2019
Analysis of Airway and Midface in Crouzon Syndromes
Forte AJ, Lu X, Hashim PW, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Persing JA, Alonso N. Analysis of Airway and Midface in Crouzon Syndromes. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30633021, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharyngeal airway volumeComputed tomography scanAirway volumeControl subjectsTomography scanCrouzon syndromeAge-matched control subjectsAnalysis of airwaysSevere respiratory impairmentNasal airway volumePosterior pharyngeal wallEarly mixed dentitionCrouzon groupSurgical interventionRespiratory impairmentUpper airwaySoft tissue measurementsPharyngeal wallPosterior tongueMixed dentitionAirwayPatientsSyndromeVolumetric assessmentT-test
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
2014
Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Alperovich M, Choi M, Frey JD, Karp NS. Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2014, 34: 1059-1065. PMID: 25028736, DOI: 10.1177/1090820x14541958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyReconstructive complicationsNipple-areola complexNAC necrosisComplete NAC necrosisPartial NAC necrosisPrevious breast augmentationMastectomy flap necrosisNew York University Langone Medical CenterImplant-based reconstructionMicrovascular free flapsBreast cellulitisNSM reconstructionPrevious augmentationPrior augmentationPatient characteristicsFlap necrosisMedical recordsMinimal complicationsPartial necrosisProphylactic managementCapsular contractureFisher's exactBreast cancerLarge cohort