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Microsurgery Fellowship Match

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017
  • Amanda Silva

by Shuja Shafqat, MD (@shujashafqatmd) and Amanda Silva, MD (@AmandaKSilvaMD) This time of year can bring anxiety for many of our colleagues in their final years of plastic surgery residency. The decision of what to […]

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One Step at a Time: A Personal Journey to Resident Wellness

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on September 19, 2016September 21, 2016
  • Nicole Phillips

by Nicole Phillips, MD (@DrNikkiPhillips) I have previously described, in this forum, my experiences as a surgical intern during the Boston Marathon bombing. This year, I crossed the finish line as a runner in that […]

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PRS Global Open Article Review: “Plastic Surgery Training Worldwide: Part 1. The United States and Europe”

  • by prsglobalopen
  • Posted on September 1, 2016
  • Chad M. Teven

by Chad M. Teven, MD (@ChadTevenMD) I read with great interest the article “Plastic Surgery Training Worldwide: Part 1. The United States and Europe” by Kamali et al.1, and applaud their valuable addition to the […]

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Developing a Successful Plastic Surgery Interest Group (PSIG)

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on August 29, 2016August 29, 2016
  • Guest Blogger

we share our experiences in developing separate Plastic Surgery Interest Groups, in order to start the conversation with other students around the country in order to turn our interests into successful residency matches and careers as plastic surgeons

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A Twelve Year Consecutive Case Experience in Thoracic Reconstruction by Chen et al: A Review

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on August 22, 2016August 22, 2016
  • Shuja Shafqat

by M. Shuja Shafqat, MD (@shujashafqatmd) Plastic surgeons are a versatile group and deal with a variety of different problems. Many do not realize this and even within the medical community, providers are unsure of […]

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PRS Global Open Article Discussion: The “Inside-Out” Technique For Hernia Repair with Mesh Underlay

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on July 29, 2016
  • Ibrahim Khansa

by Ibrahim Khansa, MD (@IbrahimKhansaMD) Over the past two decades, the pendulum on hernia repair has swung from open repair with widely undermined skin flaps,1 to less invasive options that focus on maintaining as many […]

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The National Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Programs: Overview and Applications in Plastic Surgery

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016
  • JT Stranix

by Devon J. Ryan, BA, JT Stranix, MD (@jtstranix) Introduction: Empirical studies using national datasets are increasingly prevalent in the plastic surgery literature. A working knowledge of these databases is therefore essential to performing and analyzing […]

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What Am I Going to Do with All of These Appendectomies?!: A Plastic Surgery Resident’s Reflections on General Surgery Training

  • by prsglobalopen
  • Posted on July 20, 2016
  • Jordan Frey

by Jordan D. Frey, MD (@JordanFreyMD) Plastic surgeons are the ultimate interdisciplinary surgeons, frequently called upon to collaborate with other specialties while addressing innumerable surgical entities covering the entirety of human anatomy. As such, training in […]

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PRS Global Open Discussion: Revision Breast Augmentation at the Time of Cardiac Sarcoma Resection: The Importance of Pocket Control When Inframammary Approach Is Combined with Simultaneous Sternotomy

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on July 12, 2016July 20, 2016
  • Raja Mohan

aesthetic and reconstructive surgery… are both plastic surgery after all.

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June 2016 #PRSJournalClub Wrap-Up: A Comparison of the Full and Short-Scar Face-Lift Incision Techniques in Multiple Sets of Identical Twins

  • by PRSjournal
  • Posted on June 24, 2016June 24, 2016
  • Chad M. Teven

by Chad M. Teven, MD (@ChadTevenMD) Led by PRS Resident Ambassadors Amanda Silva (@AmandaKSilvaMD), Raj Sawh-Martinez (@docrfsm), and Sammy Sinno (@sammysinnoMD), the June 2016 #PRSJournalClub followed suit from the previous editions and provided for another […]

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