2024
The Most Socially Vulnerable Patients Benefit the Most Following Gender Affirming Facial Surgery
Parikh N, Hu K, Ihnat J, Allam O, Diatta F, Rancu A, Wood S, Flores Perez P, Persing J, Alperovich M. The Most Socially Vulnerable Patients Benefit the Most Following Gender Affirming Facial Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea deprivation index scoreDeprivation index scoreSocial vulnerability index scoresSocial Vulnerability IndexMinor themesImpact of social vulnerabilityNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageIndex scorePatient-reported outcomesAppearance satisfactionSocioeconomic disadvantageHome addressFACE-Q modulesSocial vulnerabilityVulnerable patientsLinear regression analysisImpact of surgeryUnivariate linear regression analysisPatient benefitThemesGeo-codedLack of informationRegression analysisScoresTransportation themeSmooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants
Allam O, Dinis J, Almeida M, Junn A, Mozaffari M, Shah R, Chong L, Olawoyin O, Mehta S, Park K, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants. Archives Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 51: 042-051. PMID: 38425846, PMCID: PMC10901592, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTextured tissue expandersPain scoresTissue expanderTwo-stage breast reconstructionTextured surface implantsExpander fill volumeStudy evaluated outcomesAssociated with ageComparison of outcomesRegression analysisBilateral reconstructionPrepectoral placementComplication rateTextured implantsNo significant differenceBreast reconstructionPerioperative informationSurface implantsOperative timeTE exchangeComplicationsLinear regression analysisSignificant differencePainChi-square
2017
The Drivers of Academic Success in Cleft and Craniofacial Centers
Plana NM, Massie JP, Stern MJ, Alperovich M, Runyan CM, Staffenberg DA, Koniaris LG, Grayson BH, Diaz-Siso JR, Flores RL. The Drivers of Academic Success in Cleft and Craniofacial Centers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 450-456. PMID: 28121885, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgery fellowshipCraniofacial CenterPlastic surgery facultyBasic science publicationsCraniofacial surgerySurgery facultyCraniofacial surgery fellowshipMultivariable linear regression analysisHealth fundingStepwise multivariable linear regression analysisAmerican Cleft Palate-Craniofacial AssociationNational InstituteNumber of surgeonsSurgeryLinear regression analysisPlastic surgeryStrong associationDental facultyOnly variableRegression analysisResident trainingUniversity affiliationMedical institutionsFellowship programsAssociation