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2024 Program & Abstracts

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
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
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1A: BREAST A & CRANIOFACIAL
Moderators: Clinton St. Morrison, MD & Christian Kauffman, MD
8:30 am
1. Long-Term 3-D Morphometric Analysis of the Upper Airway following LeFort III, Monobloc, and Monobloc with LeFort II Advancements in Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Dominic Romeo, Patrick Akarapimand, Jonathan Sussman, Benjamin Massenburg, Kaan Oral, Theodor Lenz, Meagan Wu, Jinggang Ng, Jordan Swanson, Scott Bartlett, Jesse Taylor
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Phiadelphia, USA
8:35 am
2. National Trends in Integrated Plastic Surgery Training Structure
Tyler Jarvis1, Jinpyo Hong2, John Roberts1, John Ingraham1
1Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, USA; 2College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, USA
8:40 am
3. Donor Nerve Selection: Objective and Patient-Reported Sensory Outcomes in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps
Ashley Zhang, Marcos Lu Wang, Hao Huang, Grant Black, Sophia Arbuiso, Chase Alston, Isaiah Rhodes, David Otterburn
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
8:45 am
DISCUSSION
8:50 am
4. A Nationwide Database Analysis of Breast Revision Profiles in Immediate vs. Delayed Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
Olivia Waldron1, Andrea Hiller2, Jessica El-Malla 2, Junjia Zhu3, Colette Pameijer2, Dino Ravnic2
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, USA; 2Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA; 3Department of Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine, USA
8:55 am
9:00 am
6. Surgical Tray Optimization in the Setting of Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction: Implications for Operative Cost, Efficiency, and Global Health
Matteo Laspro, Leya Groysman, Liliana Camison-Bravo, David Staffenberg, Roberto Flores
Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA
9:05 am
DISCUSSION
9:10 am
7. National Analysis of Surgical Intervention for Orbital Floor Fractures - Implications on Early vs Late Repair
Chen Shen1, Jennifer Shah2, Rahim Nazerali3, Michael Matthew1
1Plastic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, USA; 2Geisel School of Medicine, USA; 3Stanford Plastic Surgery, USA
9:15 am
8. Online Patient Education Materials for Microtia: A Critical Assessment of Readability and Ethnic Inclusivity
Sydney Aquilina*, Sam Boroumand, Beatrice Katsnelson, Omar Allam, Michael Alperovich
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, USA
9:20 am
9. Wash and Learn: The Use of Low Dose Chlorhexidine Solution in Preventing Intraoperative Contamination in Tissue Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction
Anna Vaeth1, Jaime Bernstein1, Ashley Zhang2, Makayla Kochheiser1, Nancy Qin1, Karina Condez1, Kristen Castellano1, Grant Black1, David Otterburn1
1Weill Cornell Medicine, USA; 2Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA
9:25 am
DISCUSSION
8:30 am - 9:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1B: RESEARCH
Moderators: Howard N. Langstein, MD & Lino F. Miele, MD, MS
8:30 am
10. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Vascularized Skin Substitutes in Repairing Full-thickness Skin Defects in Rodent Models: A Time-Course Study
Gurtej Singh1, Shi Fu2, Huiting Luo2, Kuan-Che Feng2, Shiffoni Sukhlal1, Brooklyn Ratel2, Divleen Singh1, Ethan Lester1, Marcia Simon3, Miriam Rafailovich2, Sami U. Khan1, Duc Bui1, Alexander B. Dagum1
1Surgery, Stony Brook University, USA; 2Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, USA; 3Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, Stony Brook University, USA
8:35 am
11. Modified Frozen Section Mohs (MFSM): A Novel Technique and One Plastic Surgeon's Experience with 1714 Consecutive Skin Cancer Removals
Michael Chang3, Steven Chang3, Matthew Delancy1, Fady Gerges2, Lawrence Chang3
1Plastic Surgery, Cooper University Health, USA; 2Green Clinics Laboratory, USA; 3ChristianaCare, USA
8:40 am
12. Secondary Lymphedema results in Infiltration of Mast Cells
Arielle Roberts, Raghu Kataru, Jinyeon Shin, Jonathan Rubin, Gopika Ashokan, Hyeung Ju Park, Adana-Christine Campbell, Bracha Pollack, Babak Mehrara
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
8:45 am
DISCUSSION
8:50 am
13. Changing the Face of Plastic Surgery Research: The Impact of Women Leading Academic Collaborations
Tiffany Jeong, Nicolas Kass, Hilary Liu, Angel Dixon, Nia Buckner, Jose Arellano, Vu Nguyen, Francesco Egro, Jesse Goldstein, Carolyn De La Cruz
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
8:55 am
14. Research Years in Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicants: Motivating Factors and Financial Implications
Karen Makar1, Aparna Alankar1, Aravind Rajagopalan1, Rendell Bernabe2, JacqueLyn Kinney3, Jeremy Sinkin1
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA; 2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, USA; 3Division of Plastic Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA
9:00 am
15. Combined Cellular Suspensions and Hydrogel Scaffolds for One-Stage Repair of Full-Thickness Skin Defects in Rodent Models
Gurtej Singh1, Shi Fu3, Huiting Luo3, Kuan-Che Feng3, Shiffoni Sukhlal1, Divleen Singh1, Mimi Borrelli1, Miriam Rafailovich3, Marcia Simon2, Sami Khan1, Duc Bui1, Alexander Dagum1
1Surgery, Stony Brook University, USA; 2Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, Stony Brook University, USA; 3Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, USA
9:05 am
DISCUSSION
9:10 am
16. Combining Intraoperative Bioprinting and Microsurgery to Promote Scaffold Vascularization
Jessica El-Mallah1, Miji Yeo2, Summer Horchler3, Olivia Waldron3, Mary Landmesser3, Dishary Banerjee2, MIngjie Sun3, Ibrahim Ozbolat2, Dino Ravnic1
1Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Penn State, USA; 3Penn State College of Medicine, USA
9:15 am
17. Utilizing ChatGPT for Streamlined Chart Review in Wound Care Research
Rebecca Lisk1, Rebecca Friedman1, Kathy Cordero Bermudez2, Brian Gillette2, Scott Gorenstein2, Ernest Chiu1
1Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, USA; 2Department of Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, USA
9:20 am
18. Combining Virtual Surgical Planning and Mixed-Reality for Verification of Bony Alignment in Orthognathic Surgery
Nicolas Kass1, Anjali Raghuram1, Angel Dixon1, Sumaarg Pandya1, Megan Pencek1, Nikhil Sharma2, Stephen Canton3, Edward Andrews2, Jesse Goldstein1
1Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA; 2Department of Neurological Surgery, UPMC, USA; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC, USA
9:25 am
DISCUSSION
9:30 am - 10:00 am
EUGENE COURTISS MEMORIAL LECTURE
“Surgeon/Artists; Artists & Surgeons”
Aron D. Wahrman, MD, MBA
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
Sponsored by RTI Surgical
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2A: TRUNK & EXTREMITY / HAND A
Moderators: Lily Mundy, MD & Ines C. Lin, MD
10:30 am
19. Split-Thickness Skin Graft Outcomes in Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Wounds: Does Location Matter?
