A5020766514- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Hair Growth and Disorders
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Hernia repair and management
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
Brown University
2020-2025
Providence College
2024
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2023
Background: There is limited information about minority representation throughout the plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) pipeline. The aim of this study was to examine trends in among minorities at different stages PRS training pathway, starting with potential candidates high school through practicing physicians. Methods: pipeline defined as school; college; medical applicants, matriculants, graduates; residency active residents; Racial data for each stage were obtained from US Census...
Craniosynostosis, a condition marked by the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures, exhibits diverse phenotypes. This study aims to advance understanding these phenotypes beyond conventional 2-dimensional analysis focusing on identifying indicators increased intracranial pressure (ICP) such as bony thinning irregularities in skull morphology. A retrospective review was conducted for all pediatric patients with midline craniosynostosis who presented our tertiary academic center...
In plastic surgery academia, research output is heavily used as a metric of accreditation, from assessing residency applicants to evaluating faculty for promotion. The h index, defined an author's papers with at least citations, commonly measure academic success. However, the index itself disfavors junior researchers, favors publication quantity, and discounts highly cited works. Given importance bibliometrics within surgery, there paramount need adopt additional metrics productivity....
Persons with kidney failure require treatment (ie, dialysis or transplantation) for survival. The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic-related disruptions in care have disproportionately affected racial ethnic minority socially disadvantaged populations, raising importance understanding disparities initiation during pandemic. To examine changes number demographic characteristics patients initiating incident following by race ethnicity, county-level mortality rate, neighborhood-level...
We report a rare case of an invasive bacterial and thrombotic necrotizing sinusitis in healthy, immunocompetent 27-year-old female the setting COVID-19 infection. And describe reconstruction approach after her partial rhinectomy. performed comprehensive literature review study to explore incidences COVID-19. The patient presented emergency room with known positivity left-sided nasal peri-orbital edema erythema that progressed tip sinonasal necrosis. MRI showed thrombi bilateral orbital...
Background: Racial diversity in plastic surgery has minimally improved over the last 50 years. There is limited information about representation of historically excluded groups throughout pipeline to becoming a surgeon, especially pre-medical stages. This study aimed examine trends among racial identities through and reconstructive (PRS) training pathway. Methods: Stages were defined by following cohorts: high school students, college enrollees, graduates, medical applicants, matriculants,...
Background and Purpose: Anterior palatal reconstruction using vomer flaps has been described during primary cleft lip repair. In this procedure, the mucoperiosteal tissue of is elevated to reconstruct nasal mucosa overlying hard palate. Here authors, evaluate efficacy a technique in which superiorly based flap sutured lateral mucosa. The authors assess dehiscence rates compare likelihood fistula development cohort patients who underwent palatoplasty without reconstruction. Methods: A...
PURPOSE: Anterior palatal reconstruction using the vomer flap has been described at time of primary cleft lip repair. Herein we evaluate efficacy a technique in which is sutured to lateral nasal mucosa. We assessed dehiscence rates, and compared rates fistula development patients seen our academic institution formation palate repairs performed without previous flaps. METHODS: All patient demographic information, operative notes, postoperative complications were obtained from medical record...
PURPOSE: Pediatric craniofacial procedures frequently depend on the thickness of bone, with many scheduled according to patient age. Sex, weight, and adjusted age (for prematurity) have also been hypothesized affect skull. Herein we investigated relative effects age, sex pediatric skull thickness. METHODS: High-resolution computed tomography (CT) scans were obtained for 40 healthy children between ages 1 month 5 years. Each was delineated along suture lines into occipital, right parietal,...
Background: Suggested timing of reconstruction congenital hand differences varies widely. The goal timely intervention is to achieve near-normal appearance and function. We evaluated national trends in surgical determine whether interventions align with the literature. Methods: Recommended ages for were identified. Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database was queried from 2012 2020 children who underwent surgery simple syndactyly (SS), complex (CS), polydactyly, or...
Abstract: Background: Although intensive multidisciplinary interventions (IMIs) provide benefits for patients with pediatric feeding disorders (PFD), access to these programs is limited and challenges faced by the remain unclear. Objective: To better understand barriers existing day that IMI, disparities in patient care, areas improvement inform policy improve treatment PFD. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted a leader of outpatient providing IMI United States. Data regarding...
PURPOSE: After abdominal contouring surgery, drains often remain in place until output falls below 30 cc/day; however, the impact of accidentally falling out is unknown. This study explores relationship between accidental drain dislodgement and complications after surgeries. METHODS: A retrospective analysis patients who underwent surgery during an 8-year period was conducted. Complication severity classified according to Clavien-Dindo system. Univariate multivariate logistical regressions...
PURPOSE: Wound dressing following reduction mammoplasty can be conducted using surface 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond; Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, N.J), but its effect on long-term wound healing in these patients is inconclusive. We present an updated review of Dermabond's safety and efficacy patients. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was 550 who underwent by a single surgeon between March 2015 February 2023. Demographic, operative time, postoperative complication data were collected from...
PURPOSE: The demand for abdominal contouring surgeries after weight loss is increasing. This study seeks to investigate the relationship between ratio of resected tissue mass pre-operative and complication rates in massive patients. METHODS: A retrospective analysis patient who underwent over an eight-year period was conducted. Complications were categorized using Clavien-Dindo classification system. Univariate multivariate logistic regressions performed explore association rates. RESULTS:...