by Raj P. Parikh, MD, MPHS (@rajparikhmd) The May #PRSJournalClub offered an excellent and comprehensive discussion of a great PRS article entitled “Is Enhanced Recovery the New Standard of Care in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction?” by […]
by Vik Reddy, MD, MHSA, FACS (@VikRReddyMD) Case schedule: 1.) Right reverse sural flap for a 78-year-old man with an open distal third tibia fracture after an auto-versus-bicycle accident; 2.) Right orbital floor reconstruction for a 24-year-old […]
by Jordan D. Frey (@JordanFreyMD) and Sammy Sinno (@sammysinnoMD) Every March, thousands of medical students across the country gather together for what may be considered one of the seminal moments in their lives: Match Day! For […]
by Chad Purnell, MD (@ChadPurnellMD) Northwestern’s plastic surgery program was lucky enough to have JP Hong, MD, PhD, MMM, Professor and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea as our […]
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 […]
The November edition of the #PRSJournalClub discussed, “Barriers to reconstructive surgery in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of 453 cleft lip and cleft palate patients in Vietnam”
by Gina Farias-Eisner (@GinaFariasMD), Jordan D. Frey (@JordanFreyMD) A response to: “13 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Plastic Surgeon” On July 1, hundreds of new interns will arrive promptly for morning rounds, […]
by Mark Fisher, MD (@DrMarkFisher) Wartime injuries can be some of the most devastating injuries that a Plastic Surgeon encounters in his or her career. Despite the significant trauma that improvised explosive devices and large […]
A #PRSJournalClub Wrap-Up blog of the September 2016 Journal Club Live Twitter Discussion selection: Is Single-Stage Prosthetic Reconstruction Cost Effective? A Cost-Utility Analysis for the Use of Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction Relative to Expander-Implant Reconstruction in […]
by Donald S. Mowlds, MD, MBA (@DonaldMowldsMD) In the early 18th century, French surgeon Jean Louis Petit proposed that breast skin, including the nipple-areolar complex, be left behind if it was free from tumor involvement. […]