Rachel Rohrich1, Karen Li1, Christian Lava1, Sami Alahmadi2, Henry Stanton2, Victoria Kim2, Karen Evans1, John Steinberg1, Christopher Attinger1, Stephen Baker1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
10:35 am
20. Debulking Lymphatic Liposuction Extends Its Therapeutic Reach from One Limb to Another Limb
Melis Salman, Shih-Lun Lo, Sonia Pandey, Ali Foroutan, Wei F. Chen
Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, USA
10:40 am
21. Functional Restoration Of The Burned Hand: The Role Of Tendon Expansion
Christopher Liao1, Roger Simpson2
1Stony Brook University Hospital, USA; 2 New York Plastic Surgical Group, USA
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
22. Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: Predictive Models for Disease Trajectory
Stav Brown, Michelle Coriddi, Joseph Dayan, Babak Mehrara
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
10:55 am
23. Geographic Region and Insurance Status Predict Access to Salvage Procedures for Diabetic Lower Extremity Wounds in the United States
Alexander Kammien, Brogan Evans, Haripriya Ayyala, David Colen
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, USA
11:00 am
24. A Leg Up: The Emerging Role of 3D Technologies in Orthoplastic Oncological Reconstruction
Sarah Diaddigo, Myles LaValley, Alexander Dagi, Michael Amrami, Nikhil Gangoli, Kevin Kuonqui, David Dugue, Wakenda Tyler, Jarrod Bogue
Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
25. Debridement to Negative Qualitative Cultures: Does it Matter for Lower Extremity Split-Thickness Skin Grafts?
Rachel Rohrich1, Karen Li1, Christian Lava1, Sami Alahmadi2, Henry Stanton2, Karen Evans1, John Steinberg3, Jayson Atves3, Christopher Attinger1, Stephen Baker1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA; 3Department of Podiatric Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA
11:15 am
26. Knotted Versus Knotless Techniques for Digital Flexor Tendon Repair: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study
Alexander Kammien, Fortunay Diatta, Lynn Zhao, Haripriya Ayyala, David Colen
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, USA
11:20 am
27. Vascularized Lymph Node Transplant (VLNT): Four Year Prospective Outcomes
Stav Brown, Michelle Coriddi, Babak Mehrara, Joseph Dayan
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
10:30 am - 11:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2B: HEAD & NECK/ NERVE/ GENDER AFFIRMATION
Moderators: Aleksandra Krajewski, MD & Mario G. Solari, MD
10:30 am
28. Social Vulnerability Index Associated with Differential Treatment Access in Patients with Idiopathic Facial Palsy
Isabel Snee1, Sami Alahmadi1, Christopher Ply1, Priyanka Tripuraneni2, Leandro Socolovsky2, Robert Murphy3, Eugenia Chu2, Michael Reilly2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA; 2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown, USA; 3Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, USA
10:35 am
29. Surgical outcomes following distal nerve decompression in patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia
Katya Remy1, Merel Hazewinkel2, Leonard Knoedler1, Sierra Tseng1, William Austen1, Lisa Gfrerer2
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA; 2Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Well Cornell Medicine, USA
10:40 am
30. Elevated Body Mass Index is Not Associated with Significant Surgical Risk in a Cohort of 632 Patients Undergoing Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty
Peter Shamamian1, Anya Wang1, Subha Karim1, Derek Chen1, Carol Wang1, Keisha Montalmant1, Olachi Oleru1, Janet Coleman-Belin1, John Pang3, Avra Laarakker2, Ann Tran2, Bella Avanessian2, Jess Ting2, Elan Horesh2
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, USA; 3Align Surgical Associates, USA
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
31. Quantifying the Learning Curve in Robotic-Assisted Peritoneal flap Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
Kshipra Hemal3, Gaines Blasdel1, Chris Amro3, Charlie Dubach-Reinhold3, Augustus Parker3, Lee Zhao2, Rachel Bluebond-Langner3
1School of Medicine, University of Michigan, USA; 2Department of Urology, NYU Langone Health, USA; 3Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, USA
10:55 am
32. Diabetes and Metformin on Painful Neuroma Formation After Lower Extremity Amputations
Keith Kuo, Rachana Suresh, Kitae Park, Zachary Zamore, Samarth Krishna, Jeffrey Khong, Celine Arar, Sami Tuffaha, Ala Elhelali
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, USA
11:00 am
33. Optimizing Cervical Spine Surgery by Enhancing Wound-Related Outcomes
Michael Saturno1, Reanna Shah1, Daniel Kwon1, Olachi Oleru1, Nargiz Seyidova1, Jeffrey Russell1, Andrew Hecht2, Arthur Jenkins3, Konstantinos Margetis3, Peter Taub1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine, USA
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
34. Supraclavicular Artery Island Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: Our Experience and Predictors of Complications
Joshua Hwang1, Chloe Cottone2, William Magner3, Can Ozturk3, Cemile Ozturk3
1Surgery, SUNY Buffalo, USA; 2Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences, USA; 3Head and Neck/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
11:15 am
35. Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II Expression Changes in Denervated and Reinnervated Muscles
Keith Kuo, Kitae Park, Rachana Suresh, Aidan Weitzner, Tom Harris, Erica Lee, Zachary Zamore, Fares Lebbos, Will Padovano, Sami Tuffaha
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, USA
11:20 am
36. Impact of Intraoperative Intravenous Tranexamic Acid on Hematomas and Bleeding Events in Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty Patients
Peter Shamamian1, Anya Wang1, Subha Karim1, Derek Chen1, Carol Wang1, Keisha Montalmant 1, Avra Laarakker1, John Pang2, Ann Tran3, Bella Avanessian3, Jess Ting3, Elan Horesh3
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2Align Surgical Associates, USA; 3Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, USA
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PANEL 1: Take 2: Revision Surgery
Moderator: Dzifa S. Kpodzo, MD, MPH
Panelists:
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Introduction of Session and Speakers
Dzifa S. Kpodzo, MD, MPH
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Revision Breast Reconstruction
Jesse Erdmann-Sager, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Gynecomastia Revision Surgery
Richard T. Silverman, MD, FACS
New Initiate 2000, Newton, MA
11:55 am – 12:05 pm
Cranioplasty revision and other Neurosurgery disasters
Thomas A. Imahiyerobo, Jr., MD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Q&A Panel
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
Sponsored by: Allergan Aesthetics, an Abbvie Company
Keynote Speaker: Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
PANEL 2: Have the NERVE: Nerves and Plastic Surgery
Moderator: Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD
Panelists:
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Headache Surgery, From the Past to the Future
William G. Austen, Jr., MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Neurotization after Cancer and Gender Mastectomy
