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. Friedri...
Dec 13, 2023•15 min
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 g...
Dec 06, 2023•17 min
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 complete...
Nov 08, 2023•16 min
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...
Nov 01, 2023•17 min
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 discus...
Oct 31, 2023•23 min
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: “Secondary Surgery after Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction” Wong, Christensen, Meulendijks, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/2ndSurgery Special guest Ketan Patel, MD. Dr. Patel completed his Plastic and Reconstructiv...
Oct 18, 2023•11 min
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 Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: “Air versus Saline in Initial Prepectoral Tissue Expansion: A Comparison of Complications and Perioperative Patient-Reported Outcomes” Plotsker, Coriddi, RRubenstein, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/AirvsSali...
Oct 18, 2023•15 min
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 Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: “A Comparative Study of Wraparound versus Anterior Coverage Placement of Acellular Dermal Matrix in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction” by Han, Han, Eom, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/WraparoundADM Special g...
Oct 11, 2023•12 min
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 Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: “Topical Tranexamic Acid in Breast Reconstruction: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial” by Safran, Vorstenbosch, Viezel-Mathieu, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/TopicalTXA Special guest Rebecca W. Knac...
Oct 04, 2023•15 min
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 Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Streamlining and Consistency in Surgery: Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operating Room Efficiency” Tanna, Clappier, Barnett, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/ImprovingOREfficiency Special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-V...
Sep 20, 2023•14 min
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 Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Plastic Surgeons and Equity: Are Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores Impacted by Minority Patient Caseload?” by Byrd, Cichocki, and Chung. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/PSEquityMIPS Special guest Carolyn ...
Sep 13, 2023•16 min
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 Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Comparison of Internal and External Distraction in Frontofacial Monobloc Advancement: A Three-Dimensional Quantification” by Rickart, van de Lande, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MonoblocDistraction Special...
Sep 06, 2023•13 min
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 Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “Investigation of Hospital Pricing Information for Plastic Surgery Procedures Reveals Widespread Violation of the CMS Price Transparency Act” Askinas, Shih, Puyana, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/CMSPriceTransparencyAct ...
Aug 16, 2023•13 min
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 Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “The Fate of Sensation in Noninnervated Perforator Free Flaps in the Lower Extremity” by Kim, Cho, Abdelfattah, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FateSensationRecovery Special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, who is a hand surgeon...
Aug 09, 2023•17 min
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 Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Interposition and Suture-Only Suspension Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis” by Suszynski, Fowler, Munsch, et al. Read the article for FREE: http...
Aug 02, 2023•14 min
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 Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Creating a Policy for Coverage of Lymphatic Surgery: Addressing a Critical Unmet Need” Johnson, Otenti, Bates, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/LymphaticSurgeryPolicy Special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, is an Associate Profes...
Jul 19, 2023•14 min
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 Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Functional Outcomes of Cubital Tunnel Release in Patients with Negative Electrodiagnostic Studies” by Townsend, Katt, Tawfik, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FxnalCubitalTunnel Special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, is an Assoc...
Jul 12, 2023•17 min
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 Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Impact of Adding Carpal Tunnel Release or Trigger Finger Release to Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications” by Trinh, Luan, Tawfik, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/AddingCarpalTunnel Special guest Suha...
Jul 05, 2023•19 min
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 Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: “Lateral Thoracic Vessel as a Recipient Vessel in Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Nipple/ Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Clinical Experience of 270 Perforator Flaps” by Muto, Satake, Tsunoda, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/...
Jun 21, 2023•18 min
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 Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: “Direct-to-Implant versus Immediate Free Flap Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis” by Abdou, Sharif-Askary, Perez-Alvarez, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/NSMBreastRecon Specia...
Jun 14, 2023•25 min
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 Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: “A Randomized Study Comparing Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Standard Care in Immediate Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction” by Pieszko, Wichtowski, Cieśla, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/ciNPWTBreas...
Jun 07, 2023•17 min
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 Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: “Impact of Physician Extenders and Midlevels in Plastic Surgery” by Seyidova and Lin. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/PhysicianExtendersinPS Special guest Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, who is the current Editor-in-Chief of Plastic an...
May 17, 2023•17 min
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 Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: “First-in-Human Free Flap Tissue Reconstruction Using a Dedicated Microsurgical Robotic Platform” by Innocenti, Malzone, and Menichini. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/RoboticFreeFlapRecon Special guest Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, ...
May 10, 2023•16 min
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 Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nerve Gap Repair: Comparative Effectiveness of Allografts, Autografts, and Conduits” by Lans, Eberlin, Evans, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/NerveGapRepair Special guest Kevin C...
May 03, 2023•27 min
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 Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: “Immediate Breast Cancer Reconstruction with or without Dermal Matrix or Synthetic Mesh Support: A Review and Network Meta-Analysis” by Murphy, O’Donnell, Ryan, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/ImmediateBreastCancerRecon ...
Apr 19, 2023•18 min
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 Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: “Paravertebral Blocks in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Perioperative Opioid Consumption and Patient-Reported Outcomes” by Shamsunder, Chu, Taylor, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly...
Apr 12, 2023•19 min
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 Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: “Revision Incidence after Immediate Direct-to-Implant versus Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Results from a Nationwide Breast Implant Registry” by Becherer, Heeg, Young-Afat, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.l...
Apr 05, 2023•19 min
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 Roberto L. Flores, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2023 issue: “Assessment of “Spin” in Published Plastic Surgery Randomized Controlled Trials with Statistically Nonsignificant Primary Outcomes: A Systematic Review” by Yuan, Wu, Li, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/SpinPS_RCTs Speci...
Mar 15, 2023•25 min
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 Roberto L. Flores, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2023 issue: “Long-Term Outcome of Primary Rhinoplasty with Overcorrection in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip Nose Deformity: Avoiding Intermediate Rhinoplasty” by Murali, Denadai, Sato, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/UniCleftOv...
Mar 08, 2023•25 min
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 Roberto L. Flores, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2023 issue: “Otoplasty: The Belfast Experience. A 10-Year Review of 2333 Ear Outcomes” by McGarry, Khadim, McBride, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/2333OtoplastyOutcomes Special guest Roberto L. Flores, MD, who is the Joseph McCart...
Mar 01, 2023•23 min