am
140. Who Gets Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction? A Systematic Review of Racial and Ethnic Representation in Lymphedema Preventive Surgery Trials
Morgan Cody*1, Michael Mazarei1, Carolyn De La Cruz1
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
10:40 am
141. Assessing the Impacts of the FDA Boxed Warning on Breast Implants: Analyzing Reconstructive and Aesthetic Procedural Trends
Renee Gao1, Goutam K. Gadiraju3, Yizhuo Shen?, Sara P. Myers2, Justin Broyles?
1. UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States. 2. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. 3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. 4. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 5. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
142. Dermal Backflow Correlates with Inflammatory Responses and Epidermal Changes in Secondary Lymphedema
Benjamin D. Wagner1, Sarit Pal1, Stav Brown1, Xizhao Chen1, Adana-Christine Campbell1, Joseph Dayan1, Geoffrey Hespe1, Raghu Kataru1, Babak J. Mehrara1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
10:55 am
143. Anti-Diabetic Pharmacotherapy and Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Mechanistic Rationale and Clinical Evidence
Stav Brown, MD, Sarah Fargey, BS, Geronimo Salcedo, BS, Rohan Kumaran, BS, Mehra Golshan, MD MBA, Siba Haykal MD PhD
1. Yale School of Medicineool, New Haven, CT, United States.
11:00 am
144. Machine Learning Prediction of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Benjamin D. Wagner1, Ariel Gabay1, Jonlin Chen1, Andrea V. Barrio2, Thomas Amburn2, Natalia Polidorio2, Tiana Le2, Lillian A. Boe3, Geoffrey Hespe1, Jonas Nelson1, Babak J. Mehrara1, Danielle Rochlin1
1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 2. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. 3. Biostatistics Service, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
145. Understanding which breast cancer patients will develop collateralized lymphatic pathways
Shayan M. Sarrami1, Michael Mazarei1, Nicolás M. Kass1, Lauriane Pinto1, Carolyn De La Cruz1
1. Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
11:15 am
146. Predicting Lymphedema After Groin Lymph Node Dissection: A Risk Stratification Model from a Decade of Outcomes at a Tertiary Cancer Center
Stav Brown, MD, Sarah Fargey, BS, Geronimo Salcedo, BS, Rohan Kumaran, BS, Parisa Lotfi, MD; Mehra Golshan, MD MBA, Siba Haykal MD PhD
1. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
11:20 am
147. Cancer-related Lymphedema and Alzheimer's Disease Development after ALND
Stav Brown, MD, Felix Klimitz, MD, Siba Haykal MD PhD, Bohdan Pomahac, MD
1. Yale school of Medicine, New haven, CT, United States.
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
BEST PAPER AWARD ALUMNI LECTURESHIP
"Back to the Future: The Reconstructive Glass Elevator in Lower Extremity Reconstruction"

Ara A. Salibian, MD
University of California, Davis, CA
12:00 pm
ADJOURN