Andrea Moreira, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers, Pittsburgh, PA
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Innovations in Extremity Nerve Reconstruction
Sami H. Tuffaha, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
The World of Nerve Imaging and How It Can Help Nerve Surgeons
Darryl B. Sneag, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery, Radiology, New York, NY
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Q&A Panel
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3A: AESTHETIC
Moderators: Brian S. Glatt, MD & Dfiza S. Kpodzo, MD, MPH
3:00 pm
37. Minimally Invasive Necklift with the Mastoid Sling
Brannon Claytor2, Lauren Lowe1
1Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA; 2Main Line Health, USA
3:05 pm
38. Using Neural Network Facial Recognition Software for Measuring Perceived Age Reduction in Patients Undergoing Blepharoplasty
Jeffrey Khong, Alexandra Davis, Oren Wei, Carisa Cooney, Kristen Broderick
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
3:10 pm
39. An Investigation into the Mechanism by which Silicone Breast Implant Shells Negatively Impact Cells in the Breast Microenvironment
Jini Jeon1, Riley Mayne2, Tim Li2, Sophia Salingaros2, Dylan Kim2, Xue Dong2, Jason Spector2
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA; 2Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
3:15 pm
DISCUSSION
3:20 pm
40. Quantifying Facial Rejuvenation Following Orthognathic Surgery
Alexandra Junn, Karen Li, Varsha Harish, Daisy Spoer, Andrew Abadeer, Stephen Baker
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, USA
3:25 pm
41. The Quality of Information About Body Dysmorphia on TikTok: A Call for Action
Benjamin Rahmani1, Amir-Ala Mahmoud1, Sujay Rajkumar2, John Park1, James Fanning1, Jerry Chidester3, Bernard Lee1
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA; 2Drexel University College of Medicine, USA; 3The Plastics Clinic, USA
3:30 pm
42. Trends in Lip Dimensions of Vogue Cover Models from 1980 to Present
Abby Chopoorian3, Sophia Salingaros2, Amon-Ra Gama1, Laura Reed1, Joseph Weisberger1, Edward Lee1
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA; 2Weill Cornell Medical College, USA; 3Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA
3:35 pm
DISCUSSION
3:40 pm
43. A Novel Injectable Collagen Composite for Soft Tissue Augmentation and Regeneration
Xue Dong, Samuel Medina, Tim Li, Jini Jeon, Riley Mayne, Jason Spector
Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
3:45 pm
44. Assessing Aesthetic Outcomes Following Nasal Reconstruction
Jesse Menville, Margaret Wang, Nidhi Shinde, Fiona Griffin, Amy Kite, Albert Woo
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brown University, USA
3:50 pm
45. One Profile to Rule Them All? A Neural Network Investigation of the Homogenizing Effect of Primary Rhinoplasty
Kristina Khaw1, Stephen Lu2
1Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
3:55 pm
DISCUSSION
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3B: BREAST B
Moderators: Christine H. Rohde, MD & Suhail K. Kanchwala, MD
3:00 pm
46. An MRI Every Five: Evaluating Breast Implant Screening Guidelines
Casey Zhang, Shayan Sarrami, Vanessa Mroueh, Andreea Gavrilescu, Carolyn De La Cruz
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
3:05 pm
47. "Finding my voice": Storytelling and Survivorship in Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
Lily Zhu1, Kristen Broderick1, Rachel Greenup2, Olutayo Sogunro1, Lily Mundy1
1Johns Hopkins University, USA; 2Yale School of Medicine, USA
3:10 pm
48. Impact of Cannabis Use on DIEP Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Analysis of 719 Patients and 1148 Flaps
John Park, Maria Escobar, Micaela Tobin, Daniela Lee, Amir-Ala Mahmoud, Benjamin Rahmani, Oluwaseun Adebagbo, James Fanning, Agustin N. Posso, Joshua Bloom, Ryan Cauley, Bernard Lee
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA
3:15 pm
DISCUSSION
3:20 pm
49. Trends in Ancillary Procedures Following Staged Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Annie McVeigh, Zachary Zamore, Matthew Heron, Carisa Cooney, Kristen Broderick
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
3:25 pm
50. Association Between Tumor-to-Breast Volume Ratio and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery
Casey Zhang1, Alberto Vera2, Kelly Murphy1, Hamid Alhmari1, Michael Calcaterra3, Carolyn De La Cruz1, Michael Gimbel1, Vu Nguyen1, John Vargo2, Priscilla McAuliffe4, Brodie Parent1
1Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA; 3University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA; 4Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
3:30 pm
51. Impact of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases on Breast Reduction Complication Rates
Keisha Montalmant, Ivory Fu, Olachi Oleru, Nargiz Seyidova, Peter Shamamian, Daniel Kwon, Esther Kim, Simeret Genet, Abena Gyasi, Peter Henderson
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
3:35 pm
DISCUSSION
3:40 pm
52. Empowering Equity: Overcoming Socioeconomic Disparities in Breast Reconstruction through Community Engagement Programming
Jane Ewing1, Chris Amro1, Mehdi Lemdani1, Zachary Gala1, Robyn Broach1, Paris Butler2, Joseph Serletti1
1Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA; 2Plastic Surgery, Yale University, USA
3:45 pm
53. Management Trends and Principles for Pediatric Patients with Poland Syndrome
Dominic Romeo, Jacob Ariel, Daniel Martinez-Sallee, Alan Makhoul, Gerardo Perla, Meagan Wu, Jinggang Ng, David Low, Oksana Jackson, Cassandra Ligh
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
3:50 pm
54. Nerve Allograft Demonstrates Comparable Long-term Objective and Subjective Breast Sensation to Direct Coaptation in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction
Ashley Zhang, Sophia Salingaros, Sophia Arbuiso, Chase Alston, Isaiah Rhodes, Marcos Lu Wang, Grant Black, David Otterburn
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
3:55 pm
DISCUSSION
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
PANEL 3: Tips and Tricks
Moderators: Evan Matros, MD, MPH, MMs & Ines C. Lin, MD
Panelists:
4:30 pm – 4:37 pm
Random Potpourri of Tricks
Christian Kauffman, MD
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
4:38 pm – 4:45 pm
Breast Reconstruction Tips
Katie Weichman, MD
New York Medical Center, New York, NY
4:46 pm – 4:53 pm
Emergency Free Flaps and Use of Spare Parts in Complex Extremity Reconstruction
Kyle R. Eberlin, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
4:54 pm – 5:04 pm
Q&A Panel
5:05 pm – 5:12 pm
Correction of Inverted Nipples
Brian S. Glatt, MD, FACS
Premier Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey
5:13 pm – 5:20 pm
Integrating Antibiotic Beads into Your Surgical Practice
Lily Mundy, MD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
5:21 pm – 5:28 pm
Tips and Tricks in Breast Reconstruction
Leslie E. Cohen, MD
Cornell New York Prebyterian, New York, NY
5:29 pm – 5:36 pm
Tips and Tricks in Microsurgical Head and Neck Reconstruction
Sameer A. Patel, MD
Temple University Hospital, Rockledge, PA
5:37 pm – 5:45 pm
Q&A Panel
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION & POSTER COMPETITION
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Wellness Events
5K Run in Schuylkill River Park

