PRS Journal Club

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special J.T. Stranix, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2024 issue: “Staged Mastopexy before Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Improving Safety and Appearance in Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction” by Awaida, Bernier, Bou-Merhi, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/Premastectomy Special guest, Dr. J.T. Stranix, MD, completed his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine followed by plastic surgery residency at NYU and reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career at the University of Virginia, where his clinical interests focus on breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, and gender affirmation surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special J.T. Stranix, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2024 issue: “Staged Mastopexy before Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Improving Safety and Appearance in Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction” by Awaida, Bernier, Bou-Merhi, et al. “Bilateral Simultaneous Lumbar Artery Perforator Flaps in Breast Reconstruction: Perioperative Anesthetic Outcomes Addressing Safety and Feasibility” by Haddock, Ercan, and Teotia. “Free Flap Reconstruction in the Era of Commercial Price Transparency: What Are We Paying For?” Rochlin, Rizk, Mehrara et al. Special guest, Dr. J.T. Stranix, MD, completed his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine followed by plastic surgery residency at NYU and reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career at the University of Virginia, where his clinical interests focus on breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, and gender affirmation surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay24Collection #PRSJournalClub

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special Scott Hollenbeck, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2024 issue: “Comparing Trends in Medicare Reimbursement and Inflation within Plastic Surgery Subspecialties” Stoffel, Shim, Pacella, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MedicareTrend Special guest Dr. Scott Hollenbeck completed his medical degree at The Ohio State University followed by general surgery residency at Cornell and plastic surgery training at Duke University. He started his career at Duke University, where he led the Duke Flap Course and was Vice Chief of Research and Director of Breast Reconstruction, and this past year was appointed the Raymond F. Morgan Professor & Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Virginia. His clinical interests focus on microsurgical reconstruction and breast reconstruction. He holds many leadership positions nationally and this year is serving as the President-Elect of ASPS. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCApril24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special Scott Hollenbeck, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2024 issue: “Early Complications in Prepectoral Breast Reconstructions with and without Acellular Dermal Matrix: A Preliminary Analysis of Outcomes” by Plotsker, Graziano, Rubenstein, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/ADMvsNoADM Special guest Dr. Scott Hollenbeck completed his medical degree at The Ohio State University followed by general surgery residency at Cornell and plastic surgery training at Duke University. He started his career at Duke University, where he led the Duke Flap Course and was Vice Chief of Research and Director of Breast Reconstruction, and this past year was appointed the Raymond F. Morgan Professor & Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Virginia. His clinical interests focus on microsurgical reconstruction and breast reconstruction. He holds many leadership positions nationally and this year is serving as the President-Elect of ASPS. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCApril24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special Scott Hollenbeck, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2024 issue: “Symmetric Breast Surgery: Balancing Procedures versus Prophylactic Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction” by Bitoiu, Grigor, Hardy, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/BalancingBreastSurgery Special guest Dr. Scott Hollenbeck completed his medical degree at The Ohio State University followed by general surgery residency at Cornell and plastic surgery training at Duke University. He started his career at Duke University, where he led the Duke Flap Course and was Vice Chief of Research and Director of Breast Reconstruction, and this past year was appointed the Raymond F. Morgan Professor & Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Virginia. His clinical interests focus on microsurgical reconstruction and breast reconstruction. He holds many leadership positions nationally and this year is serving as the President-Elect of ASPS READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCApril24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Joseph Serletti, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2024 issue: “Financial Literacy in Plastic Surgery Training: Importance and Current Status” Krasniak, Kraft, O’Brien, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/PSTrainingFinance Special guest Dr. Joseph Serletti has completed his residency training at the University of Rochester followed by a craniofacial fellowship at Johns Hopkins under Dr. Paul Manson. He then practiced at and became Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Rochester before moving to Philadelphia where he has been the Henry Royster-William Maul Measey Professor in Plastic Surgery and Chief of Penn Plastic Surgery. He has been a leader in microsurgery and is past president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery as well as current Secretary for the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMarch24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Joseph Serletti, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2024 issue: “Developing a Craniofacial Soft-Tissue Anthropomorphic Database with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Unbiased Diffeomorphic Registration” by Villavisanis, Khandelwal, Zapatero, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/NormativeCranioData Special guest Dr. Joseph Serletti has completed his residency training at the University of Rochester followed by a craniofacial fellowship at Johns Hopkins under Dr. Paul Manson. He then practiced at and became Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Rochester before moving to Philadelphia where he has been the Henry Royster-William Maul Measey Professor in Plastic Surgery and Chief of Penn Plastic Surgery. He has been a leader in microsurgery and is past president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery as well as current Secretary for the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMarch24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Joseph Serletti, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2024 issue: “Relationship between Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Microvascular Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction” by Barnes, Lem, Patterson, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/BMIBreastRecon Special guest Dr. Joseph Serletti has completed his residency training at the University of Rochester followed by a craniofacial fellowship at Johns Hopkins under Dr. Paul Manson. He then practiced at and became Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Rochester before moving to Philadelphia where he has been the Henry Royster-William Maul Measey Professor in Plastic Surgery and Chief of Penn Plastic Surgery. He has been a leader in microsurgery and is past president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery as well as current Secretary for the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMarch24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the February 2024 issue: “Improved Facial and Skull-Base Symmetry following Osteotomy and Distraction of Unilateral Coronal Synostosis” Mellgreen, Säljö, Tarnow, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/SkullBaseUCL Special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, from the University of Washington. Dr. Susarla is a craniofacial surgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital and one of the few craniofacial surgeons in the country who is double board-certified in both plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial Surgery. He specializes in cleft and craniofacial surgery along with craniomaxillofacial trauma and oral maxillofacial surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCFeb24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the February 2024 issue: “Long-Term Outcomes after Pediatric Mandibular Reconstruction Using Vascularized Free Fibula Flap” by Liu, Zhang, Wang, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MandibularRecon Special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, from the University of Washington. Dr. Susarla is a craniofacial surgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital and one of the few craniofacial surgeons in the country who is double board-certified in both plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial Surgery. He specializes in cleft and craniofacial surgery along with craniomaxillofacial trauma and oral maxillofacial surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCFeb24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the February 2024 issue: “Average Three-Dimensional Skeletofacial Model as a Template for Maxillomandibular Repositioning during Virtual Orthognathic Surgical Planning” by Ho, Denadai, Lo, and Lin. