University of Pittsburgh Department of Plastic Surgery

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It’s our 17th Annual Pitt Plastic Surgery Research Day! This year things are virtual! The overall goal of the Pitt Plastic Surgery Research Day is to discuss and educate the audience on new concepts and technologies in clinical and translational research in all areas of plastic surgery.

Some words of wisdom from Dr. Dennis P. Orgill, Medical Director, BWH Wound Care Center: The time it takes to arrive as an independent plastic surgeon following medical school graduation is anywhere from six to 11 years. During this time, I've seen individuals be highly productive and those who've been less productive. The following is what I've learned from both.

Our own Dr. Kacey Marra will be participating on the panel of this free webinar: Women Academic Entrepreneurs Apr 23, 2020 12:00 PM ... Join OUP for a webinar where we will discuss the state of female academic entrepreneurship across OUP’s partner institutions, and the greater university startup ecosystem. Stephanie Stehman of OUP will review an updated analysis of her 2017 blog post on the gender gap in academia, as well as discuss the various efforts universities have made to support women bringing their ideas and discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. One of these efforts is Equalize 2020, a symposium and pitch competition presented by Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) and designed to take national action around the disparity of women academic inventors forming university startups. Joining the webinar to discuss Equalize will be: Nichole Mercier, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Managing Director of the Office of Technology Management at WUSTL Kacey Marra, Founder & CEO of AxoMax Technologies; Professor in Departments of Plastic Surgery & Bioengineering; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (Equalize Mentee) Shobha Parthasarathi, External Innovation and New Ventures, Xontogeny (Equalize Mentor) This webinar is free to all of OUP’s academic institution partners. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kHQvmFxXSQ-pzNOfQqpSTA

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In this video, Jeffrey Gusenoff, MD discusses the new article Review of Insurance Coverage for Abdominal Contouring Procedures in the Postbariatric Population... by Ngaage, Elegbede, Pace, Rosen, Tannouri, Rada, Kligman, and Rasko, which appears in the February 2020 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 145 Issue 2. Read it for FREE: http://bit.ly/AbdInsurance

So proud of Dr. Kacey Marra, Vice Chair of Research and Professor of Plastic Surgery for her recent article in Science Translational Medicine. This paper is an... amazing culmination of decades of hard work, excellent leadership and quality research. Way to go Kacey and team!! https://www.upmc.com/media/news/012220-nerve-regen-marra See more

#ASRM Dr. Solari from University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Rodriguez from NYU, and Dr. Hanasono from MD Anderson participate in a panel discussion regarding Virtual Surgical Planning.

Interesting article discussing the challenges that female surgeons face trying to balance motherhood and their careers. Do these challenges work as a deterrent for future female talent? Even as American medical schools have reached gender parity, certain specialties remain stubbornly male, particularly surgery. Women comprise only 23 percent of practicing surgeons. A recent survey conducted at Harvard Medical School found that the majority of students pursuing surgical caree...rs reported verbal discouragement, and 72 percent of female students perceived it as gender-based; they wouldn’t be able to balance their careers and their maternal responsibilities, they were told. The warnings aren’t unfounded. Surgical residency, which lasts upward of seven years, requires 80-hour workweeks, with little flexibility to accommodate personal or family responsibilities. A recent paper in Surgical Neurology International cited estimates that, at the current pace of change, it could take nearly 120 years to achieve gender parity in surgery. But as female representation has grown in hospitals, physicians are calling for institutional changes to support residents who are balancing the responsibilities of surgery and motherhood.

Congratulations to our resident Francesco Egro for being appointed as the new American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Council Member-In-Training! #plasticsurgery #microsurgery #leadership American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) American Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery

Attention 2020 ASRM Attendees! Don’t miss the Didactic & Hands On Session Mandible Reconstruction with Free Fibula Flaps: A Practical Guide to Computer Aided Surgical Planning, 1/10/20 from 9:30 AM-1:30 PM, chaired by Drs. Solari and Sridharan. Let our expert course faculty show you how virtual surgical planning with TRUMATCH CMF Personalized Solutions can facilitate mandible reconstruction with microvascular free fibula flaps in a didactic and practical learning session wit...h cadaveric specimens. This surgeon-led session will include: Overview of the scope of virtual surgical planning and workflow integration Expert panel sharing insights and pearls on virtual surgical planning Hands-On cadaver lab utilizing customized surgical plans created using cadaveric specimens Space for hands-on cadaveric section is limited to 16 participants, to register please contact Deidre Cargile @ [email protected] Once the course is filled, registrants will be moved to a wait list. We understand that plans may change and ask those that register for the cadaver course to please notify Deidre Cargile, [email protected] if they are unable to attend so the alternates may be invited. See details below.

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From Dr. Joseph E. Losee: Colleagues, On behalf of the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, I would like to share that our Megan Natali, PA, was recently awarded the system-wide 2019 Distinctive APP Award for Exceptional Work. ... Megan began working with us, directly from PA school, many years ago! Because of her excellence and innovation, has been appointed our APP Supervisor. She oversees the daily schedule, and coordinates our Divisions in-patient, out-patient and consult service. She designed and implements the clinical work schedule. She has worked with me to implement APP run clinics of expertise, allowing the APPs to function at the top of licensure. She has developed a personal expertise in hand surgery, vascular anomalies, and skull deformities independently seeing patients with these diagnoses. Megan continually works to improve efficiency and work processes in our Division. We are incredibly proud of Megan and welcome you all to share in our congratulations.