Chair: Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD, FACS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
REGISTRATION
7:00 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:00 am - 7:30 am
MEMBER BUSINESS MEETING
7:30 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4A: BEST PAPER COMPETITION
Moderators: John D. Potochny, MD & Suhail K. Kanchwala, MD
(5 Minute presentations, 2 Minutes Discussions, 1 Minute Q&A)
7:30 am
55. Long-term Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Hemifacial Microsomia: Our Institution's 30-Year Experience
Dominic Romeo, Leigh Friedman, Manisha Banala, Carlos Barrero, Benjamin Massenburg, Jinggang Ng, Meagan Wu, Carrie Morales, Jordan Swanson, Jesse Taylor, Scott Bartlett
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Discussant: Thomas Imahiyerobo, Jr., MD
7:38 am
56. Identifying Disparities in the Racial and Ethnic Representation of Patients Enrolled in Breast Reconstruction-Related Clinical Trials
Raeesa Kabir6, Michael Hernandez6, Bryan Torres2, Maheen Akhter3, Elizabeth Cox4, Lauren Powell1, Rahim Nazerali4, Clifford Sheckter4, Haripriya Ayyala5
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA; 2Tulane University School of Medicine, USA; 3Central Michigan University College of Medicine, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; 5Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale University, USA; 6University of Minnesota Medical School, USA