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/AvgSkeletofacialModel Special guest Seenu Susarla, DMD, MD, MPH, from the University of Washington. Dr. Susarla is a craniofacial surgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital and one of the few craniofacial surgeons in the country who is double board-certified in both plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial Surgery. He specializes in cleft and craniofacial surgery along with craniomaxillofacial trauma and oral maxillofacial surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCFeb24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Amy Colwell, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2024 issue: “Measuring Outcomes in Aesthetic Surgery by Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons” Colwell, Ramly, and Chung. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MeasuringAesthOutcomes Special guest Amy Colwell, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard University. Dr. Colwell is a plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery, and body contouring at MGH while also serving as a Co-editor for PRS Journal. She completed her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital followed by plastic surgery training in the Harvard combined training program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJan24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Amy Colwell, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2024 issue: “Clinical Practice Patterns and Evidence-Based Medicine in Abdominoplasty: 16-Year Analysis of Continuous Certification Tracer Data from the American Board of Plastic Surgery” by Stein, Weissman, Harrast, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/16YearAbdplastyPatterns Special guest Amy Colwell, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard University. Dr. Colwell is a plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery, and body contouring at MGH while also serving as a Co-editor for PRS Journal. She completed her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital followed by plastic surgery training in the Harvard combined training program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJan24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Amy Colwell, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2024 issue: “Assessing the Efficacy of the S-PECS Block in Breast Augmentation Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial” by Sforza, Saghir, Saghir, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/S-PECSBlock Special guest Amy Colwell, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard University. Dr. Colwell is a plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery, and body contouring at MGH while also serving as a Co-editor for PRS Journal. She completed her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital followed by plastic surgery training in the Harvard combined training program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJan24Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, discuss the following articles from the December 2023 issue: “Evidence-Based Medicine: Systemic Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Surgical- Site Infections in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Klifto, Rydz, Biswas, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/SSIPrevention Special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, who is a Professor of Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the Combined Hand Surgery Service at the University of Washington. He has completed plastic surgery training at the University of Washington followed by a hand and microvascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is also the Director of the University Washington Plastic Surgery Residency program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCDec23Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, discuss the following articles from the December 2023 issue: “Vascularized Origami Medial Femoral Condyle Flap for Finger Joint Reconstruction” by Hachisuka, Ishibashi, Shimose, and Adachi. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/OrigamiFlapFingerJoint Special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, who is a Professor of Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the Combined Hand Surgery Service at the University of Washington. He has completed plastic surgery training at the University of Washington followed by a hand and microvascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is also the Director of the University Washington Plastic Surgery Residency program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCDec23Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, discuss the following articles from the December 2023 issue: “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: Results of a Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial” by Winter, Tuca, Justich, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/TrapeziometacarpalOsteo Special guest Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, who is a Professor of Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the Combined Hand Surgery Service at the University of Washington. He has completed plastic surgery training at the University of Washington followed by a hand and microvascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is also the Director of the University Washington Plastic Surgery Residency program. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCDec23Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Ketan Patel, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2023 issue: “The Free Superficially Based Low-Abdominal Mini Flap for Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction” by Salibian, Swerdlow, Kondra, and Patel. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FreeSLAMFlap Special guest Ketan Patel, MD. Dr. Patel completed his Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Georgetown University followed by a Microsurgery fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. He was the Director of the Center for Advance Lymphedema Treatment and Surgery at the University of Southern California. Most recently he is a full Professor of Surgery and Regional Director of Plastic Surgery for Cedars-Sinai Health Systems in Los Angeles. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCNov23Collection

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Ketan Patel, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2023 issue: “A 4-Year Institutional Experience of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction” by Granoff, Fleishman, Shillue, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/4yrLymphaticRecon Special guest Ketan Patel, MD. Dr. Patel completed his Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Georgetown University followed by a Microsurgery fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. He was the Director of the Center for Advance Lymphedema Treatment and Surgery at the University of Southern California. Most recently he is a full Professor of Surgery and Regional Director of Plastic Surgery for Cedars-Sinai Health Systems in Los Angeles. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCNov23Collection

In this special bonus episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, Dr. Nolan Karp discusses “Incidentally Found Proliferative Lesions in Oncoplastic & Macromastia Breast Reductions.” Moderated by 2023 PRS Resident Ambassadors Rami Kantar MD, Yoshi Toyoda MD, and Ronnie Shammas MD, this podcast was recorded at PSTM 2023 in Austin, TX in front of a live audience. An engaging Q&A session between Dr. Karp and members of the audience follows the moderated discussion. Read the discussed article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MacromastiaAnalysis Read the collection of recent classic PRS articles related to this hot topic: https://bit.ly/JCLive_PSTM23_Collection #PRSJournalClub #PSTM23 #PRSJournal