Discussant: Bernard T Lee, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS
7:46 am
57. Immediate lymphatic reconstruction decreases the risk of lymphatic abnormalities in women who undergo axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer treatment
Janet Coleman-Belin1, Jonathan Rubin1, Lillian Boe2, Richard Diwan1, Jasmine Monge1, Dinh-Do Dinh1, Emily Bloomfield1, Joseph Dayan1, Babak Mehrara1, Michelle Coriddi1
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

Discussant: Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
7:54 am
58. Marijuana Consumption and Its Implications on Breast Reduction Surgery: A Comparative Effective Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life
Jane Ewing, Chris Amro, Ashley Chang, Zachary Gala, Mehdi Lemdani, Robyn Broach, John Fischer, Joseph Serletti, Said Azoury
Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Discussant: Jessica Erdmann-Sager, MD
8:02 am
59. Hope for Anatomic Breast Implants? Designing Positionally Stable Smooth Breast Implants
Tim Li, Riley Mayne, Jini Jeon, Sophia Salingaros, Matthew Liao, Samuel Medina, Xue Dong, Jason Spector
Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

Discussant: Lily Mundy, MD
8:10 am
60. The Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Outcomes
Minji Kim, Joshua Barnett, Whitney Lane, Danielle Olla, Lillian Boe, Carrie Stern, Jonas Nelson, Babak Mehrara
Memorial Sloan Kettering, USA

Discussant: Said Azoury, MD
8:18 am
61. A Comparison of Long-term Aesthetic Outcomes Between Fronto-orbital Distraction Osteogenesis and Conventional Fronto-orbital Advancement and Remodeling
Meagan Wu, Benjamin Massenburg, Dillan Villavisanis, Ashley Chang, Dominic Romeo, Jinggang Ng, Joseph Napoli, Scott Bartlett, Jordan Swanson, Jesse Taylor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Discussant: Aleksandra Krajewski, MD
8:26 am
62. Feeling the Heat, Losing the Touch: Thermal and Tactile Sensation Changes After Chemotherapy and Radiation
Nancy Qin1, Hao Huang2, Grant Black1, Ashley Zhang3, Sophia Arbuiso1, Makayla Kochheiser1, Marcos Lu Wang2, David Otterburn2
1Weill Cornell Medical College, USA; 2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, NewYork Presbyterian-Cornell Columbia, USA; 3Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA

Discussant: Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD
8:34 am
63. Patterns and Outcomes of Maxillary Distraction in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate
Steven Du, Benjamin Massenburg, Dominic Romeo, Meagan Wu, Jinggang Ng, Hyun-Duc Nah, Joseph Napoli, Jesse Taylor, Scott Bartlett, Jordan Swanson
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Discussant: Martha S. Matthews, MD
8:42 am
64. Submuscular Placement of Positionally Stable Smooth Implants
Tim Li, Riley Mayne, Jini Jeon, Sophia Salingaros, Matthew Liao, Samuel Medina, Xue Dong, Jason Spector
Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

Discussant: Haripriya S. Ayyala, MD
8:50 am
65. Assessing Perioperative Complications and Cost of Breast Neurotization in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Following Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: A Matched-Paired Comparison
Carter Boyd, Kshipra Hemal, Thomas Sorenson, Chris Amro, Samantha Lu, Brooke Miller, Nolan Karp, Mihye Choi
Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone, USA

Discussant: Katie Weichman, MD
7:30 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4B: HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES/ OTHER
Moderators: Jeffrey Gusenoff, MD & Mario G. Solari, MD
7:30 am
66. Assessing Racial Inequalities in Gender-Affirming Surgery Access and Hospital-Level Experience
Peter Shamamian1, Daniel Kwon1, Olachi Oleru1, Nargiz Seyidova1, Rebecca Suydam1, Elan Horesh2, Peter Taub1
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, USA
7:35 am
67. Suicidality is Associated with Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate
Dominic Romeo, Theodor Lenz, Patrick Akarapimand, Meagan Wu, Jinggang Ng, Joseph Napoli, Jordan Swanson, Oksana Jackson, Jesse Taylor, Leanne Magee
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
7:40 am
68. Polylactic Acid Alloplastic Skin Substitute for Treatment of Pediatric Burn Injuries
Antoinette Nguyen, Piper Schneider, Brielle Raine, Cody Fowler, Rishika Chikoti, Derek Bell
Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, USA
7:45 am
DISCUSSION
7:50 am
69. Linguistic Differences in Plastic Surgery Personal Statements Across Self-Reported Genders and Ethnicities
Mikayla Borusiewicz, Grace Ryu, Madison Oxford, Timothy Johnson
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, USA
7:55 am
70. Factors Correlated to Delays to Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstructions
Kristina Khaw1, Monica Morgenstern2, Steven Bonawitz2
1Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA; 2Cooper University Healthcare, USA
8:00 am
DISCUSSION
8:05 am
71. Free community screening events improve access to dermatological care in Suffolk County, New York
Katherine Mangialardi1, Emma Huston2, Adam Korzenko1, Tara Huston1
1Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, USA; 2Clemson University, USA
8:10 am
72. Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Readmission Rates and Wound Dehiscence in Diabetic Patients
Ashley Zhang1, Seth Aschen2, Gillian O'Connell1, Sophia Salingaros2, Caroline Andy3, Christine Rohde1, Jason Spector2
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA; 2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA; 3Division of Biostatistics, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
8:15 am
73. Stepping Towards Equity: Understanding Racial Variations in Gait Outcomes of Lower Extremity Amputees
Rajan Negassa1, Holly Shan1, Rachel Rohrich2, Umayr Shaikh1, Stephen Baker2, Karen Evans2, Christopher Attinger2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA; 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, USA
8:20 am
DISCUSSION
8:25 am
74. Residing in a Food Desert is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications Following Breast Reconstruction
Christian X. Lava, MS1,2, Varsha Harish, BS1, Karen R. Li, BA1,2, Alexandra Junn, MD2, Nicolas Greige, MD2, Ilana G. Margulies, MD2, Rajiv P. Parikh, MD2,4, Kenneth L. Fan, MD2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine; Washington, DC, USA; 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University, Hospital; Washington, DC, USA; 3Department of Breast Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital; Washington, DC, USA; 4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
8:30 am
75. A 10-Year National Analysis Of Plastic Surgery Residency Acgme Case Logs And Operative Experience
Sumaarg Pandya, Hilary Liu, Tiffany Jeong, Ana Reis, Jose Arellano, Jesse Goldstein, Joseph Losee, Vu Nguyen, Francesco Egro
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
8:35 am
76. State-Based Surgical Implications in the Treatment of Gunshot Wounds as a Result of Registered Firearm Possession Levels
Sophia Salingaros1, George Corpuz1, Ishani Premaratne3, Chunhui Wang2, Yoshiko Toyoda5, Paul Kurlansky2, Christine Rohde4
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA; 2 Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, USA; 3 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, USA; 4 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, USA; 5 Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA
8:40 am
DISCUSSION
8:45 am
77. Underrepresented in Medicine Applicants are Less Likely to Successfully Match into Plastic Surgery
Peter Shamamian1, Olachi Oleru1, Abena Gyasi1, Lior Levy2, Peter Henderson1
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2New York Medical College, USA
8:50 am
78. The Outpatient Expansion: Assessing the 26% Increase in Outpatient Alloplastic Breast Reconstructions and Its Implications for Safety and Racial Equity
Nancy Qin1, Izzet Akosman1, Benjamin Wesorick1, David Dugue2, Makayla Kochheiser1, Anna Vaeth1, David Otterburn2
1Weill Cornell Medical College, USA; 2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, NewYork Presbyterian-Cornell Columbia, USA
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
9:00 am - 10:00 am
PANEL 4: The Most Interesting/Surprising Thing I Learned in Business School
Moderator: Evan S. Garfein, MD
Panelists:
9:00 am - 9:10 am
The Most Interesting Thing I Learned in Business School
Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
9:10 am - 9:20 am
Accepting Ambiguity - The MD MBA Journey
Justin M. Sacks, MD, MBA
Washington Univ. in St. Louis School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Hey, this might be useful after all!!!
Michele A. Manahan, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Data Envelopment Analysis- A Different Way of Measuring Productivity
Evan S. Garfein, MD
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Q&A Panel
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 am - 11:30 am
FOUNDERS LECTURE
"Good Ideas That Fail”
Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD, FACS
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
ABPS UPDATE
Keith E. Brandt, MD

ACEPS UPDATE
Vu T. Nguyen, MD

ASPS UPDATE
Peter J. Taub, MD

ASAPS UPDATE
R. Brannon Claytor, MD FACS
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by: Avita Medical
RECELL® Spray-On Skin™ Cells: An Innovation for Wound Closure
AVITA Medical® Our FDA approved RECELL® System technology platform treats patients with thermal burn wounds and full-thickness skin defects. Product-RECELL® is an innovative point-of-care treatment that uses a small piece of the patient’s skin to create a multi-phenotype suspension of Spray-On Skin™ Cells. The application of different cell types stimulates healing and re-pigmentation throughout the wound bed.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
"Charting the Course"

Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS
Stony Brook Medicine School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5A: BEST PAPER COMPETITION
Moderators: Peter J. Taub, MD & Janice F. Lalikos, MD, FACS
(5 Minute presentations, 2 Minutes Discussions, 1 Minute Q&A)
2:00 pm
79. Zygomatic Osteotomy Malarplasty, A Safe and Reporducible Alternative to Alloplastic Malar Augmentation in Transfeminine Patients
Anusha Singh1, Spencer Bennett2, Christian Lava4, Jerry Chao3
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, USA; 2George Washington School of Medicine, USA; 3Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, USA; 4Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA

Discussant: Fan Liang, MD
2:08 pm
80. Fat versus Muscle Flap - Comparison of Techniques to Protect the Greater Occipital Nerve After Decompression
Katya Remy1, Merel Hazewinkel2, Connor Mullen3, William Austen1, Robert Hagan3, Lisa Gfrerer2
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA; 2Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA; 3Neuropax Clinic, USA

Discussant: Sashank Reddy, MD
2:16 pm
81. PennMicro: Accelerating Microsurgical Skill Acquisition Outside of the Operating Room
Elizabeth Malphrus, Suhail Kanchwala
Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA

Discussant: Duc T. Bui, MD
2:24 pm
82. Vicryl Wrapping Implants Induces Favorable Capsular Microtopography to Improve Implant Stability
Tim Li, Jini Jeon, Riley Mayne, Sophia Salingaros, Hector Salazar Martinez, Xue Dong, Jason Spector
Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

Discussant: Peter W. Henderson, MD, MBA, FACS
2:32 pm
83. Sexual Health in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Patients and Value of an Intervention: A Qualitative Study
Minji Kim, Jaime Gilliland, Charles Jiang, Mei-fan Parnes, Jeanne Carter, Audree Tadros, Babak Mehrara, Jonas Nelson, Carrie Stern
Memorial Sloan Kettering, USA

Discussant: David M. Otterburn, MD
2:40 pm
84. Tissue Expander Salvage After Postoperative Infection Depending on Prepectoral, Subpectoral, and Dual-Plane Placement in Breast Reconstruction: A Single Institution Review of 1,237 Patients
Stuart Powell, Dylan Kim, Meghan Perez, David Dugue, Christine Rohde, Jeffrey Ascherman
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA

Discussant: Suhail K. Kanchwala. MD
2:48 pm
85. Early Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis Changes the Syndromic Craniosynostosis Treatment Paradigm: Impact on Secondary Frontal Procedures and Syndrome-Specific Patterns
Meagan Wu, Sarah Barnett, Benjamin Massenburg, Jinggang Ng, Dominic Romeo, Jesse Taylor, Scott Bartlett, Jordan Swanson
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Discussant: Duc T. Bui, MD
2:56 pm
86. To Dive or Not to Dive: The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Immediate Tissue Expander Based Breast Reconstruction
Katherine Zhu, Matthew Heron, Rafael Felix Tiongco, Arushi Biswas, Aidan Weitzner, Olga Duclos, Rena Atayeva, Carisa Cooney, Damon Cooney, Kristen Broderick
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

Discussant: Christine H. Rohde, MD
3:04 pm
87. Primary Rhinoplasty for Unilateral Cleft Lip: A Long-Term Cohort Assessment of Aesthetic and Anthropometric Outcomes
Jinggang Ng, Manisha Banala, Jonathan Sussman, Benjamin Massenburg, Dominic Romeo, Meagan Wu, Oksana Jackson, David Low, Jesse Taylor, Jordan Swanson
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Discussant: Richard J. Redett, III, MD
3:12 pm
88. Ghost Publications and Inflation on the Plastic Surgery Common Application
Daniela Lee, BS, Kirsten Schuster, MD, JD, John B. Park, PharmD, James E. Fanning, BS, Maria J. Escobar-Domingo, MD, Vikas Bommineni, BA, Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD, Iulianna C. Taritsa, BA, Ryan P. Cauley, MD, MPH, Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH, Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA

Discussant: John M. Ingraham, MD
3:20 pm
89. Is There a Benefit to Clinically Significant Weight Loss Before Undergoing DIEP Breast Reconstruction?
Varsha Harish, BS1, Christian X. Lava, MS1,2, Karen R. Li, BBA1,2, Nicole Episalla, MD2, Kelly A. Kapp, MD3, David H. Song, MD2, Kenneth L. Fan, MD2 , Rajiv P. Parikh, MD2,4
1Georgetown University School of Medicine; Washington, DC, USA. 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Washington, DC, USA; 3Department of Breast Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital; Washington,DC, USA; 4 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.

Discussant: Sami Khan, MD
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5B: CRANIOFACIAL/PEDIATRICS A / OTHER
Moderators: Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD, & Jordan W. Swanson MD
2:00 pm
90. Predictors and Outcomes of Repeated Unplanned Reoperations After Free Tissue Transfer
Christina Bear, Dylan Kim, Christine Rohde
Columbia University, USA
2:05 pm
91. Evaluating the Efficacy of a Smartphone-Assisted Home-Based Microsurgery Training Workbook
Anya Wang1, Nicole Gladstein2, Arjun Nanda3, Olachi Oleru1, Nargiz Seyidova1, Peter Henderson1
1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; 2SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, USA; 3University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, USA
2:10 pm
92. Identifying Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Cleft Palate
Katherine Zhu, Keith Kuo, Matthew Heron, Bashar Hassan, Moreen Njoroge, Alina Galaria, Atharva Bhagwat, Thalia Liu, Abby Liu, Christopher Lopez, Robin Yang, Richard Redett
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
2:15 pm
DISCUSSION
2:20 pm
93. Zygoma Fractures: When Should You Repair the Orbital Floor?
Jesse Menville, Nidhi Shinde, Matthew Lee, Albert Woo
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brown University, USA
2:25 pm
94. A Sobering Overview of Traumatic Craniofacial Injuries Involving Drugs and Alcohol
Sam Boroumand*1, Ismail Ajjawi1, Tara Boroumand*2, Lioba Huelsboemer1, Viola Stögner1, Omar Allam1, Martin Kauke-Navarro1, Michael Alperovich1, Bohdan Pomahac1
1Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, USA; 2University of California- San Francisco School of Dentistry, USA
2:30 pm
95. Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications Following Mandibular Fracture Repair
Eric Resnick, Bashar Hassan, Seray Er, Pharibe Pope, Gregory Lamaris, Michael Grant, Judy Pan
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
2:35 pm
DISCUSSION
2:40 pm
96. An Evidence-Based Algorithm for Conservative Management of Macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Dominic Romeo1, Connor Wagner1, Manisha Banala1, Benjamin Massenburg1, Andrew George1, Meagan Wu1, Jinggang Ng1, Christopher Cielo2, Theodor Lenz1, Patrick Akarapimand1, Jennifer Kalis3, Jesse Taylor1
1Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Phiadelphia, USA; 2Division of Pulmonology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; 3Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
2:45 pm
97. Unveiling the Need to Improve Personalized Applicant Tools: A Critical Evaluation of the Reliability of the Texas STAR database in Predicting Match Success for Plastic Surgery Applicants
Jane Ewing, Zachary Gala, Dustin Crystal, Mehdi Lemdani, Robyn Broach, Said Azoury
Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA
2:50 pm
DISCUSSION
2:55 pm
98. Enhancing Indocyanine Green Lymphography with Artificial Intelligence: A Convolutional Neural Network Approach for Pattern Classification
Berk Ozmen, Sonia Pandey, Graham Schwarz
Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, USA
3:00 pm
99. Implementing Supermicrosurgery in Clinical Practice: Practical Applications from 100 Cases
Rajiv Parikh
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
3:05 pm
100. Surgical Management of 2,350 Pediatric Dermoid Cysts
Jinggang Ng, Linda Saikali, Benjamin Massenburg, Meagan Wu, Dominic Romeo, Jessica Blum, Jordan Swanson, Jesse Taylor, Portia Kreiger, Scott Bartlett
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
3:10 pm
DISCUSSION
3:15 pm
101. Towards Global Standardization in Upper Extremity ICG Lymphography: A Novel Protocol for Efficient and Reproducible Imaging and Reporting
Berk Ozmen, Sonia Pandey, Sergey Toshinskiy, Wei F. Chen, Graham Schwarz
Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, USA
3:20 pm
102. Just Say Yes: Changing Opioid Prescribing Algorithms in Plastic Surgery
Shayan Sarrami, Nia Buckner, Kelly Murphy, Isaac James, Casey Zhang, Elizabeth Moroni, Carolyn De La Cruz
Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
3:25 pm
DISCUSSION
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Coffee Available – Visit Exhibits
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
PANEL 5: The Tech I Can't Live Without
Moderator: Jesse A. Goldstein, MD
Panelists:
3:30 pm - 3:40 pm
Robotic Surgery
Andrea Moreira, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers, Pittsburgh, PA
3:40 pm - 3:50 pm
Upper Extremity Ultrasound
A. Samandar Dowlatshahi, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Technology for Aesthetic Practice
Nicholas A. Wingate, MD
Legacy Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics, Exton, PA
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm
"Heads Up" Palatoplasty using the Orbeye Exoscope
Jesse A. Goldstein, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Q&A Panel
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S BLACK TIE RECEPTION & BANQUET/AWARDS PRESENTATION
Union League of Philadelphia

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Yoga with Sara Helms
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
REGISTRATION
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6A: TRUNK & EXTREMITY / HAND B
Moderators: Evan S. Garfein, MD & John D. Potochny, MD
8:00 am
103. Characterization of soft tissue reconstruction following chordoma resection: a series of 68 consecutive cases
Shanmuga Priya Rajagopalan, Danielle Sim, Waldemar Rodriguez-Silva, Ananya Dewan, Siam Rezwan, Carisa Cooney, Salih Colakoglu
Plastic surgery, Johns Hopkins University, USA
8:05 am
104. Adopting a Vasculo-plastic approach to high risk limb salvage patients: The Incidence of Popliteal Variants in the Lower Extremity Free Tissue Transfer population
Karen Li1, Christian Lava1, Jack Rutland2, Paul Martinez2, Cameron Akbari3, Karen Evans2, Stephen Baker2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA; 2 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA; 3 Vascular Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA
8:10 am
105. Superthin Free Flaps for Lower Extremity Reconstruction in Obese Patients: Optimizing Functional Outcomes
Rajiv Parikh, Karina Charipova, Salma Abdou, Nicole Episalla, Jenna Bekeny, Laura Tom, Grant Kleiber
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
8:15 am
DISCUSSION
8:20 am
106. Indocyanine Green Near Infrared Fluorescent Imaging and its Potential Role in Peripheral Nerve Repair
Christopher Kubujak, Rebecca Friedman, Nikhil Agrawal, Jonathan Bass
Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, USA
8:25 am
107. Not Just an Aside: A Retrospective Review of Flank Hernia Repair Outcomes
Zachary Gala, Linda Saikali, Mehdi Lemdani, Jane Ewing, Chris Amro, Niv Milbar, Daniel Mazzaferro, Robyn Broach, John Fischer, Stephen Kovach
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USA
8:30 am
108. Outcomes of Microsurgical Hepatic Artery Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: A Series of 159 Consecutive Cases
Danielle Sim, Waldemar Rodriguez-Silva, Shanmuga Priya Rajagopalan, Amy van Ee, Siam Rezwan, Jeffrey Khong, Hafsa Sulaiman, Elizabeth King, Andrew Cameron, Carisa Cooney, Damon Cooney
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
8:35 am
DISCUSSION
8:40 am
109. Fillet of Toe Flaps in Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputations: A Retrospective Review of 70 Patients
Christian Lava1, Karen Li1, Elonay Yehualashet2, Rachel Rohrich1, Richard Youn1, Karen Evans1, Christopher Attinger1, Kenneth Fan1, Stephen Baker1
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, USA; 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
8:45 am
110. Enhancing Ankle Arthrodesis in Complex Cases: The Role of Vascularized Fibula Flaps
Paneed Jalili3, Christopher Miller2, A. Samandar Dowlatshahi1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA; 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA; 3Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University, USA
8:50 am
111. Clinical Validation of a Novel Risk Assessment Score for Prediction of Unplanned Reoperations and Readmissions in Hand Surgery
Olachi Oleru, Nargiz Seyidova, Jamie Frost, Niklas Koehne, Peter Taub
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
8:00 am - 9:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6B: CRANIOFACIAL/PEDIATRICS B
Moderators: Martha S. Matthews, MD & Thomas Imahiyerobo, Jr., MD
8:00 am
112. Characterizing Fracture Patterns, Management, and Adverse Outcomes: A Single Institution's Experience of 867 Pediatric Orbital Fractures
Alexander J. Comerci, BS1,2, Christopher Fedor, MS1,2, Viraj Govani, BA1,2, Zhazira Irgebay, MD, Nicolás M. Kass, BA1,2, Angel Dixon, BS2, Megan Pencek, MD2, Joseph E. Losee, MD2, Jesse A. Goldstein, MD2
1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA; 2Department of Plastic Surgery, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA
8:05 am
113. Morphometric Measurements of Intraoral Anatomy in Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome: A Prospective Study and Novel Approach
Dominic Romeo1, Andrew George2, Jonathan Sussman1, Manisha Banala1, Andrew Wiemken3, Meagan Wu1, Jinggang Ng1, Jesse Taylor1, Richard Schwab3, Christopher Cielo4, Jennifer Kalish2
1Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital of Phiadelphia, USA; 2Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; 3Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA; 4Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
8:10 am
114. Long-Term Results of Infant Ear Molding: A 10-Year Single-Surgeon Experience
Meagan Wu, Ashley Chang, Alana Platakus, Benjamin Massenburg, Dominic Romeo, Jinggang Ng, Jordan Swanson, Jesse Taylor, Scott Bartlett
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
8:15 am
DISCUSSION
8:20 am
115. Post-operative Outcomes Following Autograft and Allograft Auricular Reconstruction
Kevin Hu, Jeremy Goss, Neil Parikh, Jacqueline Ihnat, Ali Aral, Henry Hsia, Michael Alperovich
Yale School of Medicine, USA
8:25 am
116. The Burden of Road Traffic Accidents on Facial Fractures: National Trends, Injury Patterns, and Disparities in 154,185 Patients
Carol Wang, Daniel Kwon, Keisha Montalmant, Peter Shamamian, Alex Sarosi, Nargiz Seyidova, Olachi Oleru, Peter Taub
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
8:30 am
117. Provider Characteristics and Pre-Transfer Costs of Potentially Avoidable Transfers for Pediatric Facial Fracture Patients In a Single Institution
Shirley Liu1, Lucille Cheng1, Nicolas Kass2, Angel Dixon2, Anne Glenney2, Jesse Goldstein2
1School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA; 2Department of Plastic Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA
8:35 am
DISCUSSION
8:40 am
118. Factors Associated with Post-Operative Complications in Pediatric Mandible Reconstruction Using Vascularized Free Fibula Flaps
Theodor B. Lenz, BA, Dominic J. Romeo, MA, MTS, Jacob R. Thomas, BS, Patrick Akarapimand, BS, Meagan Wu, MA, Jinggang J. Ng, MA, Benjamin B. Massenburg, MD, Jesse A. Taylor, MD, Scott P. Bartlett, MD, Jordan W. Swanson, MD MScn
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
8:45 am
119. Does the Geographic Region of Plastic Surgery Away Rotations Influence Plastic Residency Match Success by Region?
Mason Horne1, Ethan Paliwoda1, Ishan Patel1, Stephanie Bray2, Dzifa Kpodzo2
1Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center, USA; 2Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, USA
8:50 am
120. Long-Term Outcomes and Early Lessons Learned of Polyethylene (Medpor) versus Autologous Ear Reconstruction at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jinggang Ng, Yuliia Kovach, Dustin Crystal, Alexander Wilson, Benjamin Massenburg, David Low, Jordan Swanson, Jesse Taylor, Scott Bartlett, Cassandra Ligh
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
8:55 am
DISCUSSION
9:00 am - 10:00 am
PANEL 6: Best Case and Biggest Disaster
Moderator: Thomas A. Imahiyerobo, Jr., MD
Panelists:
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction to the Panel and Panelist
Thomas A. Imahiyerobo, Jr., MD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
9:06 am - 9:14 am
Cosmetic Surgery - Best case and Biggest Disaster
Brian S. Glatt, MD
Premier Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey
9:15 am - 9:23 am
Craniofacial Surgery - Best Case and Biggest Disaster
Jordan W. Swanson, MD, MSc
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
9:24 am - 9:32 am
Breast Microsurgery - Best Case and Biggest Disaster
David M. Otterburn, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
9:33 am - 9:41 am
Head and Neck Microsurgery - Best Case and Biggest Disaster
Farooq Shahzad, MD, MBBS, FACS
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
9:42 am - 9:50 am
Gender Affirmation - Best Case and Biggest Disaster
Fan Liang, MD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
9:51 am - 10:00 am
Q&A Panel
10:00 am - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 am - 11:30 am
SESSION 7: BREAST C
Moderators: Richard T. Silverman, MD & Katie Weichman, MD
10:30 am
121. Impact of High Food Swamp Scores on Breast Reduction Outcomes
Keisha Montalmant, Olachi Oleru, Nargiz Seyidova, Peter Shamamian, Daniel Kwon, Esther Kim, Carol Wang, Abena Gyasi, Peter Henderson
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
10:35 am
122. Trends in Acellular Dermal Matrix Utilization in Postmastectomy Tissue Expander Placement: An Eleven-Year Single Institution Review of 1,237 Patients
Stuart Powell, Dylan Kim, Meghan Perez, David Dugue, Jeffrey Ascherman, Christine Rohde
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
10:40 am
123. Identifying Risk Factors of Donor and Recipient Site Complications in 380 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstructions After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Ashley Zhang, Matthew Wright, Sophia Salingaros, Isaiah Rhodes, Sophia Arbuiso, Chase Alston, David Otterburn
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
124. Evaluation of permanent nipple-areola complex sensitivity loss following reduction mammoplasty
Stephanie Francalancia, Mary Lou, Damon McIntire, Nikhil Sobti, Elijah Persad-Paisley, Navya Baranwal, Jesse Menville, Brooke Barrow, Josue Marquez-Garcia, Daniel Kwan, Rachel Sullivan, Paul Liu, Karl Breuing
Plastic Surgery, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, USA
10:55 am
125. Does Size Matter? Evaluating the Impact of Resection Weight and Implant Volume Discrepancies on Breast Reconstruction Outcomes
Jie Jung Shih1, Christian Lava1, Karen Li1, Kana Behari1, Claire Holmvik1, Nichole Andrade1, Rachel Rohrich1, Kenneth Fan2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA; 2Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, USA
11:00 am
126. Towards a Definition of Frailty in Breast Surgery: A Cohort Study Identifying Risk Factors of Free Flap Failure following Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Sujay Rajkumar2, Benjamin Rahmani1, Maria J. Escobar1, Helen Xun1, Agustin Posso1, Samantha Delapena3, Ryan P. Cauley1, Amir Behnam3, Bernard T. Lee1
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA; 2Drexel University College of Medicine, USA; 3 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tower Health, USA
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
127. Correlation between Vascular Comorbidities and Socioeconomic Status As Risk Predictors for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema (BCRL)
Bracha Pollack, Adana-Christine Campbell, Arielle Roberts, Jonathan Rubin, Jinyeon Shin, Gopika Ashokan, Hyeung Ju Park, Raghu Kataru, Babak Mehrara
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Sloan Cancer Center, USA
11:15 am
128. Effect of Operative Plane on Anesthetic Requirements in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction Patients
Christina Chopra1, Jason Chen2, Syed Shah3, Tara Huston1
1Plastic Surgery, NUMC/ Stony Brook, USA; 2School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Hospital, USA
11:20 am
129. Combined autologous breast reconstruction and gynecologic procedures: does timing affect clinical and patient-reported outcomes?
Janet Coleman-Belin1, Minji Kim1, Lillian Boe2, Nima Khavanin1, Sameer Massand1, Francis Graziano1, Jonas Nelson1, Robert Allen1
1Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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